Enablement for Writers (and a bit of self-pimpage)
So, I decided that I really want to write more next year. In fact, I want to set aside time for it, beginning with tonight and tomorrow, because hey, I'm off work and we're going to be celebrating quietly at home where the drunken crazies aren't.
So I'm running a sudden and spontaneous "micro-round" on fic_rush, from midnight GMT to midnight GMT! Here are the details, for those who aren't already on the watch list for that comm.
Anyone who's willing to signal-boost, please do! We're all about the enabling here.
For those who aren't familiar with fic_rush: rounds are usually 48 hours, one weekend a month. During a round, there's a check-in post every hour at the sister comm, fic_rush_48; everyone is encouraged to give as much time as they can to writing (or other fannish stuff). You check in with the comm whenever you can, or whenever you want to, by responding to the most recent post. If you're struggling, we'll encourage you. If you're sailing along at full speed, we'll cheer you on. If you're pondering a title or a phrase or you're a non-drinker trying to figure out what kind of cocktail an AU version of Magneto would buy for an AU Xavier in a 30s dive, yes, that actually happened and we handled that too.
There are no sign-ups, no word requirements, and not a whole lot of rules. Just show up and say hi! If you can only give yourself an hour to write, we'll be enthusiastic about it.
It's way too hard, sometimes, to give yourself even a little time that's all yours, and keep it for yourself. That's what this is all about.
The micro-round will be a little different, in that I won't necessarily be posting every hour (and it's only 24 hours) (and it's in the middle of the week). So just comment in the most recent post! We're especially encouraging WIPs, Yule treats, and drunkfic (either the characters or the writer).
(Also: it's never happened yet, but if anyone ever does show up in our threads and troll the members, I will smack them down so fast and hard we'll have to scrape up the bits with a shovel.)
So I'm running a sudden and spontaneous "micro-round" on fic_rush, from midnight GMT to midnight GMT! Here are the details, for those who aren't already on the watch list for that comm.
Anyone who's willing to signal-boost, please do! We're all about the enabling here.
For those who aren't familiar with fic_rush: rounds are usually 48 hours, one weekend a month. During a round, there's a check-in post every hour at the sister comm, fic_rush_48; everyone is encouraged to give as much time as they can to writing (or other fannish stuff). You check in with the comm whenever you can, or whenever you want to, by responding to the most recent post. If you're struggling, we'll encourage you. If you're sailing along at full speed, we'll cheer you on. If you're pondering a title or a phrase or you're a non-drinker trying to figure out what kind of cocktail an AU version of Magneto would buy for an AU Xavier in a 30s dive, yes, that actually happened and we handled that too.
There are no sign-ups, no word requirements, and not a whole lot of rules. Just show up and say hi! If you can only give yourself an hour to write, we'll be enthusiastic about it.
It's way too hard, sometimes, to give yourself even a little time that's all yours, and keep it for yourself. That's what this is all about.
The micro-round will be a little different, in that I won't necessarily be posting every hour (and it's only 24 hours) (and it's in the middle of the week). So just comment in the most recent post! We're especially encouraging WIPs, Yule treats, and drunkfic (either the characters or the writer).
(Also: it's never happened yet, but if anyone ever does show up in our threads and troll the members, I will smack them down so fast and hard we'll have to scrape up the bits with a shovel.)