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check in day 23

2026-05-23T14:15:04Z

Posted by: lilly_c

How is the writing going?

Feel free to share a snippet of something you're working on. Link to something that you've posted recently. Chat amongst yourselves.

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check in day 22

2026-05-22T20:19:46Z

Posted by: lilly_c

How is the writing going?

View Poll: #34635

Discussion: what are you working on this weekend?

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check in day 21

2026-05-21T21:28:47Z

Posted by: lilly_c

How is the writing going?

View Poll: #34633

Discussion: do you set a word count before starting a fic?

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check in day 20

2026-05-20T21:58:00Z

Posted by: lilly_c

Sorry I missed yesterday. How is the writing going?

View Poll: #34617

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check in day 18

2026-05-18T20:51:04Z

Posted by: lilly_c

How is the writing going?

View Poll: #34610

Discussion: do you have favourite lines of dialogue from your own work?

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check in day 17

2026-05-17T12:06:41Z

Posted by: lilly_c

How is the writing going today?

View Poll: #34600

Discussion: what are you working on this week?

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Daily Check-In: Day 16

2026-05-16T21:14:21Z

Posted by: miscellaneous_section

Hello everyone!

It's the end of the week, so how do you feel about your fic so far?

It's coming along nicely.
So far, so good
It could be better.
Sadly, I'm not feeling confident on this one.

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Daily Check-In: Day 15

2026-05-15T21:24:53Z

Posted by: miscellaneous_section

Hello!

How long was you writing session today?

<30 minutes
30-60 minutes
60-90 minutes
90+ minutes

As the weekend draws near, what are your plans during that time?

I just finished my fic, and I'm moving on to one of my other WIPs.
I'm still writing my current fic for the most part.
I'm starting a new fic, and have the first draft going.
I'm getting some planning/researching done.
I'm taking a break at the moment.
Sadly, I have other plans that don't involve writing.

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Daily Check-In: Day 14

2026-05-14T20:34:02Z

Posted by: miscellaneous_section

Good afternoon!

Did you get some writing in?

Yes
No
I thought about it.

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Daily Check-In: Day 13

2026-05-14T00:08:11Z

Posted by: miscellaneous_section

Good evening!

Checking to see where you guys are at in your fics.

Thinking about it
Writing it down
Planning/researching
Editing it
Sending it to my beta-reader
Giving it one more/last read through
Posting it now
I'm taking a break for now.

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Daily Check-In: Day 12

2026-05-12T22:58:47Z

Posted by: miscellaneous_section

Good evening!

How long was your writing session today?

< 30 minutes
30-60 minutes
60-90 minutes
90+ minutes

And for your writing pace so far... Any changes to it?

Yes, I'm going to pick up the pace from my usual speed.
No, I'm sticking to my current pace.
Yes, but I'm going to slow down so I don't burn myself out.
... I'm think I'm going to take a break for now.

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Daily Check-In: Day 11

2026-05-11T20:15:32Z

Posted by: miscellaneous_section

Hello!

Did you get some writing in today?

Yes
No
I thought about it here and there.

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Daily Check-In: Day 10

2026-05-10T19:33:37Z

Posted by: miscellaneous_section

Good afternoon, everyone!

It's Sunday so the start of a new week, and the first full week of May as well.

Right! How has the fanfic coming along?

Great!
Good
Alright
So-so
Could be worse; could be better
Not so well
I'm taking a break, actually.

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WIP Challenge Check-in, Day 8 -- Friday

2026-05-08T12:12:59Z

Posted by: linaewen

Hello on Friday! Looking back at the day today -- or yesterday, if today hasn't gotten going yet -- how did it go?

- I thought about my fic once or twice
- I wrote
- I did some planning and/or research
- I edited
- I've sent my fic off to my beta
- I posted today!
- I'm taking a break
- I did something else that I'll talk about in a comment

Looking forward, how are you planning to spend your weekend?

- I'm going to make up for not writing all week by having a writing marathon
- I'm going to keep writing at my current rate and see how it goes
- I have other plans, but I might have time to get some writing in
- I'm going to take a break from writing

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WIP Challenge Check-in, Day 6 -- Wednesday

2026-05-06T13:09:55Z

Posted by: linaewen

Hello on Wednesday! How are things going in the world of fic?

Did you write?

- Yes!
- No!
- Not yet!

If yes, what kind of writerly activity did you engage in? How do you feel about it?
If no, what were the obstacles/situations that affected your writerly pursuits? What will you do differently tomorrow to get more writing done?
If not yet, because the day hasn't gotten going yet, what kind of writing activity are you planning (or hoping) to accomplish?

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WIP Challenge Check-in, Day 4 -- Monday

2026-05-04T13:16:16Z

Posted by: linaewen

Hello on Monday! How's the day going so far for fic? (If you haven't gotten started on your day as yet, how did yesterday go for writing fic?)

- Excellent!
- Terrible
- Somewhere in between
- Nothing doing

How much time have you spent on writing fic today, roughly?

- None
- 30 minutes or less
- 30-60 minutes
- 60-90 minutes
- More than 90 minutes

In five words or less, how do you feel about that?

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WIP Challenge Check-in, Day 3 -- Sunday

2026-05-03T12:26:24Z

Posted by: linaewen

Hello on Sunday! What kind of a writing day has it been so far today -- or if today hasn't gotten going yet, how did you fare yesterday?

- I thought about my fic once or twice
- I wrote
- I did some planning and/or outlining
- I did research and/or canon review
- I edited
- I've sent my fic off to my beta
- I posted today!
- I'm taking a break
- I did something else that I'll talk about in a comment

Sunday Discussion: It's a new writing week -- not to mention a new writing month -- and that means a fresh start. Maybe you had a great writing week last week, or maybe last week wasn't the greatest for getting writing things done -- what kind of goals do you have for keeping up your momentum or starting off fresh this month?

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WIP Challenge Check-in, Day 1 -- Friday

2026-05-01T14:48:45Z

WIP Challenge Check-in, Day 30 -- Thursday

2026-04-30T13:17:50Z

Posted by: linaewen

Hello on Thursday! How's the day going so far for fic? (If you haven't gotten started on your day as yet, how did yesterday go for writing fic?)

- Excellent!
- Terrible
- Somewhere in between
- Nothing doing

How much time have you spent on writing fic today, roughly?

- None
- 30 minutes or less
- 30-60 minutes
- 60-90 minutes
- More than 90 minutes

In five words or less, how do you feel about that?

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WIP Challenge Check-in, Day 29 -- Wednesday

2026-04-29T10:51:09Z

Posted by: linaewen

Hello on Wednesday! How are things going in the world of fic?

Did you write?

- Yes!

- No!

- Not yet!

If yes, what kind of writerly activity did you engage in? How do you feel about it?

If no, what were the obstacles/situations that affected your writerly pursuits? What will you do differently tomorrow to get more writing done?

If not yet, because the day hasn't gotten going yet, what kind of writing activity are you planning (or hoping) to accomplish?

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WIP Challenge Check-in, Day 27 -- Monday

2026-04-27T14:11:29Z

WIP Challenge Check-in, Day 26 -- Sunday

2026-04-26T13:21:38Z

Posted by: linaewen

Hello on Sunday! What kind of a writing day has it been so far today -- or if today hasn't gotten going yet, how did you fare yesterday?

- I thought about my fic once or twice
- I wrote
- I did some planning and/or outlining
- I did research and/or canon review
- I edited
- I've sent my fic off to my beta
- I posted today!
- I'm taking a break
- I did something else that I'll talk about in a comment

Sunday Discussion: It's a new writing week, and the last week of the current month. How are you doing so far with meeting writing goals for the month?

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Day 25 check in!

2026-04-25T23:55:15Z

Posted by: omens

Hope everyone is having a nice weekend :)

View Poll: #34520

How did your week in writing go? Mine was mid-to-not-bad, I think.

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Day 24 check in!

2026-04-24T17:20:33Z

Posted by: omens

We made it to the weekend (almost)!

View Poll: #34515

Do you have writing plans for the weekend?

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May sign up

2026-04-24T13:17:04Z

Posted by: lilly_c

It's time to sign up for the May WIP challenge! Some people join the challenge mid month, or comment on check-in posts without signing up, which is fine -- I'm glad there's a way for the challenge to be useful in a variety of ways. For those of you who find the commitment of signing up useful, please leave a comment with the below information.

Sign-ups will be open until the end of May.

Level of challenge:

Fandom(s) involved:

What you're looking for from the challenge:

What you could offer other participants yourself:

How people should contact you:

Time zone:

Copypaste below:

The post for hosting the daily check-in is here and thanks to everyone who helps out with this. If you're interested in helping out and there are still slots available the post remains open until the last week of the month and we generally run our week Sunday to Saturday, I'm happy to chat via PM on DW for anyone who might need it.

If you have ever completed a fic through this challenge we have a collection on AO3 and on SquidgeWorld both collections are open and unmoderated. Should there be an issue with adding a work, let me know and I'll see if there's a fix for it.

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