June WIP challenge sign-ups!

[littlebutfierce]

Holy moly, folks, it's almost June & time for yet another WIP challenge! Who's interested?

Generally some folks join midmonth, or comment on check-in posts, but don't officially sign up. That's fine, of course. For those of you who find the commitment of saying out loud that you're going to finish something useful (as I do!), please sign up as below.

Signups will be open until the end of the month.

• 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
  

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<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>:

& as ever, could I please get some volunteers to do the daily check-in posts? A week per person, if possible, would be lovely. I definitely need someone for the first week in June (June 1-4), as I'll be traveling. Please comment if you are able to help out that week or any other. & as always, many thanks to those who've been doing check-in posts already!

Comments

[pipisafoat]

oh fascinating! I can't wait to see what you do with it!

Harry Potter: any character, With magic, there are many ways to change one's body; a trans character is determined to bring those avenues to muggle trans folk, in direct opposition of Ministry laws governing muggles/magic.

I've started it twice and I'm just not satisfied with either idea yet :( Oh well! I'll get there! I've got some weeks :)

[in_lighter_ink]

That is a fantastic prompt! I look forward to reading!

(Oh, good -- it's not just me in the 'lots of starts that don't seem to stick' boat, then :D)

[pipisafoat]

It's a great prompt! Just the story so far ... not so much. But we'll get there! (if you have any brilliant ideas on the subject, please throw them at me!)

I am usually better about not having false starts. I do tend to cut half the beginning or rewrite it, but I don't have entire half-stories that don't work. Not so for this prompt!
Wait, that's sort of a lie, I have 9 stories for one fandom in various stages of being done. One of which I am actively the working on. (The other 8? I forgot about them for months. And still don't know what is going on with them. Oops.) But I guess I'm just more determined to finish for this prompt than those. Am trying not to default on queer_fest.

[in_lighter_ink]

Yep, I'm in the same place with mine -- all the excitement and brainstorms just aren't transferring themselves into a plot yet. But we'll get there!

I shall certainly let you know if I come up with anything: that kind of prompt, with all of its OC possibilities, kind of gets into your head (or at least it does mine!).

And likewise -- I'll take all the brilliant ideas I can get!

Heh... I completely know what you mean! I'm usually pretty good about pushing through a beginning that's not working until it coalesces into something that can be fixed with the Stick of Editing -- which isn't to say that I don't have a bunch of abandoned stories, too!

[pipisafoat]

Oh, yes. Definitely all OVER the OC possibilities. I have characters! And I (sort of pretend to) know the story! I just ... don't know how to write it? I tried starting it when he was a kid and I didn't get very far. And I tried doing it with flashbacks, but, meh. Hmph. I love OCs in this sort of distinct universe. It's the best. ♥

I recently made my friend a little editing ninja. Like, out of yarn and an old red pen. Yeahhhh. He was pretty badass. Anyway, that's what I thought about when you said the Stick of Editing. :D

[in_lighter_ink]

Oh, pesky structure. :D Without knowing your style, or what you've got thus far (or, for that matter, if my throwing out an idea would even be welcome, but, here goes...), what about writing out some of those Ministry laws and then what your character did to break them? (Did that make any sense? Sort of a larger story arc told in vignettes?)

Dunno -- thinking about weird structure styles sometimes helps me out of a block, sometimes not.

But yes. Writing OCs in a distinct universe is such fun -- and Harry Potter is such a great place to do that. There's enough information (about some things) to give a good framework, but lots of room for speculation.

That editing ninja sounds awesome! :D

[pipisafoat]

oh, fanTAStic! I had something similar - a court case with flashbacks - but I was too focused on identity and wasn't getting anywhere with plot. Whoopsie. I really love your idea! Shall have to try. (And shall try to think of something equally helpful for you!)

[in_lighter_ink]

:D Glad I could help!