Long-term project check in

[petra]

How are your big projects coming along?

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[petra]

I'm on day 227 of a Duolingo streak and I am messing with some novel writing.

[daegaer]

I have over 30K of exceedingly tropey sci-fi AU of Saiyuki written and posted as a project to keep me busy and not watching TV/youtube 24/7. I feel quite accomplished, as should you!

[petra]

Yay tropey fic! I'm so glad your project is keeping you out of the other kinds of trouble.

[alexseanchai]

I posted chapter 10 of where the firelight fades last night (four chapters remain) and woke up to screaming

😇😈

…now if 12.2–end would move from my head to the screen, that'd be nice…

[petra]

Isn't it fun to hurt your readers in the best way?

If I had one of those dongles that plugs into the brain and makes words on the page, I'd give you the Amazon link for it, but alas all I have are hands, and they get distracted.

[alexseanchai]

it is delightful!

there is a cat with one paw casually draped across my hand and a smug lil face

[petra]

Cats are very bad for my brain-to-computer interface's efficiency, let me tell you what. All it takes is a fuzzy creature near enough to stroke and the word count goes right down.

[tomakeanoffer]

*Slides in here to cheer you on!* You are awesome and should feel proud of what you have done. <3

[tomakeanoffer]

I've been submitting short fiction and trying to collect rejections. One per week for the year. I'm not doing my best but it's not for lack of trying!

[petra]

That is a brave thing you are doing and I am proud of you for putting yourself out there!

[petra]

Thank you!

[via_ostiense]

227 days! That's quite the streak!

[petra]

*flexes* Thanks!

[fred_mouse]

I have made more progress on reading Hugo nominated works than I had at the equivalent time point last year. I have also acquired several more books so that I can actually finish up several of the categories. Unlike last year, I am not attempting to get books from the library, so it is more expensive a task, but I'm in a comfortable financial position, and spending up at my local bricks'n'mortar store, so counting that as a net win.

[mific]

Urk! Procrastinating on writing two Big Bang fics, but I did complete the third one that was mostly art. Need to get back on schedule!

[petra]

This sounds like a great project, and I'm sure your local bookstore appreciates the business in these times.

[petra]

Yay completing one out of three! *shakes pompoms for the other two*