|  There's a week left in our Vassily Kandinsky-inspired Abstract Expressionism challenge! Still time to enter! The deadline is next Friday, December 12. | |
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| I know that a lot of my fellow genderweird bis who are into shipping go like “Oh, I can’t stand any whiff of Het Gender Stuff, I can only ship a m/f ship if it doesn’t even have a whiff of Het Gender Stuff” and I just can’t relate, because, for me, the main thing compelling me to ship an m/f thing over a same-gender thing is if there’s some element of Gender Role Engagement (coughcough kirashino), but again I’m allergic to All Gender Role Engagement. So it’s a hard balance! | |
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| Today's prompt is: glance
• You have 2 days time to submit an icon for this prompt (in other words, until prompt 2690 gets posted)!
• Prompt 2686 has been closed.
• If you have any questions regarding the prompt, feel free to ask in a comment.
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| Title: You're the Boss Fandom: Spooks (MI5) Rating: G Length: 400 words Summary: Harry Pearce tells Adam and Lucas their Christmas plans will have to change | |
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| Theme Prompt: #282 – Catharsis Title: Rainsong Fandom: The Fantastic Journey Rating/Warnings: PG Bonus: No. Word Count: 1000 Summary: Healers have their own way of dealing with the stresses and burdens of their craft. | |
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| Using my movies boardgame. I completed 6/6 movies from my last challenge, it went just okay - I rated one 4.5 and a couple in the 3-star range. I think I'm starting to feel 'meh' about movies, maybe burnt-out or just too tired, but I'll keep on and see how it goes.
Avatar:
Supernatural
Skill: Re-draw a prompt once
Roll #1
A 12!! Prompt: LGBTQ+. booksmart. I already had it on my TBR but I found it on an LGBT movie list.
Roll #2
An 8, prompt (un)natural disaster. Would Thirteen Lives be considered a natural disaster? I think so? I'm taking it. I don't think I'll like it as much as the Thai mini-series but my mom said to watch it so (she just likes Viggo Mortensen).
Roll #3
A 10, prompt: adapted from a book. This prompt is a pain in the butt, I'm using my skill. New prompt: thriller. A Perfect Getaway.
Roll #4
A 4, prompt: family. Another off PTW that was on a 'family' list - Lady Bird.
Roll #5
An 11 and the end. Short and fast! Reward, reward, uh. Dangerous Animals.
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| Today's prompt is: cute
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| Fandom: Looney Tunes
Alternate Universe: Destiny 2 AU
Characters/Pairings: Marvin the Martian/Wile E. Coyote
Rating: T
Summary: Coyote's Sparrow sustained damage from Vex firearms so he takes it in to the only Martian he knows will help him
Note: I might be cracked in the head for writing a Looney Tunes Destiny AU, but I'm very pleased with myself for making this 300w by some osmosis
Challenge: #478 - Smoke by ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png) drabble_zone
Crosspost: my journal
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| With GYWO 2026 Pledges opening next week, which pledge to choose is hopefully on your mind. Instead of letting everyone stew in their personal hells, we’re running down a few of the common things the mods tell panicked participants, and then offering up a pledge calculator to help you make this somewhat difficult decision. If you have any questions about GYWO or what it's like to aim for a specific pledge, the comments are open for all your concerns. Sometimes talking to a writer currently working on a pledge can help you come to a pledging decision! If you're new to GYWO and have a question related to our membership requirements, general guidelines, monthly check-ins, or what words or activities count, please visit our website. More information about pledging for 2026 will be released around Dec 12. Word Count Pledge Vs Habit PledgeDeciding between a Word Count Pledge or Habit Pledge can be a difficult decision. Here are some things to consider as you make your choice: ( Choosing Between Word Count and Habit )Habit PledgesChoosing between Habit Pledges comes down to deciding how much you plan to write each month: - If you plan to write mostly on weekends, choose the 120 Day Pledge. That’s weekends + 16 days.
- If you plan to write mostly on weekdays, choose the 240 Day Pledge. That’s weekdays – 20 days, giving you a few days off.
- If you want to write every day, choose the 350 Day Pledge!
- If you've participated previously and 120 Days was too easy, but 240 Days was too hard, try the 180 Day Pledge to land right in between!
- If you've participated previously and 240 Days was too easy, but 350 Days was too hard, try the 300 Day Pledge to land in between!
- If you haven’t tried writing daily before but want to, we recommend the 180 Day Pledge as a way to ease into a semi-daily writing habit before tackling a more challenging pledge.
Word Count PledgesFirst Time with a Word Count Pledge?If you’ve never tracked your word count for the year, take a moment to assess how many words you think you’ve written in the past year. Consider things like whether or not you participate in word-count based writing challenges, how much you’ve published in the last year (self or traditionally published, fanfic, blog, etc), and how much you tend to revise your work (writing it entirely over or just editing lines). - If meeting your goal is more motivating, choose a goal that matches a conservative estimate of how much you wrote in 2025.
- If you think you’ll lose interest if you meet your goal early, choose a goal that matches a liberal estimate of how much you wrote in 2025.
- There are no penalties for not meeting your pledge, so don’t be afraid to choose a pledge you may not be able to meet!
Pledge CalculatorThinking about what projects you'll work on next year is another common way writers make decisions about their GYWO pledge. To aid that, we've created the Pledge Calculator. Click the link and download or make a copy to use the spreadsheet. To save it to your Google Drive, you can go to File > Make a Copy from the web. If you are on mobile from a phone or tablet, tap the 3 dots at the top right, and go to Share & export > Make a Copy
To download in another format, go to File > Download from the web. On mobile, tap the 3 dots at the top right, and go to Share & export > Save as…. Fill in the title of your projects, estimated word counts, or estimated number of days you'll work on the project. The calculator will recommend a Word Count Pledge and a Habit Pledge based on the information you provide. 
download or save the Pledge CalculatorWhether you've done GYWO before or used the calculator, you might have narrowed your choice to two goals. Here’s our advice for choosing between two word count goals…( Go Big on Word Counts )( Step Back on Word Counts )( Keep Your Word Count Consistent )The best advice we have is to look at your schedule and figure out where writing fits into it. Use the pledge calculator (or pen and paper) to list the projects, ficathons, and stories you might write next year and consider the word tallies or time involved. Really think about what's motivating for you—knowing you'll hit a goal or chasing down the finish line.And if all else fails, you can do what some of our current GYWO members have suggested and pick your pledge based on the associated pledge color. 😉 Habit Pledges—120 Days (Backpacker), 180 Days (Excursionist), 240 Days (Explorer), 300 Days (Adventurer), and 350 Days (Globetrotter)
Word Count Pledges—75K (Light), 150K (Modest), 200K (Basic), 250K (Moderate), 300K (Difficult), 350K (Herculean), 500K (Outrageous), and 1M (Ludicrous) As a reminder, your GYWO pledge is locked in for the full year.
You cannot change pledges mid-year.
If you hit your goal early, you're still part of the same pledge group.
So choose a goal to sustain you ALL year.In the comments, let us know your pledging woes! Wonder how difficult another pledge is? Still need clarity on the pledge types? This is your opportunity to ask. After some discussion, hopefully you'll come away with a confident decision. Note: Commenting to this post does not constitute pledging for 2026. Come back next week and follow the instructions in the Pledges & Requirements post to make a pledge for 2026. | |
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| Title: In Charge Fandom: Torchwood Author: ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png) badly_knittedCharacters: Ianto, Tosh, Owen, Gwen. Rating: PG Word Count: 661 Spoilers: Nada. Summary: Jack is on paternity leave, so Ianto is now in charge of Torchwood Three. Content Notes: Contains M-Preg. Written For: Challenge 499: Boss. Disclaimer: I don’t own Torchwood, or the characters. | |
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Challenge 282:
CATHARSIS | n. purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art; a purification or purgation that brings about spiritual renewal or release from tension
Sometimes, you just need to feel things. A really good cry, a really good laugh, or a really good scream – whichever it is, it’s good for the soul. Sometimes you can get it through art, maybe a tragic play, or a comedy movie, or a romance novel; other times, you just need to confront your nemesis, or stand in the woods and scream, or laugh until you cry at something that isn’t actually funny.
How do your characters find catharsis? Do art or music work for them, or do they need something a little more concrete?
Write a story about catharsis.
BONUS GOAL: “Are you okay?”
If your submission features this line, it will earn an extra point to be tallied in voting!
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Challenge ends Monday, December 8 at 9:00PM EST.
• Post submissions as new entries using the template in the profile
• Tag this week's entries as: [#] submission, 282 – catharsis
• If you have questions about this challenge, please ask them here
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