Finish What You Started - a multi-fandom event

1.) Thank you for writing this!

2.) This really helped distract me from the horrors of reality, thank you for writing it!

3.) I really really really loved this.

4.) <3

5.) Literal keyboard mash q3kjt2uh0erjiurjfnejkrgnkejoiiueirnf!!!!

6.) My favorite part was when they ____.

7.) I laughed at ____.

8.) How dare you! /affectionate.

9.) I am very excited to read this story in its entirety!

10.) I really enjoyed the first __ chapters, I cannot wait for more!

11.) This gave me everything I was hoping for!

12.) 10/10 fic, thanks for writing!

13.) I am going to be thinking about this fic for a long time, thank you for writing!

14.) This made me feel a lot of emotions and I cannot describe them, so thank you for that. I really enjoyed this.

15.) This was the best ride I haven taken in a long time, wow! Thank you for writing this.

16.) If I had the ability to bind this as a real book I would, I loved it so much.

17.) I'm not good with words but I just loved this so much.

18.) This is complete perfection.

19.) I am in awe of how you described ____.

20.) This means so much to me that you wrote this. Thank you.

“It didn’t take me ten seconds, it took me forty years.”

I had a friend in college who was an absolutely amazing artist. I loved seeing his work! One time I said something to the effect of "I could never do that."

Talent is THE RATE at which you learn things, not whether or not you can learn certain skills at all.

And sometimes I think, “Well, two hundred is technically less than four hundred.” And I have to stop myself, because - I am writing half as much as Terry Pratchett. Terry fucking Pratchett, who not only published regularly up until his death, but published books that were consistently good. 

And this has also been an immense help as a writer with ADHD, because I don’t feel bad when I take a break from writing - two hundred words works up quick, after all. If I take a break at 150, I have a whole day to write 50 more words, and I’ve rarely written less than 200 words and not felt the need to keep writing because I need to tie up a loose end anyways. 

But most of us also have to work, manage child care, go to school, manage a disability, do household chores, provide care for a loved one, manage a social calendar, prepare meals, etc. (most of us have several things on the list to deal with, and if your responsibilities aren’t on this list they’re still valid.)

Tolkien had meals prepared for him at home and at work. He only “worked” at the bare minimum as a tenured professor, and actively tried to get his students to drop his classes so that he could spend more time writing. His wife managed all of the child care on her own. Their household staff managed the chores.

None of us have the luxury of fucking off at work to get in another 500 words or so. (I mean, if you do, go for it! Boss makes a dollar, I make a dime etc.) We have laundry and dishes and commuting, after a stressful day of work.

So go for 100 words. Go for 50. If you find yourself consistently writing more than that, gently “up” the number. Maybe it’s not a number goal to reach at all; maybe it’s “one conversation” or “start a chapter.”

Or maybe you do it the other way around! Just write. When you feel like you’ve reached a satisfying quantity, look at how many words you wrote and track that number. This method will help you find that sweet sweet “average number of words”, which might actually be the way other authors track their work, too. Maybe when someone says, “I write 1,000 words a day” they mean it averages out to a thousand.

if you’re clever about it, you may be able to track what circumstances maximize your output. You can also see where you might struggle.

And sometimes I think, “Well, two hundred is technically less than four hundred.” And I have to stop myself, because - I am writing half as much as Terry Pratchett. Terry fucking Pratchett, who not only published regularly up until his death, but published books that were consistently good. 

And this has also been an immense help as a writer with ADHD, because I don’t feel bad when I take a break from writing - two hundred words works up quick, after all. If I take a break at 150, I have a whole day to write 50 more words, and I’ve rarely written less than 200 words and not felt the need to keep writing because I need to tie up a loose end anyways. 

Hey, are you an artist or writer with WIPs?

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If you are scrolling and see Kudos Crab, your fics will be blessed!

You will get good comments and kudos!

You will beat your writers block!

A small cute orange crab with raised claws that are holding a "KUDOS" sign with the Archive of Our Own logo (embellished with some dots above it).

As per tradition, the prompt for Day 1 of WIP Week is Your Oldest WIP.

Please tag your entries with the #wipweek or #wip week tag. Since multiple fandoms and ships are participating, please clearly list the fandoms, ships, and content warnings in the post so that they can be properly tagged for any potential readers.

Though each day will have a theme, you do not have to post every day. You are also not obligated to follow these themes. You can work on one fic or artwork for the entire week if you choose. If you’re not comfortable posting full updates but still want to participate in the week, you can post your daily word count and/or a small snippet from your work.

WIP Week (Work-In-Progress Week) Returns in June!

WIP Week is a week dedicated to updating fanfic or other types of fanworks.  All fandoms are welcome to participate.  Original works are also accepted.  Please tag your entries with the #wipweek or #wip week tag. Since multiple fandoms and ships are participating, please clearly list the fandoms, ships, and content warnings in the post so that they can be properly tagged for any potential readers.

The second WIP Week of 2026 will be held June 21-27. 

Each day will have a theme, but you do not have to post every day. You are also not obligated to follow these themes. You can work on one fic or fanwork for the entire week if you choose. If you’re not comfortable posting full updates but still want to participate in the week, you can post your daily word count and/or a small snippet from your work. The use of AI is prohibited.

Here are the prompts for WIP Week:

June 21: Your Oldest WIP June 22: A WIP From Your Smallest Fandom June 23: Your WIP Closest To Completion June 24: Your Favorite WIP June 25: A WIP From Your Largest Fandom June 26: Your Newest WIP June 27: Any WIP

Save your documents. Strive to be safe, not sorry.

Back-up your documents. Strive to be safe, not sorry.

Placeholder names can quickly turn into forever names. Picking name(s) on a whim can lead to great things, or it can become your worst nightmare (😁).

Your writing has value. Yes, even the most inadequate of writing. You don't have to boast or even like everything you've ever written, but even the most questionable of writing will have contributed to your growth as a storyteller. Cherish it for what it is.

You can take a break. It is absolutely okay.

First drafts are scary. But you know what's more scary? Not having a draft at all.

Using clichés or ''overdone'' tropes will not kill your story. Firstly, tropes are building blocks. Secondly, humans actively search to consume stories revolving around these tropes.

Like you hit your word count for the first time in a week and its like