25 October 2025 @ 12:16 pm
Saturday writing vibes or nah?

Today's question: how do you recharge when/if you get writer's block?

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If writing = dancing, then today I spent it...

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grooving! (I wrote)
2 (40.0%)

swaying my hips side to side (I edited)
1 (20.0%)

doing a two-step (I planned/outlined)
0 (0.0%)

quietly listening to the tunes (I rested)
2 (40.0%)

 
 
25 October 2025 @ 08:42 am

Good morning, afternoon, and evening!

We're doing some database and other light server maintenance this weekend (upgrading the version of MySQL we use in particular, but also probably doing some CDN work.)

I expect all of this to be pretty invisible except for some small "couple of minute" blips as we switch between machines, but there's a chance you will notice something untoward. I'll keep an eye on comments as per usual.

Ta for now!

 
 
 
24 October 2025 @ 02:08 pm
OMG, the weekend's upon us! What is time????

Question: Where do you draw inspiration from?

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I've got an annoucement to make:

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Today I rocked (I wrote)!
2 (40.0%)

Today I high-fived my fic (I edited)!
2 (40.0%)

Today I gave my fic two thumbs up (I planned/outlined)
0 (0.0%)

Today I waved at my fic from across the room (I rested)!
1 (20.0%)

 
 
23 October 2025 @ 03:35 pm
I know the weekend is calling all of us, but let's focus on today. ;)

Poll #33755 DOUBLE RAINBOW!
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Thursday vibes are...

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great! (I wrote)
5 (50.0%)

cool! (I planned/outlined)
4 (40.0%)

nice (I daydreamed/bounced ideas with someone else)
2 (20.0%)

fine (I rested)
1 (10.0%)

I keep track of my writing...

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with a planner/journal (digital or physical)
2 (20.0%)

a spreadsheet (my own or someone else's)
5 (50.0%)

by posting here!
0 (0.0%)

keeping track of my writing? Erm...
3 (30.0%)

 
 
 
 
22 October 2025 @ 01:36 pm
Middle of the week is upon us already!

General question: are you a planner or a pantser?

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It's Wednesday and I am feeling...

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Groovycakes and sparkly! (I wrote)
2 (50.0%)

Pretty good and satisfied (I edited)
0 (0.0%)

Contemplative and focused (I outlined/planned)
2 (50.0%)

OK and wistful (I rested)
0 (0.0%)

 
 
 
21 October 2025 @ 12:04 pm
Yays for a new opportunity to work on our fics!

Question: What's one piece of writing advice that sounds wild/silly but actually works for you?

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Tuesday and I are

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...in good terms! (I wrote)
5 (55.6%)

...in friendly terms (I edited)
2 (22.2%)

...in acquaintance terms (I outlined/planned)
1 (11.1%)

...in rival terms (I daydreamed)
2 (22.2%)

...in full enemies terms (I rested/didn't write)
0 (0.0%)

 
 
 
20 October 2025 @ 12:07 pm
New day, new opportunities to work on our fics.

Is there something you like to do in order to get into a "writing mindset"? Do you review your draft? Check out Pinterest for more inspo? Chat with a friend abt what you want to do in the fic/chapter/draft?

POLL TIME!

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I looked at Monday in the eye and...

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Then I wrote!
3 (42.9%)

Then I organized my notes/outline!
0 (0.0%)

Then I edited!
1 (14.3%)

Then I daydreamed/bounced ideas off with someone!
0 (0.0%)

Then I rested!
3 (42.9%)

 
 
20 October 2025 @ 10:11 am
DW is seeing some issues due to today's Amazon outage. For right now it looks like the site is loading, but it may be slow. Some of our processes like notifications and journal search don't appear to be running and can't be started due to rate limiting or capacity issues. DW could go down later if Amazon isn't able to improve things soon, but our services should return to normal when Amazon has cleared up the outage.

Edit: all services are running as of 16:12 CDT, but there is definitely still a backlog of notifications to get through.

Edit 2: and at 18:20 CDT everything's been running normally for about the last hour.
 
 
19 October 2025 @ 01:04 pm
Oooh, a new week is about to start.

Question for everyone: how ready are you to tackle your fic in the next days?


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Today...

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Words happened! (I wrote)
3 (33.3%)

Harsh decisions happened! (I edited)
0 (0.0%)

Day dreaming happened! (I thought abt my story)
3 (33.3%)

Planning happened! (I outlined/planned)
0 (0.0%)

Rest happened! (I took a break.)
4 (44.4%)

 
 
18 October 2025 @ 02:39 pm
Happy Saturday!!

How has writing gone today?

Discussion question: what has helped you with writer's block recently?
 
 
17 October 2025 @ 05:53 pm
Hello! How has writing gone today?
 
 
 
16 October 2025 @ 09:48 pm
Howdy! How's writing been going?
 
 
 
15 October 2025 @ 06:02 pm
Hi all! How was writing today?

Gotta ask for the giggles: besides fanfiction, what is your favorite type of fan media?