#writing progress report

[t-lane-writes]

I finished the third version of the first draft of The Specters.

I may do some work on editing the Worldbuilding file, so it's up to date with the current version of the story.

And, honestly speaking, the final six chapters now exist in the form of notest, the length of barely 100-400. I may or may not add some thoughts to those notes, so they are a little longer. I still have three days of leave, so they will be dedicated to post-draft cleaning, I guess.

I'm glad to say I found the way (during writing the previous version -- now it solidified) to finish the story without sacrificing (killing) any of the main characters. Instead, it ends in a way that opens the door for a sequel, although I do not think I will write it. At least I'm not making such plans at the moment.

I feel fulfilled. :)

[shanastoryteller]

see something say something ch 18 progress report: 1k

[cobra-creampuff]

"I fucking know I already-" Johnny snaps. He can feel his face flaming, the counter colder by comparison. "I like it like that, okay? Just, pl..." Johnny smothers his voice just in time. He can hear the smug lift of Daniel's eyebrows at the near-slip of politeness. But Johnny's not there yet; if LaRusso wants manners from Johnny he's gonna have to beat or fuck them out of him.

from Hold It Against Me, currently 2.5k

[redo-rewind-if]

Hey y'all! Here's this week's progress report! 😊

Next Update (Chapter 4):

Opening: 100%

Avoid August/Confront Him: 100%

A Normal Day at Work: 100%

You Can Fix This, Right? 🤡: 10%

Keep Your Friends Close...: 0%

Avoidant Route: 0%

The work day section is all done! I've made some headway on the "fix this" path as well, though not quite as much as I'd like.

I mentioned this before, but that path will likely take me the longest to get done due to the time loop aspect. Probably a few weeks, fyi, but at least I should be able to get some good snippets to post out of it!

[definitelynotshouting]

in case you're wondering how its going rn

[novella-november]

I'm not sure if it is this particular story, 4thewords, or the knowledge that my official writing goal is 1,000 words per day instead of 1,664 from nano, but but I have managed to soar past my goal each day so far, where before I struggled immensely!

Managed 2,155 yesterday for Day Two [day three for me, since I started on Halloween because I knew I was gonna be busy away from home for three days] even with being in a car for hours!

[season-77]

Ready for another photo? God, I feel like I could do this all day...

[morbethgames]

Love the story but I think I encountered a major bug? I went to talk to the coroner's office but during the debriefing with elizabeth at the end she brings up Jacob and confiscating a USB, which didn't happen on my playthrough. Its very confusing.

Will definitely look into this. Thank you for the report!

[creativenicocorner]

Hello! I'm really curious what Starry Starry Night is about?

♡(o˘◡˘o) Thank you so much @disorganised-thoughtss for asking! ♡

This is another fic I'm excited to sink my teeth into when I get the chance!

"Starry Starry Night" is heavily inspired by the manga Insomniacs After School by Makoto Ojiro.

I plan on having it be very Tome centric, taking place nearly directly after the events of the Reigen Manga. As a result of Rusty-chan, the forest, and Roshūto, Tome develops a really bad case of insomnia and really struggles to sleep. Making her snap a little more than usual, and causing a bit of growing pains in terms of inserting herself into Spirits and Such.

The following is a super rough bit of back and forth during some brainstorming. I'm always fascinated by the thought of either Tome or Teruki feeling ... complicated feelings as (what they feel to be but aren't) 'replacements'.

Idk I'm not married to this bad and forth, but I think some version of this will perhaps exist in the finished product:

"I know why you really don’t want me here.” “Yeah?” Challenged Reigen, matching jeering tone with jeering tone. And then Tome straightened, right and serious and deftly to the point in the only way teenagers can: Terrifyingly. “You’re just mad I’m here instead of Shigeo." A fiery whine tinged her voice with emotion. Tome hated it, hated how her eyes felt prickly with potential tears. "You wish he were here, instead of me.” Reigen’s eyes widened, then he looked away, unable to meet Tome’s challenging eyes. Mostly because, in that moment, he was too ashamed. Dreadfully so. She was right…in a small sense. He did miss Mob, but he had grown, and that's okay. Reigen just didn't realize how much he'd miss him until the moment Tome pointed it out. And it made him feel wretched. He had no idea Tome felt this way... did Teruki as well? Or any of the other gaggle of teens? Reigen took a measured breath while Tome pointed at the act as if exposing condemning evidence. "See!" Tome continued her jabbing motion. "I knew it!" Serizawa looked between the pair of them, unsure how to help. A growing silence was filling the restaurant as fellow patrons turned to watch the scene in curiosity. Reigen and Tome ignored them. "Alright," said Reigen, resigned, and painfully honest, "…yes." "HAH!" Tome jumped, and nearly caused the table in their booth to jolt. "I do miss him," continued Reigen, ignoring her interruption. "But that doesn't mean I expect you to replace him. You're your own person Tome, and he is his own person. No one can replace another. People aren't things, it doesn't work like that. Which means you are irreplaceable in your own right, Tome-chan." The dagger straight point of Tome's index finger transformed slowly into something less sharp. Serizawa smiled, and politely passed Tome a tissue. With fumbling hands she accepted Serizawa's tissue gratefully. Then looked away from Reigen's knowing look, "shut up." Reigen nodded. "Allergies, huh?" "Whatever." Reigen and Serizawa shared a smile. Over the sounds of Tome blowing her nose, Serizawa said cheerfully, "I wonder what they have to offer for dessert."

Anywho... Instead of sitting around at home, staring at the ceiling waiting for a sleep that won't come, Tome starts spending her nights wandering Seasoning City alone which is interesting, until not safe/risk of getting caught by a bicycle cop.

During one of her nightly escapades she runs into Takenaka (who struggles with insomnia for different reasons. Wanting to take advantage of the night as one of the few times the world is a little quieter for the telepath. Making it one of the few times he doesn't need to use his headphones). Shenanigans ensue, but also a far deeper friendship than before.

One night they stumbles across Reigen as well, (likewise still experiencing after effects of dealing with Rusty), but his insomnia is something he had been dealing with since before dealing with Rusty. Words of wisdom etc and encouragement for Tome to learn astronomy. Among other Tome and Reigen shenanigans as I love them as a bombastic chaotic duo.

Somewhere down the line Tome manages to convince Reigen to chaperone for school sanctioned nightly escapades for night time photography.

Serirei things happen in the background, sometimes mirroring Tome's own navigations of the heart (she WILL be a disaster bisexual because I DO make the rules of this fic haha). And perhaps exploring what it is like to be in a fresh new relationship with each other (serirei)?

And uh, yeah! I have a very vague idea, but a barely there outline, and am filled with vibes. I'm very excited for this concept though! I think Tome developing a love for astronomy and star gazing feels completely natural considering her love of aliens. And yeah, I want to see more Tome and Reigen scenarios/shenanigans, as well as explore her relationship with Takenaka more

We'll see how these vibes grow haha

(♡˙︶˙♡)Thank you so much again for the ask!!

[undercover-bro]

I love your Shourtney fanfics they are so well done,and have such good references and intensity, are you gonna be writing anymore soon because there is an extreme lack of Shourtney fics in the fandom

Hi there!! Thank you so much, I'm so glad you like them. And great question- i am, in fact, planning several more. The question of 'when' is a little fuzzy, but I'm hopeful. Gf (Jaye) has managed to wrangle a ton out of me for her birthday/our anniversary.

1) two one-shot smuts: message me for details

2) an M-rated multi-chapter set from late 2018 to pre-pandemic 2020. Jaye's request was: fwb, what happens when a ONS doesn't ruin a friendship, but only makes you grow closer? Several of my domestic oneshot ideas have actually been integrated into this, taking the list down from 15 to 3, so that's conveinent. Expect smut, intimacy, fluff, and a lot of being a couple without DTR.

3) fluffy oneshots for flufftober: coffeeshop thingy inspired by @totallynotmeems, a couple short tags to Culinary Crimes, half-baked childhood friend thing

4) Still determined to put together a Shourtney rec list! Also pending, as being old has made me and Wattpad bitter enemies.

[t-lane-writes]

I'm done with Black Wings (for now). It's not a full first draft yet. 22 out of 68 chapters are in actual first draft stage, the rest are in detailed pre-draft version. Well. Truth be told about five, maybe eight chapters are not even pre-draft, but... well. They were more difficult than the rest, apparently.

Other stats? 218 pages. 86 173 words.

I iz proud of self. :D

[sylphidine]

Sylphi's Fanfiction Roundup for 2024

I wrote in three fandoms this year... Rise of the Guardians, Nightmare Dork University, and Deltarune. I did not write as much as I thought I did, and didn’t contribute to either of the two Tumblr events I usually run.  Trying not to be down on myself, because I ***did*** write.  But offline life took its toll.

Links in the rebloggery, to taunt Tumblr's wacky algorithm and to make sure my mutuals actually see this post.

[shanastoryteller]

*sighs*

psych fic progress report: 1k

i think i'm going to bop around between this, siat, and wbt and whatever happens happens

[cobra-creampuff]

This line isn't going to make it anywhere in the fic, but I like it so. Behold.

LaRusso's not dodging as much as he should, as much as he used to. More aggressive enough that, now that Johnny actually gives a shit (and has the breathing room to notice), it makes him wonder what the hell he missed.

cut from Hold It Against Me, currently 2k

[redo-rewind-if]

Hi there everyone! I hope you've all had a good week!ヽ(✿ﾟ▽ﾟ)ノ

Next Update (Chapter 4):

Opening: 100%

Avoid August/Confront Him: 100%

A Normal Day at Work: 90%

You Can Fix This, Right? 🤡: 0%

Keep Your Friends Close...: 0%

Avoidant Route: 0%

As you can probably tell, I've had a pretty productive week! The Work Day section is almost done! Woohoo!!

Which is good considering the next section will likely be the largest and most time consuming part of the chapter to write. And the sooner I get that done, the sooner I can make a solid estimate for the chapter's release. I'm hoping for early next year! 🤞

[staybabblingbaby]

Soulmate Garden AU Ch.4 (Lewisia) a1d1

[Caution: These are not full fics, or even full parts of fics for some, these are part of my writing progress archive!]

Concept: Growing up, you knew Soulmates weren't all that they cracked up to be. So when, on your 18th birthday, your skin is painted with a garden of flower buds, you resolve to hide it from everyone. Who had ever heard of someone with 8 soulmates, anyway?

Or; Reader has 8 soulmates and no issue avoiding all of them. It's up to SKZ to show her that while every soulbond might not be made of fairy tales, theirs certainly could be.

Word Count: 237

TO THE UNAWARE: THIS IS A PROGRESS UPDATE OF A CHAPTER NOT REMOTELY CLOSE TO DONE! PLEASE DON'T EXPECT A FULL OR POLISHED PRODUCT HERE

Notes: I am a worm of my word! Going back to our roots w the archive and progress posting! I might be very lazy abt posting the progress bits (I've been done w this for days) But I'm doing it! Was very tempted to post the outline 4 this chapter bc I put them on the same doc, but I'll hold back :p I also need to start thinking of a new summary, I don't like this one :/ Bc of Prior feedback I've gotten, I'm not gonna tag anyone until the chapter is finished. That being said, if anyone wants to be on the in-progress tag list, lmk!

Dividers by @saradika

Warnings: She/Her Reader

Leave me comments or questions or anything! Love hearing from folks <3

Masterlist <3 | Main Part (Unfinished </3)

[Bear w me y'all, 1st attempts are more rough ideas than anything T^T Y'all asked 4 this!!!]

The next morning starts you back on your usual routine. It's a Tuesday, which means a dreaded gym day. You'd wonder why you do this to yourself but you know the answer is more than you'd like to hear right now.

You crawl out of bed in a foul mood, and even pausing to take in your mark can't lift it today. Youre almost surprised it doesn't make it worse actually, as you take in the purple and white blooms across your torso.

You know what they are. Of course you do. You could recite their growing conditions and meaning in Victorian flower language, if you really wanted to. You don't.

Springs and summers spent dogging your mother's shadow in the garden flash by your eyes as your fingers delicately trace droopy bellflowers on your side. Your family garden had been more your stomping grounds than your mother's by the time another petty argument between your parents had put a stop to your shared hobby.

Your father had become convinced that you were taking your mother's side about everything since you spent so much time in her garden. Never mind that the thing was basically yours. You mother had just been letting you do as you'd wished for years.

[Editing Babs Note: Idea to include in 2nd Attempt!]

(Your sister had been right- you'd been asking people about their favorite flowers long before you'd gotten your soulmark. It was bordering on obsession for a long time.)