February WIP challenge sign-ups now open!

[littlebutfierce]

It's time to sign up for the February WIP challenge!

Some folks join the challenge midmonth, 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.

But for those of you who find the commitment of signing up useful, please leave a comment with the below information.

Signups will be open until the end of January.

• 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:

<b>Level of challenge:</b> <b>Fandom(s) involved:</b> <b>What you're looking for from the challenge:</b> <b>What you could offer other participants yourself:</b> <b>How people should contact you:</b> <b>Time zone</b>:

I couldn't continue to run this challenge without assistance with the daily check-in posts. Many thanks to everyone who's helped with the check-ins before!

Please let me know if you'd be interested in helping out. A week per person would be ideal (I usually assign weeks running Sunday-Saturday just for consistency, but if that's difficult let me know). I'm happy to help come up with suggestions for discussion topics (& Friday or Saturday is usually the general chat/snippet/beta-seeking etc. post). Just let me know if you're interested. Thanks!

(& if you've completed a fic through the challenge, don't forget our collection on AO3! If you need AO3 invites, let me know.)

Comments

[littlebutfierce]

Level of challenge: Let's say 3 fics of whatever length. 1 of them will definitely be my yuri_challenge fic. It'd be nice if I could start on my poetry_fiction story for the amnesty period. Oh & I seem to be starting a Natsume Yuujinchou fic exchange, so depending on timing I should write that in February too.

Fandom(s) involved: Natsume Yuujinchou will almost certainly be involved, plus my mystery fandom for yuri_challenge.

What you're looking for from the challenge: People to do writing sessions with, people who will check up & nag a bit.

What you could offer other participants yourself: The same, plus possibly a beta.

How people should contact you: PM or comment.

Time zone: GMT

[jagnikjen]

Signing up for check-in posts!

I have no conflicts as far as dates go, so plug me in where you need me.

[inkstone]

Level of challenge: 2 fics (1 full-length and 1 flash length)

Fandom(s) involved: Samurai Deeper Kyo, Black Lagoon

What you're looking for from the challenge: support & gentle reminders (I can't deal with nagging since both of these fics are WAY overdue auction fics and I feel shitty enough about them without help)

What you could offer other participants yourself: Support, advice, brainstorming

How people should contact you: PM, comment

Time zone: EST

[asecretchord]

Level of challenge: 2 chapters and a clue about the third

Fandom(s) involved: Harry Potter (Snarry)

What you're looking for from the challenge: Accountability and a gut-check kind of thing (does this sound right, does this read well, how many points of view do I have going here?).

What you could offer other participants yourself: The very same thing. :) Proof-reading rather than beta reading since I'm fandom challenged. ;)

How people should contact you: email is best (jeshakeoma at gmail dot com)

Time zone: Pacific

[sylvaine]

Level of challenge: Continue keeping up with the wordcount I need to complete inkingitout by the end of the year

Fandom(s) involved: bandom

What you're looking for from the challenge: encouragement, being able to tell someone that I did actually write :D. And writing sessions!

What you could offer other participants yourself: same, plus possibly beta

How people should contact you: via PM

Time zone: GMT

& I can help out too - whenever you need me, I'm back to uni and boredom, so :D

[insignia]

This should be fun.

Level of challenge: I will finally get that first chapter written! >_<

Fandom(s) involved: Princess Tutu (Western/Horror AU).

What you're looking for from the challenge: Accountability and encouragement.

What you could offer other participants yourself: Free compliments or buttkicking as needed. Help with fact-checking and general research. Brainstorming.

How people should contact you: PM. We can discuss other means of communication in private.

Time zone: CET (GMT+1)

[duckponds]

Level of challenge: Three chapters.

Fandom(s) involved: Sherlock

What you're looking for from the challenge: Inspiration & accountability.

What you could offer other participants yourself: Encouragement, advice, proof-reading, random fandom knowledge (depending on the fandom).

How people should contact you: PM

Time zone: EST (GMT - 5)

[bay_alexison]

Level of challenge: Hopefully get the second part of my Big Bang fic polished and edited (story is due to be posted in March). Depends how much my beta is able to look over the story and what changes I need to make. Maybe work on my help_japan fic after my beta sends me her comments, though I believe I'll be busy scrambling to get my Big Bang edited.

Fandom(s) involved: Fullmetal Alchemist

What you're looking for from the challenge: Cheerleading, accountability, talk a bit over writing stuff

What you could offer other participants yourself: Encouragement

How people should contact you: PM

Time zone: GMT -7

[sleuth]

Level of challenge: Completing and/or publishing a fic once a week or once every two weeks.

Fandom(s) involved: Doctor Who (+ Classic). Maybe Sherlock and Cabin Pressure.

What you're looking for from the challenge: Encouragement, advice, proof-reading/beta, a bit of brainstorming.

What you could offer other participants yourself: Whatever you need me to be, I will do it to the best of my abilities. :)

How people should contact you: PM

Time zone: GMT +1, GMT -5

[lilly_c]

Level of challenge: finish my big bang, 2 or 3 chapters of my huge wip

Fandom(s) involved: Taggart (big bang) and L&O: SVU (huge wip)

What you're looking for from the challenge: some cheerleading

What you could offer other participants yourself: same back

How people should contact you: DW message or email

Time zone: GMT

[crowdog66]

Level of challenge: One chapter each on "Ovum", "Solstice and Equinox", and "Where the Farsei Blooms".

Fandom(s) involved: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

What you're looking for from the challenge: The accountability that making a public declaration imposes on me.

What you could offer other participants yourself: Feedback and encouragement.

How people should contact you: A comment here, or a PM.

Time zone: CST (Canada)

[dhae_knight_1]

Level of challenge: Writing a minimum of 200 words per day.

Fandom(s) involved: Criminal Minds, possibly White Collar

What you're looking for from the challenge:Accountability, possibly beta/proofreading, possibly someone to look over my rough sketches and see if they make sense.

What you could offer other participants yourself: Same.

How people should contact you: Comment, PM.

Time zone: CET (GMT +1)

[linaewen]

Level of challenge: At least 1 new chapter in each of my 2 long-standing WIPs; finish my Major fic if I don't finish it by the end of January. I am also feeling the urge to go back and redo my very first work, which is decent but needs some fixing in a couple of spots -- so I may begin working on that!

Fandom(s) involved: Major (anime/manga), Lord of the Rings

What you're looking for from the challenge: Encouragement and accountability -- it helps me stay on task when I have to report how I'm doing.

What you could offer other participants yourself: Encouragement, accountability, hopefully-helpful check in posts

How people should contact you: DW PM

Time zone: GMT -6

I am free to help with Check-in Posts pretty much any time in February.

[eve_doodle]

Level of challenge: I really want to have my magnum opus Dulce et Decorum finished by the end of the month! I also want to push myself to participate more in fma_fic_contest and write more outside animga, like Sherlock, White Collar and DC Comics.

Fandom(s) involved: Naruto, animanga (I am a shameless fandom butterfly), Ghibli movies, Sherlock, WC, DC, FMA etc.

What you're looking for from the challenge: People to bounce ideas off of, to commiserate with, chat with, and lots of helpful nagging. Oh, and music choices. I've gotten sick of my writing playlist and need new music to write to!

What you could offer other participants yourself: I can do quick betas (doesn't have to be within my fandom, but it's preferred), I am an excellent Nagger, and I can help brainstorm/research.

How people should contact you: Skype, comments, PM (here, FF.Net, AO3, wherever).

Time zone: EST.

[lullabymoon]

Level of challenge: Edit draft of big bang, something for porn battle, finish tree fills for kink bingo

Fandom(s) involved:

What you're looking for from the challenge: motivation

What you could offer other participants yourself: motivation

How people should contact you: pm or email (lulllabymoon22@gmail.com)

Time zone: GMT

I can do check ins again, near the end of the month.

[in_lighter_ink]

Level of challenge: Submittable big bang rough draft, at least ten 1sentencefic sentences.

Fandom(s) involved: BBC Sherlock

What you're looking for from the challenge: Accountability, motivation, cheerleading.

What you could offer other participants yourself: Same, plus idea-bouncing, commiseration, and possibly beta/proof-reading.

How people should contact you: PM

Time zone: EST (GMT -5)

[littlebutfierce]

Yay, thank you! Would February 5-11 work for check-ins?

[littlebutfierce]

Thank you! Would 12-18 Feb work for you for check-ins?

[littlebutfierce]

Thank you! Would 19-25 Feb work for you?

[littlebutfierce]

Thank you! Would 26-29 Feb work for you?

[lullabymoon]

Yeah, that's fine.

[littlebutfierce]

Super, thank you!

[sylvaine]

Yep, that works!

[linaewen]

That will be just fine! I'll mark it down in my calendar immediately.

[littlebutfierce]

Woooo, thank you!

[littlebutfierce]

Yay, thanks!!

[samecgh]

Level of challenge: Finish a fic for fivetimesbb and get major headway into another big bang

Fandom(s) involved: Power Rangers (five times), White Collar/Chuck (crossover big bang)

What you're looking for from the challenge: someone to kick me to write, maybe someone to read it over

What you could offer other participants yourself: encouragement and cheering, read-overs for spelling, grammar and possible thoughts on characterization, if I know the fandom and am caught up

How people should contact you: PM, comment on something somewhere

Time zone: EST (GMT -5)

[jagnikjen]

That'll be just fine. :)

[littlebutfierce]

Yay, thank you!

[pinstripefedora]

Level of challenge: I want to finish this damn first chapter already! >O Also, I want to bang out a few one-shots that I've been kicking around. I'm going to keep the exact numbers purposefully vague, 'cause I've failed the challenge pretty miserably the last two months and figure this way I'll be less likely to crash and burn.

Fandom(s) involved: Negima

What you're looking for from the challenge: Accountability, motivation, cheerleading, maybe somebody to bounce ideas off of.

What you could offer other participants yourself: Pretty much the same.

How people should contact you: Either PM or email

Time zone: EST

[lacerta]

Level of challenge: My worldwide_spn fic is due in March, so I'm hoping to make some progress on that. And I'd love to fill a prompt for the Porn Battle. :D

Fandom(s) involved: Supernatural, maybe something new for the Porn Battle.

What you're looking for from the challenge: motivation

What you could offer other participants yourself: I should be able to host some writing sessions.

How people should contact you: pm

Time zone: GMT +1

[snowynight]

Level of challenge: at least one fic finished

Fandom(s) involved: Marvel comics

What you're looking for from the challenge: accountability

What you could offer other participants yourself: he same, possibly a bit beta

How people should contact you: DW message

Time zone: GMT+8

[enemytosleep]

Level of challenge: In February I'd like to finish a good chunk of my Book of Friends Exchange fic - that prompt will hopefully come soon after the sign ups close. I'd also like to make some progress on my languishing help_japan fic that's been taking forevah. D:

Fandom(s) involved: Natsume Yuujinchou + Fullmetal Alchemist

What you're looking for from the challenge: a push to get words written regularly

What you could offer other participants yourself: encouragement in the comments?

How people should contact you: reply to me if you want

Time zone: EST, but I don't do chat sessions or IM at all

[roane]

Level of challenge: Finish current WIP, write other plotbunny in my head.

Fandom(s) involved: Sherlock, Doctor Who, whatever else takes my fancy

What you're looking for from the challenge: People who understand my craziness! :) And also, some structure and accountability.

What you could offer other participants yourself: I'm willing to beta for Sherlock and Doctor Who. And I can always offer encouragement. :)

How people should contact you: Comments, PM

Time zone: EST, and I tend to go to bed kind of early.

[ficticons]

Level of challenge: Finish and post a heroines_fest fic that's *so* close to being done but that's stumping me on the ending; write at least one Valentine's themed fic (no matter how short); write some (at least one!) day_by_drabble fic(s)

Fandom(s) involved: Marvel comics for the first, not quite sure for the second or third.

What you're looking for from the challenge: accountability, possibly reminders, maybe some 'which idea do you think sounds better' sort of thing.

What you could offer other participants yourself: any of the above plus possbibly betaing.

How people should contact you: DW/LJ message to start, then probably email.

Time zone: GMT +5:30

[ishie]

Level of challenge: Finish two auction fics (for real this time), get the plot structure knocked out for the long Sherlock casefic rattling around my head

Fandom(s) involved: Sherlock, various

What you're looking for from the challenge: Encouragement, ass-kicking, bragging rights :P

What you could offer other participants yourself: The above, plus possibly a word war/sprints partner

How people should contact you: by PM, @Twitter

Time zone: US Eastern (GMT+5?)

[proseac]

Hijacking this thread to say: Hey, you're in Canada? Cool, so am I! May I assume you're in Saskatchewan, judging by the time zone?

[proseac]

Level of challenge: I'm way behind on my inkingitout word count, so let's say 25,000 words *gulp* consisting of a weekly drabble, plus a first draft of my casestory big bang and possibly a bit of retooling on an older unpublished fic.

Fandom(s) involved: NCIS

What you're looking for from the challenge: More regular accountability than a month-end check-in can afford, and copious amounts of encouragement

What you could offer other participants yourself: Cheers, hand-holding and possibly some proof-reading (I'm fandom-challenged so it's almost pointless to offer to beta in a multi-fandom community like this)

How people should contact you: PM is fine

Time zone: EST (Ontario, Canada)

[lab]

Level of challenge: Let's say the 2 stories I have due in February

Fandom(s) involved: Merlin (BBC)

What you're looking for from the challenge:Practicing my time management skills.

What you could offer other participants yourself: writing sessions, cheerleading, betaing

How people should contact you:The same.

Time zone: GMT +1

[jesseszen]

Level of challenge: 1/2 of project, probably 1-3 chapters

Fandom(s) involved: Akame (JPop)

What you're looking for from the challenge: Accountability and Pacing. I am moving at the end of Feb so it will be a very busy time. That could be a good thing!

What you could offer other participants yourself: Beta, and encouragement

How people should contact you: tei_ishimaru at hotmail

Time zone: EST