Is there such a thing as the standard Yuletide panic scale?

[gryphonrhi]

I mean, I know some of it, but only some of it. If I've missed anything obvious, can someone chime in, please?

I think it runs:

How panicked are you?

What panic?  My story's done.
Hey, 1,000 words, I'm more than halfway there, no problem.
Um.  Biting nails a little, since I have an idea but so far I don't have enough words...
Pardon me, I'll just run in

Comments

[adina_atl]

How about my favorite "Oh my god, I have 7,000 words and I'm not half finished!"

[gryphonrhi]

Oh, *GOD*. Yes. That problem. (Killa is having that problem. "I'm past the minimum wordcount, but the plot's 6K from done, AHHH!")

Thank you!

[adina_atl]

My Yuletide stories seemed to get progressively longer, while the Yuletide writing period got progressively shorter as the years went on. I haven't done Yuletide in a while--*sigh*.

[blade_and_roses]

Isn't there one about "I know it's close to midnight but I still need to add 3K words and ten scenes to make it right?" Otherwise known as "I don't know when to stop" syndrome.

And I know. I intend to sit down this weekend and wrestle both these stories into shape. Using fudge bars and moccachinos as bribes.

[gryphonrhi]

::laughing:: I'm so so sorry, I thought I'd replied to this! Yes. That should be a category for this!

Good luck, I'm still working on both of mine!!