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We made it to the weekend (almost)!

Poll #34515

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Have you had a chance to write today?

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Yes!
3 (37.5%)

No!
2 (25.0%)

Not yet!
1 (12.5%)

Not happening
2 (25.0%)

Do you have writing plans for the weekend?

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It's time to sign up for the May WIP challenge! Some people join the challenge mid month, or comment on check-in posts without signing up, which is fine -- I'm glad there's a way for the challenge to be useful in a variety of ways. For those of you who find the commitment of signing up useful, please leave a comment with the below information.

Sign-ups will be open until the end of May.

Level of challenge:

Fandom(s) involved:

What you're looking for from the challenge:

What you could offer other participants yourself:

How people should contact you:

Time zone:

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The post for hosting the daily check-in is here and thanks to everyone who helps out with this. If you're interested in helping out and there are still slots available the post remains open until the last week of the month and we generally run our week Sunday to Saturday, I'm happy to chat via PM on DW for anyone who might need it.

If you have ever completed a fic through this challenge we have a collection on AO3 and on SquidgeWorld both collections are open and unmoderated. Should there be an issue with adding a work, let me know and I'll see if there's a fix for it.

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At the moment I'm unavailable during week 1 and week 2 due to travel and booked events.

Week 1: 3rd to 9th

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Week 2: 10th to 16th

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Week 3: 17th to 23rd
Week 4: 24th to 30th
Week 5: 31st to 6th

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How's the work progressing??

Poll #34512

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 7

What are you working on today?

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Writing
2 (28.6%)

Editing
1 (14.3%)

Researching
0 (0.0%)

Something else
1 (14.3%)

Nothing today
3 (42.9%)

A busy day here: no focus pre-appointments, probably no energy after! A lot of wistful wip thoughts, though :D

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fandomweekly

Challenge 298:
DISAPPEARANCE

These days, it’s not easy to disappear. There’s legal records, digital records – it’s hard to vanish entirely. But it’s still not impossible, and some people find it much easier than others. Before cellphone cameras, it was a lot easier, and in a world without modern technology, or with much better technology, it might be easier still.

Do your characters want to disappear? Or are they looking for someone who’s gone missing? How hard is it to vanish, for them? How hard is it to find someone who’s disappeared?

Write a story about a disappearance.

BONUS GOAL: “It’s like he just disappeared into thin air.”

If your submission features this line, it will earn an extra point to be tallied in voting!

Challenge ends Monday, April 27 at 9:00PM EST.

• Post submissions as new entries using the template in the profile
• Tag this week's entries as: [#] submission, 298 – disappearance
• If you have questions about this challenge, please ask them here

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fandomweekly

Here are this week's votes tallied, and below the cut are our winners for Challenge #297 – Unexpected Kindness!

( This week's finalists are... )

Total Challenge Words Written: 6530

Congratulations to all this week's participants, and thank you to everyone who took the time to cast their votes!

autobotscoutriella will be making this week’s banners, so keep an eye out for those.

You may now post your Challenge 297 entries to any additional communities, blogs, archives or sites as you'd like! We also have a FandomWeekly AO3 Collection if you'd like to add your stories there.

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Title: Kid Sister
Fandom: BtVS
Author:

badly_knitted
Characters: Buffy, Dawn.
Rating: PG
Written For: Challenge 498: Remember.
Spoilers/Setting: Early Season 5.
Summary: Buffy remembers her life with her sister in it.
Disclaimer: I don’t own BtVS, or the characters.
A/N: Double drabble.

Kid Sister

Current Mood: tired
Current Location: my desk

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we have reached mid-week!

Poll #34509

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 7

What are you working on today?

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Writing
4 (57.1%)

Editing
2 (28.6%)

Researching
1 (14.3%)

Something else
0 (0.0%)

Nothing today
1 (14.3%)

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Hello, how's it going today?

Poll #34507

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 4

Have you had a chance to write today?

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Yes!
2 (50.0%)

No!
0 (0.0%)

Not yet!
0 (0.0%)

Not happening..
2 (50.0%)

Racing to finish my library book before it's due so I haven't started yet :P

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100words

This week's prompt is pun.

Your response should be exactly 100 words long. You do not have to include the prompt in your response -- it is meant as inspiration only.

Please use the tag "prompt: #491 - pun" with your response.

Please put your drabble under a cut tag if it contains potential triggers, mature or explicit content, or spoilers for media released in the last month.

If you would like a template for the header information you may use this:

Subject: Original - Title (or) Fandom - Title

Post:
Title:
Original (or) Fandom:
Rating:
Notes:

If you are a member of AO3 there is a 100 Words Collection!

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100words

Title: 'The Setup'
Fandom: Friends
Rating: G
Notes: Crossposted to

whatif_au. ( Challenges used cut due to length. )

( The Setup )

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fandomweekly

Here are the entries for this week's challenge:

( List of entries )

In order to vote, please reply to this post using the form provided. All comments are screened, and entries are listed in the order they were submitted. For your vote to qualify, you must fill out your entire voting card (all three spots) in order to be counted. First place votes are worth 3 points, second place votes are worth 2 points, and third place votes are worth 1 point. Meeting the bonus goal on an entry gets an extra point for that submission.

When voting, please copy/paste the ENTRY NUMBER and the FIC TITLE from the list above into the spot you're voting for (this prevents accidentally mis-numbering a vote and casting it for the wrong entry). It should look like this:

First Place: 61. Fic Title Here
Second Place: 88. Another Fic Title
Third Place: 47. Finally a third fic title goes here

Please note that you cannot vote for your own entry, and that votes cannot be made anonymously. You do not have to be a member of the community in order to vote, nor have submitted an entry for this week; everyone is welcome to participate in the voting. IP addresses are logged to prevent duplicate voting.

Voting closes Wednesday, April 22, at 9:00PM EST.

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100words

Title: 'Black Widow'
Fandom: Original Fiction
Rating: PG (Warnings for implied serial murder)
Notes: Crossposted to

anythingdrabble and

vocab_drabbles. Using Challenge #239: Shakespeare VIII, and Challenge #466: Collection.

( Black Widow )

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rainbowfic

Name: Surrogate
Story: Tales From the Neighborhood
Plot Thread: Grant/Scott/William
Colors: Warm Heart #14: Blame
Styles and Supplies: Life Drawing, Gesso, Watercolors ("Stories that revolve around a love triangle often presume the presence of would-be binaries: a hero and a villain, the righteous and the evil, the good and the bad. But what happens when the roles are blurred and no one is out to hurt the other? In Ida Lupino’s 1953 drama The Bigamist and the recent dark comedy television series DTF St. Louis, the focus is on the humanity of all three characters within their marriages and the ambiguity of their actions. Taking a cue from the sympathetic nature of these characters, write a short story that involves a love triangle that is similarly even-keeled. How can you experiment with point of view, humor, or dramatic circumstances to create a narrative in which all members of the triangle are imbued with equally powerful traits of complexity and pathos?"), Tempera ("Queen of Cups reversed indicates someone with blocked psychic abilities and an emotionally unstable nature. In this reversed position, the nurturing and compassionate qualities associated with the Queen of Cups become overshadowed by moodiness and irrational behavior. This card warns of being excessively self-sacrificing or getting entangled in emotionally draining relationships. It urges you to take time for self-reflection and regain a sense of emotional stability and self-care.")
Word Count: 2,998
Rating: PG
Warnings: Discussion of Divorce
Characters: Grant Thomas Hanby, Scott Hanby, William Curtis Hanby, Lucy Hanby, Rebecca Thomas
Summary: Complex family situations get in the way of family planning.

( Surrogate )

( Sim Pictures and Notes (345 words) )

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100words

Title: Simple and Cruel
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Characters/Pairing: Spike (implied Buffy/Spike)
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: none
Word count: 100 (Ellipsus)
Setting/Spoilers: Set between S5 and S6.
Summary: Life goes on. Without her.
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction created for fun and no profit has been made. All rights belong to the respective owners.

Prompt: #247 - Remember [Amnesty Week]

Crossposted:

drabble_zone, My journal

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( READ: Simple and Cruel )

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Poll #34504

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 5