Welcome to 2017!

[kalloway]

Hi! Welcome to onedeadplotbunny 2017! There's a sort of basic FAQ on the profile page, but if you have more specific questions, feel free to ask them here.

If you're joining at a time that's not the first week of February, that's okay! You can join at any time, post at any time, etc. Go through the archives at your own pace and don't feel stressed. There is no 'catching up' to do.

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 in the beginning 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 Bingo again even though you've never written for a single square)... This is everyone's space.

Weekly check-ins, once we get on schedule for the year, will be ~Wednesdays. For the first week or so of the community, things will be very busy. Besides this post and our first activity, a lot of people choose to introduce themselves. You don't have to make an intro post, of course, just like you don't have to participate in activities, discussion, or check-ins. Or you can introduce yourself in June, if you'd like. It is all good.

Comments

[green]

just want to say thank you for keeping this comm going. it's a great place.

[kalloway]

You're welcome and thank you!

[samuraiter]

*waves*

I subscribed here before, but did not do anything with it. Looks like I'm back, though. I've got about eighteen years of backlog, and I know I'm not going to beat that all at once, but I'm at least here to consider the idea.

[kalloway]

It can join my ~fifteen years + some weird stuff from before that. Welcome~

[st_aurafina]

I am totally doing this for sure this year! Yay!

[kalloway]

Yay!

[milady_dragon]

I'm so glad I found this comm!

Truthfully, I finish more than I start. Still, I once swore I'd never start posting something I would never finish, and that has proven completely and totally untrue. I'm hoping this will help me get the several incomplete stories I've started posting (and ones on my hard drive I would adore to work on!) finally finished.

This is such a great idea! Thanks for being here!

[kalloway]

I hope we can help inspire you to finish some things (I am hoping for some inspiration this year too)~ Welcome!

[gramarye1971]

I've got about 10 in-progress fics of varying degrees of priority and varying stages of completion, some of which have been stalled out for a while now. Let's see if I can get at least one or two of them out the door this year, in addition to Parallels and Yuletide signups.

[kalloway]

(Do you do Parallels every year? It's one of my favourites.)

[gramarye1971]

Every year since 2012! I've had some great experiences with it, and it's pushed me to write a bit out of my comfort zone. I've written for a different canon every year so far.

[kalloway]

Awesome. I think I've been participating since 2013.

[ahavah]

Hello! I'm new here (and pretty new to DW in general), but I'm excited about this community and would love to participate. I always seem to have too many projects going at once, but I've stepped back and am trying to keep myself focused on revising my novel by the end of March. I keep getting distracted by shiny fests and fanfic prompts, but I'm doing my best to resist the urge and stay focused. I could definitely use some accountability buddies.

[kalloway]

This is the place to find them, definitely. ^_^ Welcome!

[cold_clarity]

hi! i'm new. i have like 200000 things going at any time, and i've learned by way of experience that 90% of my battle with storytelling is needing to talk my random ideas out with...someone? it helps to have someone i'm telling the story to? idk.

anyway, i'm excited to be here! sorry for the late intro. :D

[doranwen]

Ha, that is so me. I actually get so badly stuck that I can't plot without talking it out. I'll get to a detail that I just have to know before I can write more (I can't write multiple dead ends and then pare it off when I figure out the right detail, as some do), and then I'm stuck until I can sort it out. Which is why, although I'm sure my output and WIPs are far far far smaller than most, I am slowly accumulating more WIPs, most of which end up permanently stalled. (Which is sorrowful to me because I love them, but I can't write them without a brainstorming beta!) I'm not sure if this makes me a handicapped writer (if that word is still acceptable in this situation) or high maintenance - or both. *sigh*

[seerofrage]

*wave wave* Heyo! New to this comm, figured I'd just put this here, ah.
I do art things! Not so much writer things, though maybe someday I'll get back into that, who knows?
Kept seeing this comm when I'd search 'fanart' in the interests search, and was a lil confused, as the name suggested writer things and from what I'd seen about it from other people, it was writer things; though, decided to take a look myself, and I think I'll stay around!
I've made it my goal this year to join as many art-inclusive challenges/exchanges/bingos and things as I can, to get me to draw more, so this comm will probably help out with keeping me on track with all these projects, ahah!

[ahavah]

Welcome! I hope you find this community helpful.

[kalloway]

Hi and welcome! Art things are awesome and totally welcome here! When I first started the community, it was aimed mostly at just writing, but then I realized I had a lot of community members who did all sorts of creative things and there was a lot of overlap in places I didn't expect... (and I was checking in with website/coding projects) and basically, yeah, all creative endeavors are welcome! ^_^

[mythicmistress]

Um, hi... I just stumbled upon this comm fairly recently, sorry I'm late to the party... I'm looking for a bit of support for tackling at least some of my huge backlog of fic ideas, would it be worth making an introduction post?

[kalloway]

Absolutely and welcome! You're not late at all and I hope you can find the support you need. ^_^

[osidiano]

This is exactly the community/fandom space I was looking for when I joined DW! 8D I am so excited to find you all and join you on this adventure!! *hugs everyone*