#thewipproject2019

[the-wip-project]

Sticking with it

Writing on an old WIP can be frustrating. 

I’m sitting here, looking at my notes and the last chapter I published and wonder if it is even worth it. It’s not like anybody cares, right? I could work on so many other things, stories that people actually read and comment on. But instead I’m poking at this old, half-dead drawhorse and I got nothing.

I love giving advice but I’m really bad at listening to myself for that. I always say that persistence is the key and finishing something is validation in itself. But when the fic is done, the notes drop off and I wonder if the finale did the story justice -- then it’s really hard to believe that.

There’s a lot of resistance holding us back; it’s other people ignoring or actively hating on our creations, it’s the yelling brain telling us that we suck. My yelling brain is really good at that. 

All I can offer you to fight against this resistance is spite.

(images by @tanfasticanna)

Stick with it. Out of spite, out of pure stubbornness. Keep writing, try very hard not to suck, and finish that story. 

[barbex]

the WIP project

Soooooooo this is happening! Finish your shit!

I made a sideblog: @the-wip-project.

The general idea will be to use July and some of August for writing and finishing a WIP. I'll set a deadline for that, those details I'm still working out. It will be for all and everyone, open for all fandoms and for original fiction. I'll reblog entries and links on @the-wip-project​, follow that blog for all the info. 

That's the main event, just casually finishing a WIP. 

In addition, there will also be two prizes, one for the oldest WIP finished and one for the longest. For that, people will have to register via google form and submit screenshots of the status of the WIP in the beginning so that we can compare the progress later on. 

One artist, @xiz0r​, has already agreed to offer a sketch portrait and I hope I can find a second artist soon. 

So that’s the event, for July and August, the WIP project to finish your WIPs. We’ll be using the tag #theWIPproject2019. 

Give me a bit more time and I’ll make a new post with the deadlines and the register form.

Reblogs are appreciated, spread the word! 

[xiz0r]

Theron Shan from the Star Wars Universe for @greyias, one of the 2 winners of the @the-wip-project 2019.

Congratulations on finishing your WIP and keep on creating!

[jt-boi-n7]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

An ancient fic that was dormant for six years, finally finished for a WIP Project challenge.  Better late then never, right?   

The Immortal Game 

Aria discovers she has more in common with Shepard than she thought. 

[greyias]

It is done! With a few hours to spare!

Thank you to the @the-wip-project for giving me the kick in the pants to buckle down and finish this bad boy! ♥︎

[captainderyn]

Final WIP Project Update

the WIP Project 2019 has come to an end! Here’s my final update for @the-wip-project​~

Status Update: Ashes is still not done lmao....I realized two things about halfway through this process:

1. Ashes is going to be a lot longer than I’d anticipated. 

2. My moving prep was going to take a lot more time than intended. 

Which is fine! Because I still made progress and that’s the important part. 

--

The start of the month had us at chapter 6 of this behemouth and sat at an admirable 45,000 words. 

Somewhere between then and now, Barastair got a little chatty and as of today Ashes is up to chapter 10 and 77,382 words on AO3. Yeah, I had to blink at that number too. Guess the plot bunnies really took over at some point. 

and, just for some giggles, we have the stubborn chapter 11--derailed by massive thunderstorms and prepping for the move, sitting at a happy little 336 words. 

Overall? I’m really happy with myself currently. While it was only four chapters posted and not the grand finale I’d planned for, it’s still a solid 32,000 words written in a very busy time frame. And that’s enough of a feat for me. 

Ashes has more posted on it (and we’ve effectively completed what can be dubbed Arc One of the story), this unstuck me from chapter 7′s rut. I’m further than I was, have a better idea of where to go, and have the satisfaction of having cranked out some solid writing :D 

Thank you to @the-wip-project for hosting this fun little writerly motivation and congrats to everyone else who either finished (*cheers*@greyias!*) or also made some progress on their WIPS!!

(read what is posted of Ashes here)

[penthesilea1623]

You want unfinished WIPs, I’ve got unfinished WIPs.

I’m joining in (though not signing up for) The WIPproject2019 challenge. Not choosing just one, because I know how contrary I am and choosing one would just make me want to work on a different one.

So there they are in all their unfinished glory. Let’s see how far I get by August 11.

[the960writers]

source: Chuck Wendig