check in day 21

[lilly_c]

How is the writing going today? What about the last two days?

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Today I

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wrote
7 (58.3%)

edited
2 (16.7%)

posted
2 (16.7%)

sent to beta
1 (8.3%)

researched
2 (16.7%)

planned
3 (25.0%)

had a cheeky break
0 (0.0%)

dealt with life
6 (50.0%)

Discussion: new fandoms. When you discover a new fandom do you start writing fic straight away?

Comments

[lilly_c]

For me it depends on how quickly I get invested in the characters to write fic.

Still no words, just some handwritten bits in a notebook that likely won't turn into anything.

[lady_katana4544]

Some writey bits have happened today and yesterday.

With new fandoms, I review the canon material and take time to read what other writers have written to see what general impressions and feelings I can get about the characters. Sometimes the writing happens right away, other times it doesn't so it varies often for me with new fandoms.

[voodoosgirl]

I enjoy reading across fandoms based on the writers. If I find a particular style of storytelling that piques my interest I will read their work. I write for only my OTP in one fandom so far anyway.

[innitmarvelous_og]

Sometimes I write a new fandom after I get into it but I haven't had another fandom I've written for since I started writing for the MCU, mainly for Pepperony, since 2014.

[linaewen]

No writing today, as I was dealing with life, but tomorrow is a day off and I plan to start it by getting back to my writing schedule.

I rarely dip into a new fandom, but when I do, I go at it very slowly, making sure I understand the canon and the characters first.

[doranwen]

Well, I added a few more words, to a total of 200-some (WIP is now 6.3k!). I think that was yesterday? Honestly, I'm not sure now, lol - because dealing with life has been taking over everything. Fic is awaiting alpha reader for further progress.

Not usually right away - I typically try to find other fic and get a feel for the chars that way. The more I read, the more I'm able to use the patterns of how the chars are written to get a good sense for who has them down right and who doesn't, and focus on synching my characterization with the best writers'. (Characterization is tricky for me.) Typically the first fic in a fandom might be a drabble or double drabble, something short - and it's not often the best, but it just sort of gets me started. Dipping my toes in, so to speak.

[samuraiter]

Continuing to deal with life, but I have hope for the end of the month.

I try to get started in a new fandom as quickly as possible, especially nowadays, because it is very easy to miss the boat with how quickly fandom cycles through itself.