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getyourwordsout2025-11-28 10:13 am
theemdash) wrote in getyourwordsout2025-11-28 10:13 amEntry tags:
GYWO & YEM Writers Share: What Are You Working On?
If you're running around GYWO—whether you're a 2026 writer or just joining us for the Year-End Marathon—you've got a work in progress and we want to know about it. Comment to tell us a little about what you're working on (obviously only what you're comfortable sharing—please note this post is public), and read other comments to find out what everyone else is working on, too. If you find an idea you love, let that writer know you're excited about their work!
What Are You Working On?
Answer the questions below and/or include a few other fun or unique things about your WIP that you want to share.
One last reminder that this post is public to allow our YEM-only writers to participate, too, so make sure you only share what you feel comfortable sharing publicly.
What Are You Working On?
Answer the questions below and/or include a few other fun or unique things about your WIP that you want to share.
- Fandom or original work?
- Working or file title?
- What's your pitch, your vibes, or a major component or trope driving your story?
- What are you looking forward to the most (a specific scene/moment, writing a twist, being DONE)?
One last reminder that this post is public to allow our YEM-only writers to participate, too, so make sure you only share what you feel comfortable sharing publicly.
penaltywaltz (penaltywaltz) wrote in wipbigbang2025-11-27 10:12 pm
penaltywaltz) wrote in wipbigbang2025-11-27 10:12 pmEntry tags:
Bragging Rights: A Bond Stronger Than a String (The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System)
(Posting on behalf of the author)
Project Title: A Bond Stronger Than a String
Fandom: Scum Villain
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/74876726
Summary: Shen Jiu wakes up able to see a red string on his finger and memories of many lives which ended horribly. Now he needs to decide how he will live this life.
Warnings: n/a
Characters: Shen Jiu | Original Shen QingqiuTianlang-junOriginal Luo BingheYue Qingyuan
Pairings: Shen Jiu | Original Shen Qingqiu/Tianlang-jun
When I Started: Mid 2024.
How I Lost My Shit: Lots I wanted in the story and kept thinking rather than writing.
How I Finished My Shit: Deadline helped me.
Project Title: A Bond Stronger Than a String
Fandom: Scum Villain
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/74876726
Summary: Shen Jiu wakes up able to see a red string on his finger and memories of many lives which ended horribly. Now he needs to decide how he will live this life.
Warnings: n/a
Characters: Shen Jiu | Original Shen QingqiuTianlang-junOriginal Luo BingheYue Qingyuan
Pairings: Shen Jiu | Original Shen Qingqiu/Tianlang-jun
When I Started: Mid 2024.
How I Lost My Shit: Lots I wanted in the story and kept thinking rather than writing.
How I Finished My Shit: Deadline helped me.
mific (mific) wrote in wipbigbang2025-11-28 12:10 pm
mific) wrote in wipbigbang2025-11-28 12:10 pmEntry tags:
Art for "With the Rest I Dispense" (not entirely SFW)
Complementary Work Title: Illustrations for "With the Rest I Dispense" by spurious (on AO3)
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Rating: Mature
Warnings: none apply
Characters: Rodney McKay, Samantha Carter, John Sheppard
Pairings: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard
Summary: When he’s seven years old, Rodney reads a short story in a pulp sci-fi magazine about a man who uploads his consciousness to a computer. When he’s thirty-eight, he very nearly lives it.
Notes: Art for spurious's amazing story for the WIP Big Bang. The artworks are embedded in the five chapters, and this is a link to the round-up post. It's been a blast!
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Rating: Mature
Warnings: none apply
Characters: Rodney McKay, Samantha Carter, John Sheppard
Pairings: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard
Summary: When he’s seven years old, Rodney reads a short story in a pulp sci-fi magazine about a man who uploads his consciousness to a computer. When he’s thirty-eight, he very nearly lives it.
Notes: Art for spurious's amazing story for the WIP Big Bang. The artworks are embedded in the five chapters, and this is a link to the round-up post. It's been a blast!
kingstoken (kingstoken) wrote in wipbigbang2025-11-25 08:18 pm
kingstoken) wrote in wipbigbang2025-11-25 08:18 pmEntry tags:
Art for Untitled Bucky/Zemo Fic
Project Title: Untitled Bucky/Zemo Fic
Fandom: MCU
Warnings: N/A
Bragging Rights: Unfortunately my author had to pull out of the Bang, but I was able to make this art for their fic. The story took place in 1700s France. A pivotal section of the story takes place at a masquerade ball thus all the costume and mask imagery chosen for the moodboard. I am very proud of the manips I did for Bucky and Zemo, I couldn't do much about the modern hairstyles, but was very happy with how I was able to make them both look like they were in more historical dress.
Fandom: MCU
Warnings: N/A
Bragging Rights: Unfortunately my author had to pull out of the Bang, but I was able to make this art for their fic. The story took place in 1700s France. A pivotal section of the story takes place at a masquerade ball thus all the costume and mask imagery chosen for the moodboard. I am very proud of the manips I did for Bucky and Zemo, I couldn't do much about the modern hairstyles, but was very happy with how I was able to make them both look like they were in more historical dress.
maevedarcy (maevedarcy) wrote in holly_poly2025-11-25 08:11 pm
maevedarcy) wrote in holly_poly2025-11-25 08:11 pmEntry tags:
Holly Poly 2025 Signups close in less than 12 hours!
Did you postpone your signup until the last possible minute? Do you have a placeholder Dear Creator Letter? Have you filled in your DNWs visibly on your Optional Details?
It's time to check your signup is ready to go.
Singups close in less than 12 hours! If you have details to modify or offers to add, now's the time!
Sign-up form + countdown timer link + sign-up info
It's time to check your signup is ready to go.
Singups close in less than 12 hours! If you have details to modify or offers to add, now's the time!
Sign-up form + countdown timer link + sign-up info
penaltywaltz (penaltywaltz) wrote in wipbigbang2025-11-24 02:41 am
penaltywaltz) wrote in wipbigbang2025-11-24 02:41 amEntry tags:
Bragging Rights: We Will Meet Again (The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System)
(Posting on behalf of the author)
Project Title: We Will Meet Again
Fandom: Scum Villain
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/58810117
Summary: Luo Binghe is pulled into a timeline not so different than his own except in this world Wu Yanzi had a disciple before Shen Jiu and Luo Binghe was now in the body of that disciple. With his new lot in life he is put into a crash course to meet his hated shizun once more. But with a different timeline means a different future. But what that will mean for Luo Binghe he has no way of knowing.
Warnings: Graphic depictions of violence, major character death
Characters: Original Luo Binghe Shen Jiu | Original Shen Qingqiu Wu Yanzi Tianlang-jun Zhuzhi-lang
Pairings: Original Luo Binghe/Shen Jiu | Original Shen Qingqiu Shen Jiu | Original Shen Qingqiu & Wu Yanzi Original Luo Binghe & Wu Yanzi Original Luo Binghe & Tianlang-jun
When I Started: Mid 2024.
How I Lost My Shit: I kept spinning on the ending, wondering if it was good enough.
How I Finished My Shit: With the help of my beta and having a deadline.
Project Title: We Will Meet Again
Fandom: Scum Villain
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/58810117
Summary: Luo Binghe is pulled into a timeline not so different than his own except in this world Wu Yanzi had a disciple before Shen Jiu and Luo Binghe was now in the body of that disciple. With his new lot in life he is put into a crash course to meet his hated shizun once more. But with a different timeline means a different future. But what that will mean for Luo Binghe he has no way of knowing.
Warnings: Graphic depictions of violence, major character death
Characters: Original Luo Binghe Shen Jiu | Original Shen Qingqiu Wu Yanzi Tianlang-jun Zhuzhi-lang
Pairings: Original Luo Binghe/Shen Jiu | Original Shen Qingqiu Shen Jiu | Original Shen Qingqiu & Wu Yanzi Original Luo Binghe & Wu Yanzi Original Luo Binghe & Tianlang-jun
When I Started: Mid 2024.
How I Lost My Shit: I kept spinning on the ending, wondering if it was good enough.
How I Finished My Shit: With the help of my beta and having a deadline.
Melime (melime) wrote in wipbigbang2025-11-21 04:13 am
melime) wrote in wipbigbang2025-11-21 04:13 amEntry tags:
embrace you in your solitude (The Sandman, Dream/Hob Gadling)
Project Title: embrace you in your solitude
Fandom: The Sandman (TV 2022)
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/73647121
Summary: After Dream arrives at their meeting thirty years late and finally ready to admit that they're friends, Hob hesitates to have this meeting end and invites him to see his home. There, Hob learns of Dream's time in captivity, but his attempts at comforting Dream lead to them sleeping together. This starts a relationship where their respective traumas and difficulties to communicate pose challenges, but through efforts on both their parts, they can learn how to be comfortable with one another.
Warnings: Eating Disorders, Dysfunctional Family, Trauma
Characters: Hob Gadling, Dream of the Endless | Morpheus
Pairings: Dream of the Endless | Morpheus/Hob Gadling
When I Started: September/2022
How I Lost My Shit: I just lost momentum, I guess? I never abandoned this story, and I was working on it on and off (mostly off) since then, I was just very stuck on how to end it, despite having had a plan from the start and mostly sticking to it.
How I Finished My Shit: A combination of pressure from the deadline and having an artist that I didn't want to disappoint!
Fandom: The Sandman (TV 2022)
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/73647121
Summary: After Dream arrives at their meeting thirty years late and finally ready to admit that they're friends, Hob hesitates to have this meeting end and invites him to see his home. There, Hob learns of Dream's time in captivity, but his attempts at comforting Dream lead to them sleeping together. This starts a relationship where their respective traumas and difficulties to communicate pose challenges, but through efforts on both their parts, they can learn how to be comfortable with one another.
Warnings: Eating Disorders, Dysfunctional Family, Trauma
Characters: Hob Gadling, Dream of the Endless | Morpheus
Pairings: Dream of the Endless | Morpheus/Hob Gadling
When I Started: September/2022
How I Lost My Shit: I just lost momentum, I guess? I never abandoned this story, and I was working on it on and off (mostly off) since then, I was just very stuck on how to end it, despite having had a plan from the start and mostly sticking to it.
How I Finished My Shit: A combination of pressure from the deadline and having an artist that I didn't want to disappoint!
Selah (hitokage) wrote in getyourwordsout2025-11-20 07:06 pm
hitokage) wrote in getyourwordsout2025-11-20 07:06 pmEntry tags:
How's It Going YEMers?
Can you believe it? We are twenty days into our Year-End Marathon! That means we're roughly a third of the way through the challenge, for a par of 10 000 words or 10 days towards your YEM pledge. But whether you're on par or not, we'd love to hear how things are going for you. Your triumphs and your frustrations. Are the words flowing like water or does it feel more like time is slipping through your fingers? What can we do to help you reach your goal?
For myself, I've been struggling to get words into the project I was wanting to focus on this month. The desire is there, but bum glue has been in short supply. And then a whole new (and much shorter) project blossomed into my GYWO Scrivener project and oh look at that, words! 😅
If you're soaring ahead, great job! If you feel like you're falling behind, just remember this is a Marathon and we've still got a good ways to go. You could have zero days of writing and still make a daily writing pledge, so hang in there!
This is not a check-in post and participation is entirely voluntary. The official YEM check-in will happen on Discord at the end of the month, and while that is also entirely optional, we strongly recommend it as a way of supporting your writing habit.
For myself, I've been struggling to get words into the project I was wanting to focus on this month. The desire is there, but bum glue has been in short supply. And then a whole new (and much shorter) project blossomed into my GYWO Scrivener project and oh look at that, words! 😅
If you're soaring ahead, great job! If you feel like you're falling behind, just remember this is a Marathon and we've still got a good ways to go. You could have zero days of writing and still make a daily writing pledge, so hang in there!
This is not a check-in post and participation is entirely voluntary. The official YEM check-in will happen on Discord at the end of the month, and while that is also entirely optional, we strongly recommend it as a way of supporting your writing habit.
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dw_community_promo2025-11-20 06:59 am
matsushima) wrote in dw_community_promo2025-11-20 06:59 am
Entry tags:
thankfulthursday
thankfulthursday is a weekly gratitude community. Nothing is too big or too small to share. · Photos are optional but encouraged.
· Check-ins remain open until the following week's post is shared.
· Do feel free to comment on others' check-ins but don't harsh anyone else's squee.
This week's check-in is open.
desertvixen (desertvixen) wrote in wipbigbang2025-11-15 11:31 pm
desertvixen) wrote in wipbigbang2025-11-15 11:31 pmEntry tags:
WIPPB - All Ends Are Beginnings (Jem Cartoon)
Project Title: All Ends Are Beginnings
Fandom: Jem and the Holograms Cartoon
Link:https://archiveofourown.org/works/73658966/chapters/193835276. (please note you must be a logged-in user of AO3)
Summary: When Jerrica goes missing, Rio makes a discovery that will change everything.
Warnings: No Warnings Apply
Characters: Jem | Jerrica Benton, Rio Pacheco, Eric Raymond, Zipper, Kimber Benton, Aja Leith, Shana Elmsford, Mary "Stormer" Phillips
Pairings: Jerrica/Rio
When I Started: around July 2008 (I had to go back and check my chat text logs)
How I Lost My Shit: I ran out of steam and was working in other fandoms (waves at any G.I. Joe 80s cartoon fans hanging about, because that's what I was working on...)
How I Finished My Shit: After poking at it a few times unsuccessfully around 2017, this challenge gave me the push I needed!
Thanks to Ragna for providing the outrageous fan art!
yuletidemods (yuletidemods) wrote in yuletide_admin2025-11-16 05:11 pm
yuletidemods) wrote in yuletide_admin2025-11-16 05:11 pmEntry tags:
Pinch Hitter Prompts 2025
Every year, well over a hundred pinch hitters take on extra assignments. Many of these pinch hitters are signed up to Yuletide, with an assigned writer and recipient from the start. Some are not!
Though these supporting pinch hitters are not guaranteed a gift, we'd like to make it a possibility. On this post, we're collecting prompts from the pinch hitters who are not signed up to Yuletide, so that others may give them treats.
To writers
Please consider writing a treat for a pinch hitter! See instructions for how, where, and when to post a treat. Full-length gifts for pinch hitters are welcome in the Main collection.
To pinch hitters
If you are signed up to Yuletide this year, this post does not apply to you, but we still hope you enjoy your gift(s).
If you are not signed up to Yuletide this year but you have claimed or posted a pinch hit, please comment to this post with your requests! Please limit yourself to Yuletide-eligible fandoms, but you can ask for more than 8 different fandoms.
Yuletide 2025 tag set on AO3
Tag set as a browser app
You can treat your comment as a Dear Writer letter, with likes and prompts, or include a link to a letter. Either way, please include the following information when you comment:
-your AO3 name
-your requested fandoms [please format the fandoms exactly as they are in the tag set if possible]
-your requested characters
and, optionally, ideas for what you would like to receive, DNWs, and/or (a) link(s) to other places where you have written about what you would like. You're welcome to comment on mini-challenge posts!
Thank you, pinch hitters! And thank you to anyone on the lookout to pick up a pinch hit - we will post them atyuletide_pinch_hits throughout the exchange.
Schedule, Rules, & Collection | Contact Mods | Participant DW | Participant LJ | Pinch Hits on DW | Discord | Tag set | Tag set app
Please either comment logged-in or sign a name. Unsigned anonymous comments will be left screened. And specifically, if you would like to get a treat, we need your AO3 name so we know whom to give it to!
Though these supporting pinch hitters are not guaranteed a gift, we'd like to make it a possibility. On this post, we're collecting prompts from the pinch hitters who are not signed up to Yuletide, so that others may give them treats.
To writers
Please consider writing a treat for a pinch hitter! See instructions for how, where, and when to post a treat. Full-length gifts for pinch hitters are welcome in the Main collection.
To pinch hitters
If you are signed up to Yuletide this year, this post does not apply to you, but we still hope you enjoy your gift(s).
If you are not signed up to Yuletide this year but you have claimed or posted a pinch hit, please comment to this post with your requests! Please limit yourself to Yuletide-eligible fandoms, but you can ask for more than 8 different fandoms.
Yuletide 2025 tag set on AO3
Tag set as a browser app
You can treat your comment as a Dear Writer letter, with likes and prompts, or include a link to a letter. Either way, please include the following information when you comment:
-your AO3 name
-your requested fandoms [please format the fandoms exactly as they are in the tag set if possible]
-your requested characters
and, optionally, ideas for what you would like to receive, DNWs, and/or (a) link(s) to other places where you have written about what you would like. You're welcome to comment on mini-challenge posts!
Thank you, pinch hitters! And thank you to anyone on the lookout to pick up a pinch hit - we will post them at
yuletide_pinch_hits throughout the exchange.Please either comment logged-in or sign a name. Unsigned anonymous comments will be left screened. And specifically, if you would like to get a treat, we need your AO3 name so we know whom to give it to!
yuletidemods (yuletidemods) wrote in yuletide2025-11-15 08:54 pm
yuletidemods) wrote in yuletide2025-11-15 08:54 pmEntry tags:
Yuletide 2025 Beta Readers
It is time once again to organize beta readers for Yuletide! Beta readers can check your fic for style, language issues, canon compliance, specialized knowledge of various kinds, and making sure the whole thing makes sense. Being a beta reader yourself is a fun way to contribute to Yuletide--even if you're not writing a story!
If you're interested in beta reading somebody else's story, fill out the form HERE It will ask about what fandoms you are willing to beta for, as well as other kinds of expertise you're willing to offer. Note that you will need to enter an email address, which will be visible to other users, but we will hide this information after Yuletide 2025 is over. After you've filled out the form, you'll get an email containing your responses and a link you can use to edit your answers.
If you need a beta, check the spreadsheet HERE. All responses will be visible in the tab "Form Responses." We’ll be copy-pasting information from there into the other tabs as we’re able to make them easier to find. Find someone offering the kind of help you need (make sure it's not your recipient!) and contact them directly. If no one is offering what you need, you can also comment anonymously on this post to see if someone can help, or you can sign onto the Yuletide Discord and contact a hippo.
If you’re asking for a beta, it can often be helpful to be clear about what types of feedback would be helpful to you. Examples could be that you’re looking for thoughts on characterization and story structure; or you'd particularly like feedback on whether your story successfully avoids topics your recipient doesn't want; or maybe you specify that you would like a check of spelling, punctuation, and grammar (SPAG) but are specifically not interested in feedback on wording choices.
It’s also courteous to ask your beta reader if they would like to be credited when you post your fic, and if so, how. Some people appreciate public thanks in an author’s note, while others may prefer not to be named.
If you have any questions, comment on this post or email the mods at yuletideadmin@gmail.com. (The beta post is an unofficial aspect of Yuletide. Mods had time to put it up this year, but we don’t mean to take it over, so we hope a non-mod participant can put it up in 2026.)
Whether you're volunteering as a beta, or considering future coordination, we appreciate you a lot! Thank you for helping out.
Also please feel free to share any tips you may have about what makes a good beta experience (either as a beta or when seeking a beta's help).
If you're interested in beta reading somebody else's story, fill out the form HERE It will ask about what fandoms you are willing to beta for, as well as other kinds of expertise you're willing to offer. Note that you will need to enter an email address, which will be visible to other users, but we will hide this information after Yuletide 2025 is over. After you've filled out the form, you'll get an email containing your responses and a link you can use to edit your answers.
If you need a beta, check the spreadsheet HERE. All responses will be visible in the tab "Form Responses." We’ll be copy-pasting information from there into the other tabs as we’re able to make them easier to find. Find someone offering the kind of help you need (make sure it's not your recipient!) and contact them directly. If no one is offering what you need, you can also comment anonymously on this post to see if someone can help, or you can sign onto the Yuletide Discord and contact a hippo.
If you’re asking for a beta, it can often be helpful to be clear about what types of feedback would be helpful to you. Examples could be that you’re looking for thoughts on characterization and story structure; or you'd particularly like feedback on whether your story successfully avoids topics your recipient doesn't want; or maybe you specify that you would like a check of spelling, punctuation, and grammar (SPAG) but are specifically not interested in feedback on wording choices.
It’s also courteous to ask your beta reader if they would like to be credited when you post your fic, and if so, how. Some people appreciate public thanks in an author’s note, while others may prefer not to be named.
If you have any questions, comment on this post or email the mods at yuletideadmin@gmail.com. (The beta post is an unofficial aspect of Yuletide. Mods had time to put it up this year, but we don’t mean to take it over, so we hope a non-mod participant can put it up in 2026.)
Whether you're volunteering as a beta, or considering future coordination, we appreciate you a lot! Thank you for helping out.
Also please feel free to share any tips you may have about what makes a good beta experience (either as a beta or when seeking a beta's help).