An occurrence in which someone gets into a situation in which they can't work on something they want to work on- typically but not limited to fanfiction.
Ao3 author syndrome gets its name from the popular fanfiction website "archiveofourown.org" and how authors always want to write fanfiction, even if they accidentally drink bleach or get run over.
Ao3 author syndrome is kind of a synonym for the Ao3 Author Curse, but the Ao3 Author Curse refers to exclusively fanfiction authors
"I've been writing this essay for 10 hours straight, guess I got Ao3 Author Syndrome."
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An occurence in which a fanfiction author (typically writing on archiveofourown.org) gets into an extremely sticky situation, but said author's first priority is their fanfic. This event commonly leads into an authors note apologising for a hiatus that is obsurdly reasonable.
Examples of "sticky situations" include:
Getting stuck in a flood
Finals for school
Hurricanes taking out power
Pregnancy
Marriage
Accidentally drinking bleach
Having loved ones die
Going on vacation
Having your roommate take of their meds at once
Having your beta reader go to prison
Going to prison
Etc.
Synonyms include "Ao3 author syndrome"
"I started writing fanfiction a week ago and I'm already struggling from the ao3 author curse"
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