March WIP challenge: day 1 check-in!

[littlebutfierce]

Yay, it's time for another WIP challenge! New month, new possibilities, new fic! How's it started off for you so far?

Poll #9721

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 19

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How are you feeling about your fic as we roll into a new month?

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Full of optimism!
6 (33.3%)

Cautiously hopeful
7 (38.9%)

Somewhere in the middle
4 (22.2%)

Nervous
1 (5.6%)

Full of dread
0 (0.0%)

& what have you done today?

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Wrote
10 (58.8%)

Edited
4 (23.5%)

Sent to beta
0 (0.0%)

Researched
4 (23.5%)

Posted
2 (11.8%)

Took a break
2 (11.8%)

Five words or less about your goal fic(s)?

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Tell us about the fic(s) you'll be working on this month. What excites you about them? What's going to be tough? What made you pick the fic(s) that you did?

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[littlebutfierce]

I need to finish my main fic for the Book of Friends exchange. That's mostly done, actually -- I just need to let the final (?) draft sit for a couple of days so I can look at it one more time with a clear head. Also I need a title, of course. -_-;;;

I want to write lots of treats for this exchange. I have a bunch of snippets that could potentially turn into fics -- I just need to work on them. I'm finding it hard at the moment. Last month I felt like I was on fire creatively, & this month I am dragging myself along (soooooo glad I managed to write the bulk of my main fic while I was still in the zone). I'm hoping I can manage to finish even just a ficlet or two for treats that I like.

I picked these fics because the exchange fics are due this month, natch. XD

[insignia]

I have to ask so I can stop being ignorant: What exactly is a "treat" in this context? Is it just writing something besides your assignment, or does it mean something specific?

"this month I am dragging myself along"
Seems a bit early to say how the month is going :D

[littlebutfierce]

Hahaha, good point! I think I've been dragging myself through the end of February so it already seems like March has been going on forever. ^^;;;

A treat is an extra fic (or other fanwork, in the case of this exchange, which covers art/AMVs too) -- a little bonus that doesn't have to meet the minimum length requirements for main assignments. It can be for your assigned recipient or someone else (this is partly why people put up Dear Person Who Has Me as a Recipient letters for exchanges, in case someone else sees their prompts & gets inspired ;).

[enemytosleep]

Good luck finding your motivation! Hopefully I can get my beta notes back soon so I can whip my monster fic into shape soon! I'm itching to pass it in. XD

[littlebutfierce]

Thanks! & good luck finishing off the fic to you too!!