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I Wrote This Instead of Sleeping
| Tropes and genres | |
|---|---|
| Synonym(s) | 3AM Fic |
| Related tropes/genres | Badfic, Sillyfic |
| See also | Humor |
| Related articles on Fanlore. | |
I Wrote This Instead of Sleeping and its many variations is a popular tag and disclaimer on many websites, particularly AO3, indicating a fic that may be have been created on a whim, under subpar conditions, or otherwise of a quality that the author may feel ashamed. It is one of the most popular tags on Archive of our Own, with over 60,000 entries.[1]