- 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
WIP Challenge Check-in, Day 30 -- Thursday
Oct. 30th, 2025 09:25 am- 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?
WIP Challenge Check-in, Day 29 -- Wednesday
Oct. 29th, 2025 10:23 amDid 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?
WIP Challenge Check-in, Day 28 -- Tuesday
Oct. 28th, 2025 09:17 am- I thought about my fic once or twice
- I wrote
- I did some planning and/or outlining
- I did research and/or canon review
- 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
Tuesday Discussion: How do you compose your words for your writing -- handwritten on paper? Typed up in a document on your computer? On your phone?
Week 1: 2nd to 8th
Week 2: 9th to 15th
Week 3: 16th to 22nd
Week 4: 23rd to 29th
Week 5: 30th to 6th
Sign-ups will be open until the end of November.
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.
Today's question: how do you recharge when/if you get writer's block?
If writing = dancing, then today I spent it...
grooving! (I wrote)
6 (66.7%)
swaying my hips side to side (I edited)
1 (11.1%)
doing a two-step (I planned/outlined)
0 (0.0%)
quietly listening to the tunes (I rested)
2 (22.2%)
Good morning, afternoon, and evening!
We're doing some database and other light server maintenance this weekend (upgrading the version of MySQL we use in particular, but also probably doing some CDN work.)
I expect all of this to be pretty invisible except for some small "couple of minute" blips as we switch between machines, but there's a chance you will notice something untoward. I'll keep an eye on comments as per usual.
Ta for now!
Question: Where do you draw inspiration from?
I've got an annoucement to make:
Today I rocked (I wrote)!
3 (50.0%)
Today I high-fived my fic (I edited)!
2 (33.3%)
Today I gave my fic two thumbs up (I planned/outlined)
0 (0.0%)
Today I waved at my fic from across the room (I rested)!
1 (16.7%)
Thursday vibes are...
great! (I wrote)
5 (50.0%)
cool! (I planned/outlined)
4 (40.0%)
nice (I daydreamed/bounced ideas with someone else)
2 (20.0%)
fine (I rested)
1 (10.0%)
I keep track of my writing...
with a planner/journal (digital or physical)
2 (20.0%)
a spreadsheet (my own or someone else's)
5 (50.0%)
by posting here!
0 (0.0%)
keeping track of my writing? Erm...
3 (30.0%)