#merlinfests

It's a tale as old as time... You've got WIPs hidden deep within your computer in folders and sub-folders where you've tried to forget about them, but just can't. The knowledge that they are unfinished has been nagging on your mind for ages, but you just can't bring yourself to finish them. What you need, is a kick in the butt, which is exactly what 'Finish that Fic, Merlin!' is here to do!

The fest will run from November 1st 2025 till March 31st 2026!

If you've never heard of 'Finish that Fic, Merlin!' before, it is, like the same suggests, a fest to help you finish your WIPS. All those fics you've started but for whatever reason never finished. Maybe life got in the way, maybe you just didn't have the motivation, and without a deadline, it's easier to just do other things instead. Well, now's the time to sign up for this fest, so you can finally finish!

Before you sign up, however, please be sure to read 'How This Fest Works' and the 'FAQs' for the long answer on what 'Finish that Fic, Merlin!' is. I know it sounds weird, but there's some rules to follow, and more importantly, an explanation on how you can get a prize for your hard work! The carrot works better than the stick, or so they say.

After you've done that, you can sign up here via Livejournal or here via Google forms.

If you need some cheerleading, you can head over to Discord to join The Tavern(18+) server where I've been graciously allowed to host a channel for this fest. Please note that while The Tavern server is for 18+, if you're under 18, you can still participate in 'Finish that Fic, Merlin!' you just can't be part of that particular Discord server. Fortunately, there are other Merlin servers for people of all ages to help you with your writing. You can even find me in some of them :D

Another year has passed with you being completely unable to finish those darn WIPs in your folder. Fear not! 'Finish that Fic, Merlin!' is once again here to w(h)ip your arse into shape so you can finally clear your conscience! (and you WIP-folder)

The fest will run from November 1st 2024 till March 31st 2025!

If you've never heard of 'Finish that Fic, Merlin!' before, the short answer is that it is, like the same suggests, a fest to help you finish your WIPS. All those fics you've started but for whatever reason never finished. Maybe life got in the way, maybe you just didn't have the motivation, and without a deadline, it's easier to just do other things instead. Well, now's the time to sign up for this fest, so you can finally finish!

Before you sign up, however, please be sure to read 'How This Fest Works' and the 'FAQs' for the long answer on what 'Finish that Fic, Merlin!' is. I know it sounds weird, but there's some rules to follow, and more importantly, an explanation on how you can get a prize for your hard work! After you've done that, you can sign up here via Livejournal or here via Google Forms.

If you need some cheerleading, you can head over to Discord to join The Tavern(18+) server where I've been graciously allowed to host a channel for this fest. Please note that while The Tavern server is for 18+, if you're under 18, you can still participate in 'Finish that Fic, Merlin!' you just can't be part of that particular Discord server. Fortunately, there are other Merlin servers for people of all ages to help you with your writing. You can even find me in some of them :D

✨STARTING December 18th - 24th✨

hi guys!! we’re back at it again for merthurweek, as always🫡 we can’t wait to see what brilliant creations everyone makes!! we love you all. thank you for allowing us to do this each year🩷have fun and enjoy🥰

FOR FANFIC OR META WRITERS - prompts and/or themes for inspiration:

day one: royalty + angst

day two: knight!merlin + protective!others

day three: soulmates + hurt/comfort

day four: reversal roles au + humor

day five: bamf!merlin + angst with a happy ending

day six: “please forgive me” + dragons

day seven: magic reveal + canon era

we have made a ao3 collection under the name which can be found here 'merthurweek2023' - if you wish to add your fics

please put the day and prompt in your summary if posting to ao3.

reminder: merlin/arthur do not need to be the one to say the line or be the things exactly! and the + means and/or. these are mostly for inspiration alone. if you would like to just write royalty!merlin for day one, for example, and not use angst, then that's perfectly fine.

FOR GIFS/ VIDEO/ ART CREATORS - ideas and/or themes for inspiration:

day one: their theme song + red

day two: any poem + orange

day three: favorite quote said between/about them + yellow

day four: favorite parallel + green

day five: what does this ship mean/represent to you? + blue

day six: any quote + purple

day seven: what could have been + white

Rules:

Must be posted on tumblr so we can reblog!

Please tag your posts as #merthurweek2023 and/or tag us directly.

NSFW is allowed, just please tag appropriately.

Have fun and enjoy yourself! This week is all about supporting each other and sharing your work!

It's the 7 year anniversary on Tumblr for this blog and hence also this fest!!🥳

Celebrate by signing up for this year's round of 'Finish that Fic, Merlin!' A fest whose sole focus is to help you finish as many of those blasted WIPs as possible between the 1st og November and the 31st of May!!

If you want to be part of the fun, head on over to Livejournal to read 'how this fest works' and the 'FAQs', and then sign up using either Livejournal or Google Forms.

We promise you it's gonna be fun!! You can even win prizes!

When you can sign up, don't forget to head over to the Discord server 'The Tavern(+18)' to make some friends so you can wail about finishing your WIPs together.

(You don't have to be above 18 to participate in the fest, only to be part of the Discord server)

It's the 1st of November and therefore it is time to begin finishing those blasted WIPs!! (or start NaNo, if you're one of those poor souls attemting it this year)

If you still haven't signed up for this round of 'Finish that Fic, Merlin!' you can do so here.

It's that time of the year again. ACBB, and various other fests have ended and because life happened to you, you didn't finish your fics and now have a million WIPs and very little motivation to finish them. Fear not, because 'Finish that Fic, Merlin!' is here to help you finish those blasted WIPs!

The fest will run from November 1st 2022 to March 31st 2023, but sign ups are already open right here on Livejournal although you don't need an actual Livejournal account to sign up, only a Google account.

If this is your first time participating, be sure to read How this fest Works and the FAQs first.

If you don't feel like writing, but still want to participate, you can sign up as a beta/cheerleader.

And don't forget to head over to the Discord server 'The Tavern(18+)' where there's a designated channel for this fest so we can all whine about finishing our fics together.

Can you also confirm how works should be submitted/shared on each day? Not sure if there is info or faq somewhere I’ve missed. Thanks

hello!! the prompts can be either/or!! loose inspiration or directly in the fic, both are totally cool with me.

https://archiveofourown.org/collections/merwainefest