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WIP Challenge Check-in, Day 30 -- Thursday

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?

Current Mood: tired
Current Location: my desk

Punch Challenge: The Fantastic Journey: Fanfic: Impulsive Act

Title: Impulsive Act
Fandom: The Fantastic Journey
Author:

badly_knitted
Characters: Fred, Varian.
Rating: PG
Setting: Vortex, and later.
Summary: Fred has always been a bit impulsive, act first and think later, but he regrets punching Varian.
Word Count: 300
Content Notes: Nada.
Written For: Challenge 495: Amnesty 82, using Challenge 119: Punch.
Disclaimer: I don’t own The Fantastic Journey, or the characters. They belong to their creators.
A/N: Triple drabble.

( Impulsive Act... )

Elusive or Ephemeral Challenge: Torchwood: Fanfic: Hard to spot

Title: Hard to spot
Fandom: Torchwood
Characters: Ianto, Jack, Gwen
Author: m_findlow
Rating: PG
Length: 1,451words
Content notes: None
Author notes: Written for Challenge 495 Amnesty, using Challenge 35 - Elusive or Ephemeral
Summary: The latest object to drop through the rift is proving difficult to locate.

( Read more... )

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[#280 | Trick or Treat] Challenge Post

Challenge 280:
TRICK OR TREAT

For some people, it’s a beloved childhood tradition, going door to door in costumes (sometimes elaborate, sometimes not) for candy. Other people take the “trick” part much more seriously, spending their Halloween playing pranks on friends, enemies, or anyone who doesn’t provide the promised treat. And many other people didn’t grow up with the tradition at all, and find the whole thing a little strange.

Did your characters trick-or-treat? Would they, if they had the opportunity? Are they in it for the candy, the tricks, or both?

Write a story about a trick – or a treat.

BONUS GOAL: Meow!

If your submission features a cat (or more than one), it will earn an extra point to be tallied in voting!

Challenge ends Monday, November 3 at 9:00PM EST.

• Post submissions as new entries using the template in the profile
• Tag this week's entries as: [#] submission, 280 – trick or treat
• If you have questions about this challenge, please ask them here

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[#279 | Haunted Library] Results Post

Here are this week's votes tallied, and below the cut are our winners for Challenge #279 – Haunted Library!

( This week's finalists are... )

Total Challenge Words Written: 3000

Congratulations to both of you, and thank you to everyone who took the time to cast their votes!

autobotscoutriella will be making this week’s banners, so keep an eye out for those next week.

You may now post your Challenge 279 entries to any additional communities, blogs, archives or sites as you'd like! We also have a FandomWeekly AO3 Collection if you'd like to add your stories there!

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WIP Challenge Check-in, Day 29 -- Wednesday

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?

Current Mood: tired
Current Location: my desk

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Family Challenge: The Fantastic Journey: Fanfic: Like Family

Title: Like Family
Fandom: The Fantastic Journey
Author:

badly_knitted
Characters: The travellers.
Rating: PG
Setting: After the series.
Summary: Travelling together for so long, they’ve become like a family.
Word Count: 200
Content Notes: Nada.
Written For: Challenge 495: Amnesty 82, using Challenge 89: Family.
Disclaimer: I don’t own The Fantastic Journey, or the characters. They belong to their creators.
A/N: Double drabble.

( Like Family... )

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WIP Challenge Check-in, Day 28 -- Tuesday

Hello on Tuesday! 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

Tuesday Discussion: How do you compose your words for your writing -- handwritten on paper? Typed up in a document on your computer? On your phone?

Current Mood: tired
Current Location: my desk

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Shinies Challenge: The Fantastic Journey: Fanfic: One Final Night

Title: One Final Night
Fandom: The Fantastic Journey
Author:

badly_knitted
Characters: Scott, Fred, Jonathan, Liana, Varian.
Rating: PG
Setting: Months after the series.
Summary: The small band of travellers have finally reached their destination.
Word Count: 200
Content Notes: Nada.
Written For: Challenge 495: Amnesty 82, using Challenge 80: Shinies - Waiting for the Gates to Open.
Disclaimer: I don’t own The Fantastic Journey, or the characters. They belong to their creators.
A/N: Double drabble.

( One Final Night... )

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Bluey (TV), Original: art: Bingo and a kitten dragon

Title: Bingo and a kitten dragon
Fandom: Bluey (TV), Original
Rating: G-rated
Notes: Two drawings I made following Youtube step-by-step art videos for kids: how to draw Bingo (from Bluey) and how to draw a mythical kitten dragon. (With minor futzing in Paint.NET after I uploaded them.)
Summary: Bingo and a kitten dragon.

( Bingo and a kitten dragon )

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[#279 | Haunted Library] Voting Post

Here are the entries for this challenge:

( List of entries )

Please Note: Because we only have 3 entries this week, there is only a First Place and Runner Up to vote for!

In order to vote, please reply to this post using the form provided. All comments are screened, and entries are listed in the order they were submitted. For your vote to qualify, you must fill out your entire voting card (both spots) in order to be counted. Winner votes are worth 2 points, Runner Up votes are worth 1 point. Meeting the bonus goal on an entry gets an extra point for that submission.

When voting, please copy/paste the ENTRY NUMBER and the FIC TITLE from the list above into the spot you're voting for (this prevents accidentally mis-numbering a vote and casting it for the wrong entry). It should look like this:

First Place: 61. Fic Title Here
Runner Up: 88. Another Fic Title

Please note that you cannot vote for your own entry, and that votes cannot be made anonymously. You do not have to be a member of the community in order to vote, nor have submitted an entry for this week; everyone is welcome to participate in the voting. IP addresses are logged to prevent duplicate voting.

Voting closes Wednesday, October 29 at 9:00PM EST.

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WIP Challenge Check-in, Day 27 -- Monday

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?

Current Mood: tired
Current Location: my desk

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Photo Challenge: The Fantastic Journey: Fanfic: The Photograph

Title: The Photograph
Fandom: The Fantastic Journey
Author:

badly_knitted
Characters: Scott, Willaway, Varian, Fred.
Rating: PG
Setting: Years after the series.
Summary: Years later, Scott can still look at the photo and remember the people who had been his friends.
Word Count: 200
Content Notes: Nada.
Written For: Challenge 495: Amnesty 82, using Challenge 59: Photo.
Disclaimer: I don’t own The Fantastic Journey, or the characters. They belong to their creators.
A/N: Double drabble.

( The Photograph... )

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monthly: hosting volunteers

Volunteers for November

This takes us into the first week of December, at least, it does if I've got the dates right.

Week 1: 2nd to 8th
Week 2: 9th to 15th

linaewen
Week 3: 16th to 22nd
Week 4: 23rd to 29th

fleetsparrow
Week 5: 30th to 6th

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monthly: sign up

November sign up

It's time to sign up for the November 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 November.

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:

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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.

Current Mood: tired
Current Location: my desk

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Bruise Challenge: The Fantastic Journey: Fanfic: Just A Bruise

Title: Just A Bruise
Fandom: The Fantastic Journey
Author:

badly_knitted
Characters: Varian, Fred, Jonathan Willaway, Scott.
Rating: PG
Setting: After the series.
Summary: Varian gets on the wrong end of someone else’s fist. Again.
Word Count: 350
Content Notes: Nada.
Written For: Challenge 495: Amnesty 82, using Challenge 55: Bruise.
Disclaimer: I don’t own The Fantastic Journey, or the characters. They belong to their creators.
A/N: Triple drabble and a half, 350 words.

( Just A Bruise... )

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WIP Challenge Check-in, Day 26 -- Sunday

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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Shot: Canaan: Fanfiction: Be Still My Heart

Title: Be Still My Heart
Fandom: Canaan
Pairings: Canaan/Alphard al Shua
Characters: Canaan, Alphard al Shua
Rating: G
Length: 44 words
Author Notes: Inspired by fanart by Kay-I.
Summary: 3 sentence fic. Alphard and Canaan enjoy an intimate moment on the battlefield.

( Read more... )

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[#279] Hidden Treasure (InuYasha)

Theme Prompt: #279 - Haunted Library
Title: Hidden Treasure
Fandom: InuYasha
Rating/Warnings: PG
Bonus: Yes
Word Count: 1000
Summary: Of course what Sango wanted to show him was in that benighted hole in the ground...

( Hidden Treasure )