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☆ What has FTS written recently! ☆
(I try to keep this to the most recent 6ish months)
i. in the armored van - 2k - A little expansion of the van scene.
ii. on the veranda - 3k - After their escape from Merrick's, Nicky and Booker talk.
iii. in the bathroom - 2k - After Nicky talks to Booker on the veranda, he talks to Joe in the bathroom.
The Everyday Uses of Ordinary Objects - 4k - This feeling overcomes them all on occasion, when the full weight of eternity suddenly turns crushing. Man was not meant to witness the churn of time firsthand. Sometimes it becomes too much, too vast, too heavy. Sometimes Nicky needs to disappear, just for a little while.
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Apr. 11th, 2017 12:43 pm
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WIP Wednesday
Apr. 15th, 2026 02:11 pmNew words this week : 7,448 words which is up a little from last week. Writing is still a struggle, but I think I'm getting back on track.
WIPs worked on this week : 1, with no new WIPs (yay!)
And I managed to keep my focus to a single fic. Life is still full of nonsense, I'm still exhausted, but at least the words are coming a little easier than they have been recently. I'll take the win.
The Old Guard
☆ food truck au : 7,448 words which brings the total to 126,207 words and the first half of the smutty chapter is written! I think it's probably going to be it's own chapter, because it's 12k, but I want to write chapters 11 and 12 entirely before I make a final decision on where to break them up. I hope it'll work okay as three chapters. I'm once again worrying over how long this fucking thing is going to end up being.
WIPs worked on this week : 1, with no new WIPs (yay!)
And I managed to keep my focus to a single fic. Life is still full of nonsense, I'm still exhausted, but at least the words are coming a little easier than they have been recently. I'll take the win.
The Old Guard
☆ food truck au : 7,448 words which brings the total to 126,207 words and the first half of the smutty chapter is written! I think it's probably going to be it's own chapter, because it's 12k, but I want to write chapters 11 and 12 entirely before I make a final decision on where to break them up. I hope it'll work okay as three chapters. I'm once again worrying over how long this fucking thing is going to end up being.
WIP Wednesday
Apr. 8th, 2026 12:52 pmNew words this week : 4,039 words which is down from last week. Writing's been a struggle.
WIPs worked on this week : 4, with no new WIPs (yay!)
...and once again it was a many-wip week. In the past couple of days I've been sort of feeling like I'm getting back on track, but it's been a process. I'm so tired, y'all.
The Old Guard
☆ food truck au : 2,361 words which brings the total to 118,759 words and think I've finally broken through what I needed to get past. Back on track, and hoping to get this next chapter to my beta by the end of the week. We're finally at the smutty part!!
☆ werewolf au : 281 words which brings the total to 14,526 words and the doc was open so I just kept poking at it a little bit.
☆ old kingdom au : 939 words which brings the total to 16,996 words and I was talking about this with someone who started shouting at me in all-caps about it. I'm still giddy over the fact that there's someone out there who is excited about this concept.
☆ early days pwp : 458 words which brings the total to 4,295 words and this one's not really coming together either. I'm taking a pause on it for the moment.
WIPs worked on this week : 4, with no new WIPs (yay!)
...and once again it was a many-wip week. In the past couple of days I've been sort of feeling like I'm getting back on track, but it's been a process. I'm so tired, y'all.
The Old Guard
☆ food truck au : 2,361 words which brings the total to 118,759 words and think I've finally broken through what I needed to get past. Back on track, and hoping to get this next chapter to my beta by the end of the week. We're finally at the smutty part!!
☆ werewolf au : 281 words which brings the total to 14,526 words and the doc was open so I just kept poking at it a little bit.
☆ old kingdom au : 939 words which brings the total to 16,996 words and I was talking about this with someone who started shouting at me in all-caps about it. I'm still giddy over the fact that there's someone out there who is excited about this concept.
☆ early days pwp : 458 words which brings the total to 4,295 words and this one's not really coming together either. I'm taking a pause on it for the moment.
WIP Wednesday
Apr. 1st, 2026 02:39 pmNew words this week : 6,037 words which is a little bit less, but pretty good considering this week has been bananas so far. Much less writing time + some of my writing time went to beta-reading a thing + some of my writing time went to editing/outlining.
WIPs worked on this week : 5, with no new WIPs (yay!)
...and you can see by the number of WIPs I went skipping through that words were tough this week. I knew the second half of March would be rough and wow did it take its toll. Still, we're back to normal (or normal-ish) here. I've gotten my regular writing time today and actually got some good words out of it, even though I spent the bulk of it rereading the previous chapter in food truck, trying to get back in the brainspace to write that fucking thing.
The Old Guard
☆ food truck au : 3,359 words which brings the total to 116,376 words and I'm struggling on it. I got kind of hung up on one piece of feedback on my last chapter, but I think I've mostly worked through it now. Chapters are still running long, I ended up adding another one and I've got another two that I think will be long enough that I'll have to split them up. So, all things considered, I have another 8 chapters to finish and I think probably about another 50k. I don't even know anymore. I'm pretty bummed I didn't get to start posting it last month like I wanted to, and I'm probably not going to be able to post it this month either. Hopefully in May, though. I really really don't want it to go beyond May.
☆ werewolf au : 172 words which brings the total to 14,245 words and this was just poking at it a little bit because I couldn't remember one bit in it, went to reread, and then ended up writing a little. Still can't wait to work on this one, oh my god it's going to be so good.
☆ kintsugi : 969 words which brings the total to 1,497 words and I put it to my beta which pwp I should write because it's been six months and I would love to finish and post something, and this was the one she picked. Wrote almost 1k before petering out on it because it turns out I'm not great at writing BDSM, ugh. I need to go reread some of my faves to get my head around it and then take another run at this one. It's the sequel to The Everyday Uses of Ordinary Objects (the cockwarming one) and should only be about 4k total so it's almost halfway done.
☆ early days pwp : 1,715 words which brings the total to 3,379 words and this was the other one I was thinking about trying to finish up and post. Should only be about 6-7k total, so it's also about half done. Planning to do this one after the other one.
☆ redamancy part ?? : 153 words which brings the total to 663 words and hey this one is DONE! It's a missing scene from the second movie, but I have a few more to finish up in the series that come before it so I can't post it yet. Still, it's nice to have something finished. It also got me to go back to poke at the next part which is a lot closer to done than I remembered it being. Maybe I ought to work on this series first? Idk idk...
WIPs worked on this week : 5, with no new WIPs (yay!)
...and you can see by the number of WIPs I went skipping through that words were tough this week. I knew the second half of March would be rough and wow did it take its toll. Still, we're back to normal (or normal-ish) here. I've gotten my regular writing time today and actually got some good words out of it, even though I spent the bulk of it rereading the previous chapter in food truck, trying to get back in the brainspace to write that fucking thing.
The Old Guard
☆ food truck au : 3,359 words which brings the total to 116,376 words and I'm struggling on it. I got kind of hung up on one piece of feedback on my last chapter, but I think I've mostly worked through it now. Chapters are still running long, I ended up adding another one and I've got another two that I think will be long enough that I'll have to split them up. So, all things considered, I have another 8 chapters to finish and I think probably about another 50k. I don't even know anymore. I'm pretty bummed I didn't get to start posting it last month like I wanted to, and I'm probably not going to be able to post it this month either. Hopefully in May, though. I really really don't want it to go beyond May.
☆ werewolf au : 172 words which brings the total to 14,245 words and this was just poking at it a little bit because I couldn't remember one bit in it, went to reread, and then ended up writing a little. Still can't wait to work on this one, oh my god it's going to be so good.
☆ kintsugi : 969 words which brings the total to 1,497 words and I put it to my beta which pwp I should write because it's been six months and I would love to finish and post something, and this was the one she picked. Wrote almost 1k before petering out on it because it turns out I'm not great at writing BDSM, ugh. I need to go reread some of my faves to get my head around it and then take another run at this one. It's the sequel to The Everyday Uses of Ordinary Objects (the cockwarming one) and should only be about 4k total so it's almost halfway done.
☆ early days pwp : 1,715 words which brings the total to 3,379 words and this was the other one I was thinking about trying to finish up and post. Should only be about 6-7k total, so it's also about half done. Planning to do this one after the other one.
☆ redamancy part ?? : 153 words which brings the total to 663 words and hey this one is DONE! It's a missing scene from the second movie, but I have a few more to finish up in the series that come before it so I can't post it yet. Still, it's nice to have something finished. It also got me to go back to poke at the next part which is a lot closer to done than I remembered it being. Maybe I ought to work on this series first? Idk idk...
March Wrap-Up / April Goals
Apr. 1st, 2026 11:28 am2026 GOALS
2026 Total Wordcount Goal : 79,078 / 150,000
2026 Total Writing Days : 81 / 365
MARCH
Oh my god this fucking month. I expected that the second half of it would be busier, but I was unprepared for just how much busier it would be, and how draining and stressful. I am absolutely flattened right now. Emotionally, physically, mentally. I am so so so tired.
March Wrap-Up : I finished the month with 38,153 words which is incredible and also frustrating. Even though I knew that the last half of the month would have a big drop in wordcount, it was rougher than I expected. Losing momentum sucks, but still! 38k is awesome and I'm trying really hard to focus on that. A total of 5 WIPs got words, with all words going into 5 Old Guard fics. Not only did I meet my goal of 25k, I went well past.
APRIL
April--crossing my fingers and knocking on wood--should be a fairly quiet month. I'm pretty burned out from Life Stuff, but hopefully I should be settling back into my regular writing schedule and I guess we'll see what happens.
April Wordcount Goal : 30k and I'm bumping it up to where I've landed the past two months, and hoping that I'm not about to jinx myself by aiming higher.
April Fics to Focus On
☆ food truck au : and where last we left, I was optimistic that I was bumping the wordcount estimate for the very last time. And to that I say LOL. LMAO, even. Holy shit. If the chapters had stayed consistent, that would have been accurate. But then I got into the relationship part of the fic, and Chapter 8 ran way long, so I split it in half. And then Chapter 9 ran long again. And then Chapter 10 ran long, and now Chapter 11 is, you guessed it, running long as well. And taking into account how long these chapters are running I think I actually have about 50k to go on it. At least 50k. Oh my god what the fuck. Estimated wordcount, 165k.
☆ pwp : I haven't decided which of these will be finished but I need to finish something. I made Grace pick one for me but I'm struggling to get that one to come together so idk.
☆ redamancy part 4 : and this one I think I can get done, it only needs like another 500 words and it'll be done. I just want to get something finished and posted.
2026 Total Wordcount Goal : 79,078 / 150,000
2026 Total Writing Days : 81 / 365
MARCH
Oh my god this fucking month. I expected that the second half of it would be busier, but I was unprepared for just how much busier it would be, and how draining and stressful. I am absolutely flattened right now. Emotionally, physically, mentally. I am so so so tired.
March Wrap-Up : I finished the month with 38,153 words which is incredible and also frustrating. Even though I knew that the last half of the month would have a big drop in wordcount, it was rougher than I expected. Losing momentum sucks, but still! 38k is awesome and I'm trying really hard to focus on that. A total of 5 WIPs got words, with all words going into 5 Old Guard fics. Not only did I meet my goal of 25k, I went well past.
APRIL
April--crossing my fingers and knocking on wood--should be a fairly quiet month. I'm pretty burned out from Life Stuff, but hopefully I should be settling back into my regular writing schedule and I guess we'll see what happens.
April Wordcount Goal : 30k and I'm bumping it up to where I've landed the past two months, and hoping that I'm not about to jinx myself by aiming higher.
April Fics to Focus On
☆ food truck au : and where last we left, I was optimistic that I was bumping the wordcount estimate for the very last time. And to that I say LOL. LMAO, even. Holy shit. If the chapters had stayed consistent, that would have been accurate. But then I got into the relationship part of the fic, and Chapter 8 ran way long, so I split it in half. And then Chapter 9 ran long again. And then Chapter 10 ran long, and now Chapter 11 is, you guessed it, running long as well. And taking into account how long these chapters are running I think I actually have about 50k to go on it. At least 50k. Oh my god what the fuck. Estimated wordcount, 165k.
☆ pwp : I haven't decided which of these will be finished but I need to finish something. I made Grace pick one for me but I'm struggling to get that one to come together so idk.
☆ redamancy part 4 : and this one I think I can get done, it only needs like another 500 words and it'll be done. I just want to get something finished and posted.
WIP Wednesday
Mar. 25th, 2026 03:30 pmNew words this week : 6,479 words which is pretty much back to my average. Had hoped for a bit more, but all things considered I'm happy with it.
WIPs worked on this week : 2, with no new WIPs (yay!)
Things here have continued to be bananas. Zero free time, started off this week with an emergency dental appointment, persistent headache, ugh. I can't remember the last time I had a full night sleep and it's starting to really take its toll.
The Old Guard
☆ food truck au : 6,084 words which brings the total to 112,812 words and I'm hung up on Chapter 11. I've been adding words to later parts so progress is still being made, but I'm struggling a little, and I think it's something I need to just let simmer in the back of my brain for a while. I'm disappointed that I didn't make my goal of starting to post this thing by the end of March, but it is what it is. I have no earthly idea how long it's going to be, judging by how many chapters I have left and how long recent chapters have been running... I still have something like 50k to go?? And I'm looking at that number like, this can't possibly be right. I really hope that's not right. There is no reason this fic should be this long what am I even doing anymore.
☆ early days pwp : 395 words which brings the total to 2,052 words and shifting gears a little bit because it's been like 6 months since I've posted anything so this is one that I KNOW will not run long, because my pwps always stay under 10k. This one in particular should only be around 5-6k, and I just really want to have something finished and posted.
WIPs worked on this week : 2, with no new WIPs (yay!)
Things here have continued to be bananas. Zero free time, started off this week with an emergency dental appointment, persistent headache, ugh. I can't remember the last time I had a full night sleep and it's starting to really take its toll.
The Old Guard
☆ food truck au : 6,084 words which brings the total to 112,812 words and I'm hung up on Chapter 11. I've been adding words to later parts so progress is still being made, but I'm struggling a little, and I think it's something I need to just let simmer in the back of my brain for a while. I'm disappointed that I didn't make my goal of starting to post this thing by the end of March, but it is what it is. I have no earthly idea how long it's going to be, judging by how many chapters I have left and how long recent chapters have been running... I still have something like 50k to go?? And I'm looking at that number like, this can't possibly be right. I really hope that's not right. There is no reason this fic should be this long what am I even doing anymore.
☆ early days pwp : 395 words which brings the total to 2,052 words and shifting gears a little bit because it's been like 6 months since I've posted anything so this is one that I KNOW will not run long, because my pwps always stay under 10k. This one in particular should only be around 5-6k, and I just really want to have something finished and posted.
WIP Wednesday
Mar. 18th, 2026 08:55 pmNew words this week : 6,705 words which is a little bit less, but pretty good considering this week has been bananas so far. Much less writing time + some of my writing time went to beta-reading a thing + some of my writing time went to editing/outlining.
WIPs worked on this week : 2, with no new WIPs (yay!)
Thank goodness we've all been healthy, could this horrible cold and flu season finally be coming to a close??
The Old Guard
☆ food truck au : 6,553 words which brings the total to 106,712 words and another chapter down! We have more Confessions of Feels, more kissing, and next chapter is finally (finally!!) the smut! So as I've been writing, I've been pulling out bits that don't quite fit in the chapter I'm writing and copy/pasting them into later chapters, figuring I'd sort it out later. Well, later has arrived and all my copy/pasted chickens have come home to roost. I've had to stop to throw together a rough outline, and I... am not sure that I can finish this in five chapters ugggghhhh I am going to be writing this fucking thing forever.
☆ werewolf au : 153 words which brings the total to 14,073 words and this was just jotting down a quick little snippet before I forgot it (and I'm glad that I did because I honestly can't remember what it was).
WIPs worked on this week : 2, with no new WIPs (yay!)
Thank goodness we've all been healthy, could this horrible cold and flu season finally be coming to a close??
The Old Guard
☆ food truck au : 6,553 words which brings the total to 106,712 words and another chapter down! We have more Confessions of Feels, more kissing, and next chapter is finally (finally!!) the smut! So as I've been writing, I've been pulling out bits that don't quite fit in the chapter I'm writing and copy/pasting them into later chapters, figuring I'd sort it out later. Well, later has arrived and all my copy/pasted chickens have come home to roost. I've had to stop to throw together a rough outline, and I... am not sure that I can finish this in five chapters ugggghhhh I am going to be writing this fucking thing forever.
☆ werewolf au : 153 words which brings the total to 14,073 words and this was just jotting down a quick little snippet before I forgot it (and I'm glad that I did because I honestly can't remember what it was).
WIP Wednesday
Mar. 11th, 2026 10:04 amNew words this week : 14,012 words which is frankly kind of unbelievable.
WIPs worked on this week : 1, with no new WIPs (yay!)
Where last we left off, there was some sort of horrible stomach bug circulating and I was praying I would not catch it. Alas, I did. It was horrible. I haven't fully recovered from it. The nice part though was I spent a lot of the time I wasn't sleeping, writing instead. So. Yay?
The Old Guard
☆ food truck au : 14,012 words which brings the total to 100,271 words and I can't believe it's over 100k. When I posted my monthly goals I was pretty confident it would end around 105k and considering I've got five chapters left that are partially-written, I think that's not going to happen. I have accepted that I actually have no fucking clue how long this fic will be. I am just along for the ride at this point. Anyhow. As you'll recall, Chapter 8 ran long so I split it in two, figuring that the first half would be the long one. Surprise, Chapter 9 is like 16k. So I think it needs to be split as well, except there's not really a good place to break it up, and if I do it in the least-bad place, the split is going to be like 9.5k / 5.5k which I don't like it feeling so unbalanced. idk, hopefully beta will have some feedback (she is so much wiser than I am)
WIPs worked on this week : 1, with no new WIPs (yay!)
Where last we left off, there was some sort of horrible stomach bug circulating and I was praying I would not catch it. Alas, I did. It was horrible. I haven't fully recovered from it. The nice part though was I spent a lot of the time I wasn't sleeping, writing instead. So. Yay?
The Old Guard
☆ food truck au : 14,012 words which brings the total to 100,271 words and I can't believe it's over 100k. When I posted my monthly goals I was pretty confident it would end around 105k and considering I've got five chapters left that are partially-written, I think that's not going to happen. I have accepted that I actually have no fucking clue how long this fic will be. I am just along for the ride at this point. Anyhow. As you'll recall, Chapter 8 ran long so I split it in two, figuring that the first half would be the long one. Surprise, Chapter 9 is like 16k. So I think it needs to be split as well, except there's not really a good place to break it up, and if I do it in the least-bad place, the split is going to be like 9.5k / 5.5k which I don't like it feeling so unbalanced. idk, hopefully beta will have some feedback (she is so much wiser than I am)
February Wrap-Up / March Goals
Mar. 1st, 2026 01:22 pm2026 GOALS
2026 Total Wordcount Goal : 40,925 / 150,000
2026 Total Writing Days : 52 / 365
FEBRUARY
So I had a few really good days at the end of last month, and was somehow able to keep that momentum rolling through almost the entire month of February. I had about a week in the middle there with houseguests and illness etc etc that my wordcount slipped, but I was hitting 1k+ most days last month, and even had a few days that were 2-3k which is awesome. I only had two days with no words at all. Partly it's due to finally hitting that glorious downhill momentum as we roll into the end of food truck au, and partly because I had no writing time during the day so I've been coming back to the keyboard after my shower instead of heading straight to bed. Turns out, at night with the house dark and quiet and me the only one awake, I can slam out like a twelve hundred words in an hour. Unfortunately it does cut into my sleeping time and it's really not sustainable long term, alas.
February Wrap-Up : I finished the month with 31,078 words which is nothing short of a fucking miracle. I am deliriously happy about how much I wrote this month. A total of 3 WIPs got words, with all words going into 3 Old Guard fics. Not only did I meet my goal of 15k, I basically doubled it.
MARCH
I would love to keep this pace going but we'll see how it shakes out. I don't want to push too hard and burn out, but I also don't want to slow down too much and lose this momentum I've got going. The second half of the month will also be a little challenging due to some anticipated Life Stuff, but we're all just going to do the best we can.
March Wordcount Goal : 25k and I'm aiming a little lower than I did this month because I'm hoping that this is all that food truck au needs to be finished. (Please for the love of god let that be all that food truck au needs to be finished.)
March Fics to Focus On
☆ food truck au : and where last we left, I thought that I would have it done in 75k. It's at 81,420 and I still have 7 chapters that need to be finished. I'm averaging 7-8k per chapter, going with 8k x 7 chapters is 56k, of which I've got 24.5k written already. So, that leaves me just under 25k and hopefully it should go fast because as I said, I've got it all half written already, including the ending, and a lot of what's left is smut which goes pretty quickly. So, I am optimistic that I am bumping the wordcount estimate for the very last time, and this thing will be done soon. Estimated wordcount, 105k.
2026 Total Wordcount Goal : 40,925 / 150,000
2026 Total Writing Days : 52 / 365
FEBRUARY
So I had a few really good days at the end of last month, and was somehow able to keep that momentum rolling through almost the entire month of February. I had about a week in the middle there with houseguests and illness etc etc that my wordcount slipped, but I was hitting 1k+ most days last month, and even had a few days that were 2-3k which is awesome. I only had two days with no words at all. Partly it's due to finally hitting that glorious downhill momentum as we roll into the end of food truck au, and partly because I had no writing time during the day so I've been coming back to the keyboard after my shower instead of heading straight to bed. Turns out, at night with the house dark and quiet and me the only one awake, I can slam out like a twelve hundred words in an hour. Unfortunately it does cut into my sleeping time and it's really not sustainable long term, alas.
February Wrap-Up : I finished the month with 31,078 words which is nothing short of a fucking miracle. I am deliriously happy about how much I wrote this month. A total of 3 WIPs got words, with all words going into 3 Old Guard fics. Not only did I meet my goal of 15k, I basically doubled it.
MARCH
I would love to keep this pace going but we'll see how it shakes out. I don't want to push too hard and burn out, but I also don't want to slow down too much and lose this momentum I've got going. The second half of the month will also be a little challenging due to some anticipated Life Stuff, but we're all just going to do the best we can.
March Wordcount Goal : 25k and I'm aiming a little lower than I did this month because I'm hoping that this is all that food truck au needs to be finished. (Please for the love of god let that be all that food truck au needs to be finished.)
March Fics to Focus On
☆ food truck au : and where last we left, I thought that I would have it done in 75k. It's at 81,420 and I still have 7 chapters that need to be finished. I'm averaging 7-8k per chapter, going with 8k x 7 chapters is 56k, of which I've got 24.5k written already. So, that leaves me just under 25k and hopefully it should go fast because as I said, I've got it all half written already, including the ending, and a lot of what's left is smut which goes pretty quickly. So, I am optimistic that I am bumping the wordcount estimate for the very last time, and this thing will be done soon. Estimated wordcount, 105k.
WIP Wednesday
Feb. 18th, 2026 01:22 pmNew words this week : 2,931 words which is somewhat less than I'd hoped for, but not entirely unexpected.
WIPs worked on this week : 2, with no new WIPs (yay!)
This week was... a lot. Visit went okay, they flew home Sunday night. This morning my mother-in-law called to let us know that my father-in-law just tested positive for Covid. So far so good here, but I'm pretty frustrated that I'm going to have this hanging over my head for the next week or so until I either get sick or I don't.
The Old Guard
☆ food truck au : 2,349 words which brings the total to 67,708 words and is there really any feeling more frustrating than having all the motivation to write, and be entirely lacking the time?? Next chapter needs like another 1.5k to be done, and that's like. I could knock that out in a day under ideal circumstances, and circumstances so far have been very very far from ideal. But anyhow, there is now KISSING and I'm hoping to get it off to beta by the end of this week. I did some very rough math, and if I can continue at mycurrent previous pace I will finish the final chapter by the end of March. The story takes place in the spring and I'm kind of caught up in the idea of posting it around that same time, so I hope I'm able to... I'd wanted to start posting mid-March, and I guess I could still do that even though I would definitely still have a few chapters left to write, but I really feel more comfortable waiting until I've got the whole thing done, even if "done" is just a first draft.
☆ werewolf au : 582 words which brings the total to 13,921 words and I was just reflecting earlier today that if I'd known how goddamn long food truck au was going to turn out to be, I would have started working on this one first. Ugh, I'm so desperate to write it, but I'm also really trying to avoid doing that thing where I start a dozen different things and don't actually finish any of them. My 300k of unfinished and unposted HP fic will absolutely haunt me until the end of time and I'm trying my best to not repeat that experience. SO. Mostly I'm just jotting down scene bits and plot ideas as they come to me so I don't lose them, and then using this as extra motivation to get me to finish the thing I am actually trying to finish.
WIPs worked on this week : 2, with no new WIPs (yay!)
This week was... a lot. Visit went okay, they flew home Sunday night. This morning my mother-in-law called to let us know that my father-in-law just tested positive for Covid. So far so good here, but I'm pretty frustrated that I'm going to have this hanging over my head for the next week or so until I either get sick or I don't.
The Old Guard
☆ food truck au : 2,349 words which brings the total to 67,708 words and is there really any feeling more frustrating than having all the motivation to write, and be entirely lacking the time?? Next chapter needs like another 1.5k to be done, and that's like. I could knock that out in a day under ideal circumstances, and circumstances so far have been very very far from ideal. But anyhow, there is now KISSING and I'm hoping to get it off to beta by the end of this week. I did some very rough math, and if I can continue at my
☆ werewolf au : 582 words which brings the total to 13,921 words and I was just reflecting earlier today that if I'd known how goddamn long food truck au was going to turn out to be, I would have started working on this one first. Ugh, I'm so desperate to write it, but I'm also really trying to avoid doing that thing where I start a dozen different things and don't actually finish any of them. My 300k of unfinished and unposted HP fic will absolutely haunt me until the end of time and I'm trying my best to not repeat that experience. SO. Mostly I'm just jotting down scene bits and plot ideas as they come to me so I don't lose them, and then using this as extra motivation to get me to finish the thing I am actually trying to finish.
WIP Wednesday
Feb. 11th, 2026 10:05 amNew words this week : 8,320 words which is so good, y'all, I'm so happy.
WIPs worked on this week : 1, with no new WIPs (yay!)
Still exhausted, still snow (though a bunch melted today as we got above freezing for the first time in weeks!) and more progress was made.
The Old Guard
☆ food truck au : 8,320 words which brings the total to 65,359 words and look at this! For the second week in a row I managed to keep my focus to one single WIP, I finished and sent off TWO chapters to my beta, and things are still rolling along! I'm now past the Confession of Feels and the chapter I'm working on finishing off now has kissing and I'm giddy over it. I took a little bit of a break today, poking at it a little and only making a few hundred words, but am hoping for a lot of words tomorrow. I will have houseguests arriving on Thursday and staying through Sunday, so I'm anticipating a much less productive writing week. Hoping to still be able to get the next chapter finished off, though. It's at 4200 words and I think it will end up around 7k, so that's entirely within reach if I can keep my focus on it and not wander off to later parts of the story.
WIPs worked on this week : 1, with no new WIPs (yay!)
Still exhausted, still snow (though a bunch melted today as we got above freezing for the first time in weeks!) and more progress was made.
The Old Guard
☆ food truck au : 8,320 words which brings the total to 65,359 words and look at this! For the second week in a row I managed to keep my focus to one single WIP, I finished and sent off TWO chapters to my beta, and things are still rolling along! I'm now past the Confession of Feels and the chapter I'm working on finishing off now has kissing and I'm giddy over it. I took a little bit of a break today, poking at it a little and only making a few hundred words, but am hoping for a lot of words tomorrow. I will have houseguests arriving on Thursday and staying through Sunday, so I'm anticipating a much less productive writing week. Hoping to still be able to get the next chapter finished off, though. It's at 4200 words and I think it will end up around 7k, so that's entirely within reach if I can keep my focus on it and not wander off to later parts of the story.
WIP Wednesday
Feb. 4th, 2026 01:56 pmI'm still exhausted, there is still snow on the ground, we're supposed to get more snow later this week, and I'm in denial that it's already February. However, there were words.
New words this week : 8,793 words which I am overjoyed about! We are SO back, baby!
WIPs worked on this week : 1, with no new WIPs (yay!)
The Old Guard
☆ food truck au : 8793 words which brings the total to 57,039 words and look at that! I'm so SO thrilled that I actually managed to keep my focus on one thing and one thing only this week. And look at all that progress! Not only have a made a buttload of words, I also made some really significant progress plotting-wise. I've got all chapters mapped out now (there are going to be 15!) AND most excitingly, I have an ending written!! Chapter 5 is still in progress, but getting closer to finished and almost ready to send out for beta, and the two chapters after it are also almost complete so I'm hoping I'll be able to finish and send them off one right after another. Now that I have a total chapter count, I'm a little concerned I might be underestimating the final wordcount, though. By like, a lot.
New words this week : 8,793 words which I am overjoyed about! We are SO back, baby!
WIPs worked on this week : 1, with no new WIPs (yay!)
The Old Guard
☆ food truck au : 8793 words which brings the total to 57,039 words and look at that! I'm so SO thrilled that I actually managed to keep my focus on one thing and one thing only this week. And look at all that progress! Not only have a made a buttload of words, I also made some really significant progress plotting-wise. I've got all chapters mapped out now (there are going to be 15!) AND most excitingly, I have an ending written!! Chapter 5 is still in progress, but getting closer to finished and almost ready to send out for beta, and the two chapters after it are also almost complete so I'm hoping I'll be able to finish and send them off one right after another. Now that I have a total chapter count, I'm a little concerned I might be underestimating the final wordcount, though. By like, a lot.
January Wrap-Up / February Goals
Feb. 1st, 2026 02:40 pm2026 GOALS
2026 Total Wordcount Goal : 9,847 / 150,000
2026 Total Writing Days : 26 / 365
JANUARY
Off to a bit of a slow start, but I think we finished strong! Most impressive was that I managed to make words most days of the month (I had multiple days where my total wordcount was only 5 or 6 words, but I still took two minutes to open up my WIP and put them down!) I also made the decision to set aside my horrorguard fic for now. I was really dragging on it the first half of the month and I finally accepted that I think I need to spend some time muddling over it, since it grew into a much more complex idea than I originally intended for it to be.
January Wrap-Up : I finished the month with 9,847 words which is not too bad, all things considered. I was really trying to break 10k and am still a little disappointed that didn't happen. A total of 5 WIPs got words, with all words going into 5 Old Guard fics. I did not meet my goal of 12k.
FEBRUARY
I have high hopes for this month. I feel like I'm focused and ready to make words, the last week has been super productive despite my ongoing lack of free time, and I'm just ready. February is a shorter month, and my in-laws will be visiting for a long weekend, so that might cut into things somewhat, but I'm still feeling really optimistic.
February Wordcount Goal : 15k and I really feel good about it.
February Fics to Focus On
☆ food truck au : and ONLY food truck au, so help me god. It's currently at 52k, so if I keep my focus on it and I make my wordcount this month, then I'm going to be halfway through what I need to finish it off. Then if I can do that again in March, it'll be done and I'll be only slightly behind my ideal posting schedule for the year. I've actually already hit my daily wordcount for today, so I'm off to a promising start. Estimated wordcount, 75k.
2026 Total Wordcount Goal : 9,847 / 150,000
2026 Total Writing Days : 26 / 365
JANUARY
Off to a bit of a slow start, but I think we finished strong! Most impressive was that I managed to make words most days of the month (I had multiple days where my total wordcount was only 5 or 6 words, but I still took two minutes to open up my WIP and put them down!) I also made the decision to set aside my horrorguard fic for now. I was really dragging on it the first half of the month and I finally accepted that I think I need to spend some time muddling over it, since it grew into a much more complex idea than I originally intended for it to be.
January Wrap-Up : I finished the month with 9,847 words which is not too bad, all things considered. I was really trying to break 10k and am still a little disappointed that didn't happen. A total of 5 WIPs got words, with all words going into 5 Old Guard fics. I did not meet my goal of 12k.
FEBRUARY
I have high hopes for this month. I feel like I'm focused and ready to make words, the last week has been super productive despite my ongoing lack of free time, and I'm just ready. February is a shorter month, and my in-laws will be visiting for a long weekend, so that might cut into things somewhat, but I'm still feeling really optimistic.
February Wordcount Goal : 15k and I really feel good about it.
February Fics to Focus On
☆ food truck au : and ONLY food truck au, so help me god. It's currently at 52k, so if I keep my focus on it and I make my wordcount this month, then I'm going to be halfway through what I need to finish it off. Then if I can do that again in March, it'll be done and I'll be only slightly behind my ideal posting schedule for the year. I've actually already hit my daily wordcount for today, so I'm off to a promising start. Estimated wordcount, 75k.
WIP Wednesday
Jan. 21st, 2026 01:26 pmWordcount this week is way up from last week, which is nice--especially considering how little writing time I have these days. I get 30-40 minutes on my lunch break at least three days per week (sometimes four days, and very rarely five) and then a pretty dependable 20 minutes on Sundays, and that's basically it. Sometimes I throw down some story notes in the evenings, but by that point in the day I'm so completely exhausted that I can barely think, and definitely not up for any writing. Usually I'm able to get a little more wordage out of those blocks of time, but emotionally and mentally this past week was pretty rough so I'm very happy with what I've got.
New words this week : 2614 words which is great, all things considered!
WIPs worked on this week : 2, with no new WIPs (yay!)
The Old Guard
☆ food truck au : 2575 words which brings the total to 46,975 words and with the breakthrough I've had on the second half I feel like it's full steam ahead. Taking a two-ish month break from it was actually the right call, even if it was mostly unintentional. Having some time to simmer in the back of my brain helped me work through the plot of the second half and for the first time I feel like I've actually got a story that fits the wordcount this fucker has ballooned into. I think I'm comfortably over halfway through writing it, so that's exciting as well. Hoping I can wrap it up in another 25-30k.
☆ werewolf au : 39 words which brings the total to 12,702 words and I'm pretty excited for when I get to switch my focus to this one full time.
New words this week : 2614 words which is great, all things considered!
WIPs worked on this week : 2, with no new WIPs (yay!)
The Old Guard
☆ food truck au : 2575 words which brings the total to 46,975 words and with the breakthrough I've had on the second half I feel like it's full steam ahead. Taking a two-ish month break from it was actually the right call, even if it was mostly unintentional. Having some time to simmer in the back of my brain helped me work through the plot of the second half and for the first time I feel like I've actually got a story that fits the wordcount this fucker has ballooned into. I think I'm comfortably over halfway through writing it, so that's exciting as well. Hoping I can wrap it up in another 25-30k.
☆ werewolf au : 39 words which brings the total to 12,702 words and I'm pretty excited for when I get to switch my focus to this one full time.
WIP Wednesday
Jan. 14th, 2026 01:46 pmWhew, it's been a little while, hasn't it? This time of year always kicks my butt, and now I'm trying to get back into the regular routines, which includes regular WIP Wednesday posts to keep me organized and (somewhat?) accountable.
New words this week : 764 words which is what it is. All words are good words, I'm repeating to myself.
WIPs worked on this week : 1, with no new WIPs (yay!)
The Old Guard
☆ horrorguard : 764 words which brings the total to 7079 words and I'm officially putting this one on the backburner. I'm pretty disappointed to not make the deadline but the collection closes in February and there's no way I'm going to make it at the rate I'm going. Honestly, I think that this is one that will benefit from marinating for a while in the back of my brain.
In the meantime, I'm about halfway through a reread of stupid food truck au and I'm going to try to make some good progress there so I can get it posted this spring because I really really want to share it but can't start posting until the whole thing is finished.
New words this week : 764 words which is what it is. All words are good words, I'm repeating to myself.
WIPs worked on this week : 1, with no new WIPs (yay!)
The Old Guard
☆ horrorguard : 764 words which brings the total to 7079 words and I'm officially putting this one on the backburner. I'm pretty disappointed to not make the deadline but the collection closes in February and there's no way I'm going to make it at the rate I'm going. Honestly, I think that this is one that will benefit from marinating for a while in the back of my brain.
In the meantime, I'm about halfway through a reread of stupid food truck au and I'm going to try to make some good progress there so I can get it posted this spring because I really really want to share it but can't start posting until the whole thing is finished.
Another New Year
Jan. 6th, 2026 01:48 pmA little late, but it's been pretty bonkers around here recently. We're all trying our best.
So, I started writing again this past year! Life has been really A Lot for quite a while, but I found my footing enough to start making some words and it's been pretty great. I set my goal for the year at 50k and more than got that. I also got 4 fics finished and posted, which feels pretty amazing.
( 2025 Wordcounts )
My goal for 2026 is basically to keep this energy going. You can see where I sort of wound down again after being remarkably consistent for a few months. I actually did some writing in December, but I didn't track any of it, so just counted it as zero and plan to start fresh. I've signed up for GYWO for their Modest wordcount pledge (150k) which feels doable, if I keep it up.
( Fic Goals for 2026 )
All in all, this is estimating about 230k of writing (or 150k without including the work left to do on necromancer!joe, which is why I don't anticipate getting to it this year) which means if I focus and am consistent, it should be doable. A challenge, but a manageable one. If I get this done, and I acknowledge that it's a big IF, my posting schedule would ideally be: horrorguard in February, food truck au chapters posting weekly through March-April-May, ghost!Joe posting in June, the next three installments of Redamancy in July-August, and then werewolf!Nicky chapters posting weekly in September-October-November.
So anyhow, we'll see what happens. I'm also resurrecting my old method of "write every single day, even if it's just half a sentence" and so far that's going well. Most days the past week just have a handful of words (the lowest was 6 lol) and that's totally fine, no pressure to keep going if I'm not feeling it that day, but a couple of times once I got the doc open and my hands on the keyboard, the words kept on coming.
So, that's that, and here we go!
So, I started writing again this past year! Life has been really A Lot for quite a while, but I found my footing enough to start making some words and it's been pretty great. I set my goal for the year at 50k and more than got that. I also got 4 fics finished and posted, which feels pretty amazing.
( 2025 Wordcounts )
My goal for 2026 is basically to keep this energy going. You can see where I sort of wound down again after being remarkably consistent for a few months. I actually did some writing in December, but I didn't track any of it, so just counted it as zero and plan to start fresh. I've signed up for GYWO for their Modest wordcount pledge (150k) which feels doable, if I keep it up.
( Fic Goals for 2026 )
All in all, this is estimating about 230k of writing (or 150k without including the work left to do on necromancer!joe, which is why I don't anticipate getting to it this year) which means if I focus and am consistent, it should be doable. A challenge, but a manageable one. If I get this done, and I acknowledge that it's a big IF, my posting schedule would ideally be: horrorguard in February, food truck au chapters posting weekly through March-April-May, ghost!Joe posting in June, the next three installments of Redamancy in July-August, and then werewolf!Nicky chapters posting weekly in September-October-November.
So anyhow, we'll see what happens. I'm also resurrecting my old method of "write every single day, even if it's just half a sentence" and so far that's going well. Most days the past week just have a handful of words (the lowest was 6 lol) and that's totally fine, no pressure to keep going if I'm not feeling it that day, but a couple of times once I got the doc open and my hands on the keyboard, the words kept on coming.
So, that's that, and here we go!
November Wrap-Up / December Goals
Dec. 1st, 2025 01:29 pm2025 GOALS
2025 Total Wordcount Goal : 78,583 / 100,000
2025 Total Writing Days : 100 / 365
NOVEMBER
I was expecting October to be the rough month and then November was supposed to be an easy glide to the end of the year, and somehow. SOMEHOW. That was not the case. Mostly due to being sick four times in four weeks, most recently with influenza A. I have not had the flu since 2017 and it was every bit as miserable as I remembered it being. I feel like I am only just beginning to crawl out from the crushing exhaustion that comes along with it. Ugh. Get your flu shots, y'all.
November Wrap-Up : I finished the month with 9,835 words which is fantastic considering everything else that's been going on. A total of 7 WIPs got words, with all words going into 7 Old Guard fics. I did not meet my goal of 20k.
DECEMBER
My biggest goal is just to get back into a writing routine again. I was doing really good at being consistent, and then last month I pretty much fell apart. I would love to get something small finished and posted, but I think that I need to just focus on the longer ones this month instead of getting sidetracked.
December Wordcount Goal : 15k and I still feel like this is going to be a little bit of a stretch, considering all the usual holiday madness that comes along with the month of December. But let's see how it goes! This will leave me a little bit short of my updated wordcount goal for the year, but I already met my original goal of 50k, so I'm all right with it.
December Fics to Focus On
☆ food truck au : and I know I'm not going to finish it this month, but I'd like to get through the next chapter at least, ideally the next two chapters. The next one ramps up the pining, the one after that has the confession of feels and the actual getting together, and that one's already mostly-written so should go fast if I can get through the next one. There's one conversation in particular that's holding me up. Estimated wordcount, 70k.
☆ horrorguard : Aiming to get this on finished and posted in early January, which is comfortably ahead of when the collection closes in February. I've done some work on this one, wordcount got bumped up just a smidge, but thankfully I have the whole story sketched out by now and it didn't spiral. I've got bits and pieces written from beginning to end, and now it's just a matter of filling in the gaps. Estimated wordcount, 15k.
2025 Total Wordcount Goal : 78,583 / 100,000
2025 Total Writing Days : 100 / 365
NOVEMBER
I was expecting October to be the rough month and then November was supposed to be an easy glide to the end of the year, and somehow. SOMEHOW. That was not the case. Mostly due to being sick four times in four weeks, most recently with influenza A. I have not had the flu since 2017 and it was every bit as miserable as I remembered it being. I feel like I am only just beginning to crawl out from the crushing exhaustion that comes along with it. Ugh. Get your flu shots, y'all.
November Wrap-Up : I finished the month with 9,835 words which is fantastic considering everything else that's been going on. A total of 7 WIPs got words, with all words going into 7 Old Guard fics. I did not meet my goal of 20k.
DECEMBER
My biggest goal is just to get back into a writing routine again. I was doing really good at being consistent, and then last month I pretty much fell apart. I would love to get something small finished and posted, but I think that I need to just focus on the longer ones this month instead of getting sidetracked.
December Wordcount Goal : 15k and I still feel like this is going to be a little bit of a stretch, considering all the usual holiday madness that comes along with the month of December. But let's see how it goes! This will leave me a little bit short of my updated wordcount goal for the year, but I already met my original goal of 50k, so I'm all right with it.
December Fics to Focus On
☆ food truck au : and I know I'm not going to finish it this month, but I'd like to get through the next chapter at least, ideally the next two chapters. The next one ramps up the pining, the one after that has the confession of feels and the actual getting together, and that one's already mostly-written so should go fast if I can get through the next one. There's one conversation in particular that's holding me up. Estimated wordcount, 70k.
☆ horrorguard : Aiming to get this on finished and posted in early January, which is comfortably ahead of when the collection closes in February. I've done some work on this one, wordcount got bumped up just a smidge, but thankfully I have the whole story sketched out by now and it didn't spiral. I've got bits and pieces written from beginning to end, and now it's just a matter of filling in the gaps. Estimated wordcount, 15k.
WIP Wednesday
Nov. 12th, 2025 10:10 amA more productive week wordcount-wise, even if it doesn't feel like it. Sick again with my second cold in three weeks and life continues to be relentless. I am so tired and am once again doing that thing where I can't focus so I end up throwing words at a bunch of different things and make real progress on none of them.
New words this week : 4051 words and I'm honestly a little surprised that it's this high.
WIPs worked on this week : 5, with no new WIPs (yay!)
The Old Guard
☆ food truck au : 624 words which brings the total to 40,222 words and still trying to make progress on it so I don't lose all my momentum. I've done a little reorganizing of the chapters and I think I might be able to save some wordcount. Still dismayed about how long this one's turning out to be.
☆ horrorguard : 1570 words which brings the total to 3771 words and I'm having a hard time getting traction on it, even though this is the thing I should be focusing on. I have some good scenes down, though, I just need to get the wheel spinning.
☆ enemies with benefits au : 421 words which brings the total to 1145 words and I think I have a beginning on it which is exciting, just put down some scene notes. This one's going to be so fun when I finally get around to it!
☆ early days pwp : 850 words which brings the total to 1622 words and have closed this one and sent it back to the WIP folder, I thought it would be quick to write and it is not. I'll pick it up again maybe after horrorguard is finished because I do still think it will be short and it'll be nice to have something to post.
☆ werewolf au : 564 words which brings the total to 11,658 words and this is where my heart is right now. Desperately want to write on this one, but alas. I'm really trying not to do that thing I do where I start a zillion different long fics and then don't end up finishing any of them. So, horroguard, then food truck au, and then this one will be the ones to focus on.
New words this week : 4051 words and I'm honestly a little surprised that it's this high.
WIPs worked on this week : 5, with no new WIPs (yay!)
The Old Guard
☆ food truck au : 624 words which brings the total to 40,222 words and still trying to make progress on it so I don't lose all my momentum. I've done a little reorganizing of the chapters and I think I might be able to save some wordcount. Still dismayed about how long this one's turning out to be.
☆ horrorguard : 1570 words which brings the total to 3771 words and I'm having a hard time getting traction on it, even though this is the thing I should be focusing on. I have some good scenes down, though, I just need to get the wheel spinning.
☆ enemies with benefits au : 421 words which brings the total to 1145 words and I think I have a beginning on it which is exciting, just put down some scene notes. This one's going to be so fun when I finally get around to it!
☆ early days pwp : 850 words which brings the total to 1622 words and have closed this one and sent it back to the WIP folder, I thought it would be quick to write and it is not. I'll pick it up again maybe after horrorguard is finished because I do still think it will be short and it'll be nice to have something to post.
☆ werewolf au : 564 words which brings the total to 11,658 words and this is where my heart is right now. Desperately want to write on this one, but alas. I'm really trying not to do that thing I do where I start a zillion different long fics and then don't end up finishing any of them. So, horroguard, then food truck au, and then this one will be the ones to focus on.
WIP Wednesday
Nov. 5th, 2025 05:16 pm(A day late, I know)
Me: I am exhausted and emotionally drained and have almost zero free time, I have one fic that spiraled and another with a deadline. Also me: starts something new.
New words this week : 616 words which is abysmal and utterly unsurprising.
WIPs worked on this week : 1, with one new WIP
The Old Guard
☆ early days pwp : 616 words which brings the total to 616 words and I had an idea for a three-part pwp because idk I just really feel like writing smut lately, except no time omg
Me: I am exhausted and emotionally drained and have almost zero free time, I have one fic that spiraled and another with a deadline. Also me: starts something new.
New words this week : 616 words which is abysmal and utterly unsurprising.
WIPs worked on this week : 1, with one new WIP
The Old Guard
☆ early days pwp : 616 words which brings the total to 616 words and I had an idea for a three-part pwp because idk I just really feel like writing smut lately, except no time omg
October Wrap-Up / November Goals
Nov. 2nd, 2025 03:06 pmA day late, but close enough. I am exhausted, what the fuck.
2025 GOALS
2021 Total Wordcount Goal : 68,748 / 50,000 and I am now bumping my goal to 100k
2021 Total Writing Days : 85 / 365
OCTOBER
I feel like it's been October forever, oh my god. This fucking month.
October Wrap-Up : I finished the month with 20,423 words which is fantastic considering everything else that's been going on. A total of 7 WIPs & 1 new work got words, with all words going into 8 Old Guard fics. I more than met my goal of 15k (yay!)
NOVEMBER
My biggest goal is to get my submission for horrorguard started, if not finished, and to make more progress on my stupid runaway fic, which did not get finished last month.
November Wordcount Goal : 20k and I feel good about that since I've been pretty consistently at 20k over the last couple of months.
November Fics to Focus On
☆ food truck au : because holy shit I need it out of my fucking life right now. I don't even know what I'm doing with it anymore since the idea still doesn't feel like a novel-length idea to me and yet here we are. Estimated wordcount, 70k.
☆ horrorguard : The collection is open until mid-February but I'd like to get it finished and submitted earlier than that. This is an idea that I think should stay short, thank god. Estimated wordcount, 12k.
2025 GOALS
2021 Total Wordcount Goal : 68,748 / 50,000 and I am now bumping my goal to 100k
2021 Total Writing Days : 85 / 365
OCTOBER
I feel like it's been October forever, oh my god. This fucking month.
October Wrap-Up : I finished the month with 20,423 words which is fantastic considering everything else that's been going on. A total of 7 WIPs & 1 new work got words, with all words going into 8 Old Guard fics. I more than met my goal of 15k (yay!)
NOVEMBER
My biggest goal is to get my submission for horrorguard started, if not finished, and to make more progress on my stupid runaway fic, which did not get finished last month.
November Wordcount Goal : 20k and I feel good about that since I've been pretty consistently at 20k over the last couple of months.
November Fics to Focus On
☆ food truck au : because holy shit I need it out of my fucking life right now. I don't even know what I'm doing with it anymore since the idea still doesn't feel like a novel-length idea to me and yet here we are. Estimated wordcount, 70k.
☆ horrorguard : The collection is open until mid-February but I'd like to get it finished and submitted earlier than that. This is an idea that I think should stay short, thank god. Estimated wordcount, 12k.
WIP Wednesday
Oct. 29th, 2025 10:25 pmSneaking this in really quickly because, as predicted, not much free time currently. Still, some words happened!
New words this week : 3043 words which is down from a bit but still pretty fucking miraculous, all things considered.
WIPs worked on this week : 3, with no new WIPs (yay!)
The Old Guard
☆ food truck au : 1343 words which brings the total to 39,598 words and jesus christ I don't think it's going to be under 50k, I'm still losing my shit about it because the idea doesn't feel nearly big enough to warrant this many words and yet here we are?? I don't even know. Anyhow. Chapter 4 went to and came back from beta, Chapter 5 is not that far along because I keep adding words to the later chapters instead.
☆ enemies with benefits au : 225 words which brings the total to 715 words and it was just a part of a scene that got shuffled over here when I cut it from the food truck au.
☆ horrorguard : 1475 words which brings the total to 2195 words and I think I'm rapidly approaching the point where I need to start adding words seriously to this one if I want to hit the deadline on it.
New words this week : 3043 words which is down from a bit but still pretty fucking miraculous, all things considered.
WIPs worked on this week : 3, with no new WIPs (yay!)
The Old Guard
☆ food truck au : 1343 words which brings the total to 39,598 words and jesus christ I don't think it's going to be under 50k, I'm still losing my shit about it because the idea doesn't feel nearly big enough to warrant this many words and yet here we are?? I don't even know. Anyhow. Chapter 4 went to and came back from beta, Chapter 5 is not that far along because I keep adding words to the later chapters instead.
☆ enemies with benefits au : 225 words which brings the total to 715 words and it was just a part of a scene that got shuffled over here when I cut it from the food truck au.
☆ horrorguard : 1475 words which brings the total to 2195 words and I think I'm rapidly approaching the point where I need to start adding words seriously to this one if I want to hit the deadline on it.