Check in: Wednesday 26th

[lilly_c]

I hope you've all had a good day with the words. I'm just about to finish a short fic and if it isn't too late, post it before I'm away to my bed, we shall see.

Poll #13763

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 6

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Today I

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wrote
2 (33.3%)

edited
1 (16.7%)

posted
1 (16.7%)

researched/planned
1 (16.7%)

sent to beta
0 (0.0%)

dealt with life
3 (50.0%)

had a cheeky break
1 (16.7%)

My progress is

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Mean: 5.40 Median: 6 Std. Dev 1.74

*head desk* 1		0 (0.0%)
2		0 (0.0%)
3		1 (20.0%)
4		1 (20.0%)
5		0 (0.0%)
6		2 (40.0%)
7		0 (0.0%)
8		1 (20.0%)
9		0 (0.0%)
excellent 10		0 (0.0%)

Discussion: stalled fics. Have you ever looked over a fic that stalled and realised where you went wrong with it? Did you try to salvage it? Did you just give up on it completely?

I recently found two fics that stalled on me and while I was reading through the various notes and scenes I had already completed for them, I realised that both could be salvaged to an extent, although it'll mean changing the focus a little bit but it works out better because I can cut out what would have essentially been filler. Altough it isn't stalled as such, I have another fic that won't co-operate with the timeline that is so clear to me, I'll likely wait and see where the general idea and scope take me after I find 2 hours to watch the episodes I need for it.

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[linaewen]

I have several stalled fics. They are mostly stalled because I am not trying very hard to sit down and work on them. I am letting Life get in the way more often than not, and if I just applied myself, I could definitely make progress. Reading through notes and outlines seems to be enough to get me back on track for the most part, because they are stalled due to time constraints rather than a problem. There is one fic, however, which is stalled because I think I am avoiding a battle which is hard to write. Changing my focus might help me get past the parts that seem to be blocking me.

Oops, now that I think of it, there is one shorter fic that stalled because -- even though I had a great idea for the setting and characters involved -- I couldn't think of a good reason why the characters would be in that place. So if I can figure that out, I should be able to move forward.