Check-In, Day 12

12 December 2025 06:53 pm
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Happy Friday!

For me this is mid work week, but perhaps it's the end of yours!

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Where are you in working on your WIP at the moment?

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Working on pre-writing: research, planning, outlining, etc.!
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Editing!
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Working on something other than my intended WIP!
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Not working on anything/taking a break!
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Check-In, Day 11

11 December 2025 08:02 pm
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We're sliding down the second half of the week! Hopefully it's been going well so far.

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Where are you in working on your WIP at the moment?

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Working on pre-writing: research, planning, outlining, etc.!
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Writing!
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Editing!
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Working on something other than my intended WIP!
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Not working on anything/taking a break!
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Something else!
0 (0.0%)

Check-In, Day 10

10 December 2025 04:22 pm
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Oof, my day has escaped me! Hopefully yours has been more under control, haha.

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Check-In, Day 09

9 December 2025 12:16 pm
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Happy Tuesday!

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Where are you in working on your WIP at the moment?

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Working on pre-writing: research, planning, outlining, etc.!
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Working on something other than my intended WIP!
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Not working on anything/taking a break!
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Something else!
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Check-In, Day 08

8 December 2025 11:14 am
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Editing!
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Not working on anything/taking a break!
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Something else!
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Check-In, Day 07

7 December 2025 08:09 pm
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Welcome to another week! (I'm personally still struggling with the fact that it's December at all, much less that we're a week into it!)

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What are your writing plans for this week?

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I'm planning to start a new project!
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This week is going to be all about planning!
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I have non-writing projects that are likely to absorb my week!
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Cheers to another week!

Week in review: Week to 6 December

7 December 2025 10:40 am
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Board Games:

. At board game club, our main game of the evening was Space Base. We also played games of Tsuro, Coup, and Fluxx. Read more... )


Computer Games:

. XCOM 2 )

. Lego Star Wars )


Podcasts:

. I'm working through the back catalogue of Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics, in which each episode features author and classicist Natalie Haynes delivering a monologue to a live audience covering the biography of a famous figure from Ancient Greece or Rome. Read more... )


Theatre:

. The Rep Club's production of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel has opened. Read more... )


TV:

. A group of people online are celebrating the anniversary of the 12-part Doctor Who epic "The Daleks' Master Plan" by watching each episode on the anniversary of its first airing. Read more... )


Books:

. Lustrum - Robert Harris )

. I had a shot at reading Machiavelli's The Prince, which got selected as one of my random book picks, but I just wasn't that interested.

. 'Repent, Harlequin!' Said the Ticktockman - Harlan Ellison )

. Master and Commander - Patrick O'Brian )

. Activity has picked up again in Around the World in Eighty Emails: the long Pacific crossing is over, and Fogg and his entourage are travelling by rail across the wilderness of the United States of America.


. Tom Stoppard, acclaimed playwright, author of works such as Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Arcardia, and Professional Foul (and, reportedly, all the best bits of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade) has died.

check in day 6

6 December 2025 07:39 pm
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How is the writing going today?

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Today I

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planned
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had a cheeky break
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dealt with life
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Share a snippet of something you're working on or link to something you've posted recently.

check in day 5

5 December 2025 07:12 pm
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How is the writing going?

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Today I

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Discussion: what are you working on this weekend?

check in day 4

4 December 2025 09:01 pm
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How is the writing going today? What about yesterday?

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Discussion: Do you ever too invested in canon review?

Diabetes

4 December 2025 08:23 am
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 My first group diabetes talking session is later today.

I'm going to be the thinnest diabetic in the room by far. (because most of the others are likely to have type 2 diabetes)

My weight has fallen gradually over the last few years (which I now know was due to my body finding it harder to produce enough insulin), but not feeling like eating when I had the flu has brought me to an adult lifetime low of 48.4kg which is definitely too low.

The trouble is partly that I'm tired, my asthma is still bad (I've just started on a steroid course) and I can't seem to get interested in food. 

I've put a small bowl of mixed nuts by my computer to encourage nibbling.   I've asked my husband to offer me fruit whenever he has some (nibbling a persimmon right now).

I'm open to ideas...

I tending to eat small quantities, I really need more, but I just don't feel hungry....

 

I don't think it's anorexia - I like the way I look. I've been this shape (well, with nearer 550kg) all my adult life, and I'm very happy with it

I'll let you know if the person running the meeting has any suggestions!  Meanwhile, I can at least have a guilt-free square of quality chocolate.

 

 

Good news!

3 December 2025 08:18 pm
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 First off, the detox on news and Facebook has done a lot to improve my quality of sleep.

 

Second, and far more important, my son who has been looking for a job ever since his entire office were unexpectedly made redundant around 10 months ago, has finally found a new job.

And the kind of job he really, really wanted.  He could have got a coding job quickly, many of his friends did.  But he wanted to be involved in problem analysis, requirements analysis, planning the breakdown of work for a team.

He was doing some of that in his previous job, but it wasn't reflected in his job title.

But he's starting around 10 days from now: it's well paid, it's not to far too travel, and he only has to go into the office for two days a week.  The rest can be done from home on flextime.   (Which is very handy for when Theo - now age 1 and crazily adorable - is unwell and can't go into the nursery.  His wife's office day is different, so they can cover all bases - and Richard and I can help out when necessary.  we have him on Fridays anyway, as we don't want to miss out on him growing up.

He already loves being read to.  And listening to me singing to him :)

 

So, happy Granny!  (Apart from having flu, which has triggered a bad asthma attack to keep it company...)

 

 

 

Post haste or not so much?

3 December 2025 10:18 pm
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I've been pondering two questions regarding posting fic online. One involves chapter length. I know this can vary tremendously, but what do people actually prefer? I'm not a fan of very short chapters; I read fast and find there's not enough to settle into. In terms of number of words, is there a preferred range? I've been cutting them at around 4000 words, sometimes less, sometimes a bit more if I can't find a good spot to break it.

The other question is posting something that you haven't finished writing. That's something you never do in pro writing, of course, but it happens quite a bit with fanfics. Perhaps the author is hoping for input to help them decide where to go with it. I do surreptitiously go back and fix things I didn't notice first up, whether or not anyone has seized on them!  But I like reading the comments and responding to them. And kudos, of course, are how fanfic writers get 'paid.'

So is there an acceptable length of time between posting chapters? Is it too annoying to have it go months between chapters, as I admit to sometimes doing? I do have notes and a vague plan for the ending, but not certain atm just what will happen between now and then. So I'm debating whether I should finish the thing first before releasing any more chapters into the wild.

check in day 2

2 December 2025 09:20 pm
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How is the writing going today?

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check in day 1

1 December 2025 07:41 pm
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How is the writing going today?

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Today I

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Discussion: We're in the final month of the year (how?) are you planning to keep the pace you've worked at all year or are you winding down for the year?

Fiction log - November 2025

1 December 2025 08:24 am
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Fiction books
Zen Cho. The Perilous Life of Jade Yeo (e)
Agatha Christie. N or M? (re-read)
Graham Greene. Brighton Rock
Robert Harris. Imperium
Joan Lindsay. Picnic at Hanging Rock
Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle. The Mote in God's Eye
Naoki Urasawa, tr. John Werry. Asadora! volume 3
Gene Luen Yang, Gurihiru. Superman Smashes the Klan (e)

In progress
Douglas Adams, John Lloyd. The Deeper Meaning of Liff
Robert Harris. Lustrum (e)
Jules Verne, tr. George Towle. Around the World in Eighty Days (e)

Non-fiction books
Kelly Bishop. The Third Gilmore Girl (e)
Ben Macintyre. Operation Mincemeat (e)
Ewen Montagu. The Man Who Never Was (e)

Abandoned
Eric Thompson. Tales of True Adventure volume 1

short, screen, and stage )
books bought and borrowed )

Top of the to-read pile
Robert Harris. Dictator

check in day 30

30 November 2025 12:32 pm
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How is the writing going?

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had a cheeky break
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dealt with life
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Discussion: what are you working on this week?

Volunteers for December

30 November 2025 12:25 pm
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This takes us into the first weekend of January just to make things a wee bit easier on my end until I know what my shifts are like at work.

Week 1: 7th to 13th [personal profile] mistressofmuses
Week 2: 14th to 20th [personal profile] glitteringstars
Week 3: 21st to 27th
Week 4: 28th to 3th [personal profile] linaewen

December sign up

30 November 2025 12:25 pm
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It's time to sign up for the December WIP challenge! Some people join the challenge mid month, or comment on check-in posts without signing up, which is fine -- I'm glad there's a way for the challenge to be useful in a variety of ways. For those of you who find the commitment of signing up useful, please leave a comment with the below information.

Sign-ups will be open until the end of December.


    Level of challenge: 1 chapter, 1000 words, 1 fic finished, whatever you like
    Fandom(s) involved: if you know at this point
    What you're looking for from the challenge: this could be as vague or specific as you like: someone to be accountable to, someone to remind you to write, someone to bounce ideas off, etc.
    What you could offer other participants yourself: ditto!
    How people should contact you: DW message, e-mail, IM etc.
    Time zone: useful for seeing who might be up for a writing session at a time convenient to you


Copypaste below:



The post for hosting the daily check-in is here and thanks to everyone who helps out with this. If you're interested in helping out and there are still slots available the post remains open until the last week of the month and we generally run our week Sunday to Saturday, I'm happy to chat via PM on DW for anyone who might need it.

If you have ever completed a fic through this challenge we have a collection on AO3 and on SquidgeWorld both collections are open and unmoderated. Should there be an issue with adding a work, let me know and I'll see if there's a fix for it.
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Hello, friends! It's about to be December again, and you know what that means: the fact I am posting this actually before December 1 means [staff profile] karzilla reminded me about the existence of linear time again. Wait, no -- well, yes, but also -- okay, look, let me back up and start again: it's almost December, and that means it's time for our annual December holiday points bonus.

The standard explanation: For the entire month of December, all orders made in the Shop of points and paid time, either for you or as a gift for a friend, will have 10% of your completed cart total sent to you in points when you finish the transaction. For instance, if you buy an order of 12 months of paid time for $35 (350 points), you'll get 35 points when the order is complete, to use on a future purchase.

The fine print and much more behind this cut! )

Thank you, in short, for being the best possible users any social media site could possibly ever hope for. I'm probably in danger of crossing the Sappiness Line if I haven't already, but you all make everything worth it.

On behalf of Mark, Jen, Robby, and our team of awesome volunteers, and to each and every one of you, whether you've been with us on this wild ride since the beginning or just signed up last week, I'm wishing you all a very happy set of end-of-year holidays, whichever ones you celebrate, and hoping for all of you that your 2026 is full of kindness, determination, empathy, and a hell of a lot more luck than we've all had lately. Let's go.

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