lilly_c: Virgil Van Dijk holding the Premier League trophy on the parade route (Default)
This takes us into September, just makes it a wee bit easier on my end. I'm not available for hosting duties during weeks 1 and 2 as I have family visiting during those weeks.

Week 1: 3rd to 9th
Week 2: 10th to 16th
Week 3: 17th to 23rd
Week 4: 24th to 30th
Week 5: 31st to 6th
lilly_c: Virgil Van Dijk holding the Premier League trophy on the parade route (Default)
It's time to sign up for the August WIP challenge! Some people join the challenge mid month, or comment on check-in posts without signing up, which is fine -- I'm glad there's a way for the challenge to be useful in a variety of ways. For those of you who find the commitment of signing up useful, please leave a comment with the below information.

Sign-ups will be open until the end of August.


    Level of challenge: 1 chapter, 1000 words, 1 fic finished, whatever you like
    Fandom(s) involved: if you know at this point
    What you're looking for from the challenge: this could be as vague or specific as you like: someone to be accountable to, someone to remind you to write, someone to bounce ideas off, etc.
    What you could offer other participants yourself: ditto!
    How people should contact you: DW message, e-mail, IM etc.
    Time zone: useful for seeing who might be up for a writing session at a time convenient to you


Copypaste below:



The post for hosting the daily check-in is here and thanks to everyone who helps out with this. If you're interested in helping out and there are still slots available the post remains open until the last week of the month and we generally run our week Sunday to Saturday, I'm happy to chat via PM on DW for anyone who might need it.

If you have ever completed a fic through this challenge we have a collection on AO3 and on SquidgeWorld both collections are open and unmoderated. Should there be an issue with adding a work, let me know and I'll see if there's a fix for it.
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smallhobbit: (ferret)
Title: When Plan A Fails Try Plan B (or Plan C...)
Fandoms: Sherlock Holmes (ACD)
Ratings: G
Pairings: Sherlock Holmes, Dr Watson, Ferret, Mouselet, Aemelia Vole, Ocelot, Poley the Moley, Sloth
Prompts: Rattlesnake; Sunbonnet; Chasing a Dream; Armadillo

When Plan A Fails Try Plan B (or Plan C...) on AO3
glitteringstars: (writing)
Happy Saturday!

How has writing been going?

-Fantastic!
-Great!
-Good!
-Okay/Chugging along!
-Busy/Rest day!

Discussion: Is there a genre you'd love to write but just haven't yet?
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smallhobbit: (Lucas 1)
Title: A Slightly Different Christmas
Fandoms: Spooks (MI5)
Ratings: G
Pairings: Lucas North/Adam Carter
Prompts: Using Holidays Theme: St Nikolaus Day; Winter Solstice; Christmas Day; New Year's Eve

A Slightly Different Christmas on AO3
glitteringstars: (writing)
Happy Friday!

How did writing go today?

-Fantastic!
-Great!
-Good!
-Busy/Rest!

Discussion: What are the techniques you use for brainstorming?
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chocolatefrogs: (2 © Wickedgame)
Name: Amber

Age:

40's.

I mostly post about:

My Star Trek fanclubs and Ghostbusters fanclub, photos, paintings, drawings, fanfic, shows, binges, cosplay, real life, health issues, Fall, Halloween.

My hobbies are:

My Star Trek club, photography, drawing, painting rocks/hiding them, theme parks, cosplay, disneybounding, binging shows/movies.

My fandoms are:

Way to many to list but here goes: 9-1-1, 9-1-1 Lone Star, Star Trek, Star Wars, Shadowhunters, Supernatural (not much anymore), Harry Potter, The Lord of The Rings/The Hobbit, Jurassic Park/World (except new one), Psych, Doctor Who, Ghostbusters, Indiana Jones, Back to The Future, Scream, IT (old one), A Nightmare on Elm Street, Halloween, Horror, Disney, Marvel, PokemonGo (Is that considered fandom? lol).

I'm looking to meet people who:

Same interests as me.

My posting schedule tends to be: daily/weekly/monthly/sporadic/etc

Whenever I have something to post or say.

When I add people, my dealbreakers are:

politics (especially if that's all you post about I will not comment on them), homophobes, transphobes, church/God haters, Trump supporters, inactive accounts, bigotry, racists.

Before adding me, you should know: I'm a open heart patient with 8 surgeries and a pacemaker surgery to my name. So my posts are often about my health problems. I'm an introvert except around my club members and even then sometimes still. I'll delete if someone never comments on something or I don't feel we connected, nothing personal.

glitteringstars: (writing)
Welcome to Thursday!

How has writing been going?

-Fantastic!
-Pretty good!
-Okay!
-Too busy/tired to write!

Discussion: What are your favorite genres to write but you're not a fan of reading? What about the other way around? 
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glitteringstars: (writing)
Happy Wednesday!

How did writing go today?

-Fantastic!
-Great!
-Moving along!
-Struggling!
-Rest day/Too busy!

Today's discussion: What's your best writing day?
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glitteringstars: (writing)
Hello and happy Tuesday!

So, how was writing today?

-Fantastic!
-Good!
-Trucking along!
-Mostly planned!
-Mostly brainstorm!
-Rest day!

For today's discussion question: What's the worst weather for writing?
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glitteringstars: (writing)
Good morning! Good afternoon! Good evening!

Hope everyone's doing well! How has writing been going today?

Amazing!
Good!
It's been a struggle!
Today was a rest day!

What do you like to have playing in the background while you write? Soundtracks? Music with lyrics? Podcasts? The radio? Silence? One specific song playing on loop that has you trained like one of Pavlov's dogs ?
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glitteringstars: (Default)
Happy Sunday!

How is everyone doing this fine day? Hopefully full of rest and self-care?

How's writing gone today?

-Fantastic!
-Moving along!
-By inches!
-Took a rest!
-Writer's block is kicking my ass!

For today's discussion topic (and totally not me fishing for drink and snack suggestions), what are your favorite foods or drinks to have on hand during a writing session? Or do you prefer to have little treats after a big writing accomplishment like finishing a chapter or a story?
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porcelainlamb: (Default)
Name: Bizette

Age: 20



I mostly post about: My characters, my art, my life, and just whatever interests me that day.



My hobbies are: Making art, HTML, anime and manga, video games, writing, listening to music, talking with friends, cycling, reading comics, daydreaming and baking.



My fandoms are: None tbh, but I guess I'm part of the glamfur and sparkledog scenes :P



I'm looking to meet people who: Chill folk who can handle my cheesiness, fellow glamfur/sparkledog or even animecore artists who like RPing, other lesbians and gays, and mature individuals who can engage in good faith.



My posting schedule tends to be: Daily and weekly for the most part due to not having a life, lol



When I add people, my dealbreakers are: Fandom/flavour-of-the-month/fanfiction posting, constant politics talk or arguing about politics, YouTube spam, homophobes and lesbophobes, bigots of all stripes, bad grammar and spelling, inactive accounts/blank journals, Twitter/TikTok types, white saviour types, religious weirdos, gooners/porn addicts, AI "art" bros, and wannabe edgy lords/mean girls (this ain't 4Chan, blud!).



Before adding me, you should know: I'm a black woman with ADHD and Dyslexia; so please be patient with me and try not to be randomly racist lmao. I do post vents, but only when I feel it's appropriate. I'm basically always free to chat; so feel free to message me :D, I do have an edgy sense of humour, but I'm smart enough to tone it down if needed, I'm based in the UK - so I might not see your message immediately if you're in a different timezone, and please avoid labelling me a furry :/

dustandhoney: (Default)

Name: Patch
Age: 34

I mostly post about:
Quiet living, books with margin notes, tea blends, visible mending, soft rituals, and the small things that anchor a day — light through curtains, a sentence that stays with you, a note Rae once wrote.

My hobbies are:
Reading (especially secondhand or annotated books), mending clothes by hand, brewing tea like it’s a spell, walking in the woods, archiving, journalling, and noticing the in-between moments.

My fandoms are:
Discworld (especially the witches), gentle fantasy, soft folklore, The Last Unicorn, Stardew Valley, and anything that feels like wool and wonder.

I'm looking to meet people who:
Love longform blogging, notice quiet details, have soft rituals of their own, and enjoy the kind of friendship that builds slowly and kindly over time.

My posting schedule tends to be:
Weekly-ish — sometimes more if I’m feeling thoughtful or tea-drowsy.

When I add people, my dealbreakers are:
Cruelty masked as “honesty,” bigotry, mockery, or a lack of care for the softer parts of others.

Before adding me, you should know:
I’m quiet and sentimental, I tag generously, and I write as if I’m tucking things away in a drawer. Rae (she/her) appears often in my posts — she’s someone I love, even if I rarely say it aloud. If you like slow friendships and soft mornings, I’d be glad to meet you.

linaewen: Girl Writing (Girl Writing)
Hello on Friday!  Looking back at the day today -- or yesterday, if today hasn't gotten going yet -- how did it go?

   - I thought about my fic once or twice
   - I wrote
   - I did some planning and/or research
   - I edited
   - I've sent my fic off to my beta
   - I posted today!
   - I'm taking a break
   - I did something else that I'll talk about in a comment

Looking forward, how are you planning to spend your weekend?

   - I'm going to make up for not writing all week by having a writing marathon
   - I'm going to keep writing at my current rate and see how it goes
   - I have other plans, but I might have time to get some writing in
   - I'm going to take a break from writing
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linaewen: Girl Writing (Girl Writing)
Hello on Thursday! How's the day going so far for fic? (If you haven't gotten started on your day as yet, how did yesterday go for writing fic?)

    - Excellent!
    - Terrible
    - Somewhere in between
    - Nothing doing

How much time have you spent on writing fic today, roughly?

    - None
    - 30 minutes or less
    - 30-60 minutes
    - 60-90 minutes
    - More than 90 minutes

In five words or less, how do you feel about that?
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linaewen: Girl Writing (Girl Writing)
Hello on Wednesday!  How are things going in the world of fic?

Did you write?

   - Yes!
   - No!
   - Not yet!

If yes, what kind of writerly activity did you engage in?  How do you feel about it?
If no, what were the obstacles/situations that affected your writerly pursuits?  What will you do differently tomorrow to get more writing done?
If not yet, because the day hasn't gotten going yet, what kind of writing activity are you planning (or hoping) to accomplish?
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linaewen: Girl Writing (Girl Writing)
Hello on Monday! How's the day going so far for fic? (If you haven't gotten started on your day as yet, how did yesterday go for writing fic?)

    - Excellent!
    - Terrible
    - Somewhere in between
    - Nothing doing

How much time have you spent on writing fic today, roughly?

    - None
    - 30 minutes or less
    - 30-60 minutes
    - 60-90 minutes
    - More than 90 minutes

In five words or less, how do you feel about that?
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