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mistressofmuses posting in

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Happy Friday!

For me this is mid work week, but perhaps it's the end of yours!

Poll #33951

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Where are you in working on your WIP at the moment?

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Working on pre-writing: research, planning, outlining, etc.!
0 (0.0%)

Writing!
1 (16.7%)

Editing!
1 (16.7%)

Working on something other than my intended WIP!
1 (16.7%)

Not working on anything/taking a break!
2 (33.3%)

Something else!
2 (33.3%)

mistressofmuses posting in

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We're sliding down the second half of the week! Hopefully it's been going well so far.

Poll #33945

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Where are you in working on your WIP at the moment?

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Working on pre-writing: research, planning, outlining, etc.!
1 (14.3%)

Writing!
2 (28.6%)

Editing!
1 (14.3%)

Working on something other than my intended WIP!
1 (14.3%)

Not working on anything/taking a break!
2 (28.6%)

Something else!
0 (0.0%)

mistressofmuses posting in

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Oof, my day has escaped me! Hopefully yours has been more under control, haha.

Poll #33940

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Where are you in working on your WIP at the moment?

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Working on pre-writing: research, planning, outlining, etc.!
0 (0.0%)

Writing!
1 (20.0%)

Editing!
0 (0.0%)

Working on something other than my intended WIP!
2 (40.0%)

Not working on anything/taking a break!
2 (40.0%)

Something else!
0 (0.0%)

yuletidemods posting in

yuletide_admin

The default deadline has passed! Defaults after this date will require a New Year’s Resolution fic before you can sign up again. See more info about defaulting at our FAQ.

Original assignments and pinch hits #1-96 are due in a little over 6 days, at:

9pm UTC, 17 December
See when that is in YOUR timezone
See countdown

This is an international exchange, and deadlines are given in UTC/GMT. This deadline is also at a DIFFERENT TIME OF DAY to deadlines we've used in recent years. Please click the links and check when the deadline is for you. We appreciate it!

Good luck to all writing, and especial thanks to everyone tackling pinch hits! Check out

yuletide_pinch_hits for requests currently in need of writers.

paranoidangel

What I Abandoned Reading
Apprentice to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer. This is the second book in the series. It had two problems: 1. It assumed you remember everything from the previous book, which I don't, so I was constantly confused about who everyone was and what was going on, and 2. The Apprentice and Villain spent all their time thinking about how much they fancied each other, but the other person couldn't fancy them back. I stopped to read something else and then couldn't bring myself to go back to it.

What I Just Finished Reading
Exit Strategy by Martha Wells. The last Murderbot for a while, while I wait to see if the the library gets the next book in. And finish some non-library books.

Zero Stars, Do Not Recommend by MJ Wassmer. This is about a couple on holiday at a resort when the sun explodes (and they're cut off from the outside world). I'm not generally into apocalyptic stuff, but there was something weird about the sun and them having an astronomer around, so I stuck with it. I did end up getting into it and it was interesting what people did to survive and the truth of what happened with the sun.

Very Bad Company by Emma Rosenblum. This is about the board members at a company who are all earning millions and all absolutely awful people with not a single redeeming quality. It was easy to read and I kept reading to see how it was all going to implode. And then the ending just made me not want to have bothered reading it in the first place.

The Frozen People by Elly Griffiths. A palate cleanser of normality and nice people. This is her latest series, where the main character works in the department investigating cold cases using time travel. Although the story wasn't what I thought it was based on that description, but I still really enjoyed it and the murder mystery was interesting. I see the second book is out soon, so I'll definitely be reading that.

Endurance by Elaine Burnes. This was described as how Star Trek Voyager should have been. So it's about a ship that somehow ends up a long way away. And then I was very glad Voyager wasn't like this because the situation was awful and everything was terrible for much of the book. I had to stop and read other things twice during it. But it both got more uplifting and there was a clear mystery which remains unsolved, but there is a sequel.

What I'm Currently Reading
Nothing - I've literally just finished Endurance.

What I'm Reading Next
Seniors of the Chalet School by Lisa Townsend. This arrived this week and after some long and depressing books I need something short and happy.

Mirrored from my blog.

morbane posting in

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Yuletide is coming! If everything goes well, we will reveal works in the main collection at 9pm UTC on 24 December, two weeks from now. Madness works are revealed a day later.

(Default deadline is 9pm UTC on the 10th; posting deadline is 9pm UTC on the 17th.)

In Yuletide, it's important to leave a comment on your gift (or gifts) to thank your author.

If you think you'll be delayed in commenting until late in the anonymous period (ending 1 January) or maybe not even until well into the new year, you can use this post to OPTIONALLY let your author(s) know about that delay ahead of time. You don't need to give a reason, but an approximate time indication may be helpful. Please include your AO3 name.

Thanks everyone! Good luck with writing, and please consider the beta post or

yuletide_pinch_hits if you have capacity for beta jobs or pinch hits!

mistressofmuses posting in

writethisfanfic

Happy Tuesday!

Poll #33935

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Where are you in working on your WIP at the moment?

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Working on pre-writing: research, planning, outlining, etc.!
1 (20.0%)

Writing!
0 (0.0%)

Editing!
0 (0.0%)

Working on something other than my intended WIP!
2 (40.0%)

Not working on anything/taking a break!
3 (60.0%)

Something else!
0 (0.0%)

mistressofmuses posting in

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Poll #33933

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Where are you in working on your WIP at the moment?

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Working on pre-writing: research, planning, outlining, etc.!
0 (0.0%)

Writing!
1 (16.7%)

Editing!
2 (33.3%)

Working on something other than my intended WIP!
1 (16.7%)

Not working on anything/taking a break!
4 (66.7%)

Something else!
1 (16.7%)

thisbluespirit

I went to town briefly last week, so of course, was ill for days afterwards, but am now back to usual level of general rubbishness anyway.

Here are some random TV/film things:

1. Outrageous, which I enjoyed very much in the summer on Drama, is now on the iPlayer, if you're in the UK and missed it. (Drama series about the Mitfords).

2. They did another minisode for the S21 trailer for Doctor Who - this time Five and Tegan together again, which was great. It's here.

3. I hadn't had any idea someone was doing a whole film of The Faraway Tree series till YT randomly threw this trailer my way the other day. I never expected that, and it looks like fun anyway.

4. Been enjoying watching Cooper & Fry on Ch5, which I watched mainly because it had DW's Mandip Gill in the lead, along with Downton's Rob James-Collier, and who doesn't always need yet more detectives in their lives? Anyway, it's been good so far - a bit more moodier than a cosy but nothing too grim, and I like the local folklore aspect that crops up (even if it's never real). Here's a trailer.

(I have been watching Ch5's The Forsytes, which is largely very pretty and easy and not much more, but I haven't watched the last 2 or 3 eps, because I went out and also I watched Cooper & Fry instead, because it was more interesting, lol).

Probably, as ever, also other things I am forgetting!

mistressofmuses posting in

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Welcome to another week! (I'm personally still struggling with the fact that it's December at all, much less that we're a week into it!)

Poll #33928

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What are your writing plans for this week?

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I have an existing WIP (or multiples!) that I plan to work on!
7 (87.5%)

I'm planning to start a new project!
1 (12.5%)

This week is going to be all about planning!
1 (12.5%)

I have non-writing projects that are likely to absorb my week!
3 (37.5%)

Something else!
0 (0.0%)

Cheers to another week!

paranoidangel posting in

tardis_library

Title: Junkyard
Creator:

Melime
Rating: General
Word Count/Length/Size: 606 words
Creator's Summary: The Doctor lands just outside 76 Totter's Lane in 1963, but fortunately he's able to leave before he meets himself. Unfortunately he's not the only one to make it into his TARDIS.
Characters/Pairings: Sixth Doctor, Susan Foreman
Warnings/Notes: None

Reasons for reccing: It's such a sweet story.

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/74248856

lilly_c posting in

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How is the writing going today?

Poll #33925

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Today I

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wrote
1 (25.0%)

edited
1 (25.0%)

posted
0 (0.0%)

sent to beta
0 (0.0%)

researched
0 (0.0%)

planned
1 (25.0%)

had a cheeky break
2 (50.0%)

dealt with life
1 (25.0%)

Share a snippet of something you're working on or link to something you've posted recently.

Current Music: Law & Order: Criminal Intent

lilly_c posting in

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How is the writing going?

Poll #33923

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Today I

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wrote
0 (0.0%)

edited
0 (0.0%)

posted
0 (0.0%)

sent to beta
0 (0.0%)

researched
0 (0.0%)

planned
0 (0.0%)

had a cheeky break
1 (50.0%)

dealt with life
1 (50.0%)

Discussion: what are you working on this weekend?

john_amend_all

This isn't so much a complete fic, as the premise for one. And an excuse for me to team up another character played by Sheridan Smith with another character played by Jenna Coleman.

Characters: Joey Ross, Johanna Constantine
Fandoms: Jonathan Creek, The Sandman (Netflix), other
Word count: ~1800 words
( The Premise )

( Notes )

lilly_c posting in

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How is the writing going today? What about yesterday?

Poll #33919

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Today I

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wrote
0 (0.0%)

edited
1 (20.0%)

posted
0 (0.0%)

sent to beta
0 (0.0%)

researched
1 (20.0%)

planned
0 (0.0%)

had a cheeky break
0 (0.0%)

dealt with life
3 (60.0%)

Discussion: Do you ever too invested in canon review?

yuletidemods posting in

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Default deadline

The deadline for a simple default on Yuletide is 9pm UTC on 10 December - just under one week from now. Please check the link - this isn't the same time of day as recent years.

The default deadline is the cut-off point for defaulting on your Yuletide assignment without a penalty. This applies if it's your first Yuletide, or if you posted successfully last time you signed up or took a pinch hit. Default before this time, and you're free to sign up again in future. If you're not sure whether the default deadline applies to you, please talk to mods (yuletideadmin@gmail.com).

Sample reasons to default:

You want to

You can't reconcile the canon, your writing strengths, and your recipient's DNWs

Life got in the way

A new installment of canon ruined your ideas

You use generative AI such as ChatGPT, and you just saw the rule that that's not allowed in this event

You can't see how to get the characters to do what you want them to do

You want to

People default every year for a variety of reasons. We don't need to know why, and we wish you well. When we open sign-ups, we recommend that you don't sign up unless you're confident you can write a story by the deadline. But after you've signed up, things may happen, and it's okay to withdraw, if that's what makes sense for you. See full information about defaulting at the FAQ.

To default, go to your assignment at the collection, and press the default button.

Assignment deadline

All original assignments, and all pinch hits sent out prior to the default deadline, are due at 9pm UTC 17 December (which is a DIFFERENT time of day to last year). Countdown

Pinch Hits

We have an outstanding pinch hit at

yuletide_pinch_hits. Please get in contact if you can help!!!

Betas & Beta Help Needed

We warmly welcome beta reader volunteers at the beta post and on Discord. See the FAQ for more information about finding betas if you need one!

Note: on the Yuletide Discord, requests for betas, or for brainstorming help that might give away what you're writing, are handled by DM-ing someone who currently holds a Hippo role. Please read the server FAQ before seeking a beta. Give your Hippo the relevant details and make sure you can receive messages back.

Treats and Posting

Click here for instructions on posting your assignment or treats. If you've finished your assignment and are considering treats, check out the app, and don't forget the promo post where people have advertised their canons. You may find something amazing there! Check out the prompts from pinch hitters too.

Keep Yuletide Madness in mind. The Madness collection is for stories under 1,000 words and stories which do not exactly fit the fandoms and characters requested. These works must still be gifts for other participants.

AFK post

We will also put up an Away from Keyboard post shortly on the

yuletide comm. The purpose of this post is that if people know they won't be able to respond to their gift until late in the anon period, or even until the new year, they can let their author know ahead of time. (Not being able to read and respond until several days after the collection opens is normal, though - many people will have family and other obligations!)

Happy December!

lilly_c posting in

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How is the writing going today?

Poll #33909

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wrote
1 (33.3%)

edited
0 (0.0%)

posted
0 (0.0%)

sent to beta
0 (0.0%)

researched
0 (0.0%)

planned
0 (0.0%)

had a cheeky break
0 (0.0%)

dealt with life
2 (66.7%)

lilly_c posting in

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How is the writing going today?

Poll #33898

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Today I

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wrote
1 (25.0%)

edited
1 (25.0%)

posted
1 (25.0%)

sent to beta
0 (0.0%)

researched
0 (0.0%)

planned
0 (0.0%)

had a cheeky break
1 (25.0%)

dealt with life
0 (0.0%)

Discussion: We're in the final month of the year (how?) are you planning to keep the pace you've worked at all year or are you winding down for the year?

thisbluespirit posting in

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

tardis_library's theme for November is now closed, and here is our new theme for December:

Sixth Doctor // Endings

"Eternal blackness. No more sunsets. No more gumblejacks. Never more a butterfly."

It's Six's turn in the spotlight! Time to rec any works featuring him or anyone and anything from that era. Or you can rec something that fits in with the theme of Endings, however you want to interpret that. Or, as ever, both!

Post your recs to the community in the normal way any time from now until midnight on 31st December 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.)

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.

thisbluespirit

My wrangling got slightly derailed this morning, because I was scrolling down my bins and then suddenly a WILD TAG IN ENIGMA 2001!

And it wasn't me misreading, it wasn't some giant multi-fandom essay, or somehow ASOIAF, Harry Potter, Sherlock or Star Wars, it was real and pretty much perfect. Not particularly spoilery (the only thing this reveals is also evident pretty soon into the film):

de la lune (273 words) by misura
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Enigma (2001)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Claire Romilly, Wigram (Enigma 2001)
Additional Tags: Pre-Canon
Summary: "I've always wanted to be a Claire." (pre-canon)

I got too flaily to wrangle.

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Default deadline passed (and deadline change reminder)

What I am reading Wednesday

2025 Away from Keyboard post

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Many Trailers

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Rec [fic]: Junkyard by Melime

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A premise

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