Because people were bugging me for another one...​

Welcome to the February 2016 Fanfic WORD RACE!

Let’s face it, National Writing Month is fun, but writing 50,000 words in November just isn’t plausible for some people (students and people with dead muses) and can be intimidating for those that know they can’t make it even close. So this a similar idea (to turn off that inner editor and jut write!), with much less pressure and hopefully during a better time. The purpose of this is just to get people writing fanfic (and also to give a chance for people daunted by or unable to participate in Nano to see how fast they can write).

The rules are pretty simple:
1. Sign up here!
2. Beginning Feb. 1st keep track of all the words you write for fanfics (FANFICTION OR RP POSTS ONLY! This is to encourage people to work on things that can be read here). It can be fics that you have already started, a new fic, heck; if you are the kind of writer that likes to write out very detailed plot outlines, included that too!
3. Post your word count every few days. I will keep a master tally.
4. Keep writing until the clock strikes midnight on Feb. 29th (SHORT MONTH WARNING!). Post a final count sometime on March 1st or 2nd.
5, Encourage your fellow racers! No pimping, but light discussion about plot lines is allowed is allowed. We all love feedback!
6. There will be PRIZES! 5000 words will get you 1 day of colours, 10,000 will get you 2 days of colours, and 25,000 words will get you 1 week. The person who writes the most will receive a stickied thread where the can advertise a couple of their fics for 1 week.

Anyone is eligible to participate (and can sign up at any point in February), but this is directed more towards writers that may normally write a bit slower, or haven't been able to write much lately. Basically, this is all about encouragement to write more. If you are someone who doesn't think anything of writing 30, 40 or 50,000 + words in a month, or if that will be no new or huge accomplishment for you, you can still participate, but please think about excusing yourself from winning the grand prize so that it can go to someone who really pushed themselves to get it.


Participant List:

Admiral Volshe
Briannakin - 10792
CheckSix - 15175
Chyntuck - 24092
Dantana Skywalker - 60784
earlybird-obi-wan - 25871
Ewok Poet - 38417
Findswoman - 7817
gaarastar - 30316
leiamoody - 6470
JadeLotus - 8810
jcgoble3 - ZERO
Padawan4687 - 2289
Pandora - 10314
Raissa Baiard - 6308
Sith-I-5- 13579
SatineNaberrie

 

Just to clarify (because I have a sinus infection, I am very easily confused), you are okay with colours, but if you get 1st place, you want the next person to get the advertising thread?


And I have sighed up myself, because, due to a rather frustrating situation, I have now found myself with BASICALLY my summer vacation happening over January-April (which is okay. I'm basically taking 4 classes over 8 months instead of over 5 with 3 months off). So, yeah, I now have free time and not much to do with it.

 

I'm not even going to edit that. Blame it on the sinus infection

 

Oi. I totally forgot to open this last night! Start writing people!

Obligatory opening questions: what are you hoping to work on? Any personal word count goals?

 

Same here. My 50 titles fic is #1 on my agenda. I also have a brainless, short story I want to get writing for pure fun.

Don't have any word count goals. I mainly just want to stay productive despite my 2 weeks off, the 2 papers I have to do in that time, and my possible travel plans.

 

Well. That was 100 more than me. I got home from classes (which included me writing a 1000 word essay in an hour for an exam on a topic that I miss the lecture for) and just went. Ummm, nope, to any sort of brain work.

Hopefully this will not be indicative of the month to come.