WIP Challenge: Day 2 check-in

[elf]

Keep tapping those keys! The second day of a writing challenge is when you can either say "wow, I'm on schedule! I'm maybe ahead of schedule!" or sometimes, "well, at least I'm not very far behind."

Poll #10062 April 2 check-in

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What fanfic writing activities have you done today?

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Wrote some fic.
6 (54.5%)

Edited some fic.
5 (45.5%)

Worked on my outline/notes.
5 (45.5%)

Talked with beta.
1 (9.1%)

Planned to write some fic.
5 (45.5%)

Took a break from fic writing.
3 (27.3%)

Discussion topic: Changing Plots. How strictly do you try to stick to your original plotline? Do you push to get the characters back on track, or just let them do whatever seems to come to mind? If they wander far from the original plan, do you keep the original plotbunny and try to use it later? When you want to get the story focus back, do you have any techniques you use--talk with beta, re-watch canon, watch that vid that inspired the fic in the first place?

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[aoifes_isle]

I love the "plot-bunny resurrect" spell. I write what I write and stitch it together again afterwards - scenes I thought belonged to one story often end up in another.

If I'm trying to write a long fic than I'm dependent to an extent on my co-writer/beta/cheering squad to keep me on plot if my muses aren't cooperating as I tend to just follow the muse and see where xhe wants to go.