check in day 6

[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
3 (42.9%)

edited
2 (28.6%)

posted
2 (28.6%)

sent to beta
0 (0.0%)

researched
0 (0.0%)

planned
0 (0.0%)

had a cheeky break
3 (42.9%)

dealt with life
2 (28.6%)

Discussion: prompts. Do you have a favourite kind of prompt to work from? Do you find them hard to work from?

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[frogfarm]

My decision to break from habit and post an unfinished WIP ("The Devil, You Know"; Buffy/Dexter crossover, Dexter POV) seems to have had the desired result, in that the last few days have seen me coming up with a lot of new ideas to flesh out character, motivation, conflict and oh-yes-actual plot. Unexpectedly going out today for fresh air and sunshine, I hope to resume the writing this evening.

Haven't written prompts in a while. Some are harder than others. Would like to do more again, but am already having enough trouble finding hours in the day.

[linaewen]

I'm at a conference this week and I'm having trouble finding time to write, but hopefully I'll get a chance soon.

I like various kinds of prompts but one kind that is fun but challenging is fixed- length fics.

[enemytosleep]

I posted yesterday and today. I'll likely be catching up on life stuff for a few days before digging back into fan projects.

Prompts I tend to like scenarios or tropes a lot. Characters can be good sometimes as well, but I like things to be somewhat open so I can form an idea around the base of it.

[samuraiter]

I wrote! Things in my head are starting to move again! :-D This is reason for happiness.

I love all kinds of prompts, but the ones at kink memes seem to be the best fit for me, especially if today is any indication.

[doranwen]

Other than editing one of my exchange fics last night (I think it was!), I've been dealing with life, with the occasional break. Work stuff - prep for the next school year, changing classrooms, what fun. Though I did read an absolutely amazing fic tonight as I added a few to my database, so yay.

I don't think I've ever written from prompts when an exchange wasn't involved, so - in those cases, the prompts come with fandom (and often characters/ships) attached, so it's hard to say. Really depends on the fandom/character/ship involved, and what the prompt is, whether it works or not. I don't think I could generalize, it's really that varying a situation! Some prompts in exchanges have been extremely successful; the Boxcar Children fic I wrote for Yuletide is a good example, as the recip asked for a modern version of the tale, and I could almost immediately see how it would unfold with post-apocalyptic themes, which either they or one of the other participants requesting Boxcar Children had prompted for (I forget which, now! I know my recip wanted a modern re-telling, so that was the prompt), so. Others, I can look at the prompts and still be stuck (though I've had quite a few with no prompts whatsoever, so there, it's just as well I usually only offer a fandom/char or fandom/ship combo with a general story idea in mind already!