WIP Wednesday

[firethesound]

Not a huge amount of words this week, and most of them on something I shouldn't even be writing on, but I've been in a not very good place mentally, which I think is a combination of anxiety from the pandemic, and then just not getting enough sleep. Anyway, it's been tough to write, but spite is a powerful motivation it turns out.

New words this week : 868 words which is rather a modest start to the year. But it is a start!

WIPs worked on this week : 2, with no new WIPs (yay!)

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☆ HDBB : 42 words which brings the total to 8753. Was mostly just skimming through what I've already written, and ended up adding to a bit of it. Still haven't sat down to focus on doing a read-through instead of a quick skim, and that's the next item on the agenda. Then reviewing my notes for what still needs to be written, and then get started actually writing!

☆ Stay aka Don't Think Twice #5: 826 words which brings the total to 5577 and it's actually pretty close to done. Like, one or two writing sessions away. Then I have to decide what to do with it because I'm afraid if I post it, it's going to unleash another wave of "but when will there be more!?!?" comments which stress me the hell out.

Comments

[gracerene]

Yay words! And lol, yeah, I remember you posted about how Stay was super close to being ready to post years ago, but I feel you on the stress of not knowing when the next update will be and dealing with rude commenters! You could make a disclaimer? And then ruthlessly delete any comments that violate it? Like "IDK when the next installment will be up and comments asking about it are incredibly stressful and part of the reason why this update took 4 years. Please don't ask me about when I'll post more--I'll just delete those comments". Not that it will deter everybody, but maybe at least a few??

[firethesound]

I have a disclaimer on the last part of what's posted now! Not only does it not work, but people actually acknowledge it and then post crappy comments anyhow!! I'm still absolutely steaming over this most recent one and have to keep talking myself out of replying to it because nothing good will come of that. I really ought to just delete it. I kind of want to just delete the whole fucking series. I think that probably at least setting it so that only logged in users can read/comment is going to be a good compromise until I calm the fuck down enough to really think it through rationally.