#my hobby: abandon wip

[cinmonpunch]

Ellie’d totally got banned from all Jackson fairs.

[sentimentalslut]

Sometimes I want to yell at you to update your fics but I remember you’re a whole ass lawyer and have a life.

also writers block dont forget the writers block

[moszeel]

I never post my OCs or their lore on here so literally no one is excited to see her except me. Which is probably a good thing because she is the worst boss ever. Her names Allison (last name pending) and she runs a morally questionable branch office for a big pharma company

[taroris]

not brandon sanderson saying on his lecture that one of the worst jobs to have if you plan to write is the one i have 💀

[televenus]

auughghhhhhhgghggggghhhhhhhhghghhh

[inga-don-studio]

Thinking about starting a new hobby at 1:30am is the Devil talking and they’re so right

[mimicteruyo]

tfw you finally put together a full chapter outline of the wip that’s become the bane of your existence and realise to your horror that you need to invent a whole new chapter to put in the middle (unrelated to the other chapter in the middle where you know about one plot point and that’s it)

[ghost-in-the-stalls]

WIP Folder Game

I was tagged by @sagemoderocklee <3

Rules: Make a new post with the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them, and then post a little snippet or tell them something about it! Then tag as many people as you have WIPs.

Oof okay here we go. These are literally just named by what the document is called lol you'll see that many of them do not have proper titles unless they've already started being posted to ao3

Also, do outline-onlys count? I'm adding them

Naruto:

[REDACTED ZINE PIECE]

North Star (posted)

Holy Fool Colored Blue/My Sweetest Downfall (technically posted)

I Come With Knives (posted)

It's Disco, Baby! (posted)

Not God, Not Us, But Something Else (posted)

lemon-wedges art fic

tarot story

AFTG:

angstober days 1 2 3

blair witch au

Dawn Won't End the Night (posted)

musician au

Haikyuu!!:

Big Brother Daichi Feel Good Story

daichi fightchi

Jujustu Kaisen:

The Sound We Make Inbetween

yuuta pre zero scene

Ouran High School Host Club:

kyouya horror exercise

kyouya possession

Devilman:

rewrite

I'm..... not ever comfortable tagging people but I'm ESPECIALLY not gonna be able to tag as many people as I have wips lmao sorry.

I'll tag @bananahwormz @nightingaleflow and @uriekukistan (if you guys want to/haven't been tagged already, ofc <3) Everyone else I can think to tag has already been tagged :')

[louisferrignojr]

i think someone tagged me for the tease tidbit thing. i've lost the notif bc today has been wild

once again from my fic "where everyone realises eddie is gay before eddie does" this time i'm gonna share this bit of dialogue

tagging: @wikiangela @bidisasterevankinard @cliophilyra @ayo-buck @neverevan and anyone else who wants to do this!

also no obligation to reblog this silly post guys <3

[appalachianapologies]

Paradigm Check-in

welcome to a new series- that i'm going to call "paradigm pwednesday" because there aren't any days of the week that start with p so pwednesday is just going to have to- where i write something in paradigm and share it because otherwise i'm never going to finish this book

8/2 (somewhere in chapter seven)

But now she's at the motel, alone, and it's been hours. Sid had two people to take down tonight, so it certainly makes sense that he'd be taking longer than Delilah, but it still doesn't make it any easier to handle. She's not so much worrying about the man as wondering what it would mean in terms of Marcus. If Sid got caught, would Marcus blame her? Probably not. They're partners, sure, but it's clear that Marcus thinks of Sid in a higher regard than Delilah. It might make sense for Marcus to blame Sid if something went wrong with her, but not the other way around. Sid has at least twenty years of this under his belt, which means if anything happens it's his own damn fault. Somehow, the thought isn't as comforting as she thinks it should be. 

[tossawary]

Having written a lot of complete, novel-length fics at this point... I want to say that it's a lot of work and that it's not weird to struggle to complete a creative project. I don't think it's a moral failing to have WIPs or abandoned works or ideas that just don't pan out for whatever reason. It's not a Bad Thing that you've done to yourself or to anyone else.

Like, I don't want to position myself as a big fandom authority here, I just want to speak from my experience and maybe reassure someone by agreeing that completing any creative project is not easy. I have WIPs and abandoned works you haven't seen. I have ideas that I know I'll never follow through on, both achievable and unachievable ones. Writing takes time and effort that has to be taken from elsewhere, and sometimes work is too exhausting and dinner still has to be made and decent sleep is too important, so you just can't do it. Dedicating time to any one hobby means less time for others and that kind of sucks sometimes. Sometimes, I just don't FEEL like writing and I'm not going to "suffer for my art".

It's flattering to be held in high esteem sometimes for writing long and complete fan stories (I have other fan creators I personally admire for similar reasons), but I do want to make it clear that it's a lot of work (writing is work no matter what you're writing!), I'm pretty lucky to be able to do that work more frequently than many others, and I personally don't think anyone should hold it against themselves (or against anyone else!) if circumstances get in the way. Sometimes, things just don't work out and we need to give ourselves time, or even just move on. I appreciate people's slow-to-update WIPs and abandoned works and stories on lengthy hiatus and fic ideas that will never be written.

So, like, if anyone is feeling a little down because they have a story that they're struggling with... I feel that. I don't think it's weird if your fanfiction is important to you or to feel like you've fucked it up somehow. I don't think you're a bad person or a bad writer if you take years to finish a story or if you have to give up on one because you've outgrown it. I think it's cool to share what you have if you want to share it. I think you're cool.

[woozivrse]

um hi here are little bits of wips :3 all of them are like, kinda abandoned rn but i'm trying!!

popular! seungkwan x introvert! reader

digging through his bag, seungkwan pulled out a jacket for you. “here, wear it. if you're going to be here to keep me company then you will do it warm!”

“but won’t you be cold once you’re out of practice?” you held the jacket in your hands.

how svt cuddle, hoshi!

hoshi loves loves LOVES nuzzling into you. doesn't matter where, the neck? nuzzle. the top of the head? nuzzle. he also likes laying on top of you, he treats you as a personal pillow at all times, though it's usually just his head on you so he doesn't hurt you.

summer camp! (i don't actually have any ideas for this, so send some in if you have any!) it's all of svt but im considering making it a series where all the boys have an individual fic?

you looked fondly on the clearing, recalling so many memories from your childhood. soon, the campers from the city would be pouring into the field, excited–or maybe, just a little peeved that they had to be separated from their family and friends– for the start of the summer.

wonwoo x implied aromantic! reader! (this is pretty self indulgent tbh. also, not all aromantic ppl never end up in relationships! it's a spectrum)

books and other hobbies occupied your attention. it's not like you never noticed cute people, you had eyes of course, but you chalked it up to just aesthetic attraction and not romantic. and when your college literature class first began, you assumed it was the same thing. jeon wonwoo was, objectively, really cute.

girl group stan! seungkwan x boy group stan! reader— smau! (heavily HEAVILY wip. don't expect this anytime soon)

reader: “WHAT DID YOU SAY ABOUT [IDOL] HUH???”

seungkwan: “JIHYOS BETTER. JEALOUSY IS A DISEASE GET BETTER SOON😘”

legally blonde au! elle! dk x emmett! reader, based more on the musical than the movie!

“sorry! i- that came out wrong. i don't mean to judge but, for a girl? who doesn't even like you?”

“it's love!” he argued. “i love her and she loves me,”

“...you sound insane, you know,”

“i know…” he sighed, holding his head in his hands, “just, we dated for years before this, we were together since senior year of high school!”

college au! both reader and dk are leads of the same musical! dk x reader (yes this is also legally blonde based PLEASE LEAVE ME ALONE I WAS IN A PHASE) (also, HEAVYYYY WIP. NOT CURRENTLY BEING WORKED ON)

soulmate au! no one rn actually x reader! (this is the final boss of all my wips i started this back in october of last year so we'll find out if it makes it out of the trenches)

he grabbed your wrist, your compasses calming down at the touch.

“found you,” he grinned, eyes bright and breathless.

and that's it! feel free to come talk to me about your favs, maybe they'll make it out of the trenches<3

[lordkingsmith]

Badly Summarized WIP Poll

Rules: Pick a bunch of your WIPs and summarize them as badly as possible, then ask your followers to vote on which one they'd be most likely to read. Multiple/all/none options are completely optional.

…oh damn. lol, there’s so many. Ok, let’s see…I’ll do a couple of the cartoons I’m planning as well and offer multiple and none as options. Some I’ve partially abandoned but want to start again, some are actively being worked on

1) The Good Nurse

2) A Knight As Pretty As Hollyhock Blooms (part one of a planned trilogy with a possible spinoff)

3) The God and The Poet (sequel to gods and kings)

4) Sun Cracked Witch Glass (formerly known as no story for the history books, book one in a trilogy also being worked on)

5) l0VrB0i

6) Gods and Kings (prequel to the god and the poet)

7) Go Go Night Crew

8) Bodies Are My Hobby

Ok, so maybe the one that gets the most votes at the end of the week I sit down and get draft one done lol

[cr1msond1sgrace]

❝ Triple the six, abandon your god because he don't exist. ❞

⧼ Introduction ⧽

heyo! im carmen (prns are they/it/xe), a disabled, queer, and mentally ill writer who's polyam as fuck. this blog mainly is regarding writing, the occasional fandom post, disability, and general bs from the void. on occassion i will also reblog otherkin and aesthetic stuff <33 (along with witchy things)

i'm 18, so i'd mostly prefer if i had a 16+ interaction via asks and dms, but those are open! I dont bite at all <3

underneath the cut is listing of fandoms, music taste, and more! it also will list my general opinions and dni as well.

⧼ Music Artists + genres ⧽

chase atlantic

black veil brides

sleep token

bad omens

6arelyhuman

odetari

VIOLA

hoizer

written by wolves

dark divine

genres

rock folk/indie dark/alt pop hyperpop anything that scratches the brain properly /j

⧼ Fandoms + Hobbies ⧽

my top two fandoms happen to be a dead fandom and one fandom that would have people bitching like hell at me. however i have no shame in what i like, so it's ffxv and helluva/hazbin. ffxv is practically a dead fandom while you either like helluva/hazbin or you actively shit upon it.

however, i have no tolerance for the latter. i consume problematic content critically and i dont worship the ground that viviziepop walks upon. i'm always for and will be for the critical consuption of problematic media as long as it's not someone trying to advocate for the original harry potter series (marauders are the exception, because they barely even use canon).

i am an avid writer with a love for everything tragic, so my current wip is one about reincarnated gods and BY GOD I WILL NOT STFU ABOUT IT. i also write poetry so do expect that.

⧼ DNI ⧽

though a dni is often fruitless, do know i actively block and remove those who harass me.

but here's the list.

basic dni

zionists

those who tone police minorities

if you're easily offended by slur humor / slur jokes

under 15

valentino (hazbin) supporters/apologists GTFO.

if you get bitchy about those who consume 'problematic' media

that would be all, good day <3

and remember to drink some damn water, eat, and use the restroom if you havent.

[whatlovelybones-if]

Hi I loved your demo for lovely bones, went to your blog and saw you have multiple WIP's planned. This is fully from a state of concern and of course you are allowed to do as you please, but I would be cautious with starting too many projects at once. I've seen too many authors get overwhelmed and burned out because of it. Even one IF-project is a major undertaking which takes a lot of time, planning and energy. I assume you also have a daily routine and other things occupying your time and these are hobby-projects, which should remain fun and not a source of stress. As a reader I've been burnt too many times by becoming invested in a wip and then seeing them be abandoned, and I'd hate to see that happen with this one. In any case I wish you the best of luck!

i completely understand your perspective. there are many cases of authors getting super burnt out while juggling too many projects and it's a genuine issue. however, i also believe that not everyone feels like that. i, for example, get burnt out when i work on one project constantly with no other stories to refresh my mind with. that was what happened with WLB, and it's what happened with TCS too as i focused on one sole project and didn't have any other project i could use as a backup to unleash some creativity on.

i do think this is the maximum amount of project i'll be working on for now because i don't want to bite off more than i can chew. three is the max i'm willing to work with rn, and since i'm using a priority system to write, i'm on top of my writing schedule with all the other stuff going on in my life.

right now, my priority system is:

these crimson strings {chapter one (rewriting for all four branches)}

the lightning thief {chapter one (finished & soon TBR) & chapter two (writing in-between TCS rewrite)}

what lovely bones {chapter one (finished outlining the major points; already wrote sebas’s entry scene)}

[arcane-vagabond]

Arcane-Vagabond's FAQ

Hi! Welcome to my FAQ page! Here is a list of the different questions I get asked fairly frequently or things I've had to address more than once.

✨ Can I tag you in my fics?

Did I ask to be tagged? Then no.💛

(You will be blocked if you do this anyway.)

✨ Can I make fan art of your fics?

My brother in Christ…..we will have a spring wedding.

(Just let me know/tag me/give me credit)

✨ Can I be added to your taglist?

I do not have a taglist. If you would like to be notified on when I post, follow my sideblog ( @sailoraviator-library ) and turn on post notifications. I will ignore requests asking to be put on a taglist from here on out.

✨ Do you have a posting schedule?

Not currently, no.

✨ Can I request something?

Yes! But please keep in mind that I might say no if I'm not interested or comfortable with the topic. Usually, I will send you over to an artist/writer who I think might be able to fulfill your request if I cannot.

✨ You haven't answered my ask/request/questions or updated my favorite story in a while. Why?

While I try to get to requests, sometimes the writing juice just isn't plentiful for an idea. Also, I'm a grown woman with a full time job, friends, family, and other hobbies/obligations outside of this blog. I travel for work which means at any given time, I'm sitting in a hotel room after multiple hours of driving. If I have time, I try to answer everything, but I also have (as of 7.30.24) 94 requests sitting in my inbox, with some from a couple of months ago. Please be patient.

✨ I want to write a story, but it's similar to yours. Is that okay?

Listen, my love, as long as it's not a complete ripoff of one of my stories, I really don't care what you write. You want to write about mermaids? Please do! You want to write about cursed pirates? Go ahead! The nature of AUs is that you are going to use similar tropes for the stories, and the nature of tropes is that you are going to have similarities to stories that use the same ones. There's only so many ways you can write a meet cute in a bar.

✨ Will you promote my fic?

I try to reblog fics I come across, and promote the ones from smaller authors as much as possible. However, that does not mean my blog is a billboard for you to promote your fics on. I was once a small time author, so I know how hard it can be to get your stuff out there. Shoving your work at me is a guaranteed way to get me to NOT read it and actively ignore it in the future.

✨ Why do you have so many WIPs (Works in Progress)? You know you probably won't finish all of those, right?

I do, and that's okay. That's the nature of writing fanfic, unfortunately. Not everything is going to get finished. You also have to understand that just because I haven't touched a story in a month or two doesn't mean it's been abandoned. The writing muses just haven't given me inspiration or motivation to write for it. I will make an announcement and take something off of my masterlist if I have decided to abandon it.

✨ What are some thing I can do to get my writing noticed?

Tag appropriately. I cannot tell you how many people are going to scroll past your writing if you tag a character fic with the actor (for example, tagging a Jake "Hangman" Seresin fic with Glen Powell). In fact, you are more likely to get yourself blocked versus someone reading your fic. Make use of the "Read More" feature on your fics. People are more likely to block you than read your fic if they have to scroll endlessly past your fics. People will find your fics by searching the appropriate tags. Just give it time.

✨ What are some things I should do when posting/writing?

Do NOT write real person fic. It's one thing to write about a character that doesn't exist, it's something else writing about a real life person who will suffer the consequences when people will inevitably mix reality with fiction. How would you feel if someone wrote a story about you where you did all of these things you'd never do?

Put appropriate trigger/content warnings above your fic. If you are going to write about sensitive topics, it is SO important that you warn people before they reach the story. Writing about losing a child, cancer, or sexual behavior? Tag it explicitely so people can filter it. Do not censor your warnings and do not use "angst" as a catch all. Allow people to protect themselves.

✨ I didn't like [insert fic here].

I literally don't care. Telling me you didn't like something instead of scrolling without a hateful comment makes you a loser, actually.

✨ Do you take non-fanfic related questions?

Yes!! I encourage them, actually! Never feel like you can't shoot me an ask that's not related to fanfic or fandom because I love chatting!! Even if you want to chat with me about fics, I'm more than happy to do so!

✨ Who do you write for?

Mainly Top Gun Maverick at the moment, but I might write for other fandoms in the future! I wrote reader inserts, and it’s good to note that my reader inserts are female unless otherwise stated!

This is by no means a comprehensive list, and will be updated as I get more questions!