700 to 7k: Day 1

[xfirefly9x]

Welcome to the first day of Worderlands' 700 to 7k challenge!

We'll be doing the same thing as November 2024 - daily check-ins - as everyone aims to write either 100 words or 1k words a day for the next 7 days.

Feel free to join in for as much or as little as you'd like. :)

♦ Which daily goal are you working towards?

♦ Why do you write?

♦ Share a bit about your project

Comments

[guildrone]

I’m gonna be working towards 100 words a day at most—because a) both of the projects I’m in the process of drafting (hopefully in time to finish off for my birthday) are pretty small in scope, and b) I write pretty slowly besides, to the point I wonder if I’ll even manage that much lmao

As for those projects, the larger one is a Kemono Friends fic inspired in large part by Paru Itagaki as per (this guy’s readings of) BEASTARS and BEAST COMPLEX—and largely filtered through my own psychosexual curiosities/fantasies/hangups in turn (for which I apologize in advance). The smaller one is a Pokémon one-shot partially meant as a tie-in to the aforementioned, taking its own cues from an absolute banger of a shitpost (and intersection of my interests besides)…

That being said, I write in a broader sense to pass that torch of inspiration forward—for folks to take my material on their own terms, each textured mind forming its own impressions and interpretations through which the art expands and iterates and thrives…ideally speaking. It’s precisely to that end, in fact, that I didn’t mention any specifics such as characters or plotlines; I’d rather not give any room for my ‘authority’ (in a Barthesian sense) to assert itself in that regard.

In any case, I at least hope this next week bears fruit for the rest of y’all!

[xfirefly9x]

I'm in a pretty similar position with a) in your first para! And because I'm also doing more editing/finishing drafts than smashing through new stories atm, b) applies as well. XD

Looking forward to hearing how you go with your goals!

That being said, I write in a broader sense to pass that torch of inspiration forward—for folks to take my material on their own terms, each textured mind forming its own impressions and interpretations through which the art expands and iterates and thrives…ideally speaking.

Love this!