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firethesoundI've spent the last week on and off wrangling the WIP Folder of Doom back into submission. The last time I'd gone through and organized it was at the beginning of 2019 so it's been a while. At that point, I had 113 WIPs and about 350k of writing in there. So I went into this assuming that I'd have somewhat more than that, but probably not too much more, since I haven't been writing all that much over the last couple of years. Probably about 400k is what I'd mentally (and emotionally) prepared myself for.
Y'all. I just finished. And I have 460,000 of unposted and incomplete writing. What. The. Fuck. It feels a bit ridiculous to be as shocked as I am, because I was expecting 400k and when we're already at that point, what's another 60k? But. Yikes. I really really need to get some of this out of my life. The good news is that after another round of combining docs and transferring fics I'm for-sure never going to finish into the Graveyard folder, I've only got 105 WIPs, which was a lovely surprise to have the total number of WIPs go down instead of up. Then, for shits and giggles I went into the Great Big Doc of Fic Ideas to see exactly what's there. Another 172 ideas for fics, ranging from full outlines to ones that are just a line of dialogue or a title or an image, or--my very favorite--one that just reads "gothic horror and fucking." I still have no earthly idea what that means.
I closed it again. We're not going to think about MORE IDEAS when I've got 460,000 of fic that's already started and needs to be finished, jesus christ.
I'm aiming to finish and post at least one before the end of the year, and am fairly optimistic about doing it. I'd thought about getting a PWP done, as that'd be the lowest hurdle wordcount-wise, but ended up pulling out one that'll be a bit longer. I've got 8k, and think it'll be done in another 8-ish, which means it's long enough for me to really sink into and build up some momentum on, which will (hopefully!) propel me through into the new year, whengracerene is twisting my arm to make me sign up for Harry Draco Bang. Which I'm actually really excited about and looking forward to! It'll be really nice to have a deadline to force me to finish something longer, which I've not done for a while. It's been... (and I actually had to hop over to AO3 and check because I honestly couldn't remember) almost 5 years (how has it been five years?!?!) since I've posted anything that broke 50k, which is a real problem considering the number of 50k+ WIPs I've got languishing.
Beyond that... I need to come up with a plan about how to tackle the rest, because I really do want to get this madness under control. I think setting a goal of one fic per month is probably too ambitious, but maybe one per quarter? That'd be four, plus Harry Draco Bang, which seems a nice, reasonable, not-completely-bonkers amount of fic to aim for when I've only been averaging about two per year for the last few years. In any case, I've got some time to think on it before I set my 2021 goals.
Y'all. I just finished. And I have 460,000 of unposted and incomplete writing. What. The. Fuck. It feels a bit ridiculous to be as shocked as I am, because I was expecting 400k and when we're already at that point, what's another 60k? But. Yikes. I really really need to get some of this out of my life. The good news is that after another round of combining docs and transferring fics I'm for-sure never going to finish into the Graveyard folder, I've only got 105 WIPs, which was a lovely surprise to have the total number of WIPs go down instead of up. Then, for shits and giggles I went into the Great Big Doc of Fic Ideas to see exactly what's there. Another 172 ideas for fics, ranging from full outlines to ones that are just a line of dialogue or a title or an image, or--my very favorite--one that just reads "gothic horror and fucking." I still have no earthly idea what that means.
I closed it again. We're not going to think about MORE IDEAS when I've got 460,000 of fic that's already started and needs to be finished, jesus christ.
I'm aiming to finish and post at least one before the end of the year, and am fairly optimistic about doing it. I'd thought about getting a PWP done, as that'd be the lowest hurdle wordcount-wise, but ended up pulling out one that'll be a bit longer. I've got 8k, and think it'll be done in another 8-ish, which means it's long enough for me to really sink into and build up some momentum on, which will (hopefully!) propel me through into the new year, when
gracerene is twisting my arm to make me sign up for Harry Draco Bang. Which I'm actually really excited about and looking forward to! It'll be really nice to have a deadline to force me to finish something longer, which I've not done for a while. It's been... (and I actually had to hop over to AO3 and check because I honestly couldn't remember) almost 5 years (how has it been five years?!?!) since I've posted anything that broke 50k, which is a real problem considering the number of 50k+ WIPs I've got languishing.Beyond that... I need to come up with a plan about how to tackle the rest, because I really do want to get this madness under control. I think setting a goal of one fic per month is probably too ambitious, but maybe one per quarter? That'd be four, plus Harry Draco Bang, which seems a nice, reasonable, not-completely-bonkers amount of fic to aim for when I've only been averaging about two per year for the last few years. In any case, I've got some time to think on it before I set my 2021 goals.
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Date: 2020-12-23 04:32 am (UTC)Yes, I'm trying to be very realistic about my goals, so hoping that they won't feel too overwhelming come February