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I have a habit of signing up to too many Big Bangs -- hence this community, really. So, this is my commitments and then a list of when I'm gonna try and get work done...

My Big Bangs this year:
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au_bigbang: Posted! [15,000 word minimum.]
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deancasbigbang: Planning stage. [20,000 word minimum.]
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hardmode: Planned. [10,000 word minimum.]
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kinked: Beta'd. [10,000 word minimum.]
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ladiesbigbang: Planned. [15,000 word minimum.]
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scifibigbang: Planned. [25,000 word minimum.]
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sncross_bigbang: Posted. [15,000 word minimum.]
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spn_j2_bigbang: Ready to post. [20,000 word minimum.]

-June 1st:

ladiesbigbang check-in, a third completed is recommended.
-June 7th:

spn_j2_bigbang posting begins.
-June 15th:

hardmode check-in.
-July 1st:

ladiesbigbang check-in, two thirds completed is recommended.
-July 30th:

hardmode writing period ends.
-July 31st:

scifibigbang writing period ends.

kinked writing period ends.

hardmode rough draft due.
-August 1st:

ladiesbigbang rough draft due.
-August 15th - August 31st:

scifibigbang posting schedule announced.
-August 20th:

deancasbigbang rough draft due.
-September 1st:

kinked posting period starts,

ladiesbigbang final draft due.

hardmode posting begins.
-September 10th:

ladiesbigbang posting begins.
-September 25th:

deancasbigbang final draft due.
-October 1st:

deancasbigbang posting begins.

Personal schedule:
-Until June 1st: Relax, for God's sake.
-June 1st - June 15th: Draft

hardmode fic.
-June 15th - June 30th: Draft

ladiesbigbang fic.
-July 1st - July 31st: Draft

scifibigbang fic.
-August 1st - August 20th: Draft

deancasbigbang fic.

...That's everything, right?

So, uh. Poke me? Ask about stuff? I don't know!

Current Mood: stressed

bewize

Name: bewize
Writing journal:

wizefics
Main fandoms: Marvel; Death Note, Burn Notice, various
Favourite characters/pairings: Iceman, Brand/Hank, Namor; Light/L; Michael/Sam or Michael/Fiona

Original: I write for several magazines and newspapers. I also am trying to write fiction and nonfiction for publication
Genres: Fantasy, realism, creative non-fiction
Types: short stories, novels
Favourite writing tool: anything that prods me to keep writing!

Deadlines:

* Mostly, I'm hoping to find some motivation to finish two ficathons. First is femgen, and second, and where I'm going to need the most help, is

kinked. Any help would be beneficial!

majoline

So I have a lot of podfic needing to be accomplished and I need to stay on track, y'all!

I'd like to have a decent showing of podfic for

amplificathon and need to start plotting out how to record all of the stuff for

ladiesbigbang.

I wouldn't have had a problem but I've been really caught up in other stuff and can just now get back to recording.

I need at least a cuddle?

Current Mood: determined

shanaqui

I'm participating in several Big Bangs this time, and I'm having various problems with my artists. I think this applies both ways, though: author to artist, and artist to author.

-Introduce yourself!

auroraprimavera was my first ever Big Bang artist. The first email she sent me was an introduction, and lo, we got on like a house on fire.
-Respond promptly! Even if it's to say you can't do [x], at least then your partner knows where you stand.
-Keep in touch. If you have a problem, let your partner know, so that if you suddenly disappear offline but you'll be back in time, they don't contact mods going "help! my artist disappeared!". If you don't have a problem, just let 'em know you're still around and doing your bit.
-If someone sends you their latest draft, it's nice to respond and let them know what you think once you've had chance to read it/see it. One of my artists received my draft almost two weeks ago and there's been silence since. Silence feels ominous, to me...
-Work together! Don't spring a massive plot change surprise on your artist two days before the deadline.
-If you promise to do something, deliver. If you promised a rough draft by Tuesday, follow through!
-If in doubt, ask.

What other advice would you have about getting on with your author/artist? My main problem has been total lack of communication.

Current Mood: irritated

shanaqui

I completed three Big Bangs in the last month or two, but I still have four left:

kinked,

ladiesbigbang,

scifibigbang and

hardmode. They're all due at the same time, at the end of August. I also have four essays to write (1,600 words each) and an exam to sit in Anglo-Saxon, and consequently a shitload of translation work to do, not to mention research.

So. A timetable! My essays are due on the 10th and the 17th of May. Two on each date. I don't remember exactly which is which, so I might have to rearrange this...

kinked: Get first draft done by 20th April.
Crime Fiction essay: Get first draft done by 25th April.
Women's Poetry essay: Get first draft done by 30th April.
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight essay: Get first draft done by 5th May.
Myth & Saga essay: Get first draft done by 10th May.

ladiesbigbang: Get first draft done by 15th June.

hardmode: Get first draft done by 1st July.

scifibigbang: Get first draft done by 15th August.

Obstacles: Anglo-Saxon exam, moving out of my flat, driving lessons, a summer job, my twenty-first birthday.

...Cheer me on? Ask questions about what I'm going to do, so I can enthuse at you and get myself enthusiastic? Poke me?

Current Mood: amused
Current Music: Florence + The Machine - My Boy Builds Coffins

shanaqui

*takes off the mod hat again*

I have a feeling I'm going to be posting a lot today, but hey, it's all in the name of getting this community off the ground and making people feel comfortable posting. Right?

Anyway, so I have my

spn_j2_bigbang fic to do. The target is 20k words. Technically, I have until the end of April for my rough draft. Practically, because I want to get on with writing other things, and because my exams are coming up, I'm planning to finish it by the time I take my best friend on holiday.

That's the 6th of April. I started work two days ago.

I also have to finish my edits on my

sncross_bigbang fic today, and come up with a title and a summary.

Keep poking me until I say I've done it? (Poking by comments or PMs is fine. If I don't reply, I'm writing, sleeping, eating, or hiding my head in shame...)

Current Mood: rushed
Current Music: 10,000 Maniacs - Because the Night

birgitriddle

Name: Holly
Writing Journal:

night_ink
Favorite writing tool: Mechanical Pencil on paper and then type it up to the computer

Fandom Stuff

Fandom Pen Name: Birgit Riddle
AO3 Archive: http://archiveofourown.org/users/silencedancer/works
Main Fandoms: Final Fantasy VII, Batman the Animated Series and Nolanverse Batman. I also plan to dabble in other fandoms as well for variety. Hetalia has been interesting me lately.
Favorite characters: Cloud Strife (Final Fantasy VII) and Jonathan Crane (Batman)
Favorite pairings: Zack/Aeris (Final Fantasy VII), Hojo/Lucrecia (Final Fantasy VII), Hojo/Jenova (Final Fantasy VII), Cloud/Tifa (Final Fantasy VII), Cid/Shera (Final Fantasy VII), Harley/Ivy (Batman) and Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow (Batman)

Original Stuff

Genres: Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Historical Fantasy, and possibly parody and satire. Oh and school papers - obviously nonfiction and mostly on history.
Types: Novels mostly, but what I've been doing for the most part lately is world building. It's quite fascinating. I have multiple stories in various stages of being created. I hope to work on one this summer and do another one for this year's NaNoWriMo.

Currently my main problem with deadlines and getting things done is the fact that school is eating me and I'm having trouble with deadlines there. I have multiple papers overdue and I need tons of damn help with this because it's scaring me and I can't fail these classes. I also keep getting urges to write fanfic, but I don't know what to do for the most part for inspiration. I have a few ideas for Final Fantasy VII fanfic, but I need to replay the game to check something and my copy is in storage which makes me a sad puppy. And all this school stress and my sleep schedule being off kilter has just made it nigh impossible for me to do almost anything!

I'm signed up to do writing for

parthenon for one of my original worlds and I can't find the energy to write any of the prompts and I'm also involved in

musing_way where I have way too many muses and I get ideas on how to respond to prompts, it's just somewhere the translation is getting lost.

Oh and I signed up for

ff_exchange as well and I have a fic that's long overdue that I promised to someone.

And on top of all of that, I actually have never really had people beta my work because I am chronically shy and afraid of asking for help

So help?

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Relevant Productivity

[to do] AAAH explodes

[Intro, help!] New here and in need of someone to motivate me to keep working!

[to do, argh, help!] So I'm falling behind :(

[argh] How to get on with your author/artist

[to do] Four more Big Bangs due...

[argh] No pressure then, self

[intro] Argh, I am a writing addict with writers block and I'm in college too.

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