WIP challenge - day 17 check-in

[lacygrey]

Hello, how are the WIPs going?

Poll #7845

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What were your ficcish activities today?

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Drabble-length writing <100?
1 (8.3%)

Ficlet-length writing <1000?
4 (33.3%)

More? >1000
6 (50.0%)

Just notes?
1 (8.3%)

Something else you'd like to tell us about in comments?
0 (0.0%)

For discussion: How many fandoms are you active in? What's the most you've followed at one time? Are they complimentary or does it feel like having split loyalites? Has being in more than one ever inspired you to write a crossover?

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[littlebutfierce]

I just did a sprint since lacerta was organizing one, hooray! I wrote utter rubbish but a detail emerged about my characters that I might be able to use.

Right now I'm really only active in one fandom (Natsume Yuujinchou ♥), though occasionally I will write in other fandoms. Not a ton, though; probably I only have about 6 or 7 that I'd feel all right writing in. Sometimes it feels like split loyalties -- my much-delayed help_japan fic is in K-On! fandom & I only really have energy for Natsume right now. ^^;;; I've drafted the help_japan fic, it just needs... really severe editing. & an ending.

I've only ever written a crossover between two baseball anime series (Ookiku Furikabutte & Princess Nine, in case anyone's curious!). That was kind of easy & obvious, though!

[lacygrey]

I drafted three possible versions of the end of my story. I fear its going to be a let down for the readers who want a standard 'characters A and B get together ending', but I never wanted that for this story (the story has a sequel where they will get together, as adults), so I'm trying to write this 'ending' where A accepts not to be with B because 'they have something better' and I'm wondering how many of fandom will buy it.

I'm only in Hikago (Hikaru no Go) fandom for the moment, but I read all over the place. I might consider podficcing for another fandom but not writing at the moment. Writing is too absorbing and I need it to be focused, hence my bunny donations to comment fic threads.

The only crossover I considered was Hikago/Casper, but my idea turned out really angsty and a difficult combination for cultural reasons - I don't know if I'll ever do it.

[lacerta]

I finally tackled the actual kink bit of the kink bingo fill. It'll take a lot of editing and some bits still need to be filled in. It's a bit funny writing this one because I chose the pov of the person who doesn't share the kink (which I should stop second guessing).

I mostly write in one single fandom, though I do like reading in multiple ones. I just don't follow them with the same intensity.

[lacerta]

Thanks for stopping by :D

[anehan]

Hah! I wrote 1,053 words today! That's 1,053 words more than I've written in the past couple of months, so I'm really pleased.

I'm at least somewhat active in four fandoms right now, plus I also have a few wips in some other, very small fandoms. I guess this is the most I've ever followed at one time. I'm monofannish during the initial honeymoon period when I discover a new fandom, but after that I'm happy to be in several ones at the same time. I like having multiple fandoms, although trying to write fics in several fandoms at the same time sometimes makes my head spin. I do have one crossover in progress and ideas for a few others.

[katzenjamming]

Since yesterday was really productive for me, I had to make up for the procrastination today. But I was able to get at least 750 words out, which I'm okay with.

I'm only really active in one fandom right now, though I lurk and occasionally write for two others. I actually feel pretty weird about it. Back in my fannish heyday (lol, high school) I was probably following a dozen fandoms and ficcing in at least half of those... now, I feel less well-rounded and like I'm limiting myself. I think a lot of this is my own insecurity and lack of time. I don't feel comfortable writing for fandoms I'm not very familiar with, and I've lacked the time or initiative to get into anything with a really big, involved canon lately.

But, interestingly enough, not before last week have I ever wanted to try doing a crossover. It's totally a "crack" thing inspired by my FL at another site, and in two fandoms I've never been active in. Maybe, one day...

[lexicalcrow]

Man, I keep forgetting to post on these, but mostly because uni is eating my writing time and I don't often have much to say.

But not today! I managed ~2.5k worth of time travel fic for queerlygen. It's not finished, but I've got til Monday so I might take some time over the next two days to get it done (because the weekend will be busy as hell). My writing always gets a bit posher and formal when I'm writing Georgian-era steampunk. I start talking like that in my head. It's a bit weird. :P

...I find it hard to say if I'm actually active in any fandoms, since mine are all (or most are) fandoms of one. But I don't have any active fandoms any more in the sense of fandoms that involve more than just me and my cracky imagination. I love all my little obscure fandoms, even if no one else does. ;_;

I suppose the benefit of writing for interconnected fandoms is that crossovers are not only possible but encouraged. So that's never much of an issue. I quite like them, and they all go well together. There are enough linkages to make these things work.

Certainly Glitter is an epic crossover and a half, as are several of my fics. But most of my fandoms are RPF and it's a bit easier to make crossovers work in that regard.

[snowynight]

I rewrite my fic and now it feels much less self-indulgent.

Right now I only write and read in Marvel fandom. But I did read all over the place back when I was a lurker in another fandom. It felt complimentary though.

I don't write much crossover except writing to prompt. My current long fic is a Supernatural-inspired Marvel comics fic though.