#50k challenge

[hazel0bite]

Preptober 2024 - Day 6

What would be the easiest way to write this story?

I actually have a structured plot this time with an ordered list of scenes sorted into three acts. AND I know the ending, unlike the last two times lol

[mawcewrites]

50k in 17 Days!!!

Well, I did it! Not only did I finish the 50k challenge, I did it in only 17 days! Thanks to my AMAZING writing community that kept me going and cheering me on, and my best friend @eldritchflowerwriter who went temporarily insane with me and did 12k in a day at my side, I managed to finish the 50k challenge super early!

(Art of my baby Theodore by stkrivtsov on Instagram!)

So what does that mean for this project? Well, it's not done yet, for sure. My goal for WallpaperWIP is to finish around 80k words for the first draft, and I'm well on my way! I've still been working on the book throughout the month even if I finished early, and I am hoping to finish my last 30k before the end of November. I am currently sitting at around 68k, so right now that goal is looking pretty doable!

After that, I plan on chucking it at my CP so he can brutally tear it apart as much as possible during December-January while I'm working on finalizing UtDM. Then, I'll start draft 2! It's coming along way faster than I ever hoped it would, and I am both terrified and excited to have it ready for your hands!

Keep an eye out on my socials and my newsletter for more info!

Also, for those of you curious about my numbers, check out the stats from Pacemaker Planner! (Not sponsored, but I HIGHLY recommend them for writers who are looking for something like the NaNo website to keep track of their writing and editing processes!)

Until next time, beloveds!

[desceros]

hullo hullo everyone!! i hope youre doing well ✨ i come bearing a brief summary of things to come to desceros dot com:

bay raph bday present for my friend spoon

edit and post tittytello

symphony ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY LETS GOOOO i’ll be doing this for nanowrimo this year again asterisk

come december i’ll probably start dayjob leo….. barring something else eating my brain looking at you dredge au and fake marriage au and whatever gb’s inevitably gonna toss to me in a grenade (affectionate)

aaand that’s about as far ahead as i have in me to plan rn :’) thank you as always for your lovely messages!! i promise i see them, i’m just sooo bad at taking the time to answer them these days. sigh. looks yearningly at my pto allowance

[divinequo]

New art challenge! 🥺💕

Draw you and your fictional crush like this<3🌺

[spinjitsuburst]

holy shit i've spent the past four real life days trying to beat a minigame in stardew valley and i couldn't beat it until today i was doing it and i zoned out while thinking really hard about the logistics of vengestone production and distribution prior to the events of crystalized and i beat it moral of the story zone out and think about a very specific aspect of ninjago you can accomplish anything

[running-with-the-feels]

Okay, if I were to write the Royal Kuai Liang au, would that actually interest anyone? How buck wild can I go with the world building? Should I mix it with the dragon cryomancer's au?

[nostalgia-tblr]

"Short fic is anything under 30k"

GET FUCKED, REDDITOR!!!

[loyal-house-of-lupin]

Day 1: 1.830

Day 2: 1.270

Day 3: 2.215

Total written: 5.315

Written in the fic in total: 72.125

I’ve actually written more than is on here. Because I haven’t counted the sentences of my other fics in this. The reason for that is, I’m trying to add the 50k to Brew & Biscuit. Anything else is just a happy bonus!

But I’m very happy with the result so far and we are on track!

Read the on-going fic here: Brew & Biscuit Coffee Shop

[foreverchangingfandomsao3]

I finished nanowrimo!

[queerdiazs]

tease tidbit tuesday 💨

i’m at work for a few more hours but i have plans (to sleep) when i get off so i’m doing this early + am sure i’ve already shared this but i’m sharing it again in hopes i can add to it in the coming weeks!

it’s from the burning house fic (NOT to be confused with the house fire fic, mind you) which actually has a real life proper name now, teehee

"Jesus Christ, Buck." He shakes his head and laughs, ugly and mean and rueful, and stares at the photos on the fridge. "Sometimes, I think caring about you hurts worse than getting shot."

i was tagged by my loves @wikiangela, @disasterbuckdiaz, @thewolvesof1998, and @daffi-990 mwah mwah

and i’m no pressure tagging @eddiebabygirldiaz, @eddiediaztho, @callmenewbie, @callaplums, @wildlife4life, @exhuastedpigeon, @try-set-me-on-fire, @fortheloveofbuddie, @folk-fae, @giddyupbuck, @honestlydarkprincess, @jesuisici33, @loserdiaz, @mysteriouslyyounggalaxy and whoever else wants to share 🫶🏼

[pleasetakethis]

Since I'm stepping away from the official program this year, I'm updating my tag. NaNoWriMo has shifted beyond Chris Baty's vision, according to his book, No Plot? No Problem, and the creepy corporate overtones went too far with the "condemning AI is classist and ableist" bullshit.

I am still going to write 50k in 30 days during November so that's my new tag: 50k30days

Plus side: it'll be nice to have a tag that works for other months, too (because, again, the point of the challenge was always to turn off the inner editor and write quickly, because words on the page can be edited. A blank document is nothing. The challenge was never about buying shit, which is heavily pushed now, but the idea that ANYONE could write a story if they tried--and getting the words written).

[hazel0bite]

Preptober Prompts - Day 3

How many main characters will your story have?

Two (with alternating POV) and they finally have names lol. Wanted ones that can shortened.

Captain Benjamin Harding

Doctor Nicholas Linfield

[makkasbuns]

this month I’m trying to write a 30k novella about a disabled lesbian ex-nun in space. we’ll see how it goes

[risingsunresistance]

i love jerry being mayor

[erabundus]

by  the  way!  i'm  doing  a  little  nanowrimo-esque  writing  challenge  this  month  —  so  if  any  mutuals  would  like  a  SMALL  STARTER,  please  feel  free  to  like  this  post  and  i'll  sprinkle  them  all  throughout  my  queue!

[ringaroundtheroses]

i wish life was like the sims and if i just practice enough w a skill i will suddenly be quite good at it...but alas