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linaewen posting in

Hello on Friday! Looking back at the day today -- or yesterday, if today hasn't gotten going yet -- how did it go?

- I thought about my fic once or twice
- I wrote
- I did some planning and/or research
- I edited
- I've sent my fic off to my beta
- I posted today!
- I'm taking a break
- I did something else that I'll talk about in a comment

Looking forward, how are you planning to spend your weekend?

- I'm going to make up for not writing all week by having a writing marathon
- I'm going to keep writing at my current rate and see how it goes
- I have other plans, but I might have time to get some writing in
- I'm going to take a break from writing

linaewen posting in

writethisfanfic

Hello on Thursday! (Sorry for missing yesterday!) How are things going in the world of fic?

Did you write?

- Yes!
- No!
- Not yet!

If yes, what kind of writerly activity did you engage in? How do you feel about it?
If no, what were the obstacles/situations that affected your writerly pursuits? What will you do differently tomorrow to get more writing done?
If not yet, because the day hasn't gotten going yet, what kind of writing activity are you planning (or hoping) to accomplish?

lizbee

So I've been a SNW skeptic since it was first announced, and have never been impressed by the show. But I've gotta say, I've seen six episodes of the third season, thanks to screeners, and we are so far yet to hit a good episode. We have, however, hit several repetitive m/f relationships, multiple love triangles, weirdly a lot of antisemitic subtext, and the decidedly bad look of Pike trying to stop his girlfriend from consenting to life-saving medical treatment.

Mostly I think this is because Akiva Goldsman is a hack who doesn't understand Star Trek or subtext, but also I wonder how much is because the seasons are being filmed back-to-back, and so there's no opportunity to see and respond to criticism. Ironically I think part of Discovery's problem was that it was too responsive to fandom, but Goldsman can't be left alone to pursue his creative vision because he doesn't really have one.

Anyway, at this point I'm only watching because I have a podcast, and also out of a sick eagerness to see if Pike will have to murder his girlfriend and have manpain about it, or if she'll sacrifice her life to save him.

(I've seen people theorise that the problems this season are due to the show pivoting in a more conservative direction to appease Skydance, and I am sorry to say that these scripts predate the 2023 strikes. Like, there was time for the writers to go back and think, "Oh, there's some dodgy stuff here, we should fix that!")

linaewen posting in

writethisfanfic

Hello on Tuesday! What kind of a writing day has it been so far today -- or if today hasn't gotten going yet, how did you fare yesterday?

- I thought about my fic once or twice
- I wrote
- I did some planning and/or outlining
- I did research and/or canon review
- I edited
- I've sent my fic off to my beta
- I posted today!
- I'm taking a break
- I did something else that I'll talk about in a comment

Have a great Tuesday, everybody!

linaewen posting in

writethisfanfic

Hello on Monday! How's the day going so far for fic? (If you haven't gotten started on your day as yet, how did yesterday go for writing fic?)

- Excellent!
- Terrible
- Somewhere in between
- Nothing doing

How much time have you spent on writing fic today, roughly?

- None
- 30 minutes or less
- 30-60 minutes
- 60-90 minutes
- More than 90 minutes

In five words or less, how do you feel about that?

linaewen posting in

writethisfanfic

Hello on Sunday! What kind of a writing day has it been so far today -- or if today hasn't gotten going yet, how did you fare yesterday?

- I thought about my fic once or twice
- I wrote
- I did some planning and/or outlining
- I did research and/or canon review
- I edited
- I've sent my fic off to my beta
- I posted today!
- I'm taking a break
- I did something else that I'll talk about in a comment

Sunday Discussion: It's a new writing week at the beginning of a new month, and that means a fresh start. Maybe you had a great writing week last week, or maybe last week wasn't the greatest for getting writing things done -- what kind of goals do you have for keeping up your momentum or starting off fresh this week?

miscellaneous_section posting in

writethisfanfic

Happy Saturday! How's the writing along?

Great!
Good
Alright
Could be better/could be worse
Poorly
I thought about writing here and there.
I didn't get any writing done. (Either taking a break, or had some plans that day.)

paranoidangel posting in

tardis_library

Title: A Series of Notes Attached to a UNIT Equipment Requisition Form
Creator:

AstroGirl
Rating: General
Word Count/Length/Size: 1093 words
Creator's Summary: How hard is it to get your scientific advisor the equipment he clearly needs?
Characters/Pairings: Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart, Third Doctor
Warnings/Notes: None

Reasons for reccing: This is an amusing epistolary fic, with the usual sort of happenings going on at UNIT.

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/64572373

xandromedovna posting in

fic_rush

can you believe? the inexorable passage of linear time has brought us to another Round? inconceivable! anyway, when should we do this?

Poll #33451 Round 153 Dates

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 10

View Respondents

When should we have Round 153?

View Answers

8-10 Aug
4 (40.0%)

15-17 Aug
4 (40.0%)

22-24 Aug
6 (60.0%)

29-31 Aug
5 (50.0%)

not August
1 (10.0%)

some other sixth option
2 (20.0%)

ticky box
7 (70.0%)

ticky box
6 (60.0%)

ticky box
7 (70.0%)

who will win??
5 (50.0%)

miscellaneous_section posting in

writethisfanfic

Good afternoon! It's the start of a new day, a new month.

So, what are your plans for next week?

Finish a WIP (whether it's a oneshot, a fic for a challenge/fest, or multi-chapter fic)
Start a new project
Get some editing done
Take a break
I have some plans that are other than writing.

thisbluespirit

Okay, I knoooooow I am being rubbish at all my other bingos currently, but if

allbingo's August theme happens to be irresistible, everything will be different this time, right? XD

(Tbf, the odds are rather better than the last few weeks anyway...)

But, I give you a Crime Classics Bingo Card made from titles from the British Library's crime catalogue:

Someone from the Past	He Who Whispers	Tour de Force	Fear Stalks the Village	Antidote to Venom
Family Matters	Foreign Bodies	Tea on Sunday	It Walks by Night	Green for Danger
Settling Scores	As If By Magic	WILD CARD	The Black Spectacles	Somebody at the Door
Twice Round the Clock	The Man Who Didn’t Fly	Excellent Intentions	Crossed Skis	Serpents in Eden
The Wheel Spins	Final Acts	Deep Waters	Not to Be Taken	Bats in the Belfry

I love it. I even got the source for The Lady Vanishes, go me! Any suggestions? (With the usual caveat of me probably doing something else anyway, heh.)

thisbluespirit posting in

tardis_library

Recs of any sort may be posted at any time, but in addition we have monthly themes.

tardis_library's theme for July is now closed, and here is our new theme for August:

Crossover

"Oh my God, you're real. You're really real. Oh, this is so Galaxy Quest. I knew it. I always knew."

Doctor Who as a fandom has the perfect format for crossovers (works where DW characters meet characters from other fandoms or visit their worlds), so here is another chance to share your favourite examples of this genre.

Post your recs to the community in the normal way any time from now until midnight on 31st August 2025 in your timezone. (See Info & Guidelines for posting template and instructions). Recs posted for monthly themes have their own tag with banners at the end of the year for reccers who posted a rec for 6 or more of each year's themes.

When making your post, add the tag "other: monthly theme". (The mods can take care of any other needed tags if you prefer, but a challenge/theme tag could easily be missed.)

Our current Seasonal Challenge is Reccer's Bingo, which is open for sign ups for cards and posting recs until 21 September 2025.

Request List
Anyone may also request any specific recs they'd like to see. (e.g. "Fourth Doctor fic, not on Teaspoon," "Cheerful Bill Potts artwork," "Leela vid," "recent Ten/Rose," etc.) If you are only interested in one medium (fic/vid/art etc/), don't forget to specify.

Current requests:
* Classic Who fanvids, any Doctor/TARDIS team (music, no/minimal audio quotes preferred), especially out there on tumblr/YT -

thisbluespirit
* Twelfth Doctor h/c that's not on AO3 (any pairing or gen) -

ruuger
* Rose/Nine fic, any genre, anywhere - anon
* Jack/Esther fic (Torchwood) -

chamilet
* Babyfic and/or de-age fic, any era/any team -

romanajo123
* Fanworks in more unusual media (not Art, Fic, or Vids) -

lurking_latinist
* Gen fic featuring the Doctor's scarf any era -

liadt
* fic set after Planet of Giants that focus on the events of that story -

scifirenegade

Make your requests in the comments here to be added to the list. (Anon commenting is on.) If you make a rec that fills any of these requests, please add the "other: request" tag to your entry so it can be found easily.)

Any other questions? Ask here or at the Info & Guidelines post, or PM the mod.

miscellaneous_section posting in

writethisfanfic

Good afternoon! July is coming to an end, and August is just right around the corner.

So in the meantime, did you write today?

Yes
No
I've thought about it here and there.
Too busy to write right now.
I'm currently taking a break.

miscellaneous_section posting in

writethisfanfic

Hello! Where are you at in writing?

Planning/Outlining/Researching
Writing
Proofreading/Sending it to my beta-reader
Editing
Posting the fic/chapter right now!

paranoidangel

What I Just Finished Reading
The Man in Black & Other Stories by Elly Griffiths. This is a set of short stories, some from her books and some just random things. I liked it, but the problem was the advert at the back about her new series, which is time travelling murder mystery. Which couldn't be more up my street. So I'm clearly going to be reading a lot more of her books.

And with that book I finally finished the book bingo with no substitutions! Although getting these library books is getting my wishlist down, it's not helping with the to read pile...

What I'm Currently Reading
The Dark Angel by Elly Griffiths. I am finally getting round to finishing the Ruth and Nelson series. I have two to go after this, I think.

What I'm Reading Next
The Women Who Wouldn't Leave by Victoria Scott, which I just picked up from the library. And because everything comes at once, my ebook hold, More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa, which I've waited ten weeks for, came in.

Mirrored from my blog.

miscellaneous_section posting in

writethisfanfic

Good afternoon! How's the fanfic coming along?

Great!
Good
Okay
Could be better/could be worse
Had to rework the fic because certain aspects weren't coming together.
Too exhausted/busy to write right now.
I'm taking a break from writing.

miscellaneous_section posting in

writethisfanfic

Happy Monday night! Sunday completely slipped my mind; it was preoccupied other matters.

Any who, have you written anything today?

Yes
No
I've thought about it.
Taking a break, or life got in the way.

lilly_c posting in

writethisfanfic

This takes us into September, just makes it a wee bit easier on my end. I'm not available for hosting duties during weeks 1 and 2 as I have family visiting during those weeks.

Week 1: 3rd to 9th

linaewen
Week 2: 10th to 16th
Week 3: 17th to 23rd
Week 4: 24th to 30th

glitteringstars
Week 5: 31st to 6th

miscellaneous_section

lilly_c posting in

writethisfanfic

It's time to sign up for the August WIP challenge! Some people join the challenge mid month, or comment on check-in posts without signing up, which is fine -- I'm glad there's a way for the challenge to be useful in a variety of ways. For those of you who find the commitment of signing up useful, please leave a comment with the below information.

Sign-ups will be open until the end of August.

Level of challenge:

Fandom(s) involved:

What you're looking for from the challenge:

What you could offer other participants yourself:

How people should contact you:

Time zone:

Copypaste below:

The post for hosting the daily check-in is here and thanks to everyone who helps out with this. If you're interested in helping out and there are still slots available the post remains open until the last week of the month and we generally run our week Sunday to Saturday, I'm happy to chat via PM on DW for anyone who might need it.

If you have ever completed a fic through this challenge we have a collection on AO3 and on SquidgeWorld both collections are open and unmoderated. Should there be an issue with adding a work, let me know and I'll see if there's a fix for it.

thisbluespirit

Things continue much as before. I wanted to make a post, but I haven't quite the brain for reviews or the like, so here are two random quick things:

1. Back when we were all making top 100 lists,

osprey_archer did a picture books one, and there was a discussion in the comments about US vs UK picture books, so I did a UK one, with the best/most popular/influential picture book illustrators I could think of (up to 2010 when I stopped being a children's librarian and, indeed, anything much), but it took ages to try and make sure I wasn't missing people and put all the covers on, and then I kept forgetting I'd made it.

It's here for those who like clicking on books in a list.

(I apologise for the lack of 2010s and 2020s; but I have not kept up at all! Also I included picture books only for the most part, with a few honourable exceptions, so this means there are very few early reader type books & no comics, but there are picture books for older readers. It needs to be an unorthodox size and shelved in the kinder boxes! Also, I focused on illustrators not authors. Plus a tiny handful were just personal favourites, but it is my list. ;-p)

2. I was talking about Outrageous, the U&Drama/Britbox TV series about the Mitfords last time. It continued to be excellent and it finally occurred to me that I could link the trailer, which would be helpful:

Watch on YouTube

WIP Challenge Check-in, Day 8 -- Friday

WIP Challenge Check-in, Day 7 -- Thursday

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3

WIP Challenge Check-in, Day 4 -- Tuesday

WIP Challenge Check-in, Day 4 -- Monday

WIP Challenge Check-in, Day 3 -- Sunday

Daily Check-In: Day 2

Rec [fic]: A Series of Notes Attached to a UNIT Equipment Requisition Form by AstroGirl

Round 153 Poll

Daily Check-In: Day 1 (August)

allbingo Crime Classics Bingo Card

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