Check In - Day 9

[enemytosleep]

Hello, writers! What have you been able to accomplish today toward your January goal?

— I wrote today!
— I planned and/or researched something.
— I sat down and did some editing.
— I sent things to my beta.
— I posted!
— I focused on something else today.

Writing question time: What period of life do you find yourself writing about most often (child, teenager, young adult)?

Also, I hope no one minds me placing this here, but the Needy Stocking List at fandom_stocking has gone live, and there is quite a list of fandoms and interests represented (and a lot of empty stockings!). If you can, please head over and take a look at the prompts to see if you might be able to complete a small treat for someone. Sharing the link is also helpful. Thanks!

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[enemytosleep]

I'm about to sit down and write now, so I'll update later today on how much I get done. I also got cleared to go back to work!!! As a result, I'll have to re-learn the balance as I'll be home on my couch significantly less.

As an anime/manga fan a majority of the protagonists are teenagers, but I have nearly always written post-series when they are closer to the 20-22 range. I prefer writing more experienced characters (comparing to the canon 15-16 many of them are), and I very rarely write children. I think I have maybe two or three kid!fics I’ve written, and they were gifts for a requested prompt.

[frogfarm]

Instead of any others, I wrote on the one WIP I least expected to. I'm going to try instituting a new rule on a trial basis where every writing day absolutely must include all current WIPs, no matter how small the progress.

Given the majority of my fics are and continue to be in the Buffyverse, that's mostly teens and twenty-somethings. Outside of that I tend toward adults and late teens, and can't recall ever doing kidfic.

[lady_katana4544]

Have done some writing today and then did a bit of researching on a random non fandom based thing.

For the writing question, I think its mostly a mix of every stage depending on what the series medium that I'm writing in and researching in.

[linaewen]

I wrote about 700 words today to start my next WIP chapter. That's not a lot, but it got me past a difficult section! The next section is tricky, too; I may go ahead and try writing some more, since I have time today.

The majority of my characters are adults, though I have written a few pieces that involved children.

writethisfanfic

[voodoosgirl]

I've spent some time plotting the next chapter. I working on moving the story forward in different patterns and combinations of characters, trying to keep up the pace while telling the most story and not wasting words on trivial details. I posted an already completed story to Dreamwidth today, my first full short story here.

I tend to write characters in their adult years. I also focus on people who have significant mental health issues. So my main character has auditory hallucinations.

[samuraiter]

(No harm in that advertising. Elves are always needed.)

I missed the post for yesterday, but, to be fair, I did not write yesterday. I got my page set up for it, but I ended up staring at it and not writing. But! I did write and post that story today, so there is that. I have reached 5,000 words for the month so far, half of my goal. So far, so good.

For the question: Because my fandoms are anime / manga, JRPGs, and the like, my characters tend to skew a bit young, but, in response, I tend to write stories that are post-canon so that they can fall more into the 'young adult' category.