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January 24th, 2026
 | 11:24 pm - Write Every day 2026: January, Day 24
*rushes in* Where did the day go?! Today's writingStill treading water. *sighs* Tally( Days 1-20 )Day 21: ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png) alightbuthappypen, badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, trobadora, ysilmeDay 22: badly_knitted, carenejeans, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, the_siobhan, trobadoraDay 23: badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, sylvanwitch, trobadoraDay 24: china_shop, trobadoraLet me know if I missed anyone! And remember you can drop in or out at any time. :)
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January 23rd, 2026
| 09:51 pm - Write Every day 2026: January, Day 23
Good news: not as tired today! Bad news: extra stress at work and otherwise! Today's writingI did manage to write a few paragraphs, but it feels like I'm just treading water right now. I really need to make some progress over the weekend; the next deadline is fast approaching ... Tally( Days 1-20 )Day 21: alightbuthappypen, badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, trobadora, ysilmeDay 22: badly_knitted, carenejeans, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, trobadoraDay 23: china_shop, trobadoraLet me know if I missed anyone! And remember you can drop in or out at any time. :)
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January 22nd, 2026
| 10:44 pm - Write Every day 2026: January, Day 22
I'm incredibly tired again today for no discernible reason. *sighs* Today's writingStill slowly working on things. Still not gaining any momentum, but haven't thrown in the towel either, so there's that? Tally( Days 1-20 )Day 21: alightbuthappypen, badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, trobadora, ysilmeDay 22: china_shop, trobadoraLet me know if I missed anyone! And remember you can drop in or out at any time. :)
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January 21st, 2026
 | 10:49 pm - Write Every day 2026: January, Day 21
61% of respondents find shorter fic easier to write than longer! And the majority of respondents mostly write stories between 1 and 10k words. Interestingly, the 10-50k range seems to be the rarest! For me, I find longer fic easier because I can much more easily come up with ideas for longer stories than shorter. Self-contained small things? I wish I could write them more often! But most story ideas I have want to be longer, alas. I used to write more shorter fic, but I've mostly lost the knack, possibly because my current fandoms lend themselves to that less? Or it may be me that's changed. *g* Today's writingSo far I'm failing at gaining any kind of writing momentum this month, but I'm still working on things. A little progress. Tally( Days 1-15 )Day 16: badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, chanter1944, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, trobadora, ysilmeDay 17: alightbuthappypen, badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, chanter1944, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, the_siobhan, trobadora, ysilmeDay 18: badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, chanter1944, cornerofmadness, luzula, goddess47, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, the_siobhan, trobadora, ysilmeDay 19: alightbuthappypen, badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, the_siobhan, trobadora, ysilmeDay 20: badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, the_siobhan, trobadora, ysilmeDay 21: alightbuthappypen, trobadora, ysilmeLet me know if I missed anyone! And remember you can drop in or out at any time. :)
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January 20th, 2026
 | 11:21 pm - Write Every day 2026: January, Day 20
What I did during my lunch break: assemble Ikea shelves \o/ What I didn't do during my lunch break: write /o\ (And then the entire afternoon was non-stop meetings until smoke came out of my ears.) Today's writingA little more than an alibi sentence, but not much more. WED Question of the DayOpen to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 18 I find ...
View Answersshorter fic easier to write than longer fic
11 (61.1%) longer fic easier to write than shorter fic
4 (22.2%) something else (see comments)
3 (16.7%) I mostly write ...
View Answersdrabbles and ficlets (<1k)
2 (11.8%) short fic (1-3k)
5 (29.4%) medium length fic (3-6k)
4 (23.5%) longer fic (6-10k)
4 (23.5%) long fic (10-20k)
0 (0.0%) very long fic (20-50k)
0 (0.0%) epic fic (>50k)
2 (11.8%) I often write ...
View Answersdrabbles and ficlets (<1k)
9 (56.2%) short fic (1-3k)
12 (75.0%) medium length fic (3-6k)
8 (50.0%) longer fic (6-10k)
7 (43.8%) long fic (10-20k)
3 (18.8%) very long fic (20-50k)
1 (6.2%) epic fic (>50k)
3 (18.8%) Day 16: badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, chanter1944, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, trobadora, ysilmeDay 17: alightbuthappypen, badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, chanter1944, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, the_siobhan, trobadora, ysilmeDay 18: badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, chanter1944, cornerofmadness, luzula, goddess47, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, trobadoraDay 19: badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, trobadoraDay 20: china_shop, trobadoraLet me know if I missed anyone! And remember you can drop in or out at any time. :)
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January 19th, 2026
| 11:01 pm - Write Every day 2026: January, Day 19
In the first draft poll, 30% of respondents usually produce a first draft that's very close to the final draft, and no one usually produces first drafts that barely bear resemblance to the final draft. And most respondents (57%) at least sometimes produce a first draft very close to the final draft. *g* For the "usual" question, slightly more people have too-wordse first drafts (25%, compared to 20% for too sparse), whereas in the "sometimes" question, too sparse is more common (38%) than too words (23%). (70% of respondents believe that tickyboxes know no such thing as overkill, btw!) As for me, it differs wildly - I used to produce very clean first drafts that didn't get changed much during editing/betaing, but for the last several years now it's been much more inconsistent. The more I struggle with either writing or finding time/energy to write, the worse my first drafts get - because sometimes I just have to get something, anything, down first, or I won't get anywhere at all. But it's pretty frustrating, so I want to get back to how I used to write, and I need to figure out how to do that with less time and energy than I used to have ... One thing's remained the same, though: my first drafts are generally too sparse, which is why they always grow - sometimes considerably - during editing as I flesh them out and add in all the things that I had in my head but didn't put in the actual text. *g* Today's writingAgain not as much as I'd like. I need to actually sit down and finish something, but it's hard to find the energy. WED Question of the DayToday I don't have a poll, but instead a request for advice: when you're low on energy, do you have any strategies that make it easier to write? Or to get started writing, at least? Because I often find myself just staring blankly at a page for way too long until I somehow get going, and I'd really rather not. *g* When I have more energy, I can usually get there much more easily, which is really unfair. :p (I want to be writing! I feel better once I actually get started writing! But getting there is such a pain on some days. *grumbles*) Tally( Days 1-15 )Day 16: badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, chanter1944, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, trobadora, ysilmeDay 17: alightbuthappypen, badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, chanter1944, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, the_siobhan, trobadora, ysilmeDay 18: badly_knitted, chanter1944, cornerofmadness, luzula, goddess47, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, trobadoraDay 19: china_shop, trobadoraLet me know if I missed anyone! And remember you can drop in or out at any time. :)
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January 18th, 2026
| 11:20 pm - Write Every day 2026: January, Day 18
Rushed post again - time keeps getting away from me! Today's writingNot as much progress as I'd have liked ... see above re: time. *sighs* Tally( Days 1-15 )Day 16: badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, trobadora, ysilmeDay 17: alightbuthappypen, badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, the_siobhan, trobadora, ysilmeDay 18: trobadoraLet me know if I missed anyone! And remember you can drop in or out at any time. :)
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January 17th, 2026
| 10:03 pm - Write Every day 2026: January, Day 17
![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png) fandomtrees reveals have happened! I received two excellent sets of cooking/food icons from holyscream and peasina and a Zhubai ficlet from facethestrange. :D Meanwhile, I'm still trying to finish things myself ... Today's writingI wrote a little this afternoon (new, much better beginning for one of the fics), then had a vertigo attack and had to take a break. (Seriously, what's wrong with this week?! I would like a refund!) Planning to write a little more later today, and tomorrow hopefully I'll actually finish something ... WED Question of the DayIn honour of my icon: Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 22 My first complete draft is usually ...
View Answersvery close to the final draft
7 (33.3%) a bit sparse, but otherwise close to the final draft
4 (19.0%) a bit wordy, but otherwise close to the final draft
5 (23.8%) structurally messy, but otherwise close to the final draft
1 (4.8%) messy overall, but with the important pieces in place
3 (14.3%) so different it bears little resemblance to the final draft
0 (0.0%) something else entirely (see comments)
1 (4.8%) My first complete draft is sometimes ...
View Answersvery close to the final draft
12 (54.5%) a bit sparse, but otherwise close to the final draft
9 (40.9%) a bit wordy, but otherwise close to the final draft
5 (22.7%) structurally messy, but otherwise close to the final draft
8 (36.4%) messy overall, but with the important pieces in place
6 (27.3%) so different it bears little resemblance to the final draft
2 (9.1%) something else entirely (see comments)
0 (0.0%) Tickyboxes ...
View Answersneed no hindsight
8 (44.4%) make it easy to change your mind fifty times
9 (50.0%) know no such thing as overkill
12 (66.7%) Day 16: badly_knitted, brithistorian, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, sylvanwitch, trobadora, ysilmeDay 17: trobadora, ysilmeLet me know if I missed anyone! And remember you can drop in or out at any time. :)
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January 16th, 2026
| 11:35 pm - Write Every day 2026: January, Day 16
Running late again. Normal services should resume tomorrow! Today's writingMore fandomtrees work. Tally( Days 1-10 )Day 11: badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, chanter1944, china_shop, cornerofmadness, daegaer, goddess47, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, trobadora, ysilmeDay 12: badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, chanter1944, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, trobadora, ysilmeDay 13: badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, chanter1944, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, sylvanwitch, trobadora, ysilmeDay 14: badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, chanter1944, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, sylvanwitch, trobadoraDay 15: badly_knitted, brithistorian, china_shop, cornerofmadness, luzula, sanguinity, sylvanwitch, trobadoraDay 16: china_shop, trobadoraLet me know if I missed anyone! And remember you can drop in or out at any time. :)
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 | 12:23 am - Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
I had a bad day for RL reasons I don't want to get into, so I just watched the pilot of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy to distract myself before bed.
Anyone else seen it yet? I really liked it! It's very Trek. :D
(And I can't remember anyone's names yet, but Holly Hunter's character is my favourite already.)
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January 15th, 2026
| 09:43 pm - Write Every day 2026: January, Day 15
I'm very stressed out for RL reasons; short post today. Today's writingBit of fandomtrees work, so far. Still trying to get more writing done. Tally( Days 1-10 )Day 11: badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, chanter1944, china_shop, cornerofmadness, daegaer, goddess47, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, trobadora, ysilmeDay 12: badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, chanter1944, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, trobadora, ysilmeDay 13: badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, chanter1944, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, sylvanwitch, trobadora, ysilmeDay 14: badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, chanter1944, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, sylvanwitch, trobadoraDay 15: china_shop, trobadoraLet me know if I missed anyone! And remember you can drop in or out at any time. :)
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January 14th, 2026
| 11:04 pm - Write Every day 2026: January, Day 14
I don't even know where today went; suddenly it's 11pm again?! Send extra hours - or a TARDIS, please! Today's writingHaving a lot of trouble focusing today, argh. I made some progress restructuring one of the stories I'm working on, and figuring out the ending for another, but it's all going much slower than I'd like. Not much time left ... I don't think chances are good for another fandomtrees delay, but I wish! Tally( Days 1-10 )Day 11: badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, china_shop, cornerofmadness, daegaer, goddess47, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, trobadora, ysilmeDay 12: badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, trobadora, ysilmeDay 13: badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, sylvanwitch, trobadora, ysilmeDay 14: china_shop, trobadoraLet me know if I missed anyone! And remember you can drop in or out at any time. :)
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January 13th, 2026
| 11:27 pm - Write Every day 2026: January, Day 13
In yesterday's poll, writing linearly is in the lead with 36%, but 23% of respondents are like me and write bits and snippets all over the place, then stitch them together. Here's how I put it back in 2008: Backwards and forwards. Roundabout. A paragraph here, a sentence there, a half-scene, a turn of phrase somewhere out of joint. That's how it goes: like a puzzle, one of those with 10,000 pieces, but without much of an idea what the final picture will even look like. You have a few corner pieces, something solid, something to build on, but they may remain unconnected for the longest time. A bit of the picture somewhere in the middle - only it may turn out that it's actually in the upper left corner, once you see how things go together. And yet it does come together; in the end, it all fits, as a puzzle should.
That is the most amazing part: because unlike the puzzle, of course, those random bits of words and themes and structure aren't prefabricated to make sense. And yet they do.
I love writing. :D Today's writingProgress across three fandomtrees treats! (I think those are the ones I can realistically finish, unless there's another delay. Or at least I hope I can!) (I'm running late, so no question today.) Tally( Days 1-10 )Day 11: badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, china_shop, cornerofmadness, daegaer, goddess47, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, trobadoraDay 12: badly_knitted, china_shop, carenejeans, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, trobadoraDay 13: china_shop, trobadoraLet me know if I missed anyone! And remember you can drop in or out at any time. :)
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January 12th, 2026
| 10:53 pm - Write Every day 2026: January, Day 12
In yesterday's poll, third person limited was the most popular POV for writing by far - 89% of respondents like it, whereas only 32% like to write in first person and/or third person omniscient. For reading, there's much less of a gap - 79% like to read third person limited, 68% third person omniscient, and 53% first person. In both polls, second person is by far the least popular with only 16%. Interestingly, most people have the same POV preferences for fanfic and original fic when reading (63%) or writing (53%)! And 89% of respondents would like a story from a tickybox's POV. :D For me, I'm not fond of second person in reading - I've come across no more than a handful of stories I actually liked, and I can't put my finger on what made those ones work for me when others didn't. So I've never tried to write it myself. With first person, I like it much more in original fiction than in fanfic - unless it's epistolary fic or something like that, or the canon is already in first person. IMO it's already difficult to write first person well in general, to get a character's voice that consistently right in such a close way that it really feels like the character's voice telling the story. But in fanfic, to me first person makes it much more obvious when the author's view of the character's interiority differs from mine, so it often doesn't work for me for that reason. I've written a bunch of first person stories, almost all for Sherlock Holmes and adjacent fandoms (out of 10 works, seven are in first person) - though not BBC Sherlock; as a TV canon, that's firmly in third person territory for me. *g* And I've tried omniscient POV once ( The Finality Problem, Study in Emerald), which was a lot of fun. But the vast majority of what I read and write is limited third person. I really should experiment with POV more! Today's writingProgress on a fandomtrees treat! WED Question of the DayOpen to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 26 Are you a linear writer?
View Answersyes, I start at the beginning and write until the end of the story
9 (34.6%) yes, unless the story itself isn't linear
6 (23.1%) no, I write bits and pieces all over the place and then stitch them together
8 (30.8%) something else (see comments)
3 (11.5%) tickyboxes are ...
View Answersneatly lined up one after the other
7 (31.8%) out of order
5 (22.7%) beyond such human concerns
17 (77.3%) Day 11: badly_knitted, brithistorian, china_shop, cornerofmadness, daegaer, goddess47, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, trobadoraDay 12: trobadoraLet me know if I missed anyone! And remember you can drop in or out at any time. :)
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January 11th, 2026
| 10:11 pm - Write Every day 2026: January, Day 11
- How is tomorrow Monday again already?! Someone stole my weekend!
- According to yesterday's poll, approximately 75% of respondents think about structure in some fashion while writing. POV sections, parallels and repetitions got the most votes.
As for me, I used to always pay attention to structure especially in terms of parallels and mirroring sections and such, even for very short pieces, but I lost that a little bit in recent years. I need to focus more on that again - I always felt it made things better! But for longer pieces, structure is still a basic part of how I conceive of a story.
One of the most obvious structuring elements is with multiple POVs, and I always try to have them alternate in a clear pattern. For example, my Yuletide fic this year has four chapters, structured by location, and the POV pattern was AAB-BBA:
Chapter 1 - POV A
Chapter 2 - POV A, POV B
Chapter 3 - POV B
Chapter 4 - POV B, POV A
The story is mostly written in close limited 3rd person, but I also started each chapter with a more distant/mythic omniscient POV and then zoomed in on the character.
- 60% of respondents agree that no poll is complete without tickyboxes. My people! *g*
- I haven't been keeping up with Star Trek for ages, but I was curious about the upcoming Starfleet Academy show and looked into things a little. And video reviews aren't usually my thing, but I just watched most of this video, and it makes it sound very promising! Here's hoping.
Today's writingInstead of working to finish anything, I've started something new. Why, brain, why? WED Question of the DayOpen to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 22 What POV do you like to write in?
View Answersfirst person
6 (27.3%) second person
3 (13.6%) third person omniscient
7 (31.8%) third person limited
20 (90.9%) other (see comments)
0 (0.0%) What POV do you like to read in?
View Answersfirst person
11 (50.0%) second person
3 (13.6%) third person omniscient
15 (68.2%) third person limited
18 (81.8%) other (see comments)
3 (13.6%) My writing preferences for fanfic and original fic are ...
View Answersthe same
12 (54.5%) different (see comments)
6 (27.3%) I only write one of these
4 (18.2%) My reading preferences for fanfic and original fic are ...
View Answersthe same
14 (63.6%) different (see comments)
8 (36.4%) I only read one of these
0 (0.0%) I want a story from the POV of a tickybox
View Answersyes! ticky that box!
18 (85.7%) ????
5 (23.8%) NO
2 (9.5%) Day 6: alightbuthappypen, badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, ofmonstrouswords, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, the_siobhan, trobadora, ysilmeDay 7: badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, ofmonstrouswords, shadaras, sanguinity, sylvanwitch, trobadora Day 8: badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, ofmonstrouswords, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, trobadoraDay 9: badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, trobadoraDay 10: badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, trobadoraDay 11: china_shop, trobadoraLet me know if I missed anyone! And remember you can drop in or out at any time. :)
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January 10th, 2026
| 10:13 pm - Write Every day 2026: January, Day 10
In yesterday's poll, old WIPs from 2010-14 are the most common, with 2020-2023 next and 2015-2019 right behind! Mine fall into the 2010-14 era too - the oldest ones I still have a reasonable hope of finishing are from 2011. (Which is not to say I don't have older ones - many of them - but they're much less likely to happen unless I hit another intense fannish phase for those fandoms and it coincides with a good writing period ...) On the other hand, most people worked on their WIPs very recently - 2024-25 got the most votes by far, with 2020-2023 right behind it. Whereas I haven't touched any of those 2011 WIPs since 2017 or so ... *g* Today's writingSo far I've only written a few sentences - I'm only now sitting down to write, but I wanted to get this post up in a reasonably timely fashion. (I've been rewatching the first half of Guardian eopisode 9 for our slo-mo rewatch, and taking lots of notes. Still writing up my comments for that post, too - so much fun! :D) WED Question of the DayOpen to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 21 Do you think about structure when you write?
View Answersyes, in terms of POV sections
10 (47.6%) yes, in terms of rising/falling action
6 (28.6%) yes, in terms of parallels and repetition
9 (42.9%) yes, in other terms I'll explain in comments
4 (19.0%) no, not at all
5 (23.8%) it's complicated; I'll explain in comments
1 (4.8%) Do you notice structure when reading?
View Answersalways
4 (19.0%) sometimes
15 (71.4%) rarely
2 (9.5%) never
0 (0.0%) Must this poll must have a tickybox question?
View Answersyes, because structurally, all the polls did
9 (45.0%) yes, because no poll is complete without tickyboxes
16 (80.0%) no, because there's already a question with checkboxes above
1 (5.0%) other - I'll explain in comments
1 (5.0%) Day 6: alightbuthappypen, badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, ofmonstrouswords, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, the_siobhan, trobadora, ysilmeDay 7: badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, ofmonstrouswords, shadaras, sanguinity, sylvanwitch, trobadora Day 8: badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, ofmonstrouswords, sanguinity, sylvanwitch, trobadoraDay 9: badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, sanguinity, sylvanwitch, trobadora, Day 10: china_shop, trobadoraLet me know if I missed anyone! And remember you can drop in or out at any time. :)
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January 9th, 2026
| 11:06 pm - Write Every day 2026: January, Day 9
candyheartsex assignments have arrived, and I got what I hoped I'd get! In yesterday's poll, the majority of people work on one thing at a time when it's for a deadline, but on multiple things at once when it's not. Fascinating! (Also, in tickyboxes, the majority said they'd tick whichever ones they like. More interestingly, 33,3% of respondents chose "tick them all", but only 11% actually did tick them all. *g*) For me, I usually have multiple things going no matter what. When I'm in the very final phase of finishing a story, I need to focus on just that; otherwise, there may be a "main" thing I'm working on, but it's hardly ever the only thing. Creativity begets creativity, so the better the writing is going with one thing, the more ideas and snippets my brain produces for other things as well. *g* Today's writingSome more fandomtrees, but also, I had a brainwave and wrote some snippets plus a bunch of notes for an original fic WIP I hadn't touched since 2018. I think my writing brain is starting to function properly again if it's randomly throwing out things like that! WED Question of the DayOpen to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 23 My oldest WIP that I still hope to finish was started in ...
View Answersbefore the year 2000
0 (0.0%) 2000-2004
3 (14.3%) 2005-2009
1 (4.8%) 2010-2014
6 (28.6%) 2015-2019
4 (19.0%) 2020-2023
6 (28.6%) 2024-2025
1 (4.8%) 2026
0 (0.0%) I last worked on that WIP ...
View Answersbefore the year 2000
0 (0.0%) 2000-2004
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2 (9.1%) 2010-2014
2 (9.1%) 2015-2019
2 (9.1%) 2020-2023
8 (36.4%) 2024-2025
8 (36.4%) 2026
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12 (63.2%) eternal
14 (73.7%) something I'll tell you in comments
0 (0.0%) Day 6: alightbuthappypen, badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, ofmonstrouswords, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, the_siobhan, trobadora, ysilmeDay 7: badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, ofmonstrouswords, shadaras, sanguinity, sylvanwitch, trobadora Day 8: badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, china_shop, goddess47, ofmonstrouswords, sanguinity, sylvanwitch, trobadoraDay 9: trobadoraLet me know if I missed anyone! And remember you can drop in or out at any time. :)
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January 8th, 2026
| 10:10 pm - Write Every day 2026: January, Day 8
- As usual (and as I hoped for), fandomtrees has a one-week delay, so now I have a much better chance of finishing more than one thing, heh. Here is the latest admin post with the trees that still need gifts.
- Also, candyheartsex sign-ups have closed, and three more people in my fandoms signed up after I had already gone to bed! Can't wait to find out what my actual assignment will be.
Today's writingI worked a little on one fandomtrees treat, started planning another, and did some brainstorming for candyheartsex. It's still all slower going than I'd like, but I'm feeling much better, so there's that. WED Question of the DayOpen to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 19 If I have multiple works I want/need to finish by the same deadline, I ...
View Answerswrite and finish them one after the other
11 (57.9%) work on multiple things in parallel
7 (36.8%) something else
1 (5.3%) When I'm working on things without deadlines, I ...
View Answerswork on one thing until I finish or give up
6 (31.6%) work on multiple things in parallel
13 (68.4%) something else
0 (0.0%) When I have tickyboxes, I ...
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5 (27.8%) tick them all
6 (33.3%) tick whichever ones I like
15 (83.3%) something else
2 (11.1%) Day 6: alightbuthappypen, badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, the_siobhan, trobadora, ysilmeDay 7: badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, shadaras, sanguinity, sylvanwitch, trobadora Day 8: china_shop, trobadoraLet me know if I missed anyone! And remember you can drop in or out at any time. :)
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January 7th, 2026
| 10:13 pm - Write Every day 2026: January, Day 7
The headache is gone today! My head still feels a bit like it's been through the wringer, but otherwise I feel human again. Phew! Today's writingSlow to start, but I hope to write some more tonight. And hopefully tomorrow things will be fully back to normal. Fingers crossed! Tally( Days 1-5 )Day 6: alightbuthappypen, badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, sylvanwitch, the_siobhan, trobadora, ysilmeDay 7: china_shop, trobadoraLet me know if I missed anyone! And remember you can drop in or out at any time. :)
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January 6th, 2026
| 09:20 pm - Write Every day 2026: January, Day 6
Third headache day in a row; this sucks. (Today is a bit better than yesterday, but I want it to go away! *kicks it*) Today's writingJust a little fandomtrees work, but I'm really losing momentum here. :( (I did finish my candyheartsex letter last night, at least. Now I just have to hope someone requests something I can write ... Sign-ups are still open until tomorrow, btw!) TallyDay 1: alightbuthappypen, badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, chanter1944, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, philomytha, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, the_siobhan, trobadora, ysilmeDay 2: alightbuthappypen, badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, chanter1944, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, the_siobhan, trobadora, ysilmeDay 3: alightbuthappypen, badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, chanter1944, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, the_siobhan, trobadora, ysilmeDay 4: alightbuthappypen, badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, chanter1944, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, the_siobhan, trobadora, ysilmeDay 5: badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, chanter1944, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, trobadora, ysilmeDay 6: china_shop, trobadoraLet me know if I missed anyone! And remember you can drop in or out at any time. :)
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