Welcome, Etc.

[kalloway]

Hi! Welcome to onedeadplotbunny! There's a sort of basic FAQ on the profile page, but if you have more specific questions, feel free to ask them here.

Originally, One Dead (Plot)Bunny ran (and fell apart) on a yearly basis, but I want this restart to be ongoing... So feel free to join at any time, post at any time, go through the archives at any time, etc. Don't stress and feel that you need to 'catch up' or anything. Everyone progresses at their own pace.

This is a motivation/support community first and foremost. I don't want anyone to ever feel bad about their backlog/signups/whatnot. I don't want anyone to feel that they have to clear out their backlog instantly, or anything like that. I don't want anyone feeling stressed, even though there might be a few tasks right away that can be stressful (or fun, depending on mindset - I like the fun).

But you can do it! You really can.

Feel free to make an introduction post. Feel free not to. Feel free to ask for help unsticking a plot. Feel free to post resources. Feel free to post success! Feel free to commiserate (because sometimes you just need to wonder out loud why you sighed up for the XYZ Exchange again even though you pull your hair out every time you do)... This is everyone's space.

[Bunny #1] Make A List

[kalloway]

Make a list.

Of every fic/art/icon/whatever bunny you have that you would like to write/create sometime in the foreseeable future. This includes bingo cards, big bangs, comment fics, exchanges, random plotbunnies, sequels, etc.

Detail it if you want to. You can be as vague as you like. No one ever has to see this but you.

Do it either in your own journal or in a notebook or in the comments or whatever.

You can organize however you'd like - ficlets together, epics together, or by fandom, or by what they're for... But one list, in one place.

Take your time. Look through old notebooks, textfiles, e-mail, journal entries... Round up everything.

And hang onto that list. You'll need it.

(I am a 'sense of accomplishment' person, so I'll list even individual chapters on separate lines. Putting a check-mark beside 'Exciting Space Adventures Chapter 7' feels good, even if I'm immediately adding 'Exciting Space Adventures Chapter 8' to the list.)

Intro & Whatnot

[kalloway]

Hi, onedeadplotbunny's twenty-odd new members! Welcome! I mentioned that it's totally cool to make an intro post if you want to make one (but you do not have to), so here is mine:

Hi! I'm kalloway. I write. I craft a bit, too, and sometimes attempt to draw. But mostly, I write. And breed plotbunnies like I'm trying for some sort of award...

I write mostly for anime/manga and video game fandoms, along with original work in a couple of decade-old universes. I maintain my own fanfic archive, which I still hardcode in Notepad. (Let's not talk about how far behind I am with that.)

My current, almost-full plotbunny notebook has more than 650 entries in it, though it also has nearly 100 check-marks. That isn't counting several bingo cards and prompt lists that are printed out and tucked inside. It also doesn't count a whole bunch of things from memes, though I'm working on getting those cataloged.

For the last couple of years, I tried various 'write all the words!' communities with quantity numbers, but I mostly ended up writing new stuff and not looking back at old ideas, which was frustrating (because then those new ideas decided to breed and whoops now I have like 150k words of a Meta-Gundam universe) and not really what I had been hoping for.

I've discovered a few tricks, though. For the two Big Bangs I've done, I cross-referenced the theme with my list, found matches, and then went for it. For the second, I made sure I had over 8000 words written before I even signed up. Kept me from waiting til the last second and panicking...

One of my first, full-speed-ahead! fandoms was Kingdom Hearts, and a huge number of my plotbunnies are for the series. So I'm replaying KH2 to re-spark everything and hopefully get the urge to put pen to paper without ending up with a new herd...

The main thing I want from this community is for people to know they aren't alone and that there is hope for that plotbunny from 1995 and all those bingo cards can be done and that even though the mailing list that fic was for was deleted five years ago, yes it makes sense that you want to finish it!

Hi.