September WIP challenge sign-ups!

[littlebutfierce]

Coming to you live from my new flat (via poky mobile wifi, sigh! -- internets, don't leave me!): it's time to sign up for the September WIP challenge!

Some people 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 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:

<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). 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).

(& 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

[lielac]

Level of challenge: 30,000 words; hopefully in the form of at least 1,000ww/day but if I only hit 30k total by the end of the month that's still decent. Posting more things this month would be wonderful but not a requirement.

Fandom(s) involved: Bionicle, primarily; others if they glom onto my brain, probably Homestuck, Artemis Fowl, or both at once. Hero Factory, likely only by way of working on the Bionicle/HF crossover I have going.

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

What you could offer other participants yourself: Same.

How people should contact you: DW message!

Time zone: EDT.

[barbayat]

Level of challenge: 1.000 words per week on my Loki-fanfic

Fandom(s) involved: The Avengers Movies (primary focus)
List of my fanfic ideas by genre then fandom

What you're looking for from the challenge: Want to see if setting a word count helps me.

What you could offer other participants yourself: I always love to chat about fanfic and writing, I can poke and listen to problems and give you my thoughts.

How people should contact you: Sent me PM here, I can e-mail or do AIM, googletalk

Time zone: UTC/GMT +2 hours or CEST

[barbayat]

BTW if you still need it I could do check ins in the first week (unless that is already taken)

[littlebutfierce]

Oooh, yes please! Would September 2-8 work for you?

[barbayat]

Yes that would work perfectly :D

[littlebutfierce]

Yaaay thank you!

[lullabymoon]

I'm not really planning on writing anything in particular so I'm not going to sign up. I'll do the check ins for the week sunday 16th to saturday 22nd though.

[littlebutfierce]

Oooh, yay, thank you!!!

[lilly_c]

Level of challenge: one chapter of my big fic, at least one prompt fill for cottoncandy_bingo

Fandom(s) involved: Rizzoli & Isles for the big fic, multifandom for the bingo

What you're looking for from the challenge: encouragement

What you could offer other participants yourself: same

How people should contact you: PM

Time zone: GMT+1 Edinburgh

[insignia]

Level of challenge: I'd like to finish a few of all these one-shots, and get back to work on the big WIPs I was trying to write when I first joined.

Fandom(s) involved: Princess Tutu and Yu-Gi-Oh!

What you're looking for from the challenge: Somewhere to brag if when I succeed.

What you could offer other participants yourself: I hope my delightful company is enough. (Consider me emergency backup for check-ins. I'd rather not do them next month, but I can if you're in a pinch.)

How people should contact you: PM or Tumblr

Time zone: CET

[linaewen]

Level of challenge: First priority = write and post 2 one-shots for challenges, one of which is overdue. Second priority = Post at least 2 new chapters in one or more of my WIP's. I'm not doing well at meeting my goals lately, so I am really going to try to at least do this much this month!

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

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

What you could offer other participants yourself: The same!

How people should contact you: DW PM

Time zone: GMT -5

September is rather busy for me at the beginning and the end, but the middle is free. Sign me up for helping with check-ins the week of the 9th - 15th if that week is still open.

[littlebutfierce]

Fantastic -- thank you so much! 9-15 Sept it is then!

AH-HA! *jumps on sign-ups* GOT YOU! xD

[hamimi_fk]

Level of challenge: About 9,000 words split between two big bang fics (that the rough drafts for aren't due until November but a headstart is a good thing, right? lol).

Fandom(s) involved: Original, both of them. =3

What you're looking for from the challenge: Mostly encouragement and lots of poking because I'm a horrible, wait-until-the-last-minute slacker. I suppose accountability applies here too. xD

What you could offer other participants yourself: Advice and encouragement. =D And silliness if you need it.

How people should contact you: PMs are the best. =3

Time zone: EST (or GMT -5 - ?, pretty sure that's right...)

[omens]

Level of challenge: I want to FINISH my Suits fic (to a rough draft), idk, maybe 10k?

Fandom(s) involved: Suits

What you're looking for from the challenge: Just a new way to note progress.

What you could offer other participants yourself: Cheering?

How people should contact you: comments!

Time zone: EST

[bay_alexison]

Level of challenge: Edit and get the last three chapters of my FMA Big Bang posted, which I need by this month anyways if I want to participate in the fourth round (FINALLY!). Post one or two more fics for cottoncandy_bingo (got one done but waiting on beta, planning on another one). If I can, also see about getting back on track with my auction fics.

Fandom(s) involved: Fullmetal Alchemist, Homestuck, perhaps Pokemon

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

[erika]

Level of challenge:
To write 500 words a day, ideally culminating in 15000 words by the end of the month. I don't care if it's complete shit, I have to start writing this again or it will never ever be finished.

Fandom(s) involved:
Inception

What you're looking for from the challenge:
Many people to hold my hand and offer me cold compresses for the sweat of my fevered brow.

What you could offer other participants yourself:
Someone to listen about anything. Also I'm a very good beta (I have references!) but if you want me to read something, it should probably be in one of my fandoms, and hopefully it will be short, because my story is long. as. fuck. and it's kicking my ass.

How people should contact you:
Dreamwidth message, email, smoke signals, IM, etc.

Time zone:
USA CDST or GMT -6.

OFFER OF HELP TO MODERATORS

[erika]

I'm totes willing to do a week (or two if necessary) of check-ins for any week you don't have covered.

Re: OFFER OF HELP TO MODERATORS

[littlebutfierce]

Oooh, thank you! Would you like to do the 23-29 September? I was going to do those but to be honest, I don't have a lot of energy/time at the moment for fannish stuff, not as much as I'd want, sob -- so if you'd be willing that would be hugely helpful.

[erika]

Yep! I would be happy to do so, and have already marked it on my calendar. :D

[littlebutfierce]

:D Thank you!

[gramarye1971]

Level of challenge: Finishing the final chapter of this crossover that's been sitting on my hard drive for ages; finishing a collaboration fic with a friend. Both sections need about 3,000 more words, and it's just a matter of getting them written.

Fandom(s) involved: Saki/Ouran High School Host Club crossover; Hetalia.

What you're looking for from the challenge: Getting these fics done, damnit! So mostly, accountability.

What you could offer other participants yourself: General encouragement, and SPaG beta of just about any fandom (I'm a professional copyeditor, so I can do as heavy or light as edit as you might want).

How people should contact you: DW message is easiest, I think.

Time zone: EDT

[lacygrey]

Level of challenge: 1000w/day of anything that is not my RL work. A chapter of my Big Bang fic.

Fandom(s) involved: Hikaru no Go Anime/Manga +?

What you're looking for from the challenge: A way to put a plan into practice. Somewhere I can talk about it.

What you could offer other participants yourself: Discussions, Encouragement

How people should contact you: DW message

Time zone: GMT+1

[caput_mortuum]

I will continue to appropriate this community for my fanart needs, if it's okay /o\

Level of challenge: 1 finished picture for this WIP project I'm working on

Fandom(s) involved: SPN/CW RPS

What you're looking for from the challenge: Someone to poke me and being forced to write down what I did or didn't do, maybe feedback

What you could offer other participants yourself: suggestions, cheerleading, stern reminders

How people should contact you: E-Mail

Time zone: Germany, which should be GMT+2

[lacerta]

Level of challenge: one remix

Fandom(s) involved: Supernatural

What you're looking for from the challenge: encouragement to work regularly on the fic and finish in time

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

How people should contact you: dw message or comments

Time zone: GMT+2