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February 17th, 2026
 | 09:46 pm - 新年快乐, 恭喜发财 and all that
Happy Lunar New Year!
Time keeps slipping away from me again, and I keep thinking of things I want to post about, but when I finally sit get to down and open DW, I've forgotten all about it.
But I remembered the New Year, at least! *g*
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February 9th, 2026
February 1st, 2026
 | 11:24 pm - Write Every day 2026: Final tally for January
Thank you all for being here in January! And good luck for February over at sakanawords! Tally( Days 1-30 )Day 31: alightbuthappypen, badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, chanter1944, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, sylvanwitch, the_siobhan, trobadora, ysilme
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January 31st, 2026
 | 11:06 pm - Write Every day 2026: January, Day 31
How have we already reached the end of the month?! Final check-in for January today! Tomorrow I'll post the final tally, and WED will continue over at sakanawords. :D Today's writingA lot of writing - my deadline is in about 7 hours hours, and I've filled in all the gaps in my story by now, but there are still a few things I want to add before I post later tonight. *flails* Tally( Days 1-25 )Day 26: badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, chanter1944, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, the_siobhan, trobadora, ysilmeDay 27: badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, chanter1944, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, the_siobhan, trobadora, ysilmeDay 28: badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, china_shop, chanter1944, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, sylvanwitch, trobadora, ysilme carenejeans, Day 29: badly_knitted, chanter1944, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, trobadora, ysilmeDay 30: badly_knitted, carenejeans, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula@sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, trobadora, ysilmeDay 31: china_shop, trobadoraLet me know if I missed anyone! And remember you can drop in or out at any time. :)
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January 30th, 2026
 | 11:27 pm - Write Every day 2026: January, Day 30
Rushing towards the deadline ... Today's writingI have once again reached the "should I just scrap all of this and start over?" point. I tell myself to just keep writing for now; I can still start over and write a whole new story after the deadline. For now, I need to finish this draft so I can post it. So I keep writing. For now. Tally( Days 1-25 )Day 26: badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, chanter1944, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, the_siobhan, trobadora, ysilmeDay 27: badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, chanter1944, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, the_siobhan, trobadora, ysilmeDay 28: badly_knitted, brithistorian, china_shop, chanter1944, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, sylvanwitch, trobadora, ysilmeDay 29: badly_knitted, chanter1944, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, trobadora, ysilmeDay 30: china_shop, trobadoraLet me know if I missed anyone! And remember you can drop in or out at any time. :)
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January 29th, 2026
 | 10:21 pm - Write Every day 2026: January, Day 29
Turns out I do have a cold! But my next exchange deadline is on Saturday. Today's writingWriting! Wrangling! All of that. I'll get there ... Tally( Days 1-25 )Day 26: badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, the_siobhan, trobadora, ysilmeDay 27: badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, the_siobhan, trobadora, ysilmeDay 28: badly_knitted, brithistorian, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, sylvanwitch, trobadora, ysilmeDay 29: trobadoraLet me know if I missed anyone! And remember you can drop in or out at any time. :)
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January 28th, 2026
 | 10:43 pm - Write Every day 2026: January, Day 28
- Many thanks to
sakana17 for offering to host WED in February! We'll continue next month over at sakanawords. :D
- This morning I had the plumber in to have my my gas boiler serviced and the flue replaced. "Oh no, you don't need to remove the stuff under it, it'll be fine," they said. - Never mind the stuff directly under the boiler, the entire room ended up covered in dirt.
- Mystery of the day: am I developing a cold, or did I just breathe in too much dust/soot? /o\
Today's writingMore exchange fic wrangling. Tally( Days 1-25 )Day 26: badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, the_siobhan, trobadora, ysilmeDay 27: badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, the_siobhan, trobadora, ysilmeDay 28: china_shop, trobadora, ysilmeLet me know if I missed anyone! And remember you can drop in or out at any time. :)
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January 27th, 2026
 | 10:19 pm - Write Every day 2026: January, Day 27
We're nearing the end of the month, and I don't believe we have a host for February yet. Who's up for hosting? Today's writingMostly structural work on an exchange fic, trying to wrangle it into a viable shape. Tally( Days 1-25 )Day 26: badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, trobadoraDay 27: china_shop, trobadoraLet me know if I missed anyone! And remember you can drop in or out at any time. :)
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January 26th, 2026
 | 10:12 pm - Write Every day 2026: January, Day 26
Hi! Someone please tell me where I can buy some extra hours for my days ... I'm a bit behind on a few things, and nothing is going very quickly, but I'm catching up! This week will be busy both at work and otherwise, but my schedule should be regular again overall, and check-in posts should go up at the usual time. (I also haven't done this week's Guardian rewatch yet, but soon, I hope!) Yesterday's and today's writingSome much too slow writing yesterday; an alibi paragraph for today. Faster and more substantial writing tomorrow, I hope, because the next deadline is close ... Tally( Days 1-20 )Day 21: alightbuthappypen, badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, trobadora, ysilmeDay 22: badly_knitted, carenejeans, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, the_siobhan, trobadoraDay 23: badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, sylvanwitch, trobadoraDay 24: badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, trobadoraDay 25: badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, the_siobhan, trobadoraDay 26: china_shop, trobadoraLet me know if I missed anyone! And remember you can drop in or out at any time. :)
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 | 02:42 am - Write Every day 2026: January, Day 25
Sorry for lateness; will reply to comments and update the tally tomorrow!
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January 24th, 2026
 | 11:24 pm - Write Every day 2026: January, Day 24
*rushes in* Where did the day go?! Today's writingStill treading water. *sighs* Tally( Days 1-20 )Day 21: alightbuthappypen, badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, trobadora, ysilmeDay 22: badly_knitted, carenejeans, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, the_siobhan, trobadoraDay 23: badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, sylvanwitch, trobadoraDay 24: china_shop, trobadoraLet me know if I missed anyone! And remember you can drop in or out at any time. :)
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January 23rd, 2026
 | 09:51 pm - Write Every day 2026: January, Day 23
Good news: not as tired today! Bad news: extra stress at work and otherwise! Today's writingI did manage to write a few paragraphs, but it feels like I'm just treading water right now. I really need to make some progress over the weekend; the next deadline is fast approaching ... Tally( Days 1-20 )Day 21: alightbuthappypen, badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, trobadora, ysilmeDay 22: badly_knitted, carenejeans, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, trobadoraDay 23: china_shop, trobadoraLet me know if I missed anyone! And remember you can drop in or out at any time. :)
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January 22nd, 2026
 | 10:44 pm - Write Every day 2026: January, Day 22
I'm incredibly tired again today for no discernible reason. *sighs* Today's writingStill slowly working on things. Still not gaining any momentum, but haven't thrown in the towel either, so there's that? Tally( Days 1-20 )Day 21: alightbuthappypen, badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, trobadora, ysilmeDay 22: china_shop, trobadoraLet me know if I missed anyone! And remember you can drop in or out at any time. :)
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January 21st, 2026
 | 10:49 pm - Write Every day 2026: January, Day 21
61% of respondents find shorter fic easier to write than longer! And the majority of respondents mostly write stories between 1 and 10k words. Interestingly, the 10-50k range seems to be the rarest! For me, I find longer fic easier because I can much more easily come up with ideas for longer stories than shorter. Self-contained small things? I wish I could write them more often! But most story ideas I have want to be longer, alas. I used to write more shorter fic, but I've mostly lost the knack, possibly because my current fandoms lend themselves to that less? Or it may be me that's changed. *g* Today's writingSo far I'm failing at gaining any kind of writing momentum this month, but I'm still working on things. A little progress. Tally( Days 1-15 )Day 16: badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, chanter1944, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, trobadora, ysilmeDay 17: alightbuthappypen, badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, chanter1944, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, the_siobhan, trobadora, ysilmeDay 18: badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, chanter1944, cornerofmadness, luzula, goddess47, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, the_siobhan, trobadora, ysilmeDay 19: alightbuthappypen, badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, the_siobhan, trobadora, ysilmeDay 20: badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, the_siobhan, trobadora, ysilmeDay 21: alightbuthappypen, trobadora, ysilmeLet me know if I missed anyone! And remember you can drop in or out at any time. :)
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January 20th, 2026
 | 11:21 pm - Write Every day 2026: January, Day 20
What I did during my lunch break: assemble Ikea shelves \o/ What I didn't do during my lunch break: write /o\ (And then the entire afternoon was non-stop meetings until smoke came out of my ears.) Today's writingA little more than an alibi sentence, but not much more. WED Question of the DayOpen to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 18 I find ...
View Answersshorter fic easier to write than longer fic 11 (61.1%) longer fic easier to write than shorter fic 4 (22.2%) something else (see comments) 3 (16.7%) I mostly write ...
View Answersdrabbles and ficlets (<1k) 2 (11.8%) short fic (1-3k) 5 (29.4%) medium length fic (3-6k) 4 (23.5%) longer fic (6-10k) 4 (23.5%) long fic (10-20k) 0 (0.0%) very long fic (20-50k) 0 (0.0%) epic fic (>50k) 2 (11.8%) I often write ...
View Answersdrabbles and ficlets (<1k) 9 (56.2%) short fic (1-3k) 12 (75.0%) medium length fic (3-6k) 8 (50.0%) longer fic (6-10k) 7 (43.8%) long fic (10-20k) 3 (18.8%) very long fic (20-50k) 1 (6.2%) epic fic (>50k) 3 (18.8%) Tally( Days 1-15 )Day 16: badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, chanter1944, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, trobadora, ysilmeDay 17: alightbuthappypen, badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, chanter1944, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, the_siobhan, trobadora, ysilmeDay 18: badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, chanter1944, cornerofmadness, luzula, goddess47, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, trobadoraDay 19: badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, trobadoraDay 20: china_shop, trobadoraLet me know if I missed anyone! And remember you can drop in or out at any time. :)
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January 19th, 2026
 | 11:01 pm - Write Every day 2026: January, Day 19
In the first draft poll, 30% of respondents usually produce a first draft that's very close to the final draft, and no one usually produces first drafts that barely bear resemblance to the final draft. And most respondents (57%) at least sometimes produce a first draft very close to the final draft. *g* For the "usual" question, slightly more people have too-wordse first drafts (25%, compared to 20% for too sparse), whereas in the "sometimes" question, too sparse is more common (38%) than too words (23%). (70% of respondents believe that tickyboxes know no such thing as overkill, btw!) As for me, it differs wildly - I used to produce very clean first drafts that didn't get changed much during editing/betaing, but for the last several years now it's been much more inconsistent. The more I struggle with either writing or finding time/energy to write, the worse my first drafts get - because sometimes I just have to get something, anything, down first, or I won't get anywhere at all. But it's pretty frustrating, so I want to get back to how I used to write, and I need to figure out how to do that with less time and energy than I used to have ... One thing's remained the same, though: my first drafts are generally too sparse, which is why they always grow - sometimes considerably - during editing as I flesh them out and add in all the things that I had in my head but didn't put in the actual text. *g* Today's writingAgain not as much as I'd like. I need to actually sit down and finish something, but it's hard to find the energy. WED Question of the DayToday I don't have a poll, but instead a request for advice: when you're low on energy, do you have any strategies that make it easier to write? Or to get started writing, at least? Because I often find myself just staring blankly at a page for way too long until I somehow get going, and I'd really rather not. *g* When I have more energy, I can usually get there much more easily, which is really unfair. :p (I want to be writing! I feel better once I actually get started writing! But getting there is such a pain on some days. *grumbles*) Tally( Days 1-15 )Day 16: badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, chanter1944, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, trobadora, ysilmeDay 17: alightbuthappypen, badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, chanter1944, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, the_siobhan, trobadora, ysilmeDay 18: badly_knitted, chanter1944, cornerofmadness, luzula, goddess47, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, trobadoraDay 19: china_shop, trobadoraLet me know if I missed anyone! And remember you can drop in or out at any time. :)
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January 18th, 2026
 | 11:20 pm - Write Every day 2026: January, Day 18
Rushed post again - time keeps getting away from me! Today's writingNot as much progress as I'd have liked ... see above re: time. *sighs* Tally( Days 1-15 )Day 16: badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, trobadora, ysilmeDay 17: alightbuthappypen, badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, the_siobhan, trobadora, ysilmeDay 18: trobadoraLet me know if I missed anyone! And remember you can drop in or out at any time. :)
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January 17th, 2026
 | 10:03 pm - Write Every day 2026: January, Day 17
fandomtrees reveals have happened! I received two excellent sets of cooking/food icons from holyscream and peasina and a Zhubai ficlet from facethestrange. :D Meanwhile, I'm still trying to finish things myself ... Today's writingI wrote a little this afternoon (new, much better beginning for one of the fics), then had a vertigo attack and had to take a break. (Seriously, what's wrong with this week?! I would like a refund!) Planning to write a little more later today, and tomorrow hopefully I'll actually finish something ... WED Question of the DayIn honour of my icon: Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 22 My first complete draft is usually ...
View Answersvery close to the final draft 7 (33.3%) a bit sparse, but otherwise close to the final draft 4 (19.0%) a bit wordy, but otherwise close to the final draft 5 (23.8%) structurally messy, but otherwise close to the final draft 1 (4.8%) messy overall, but with the important pieces in place 3 (14.3%) so different it bears little resemblance to the final draft 0 (0.0%) something else entirely (see comments) 1 (4.8%) My first complete draft is sometimes ...
View Answersvery close to the final draft 12 (54.5%) a bit sparse, but otherwise close to the final draft 9 (40.9%) a bit wordy, but otherwise close to the final draft 5 (22.7%) structurally messy, but otherwise close to the final draft 8 (36.4%) messy overall, but with the important pieces in place 6 (27.3%) so different it bears little resemblance to the final draft 2 (9.1%) something else entirely (see comments) 0 (0.0%) Tickyboxes ...
View Answersneed no hindsight 8 (44.4%) make it easy to change your mind fifty times 9 (50.0%) know no such thing as overkill 12 (66.7%) Tally( Days 1-15 )Day 16: badly_knitted, brithistorian, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, sylvanwitch, trobadora, ysilmeDay 17: trobadora, ysilmeLet me know if I missed anyone! And remember you can drop in or out at any time. :)
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January 16th, 2026
 | 11:35 pm - Write Every day 2026: January, Day 16
Running late again. Normal services should resume tomorrow! Today's writingMore fandomtrees work. Tally( Days 1-10 )Day 11: badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, chanter1944, china_shop, cornerofmadness, daegaer, goddess47, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, trobadora, ysilmeDay 12: badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, chanter1944, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, trobadora, ysilmeDay 13: badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, chanter1944, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, sylvanwitch, trobadora, ysilmeDay 14: badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, chanter1944, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, sylvanwitch, trobadoraDay 15: badly_knitted, brithistorian, china_shop, cornerofmadness, luzula, sanguinity, sylvanwitch, trobadoraDay 16: china_shop, trobadoraLet me know if I missed anyone! And remember you can drop in or out at any time. :)
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 | 12:23 am - Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
I had a bad day for RL reasons I don't want to get into, so I just watched the pilot of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy to distract myself before bed.
Anyone else seen it yet? I really liked it! It's very Trek. :D
(And I can't remember anyone's names yet, but Holly Hunter's character is my favourite already.)
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