READY! GET SET! GO!!!!

[tryslora]

This is your CHECK IN POST!


Get your pencils ready, find your favorite notebooks and pens, and wiggle those typing fingers to get them limbered up. The war is upon us!

1 ! The war begins as of Midnight, the START of Friday, July 18th according to your local time. If I've calculated correctly, this post should be up in plenty of time that even the time travelers on the other side of the world will be able to start at the beginning of their own day!

2 ! The war ends as of Midnight, the END of Monday, July 21st according to your local time. You will have FOUR AWESOME DAYS of writing.

3 ! To participate, please check-in with a comment below. You may also post your beginning word counts in order to help you keep track of your progress. All members of hd_writers are welcome to participate! Invite your friends to join in!

4 ! Use this time to work on your writing - any project, any pairing, any fandom! You do not have to be writing Harry/Draco fic in order to participate. Any and all creative writing counts!

5 ! The hd_writers chatroom is there as always to serve as inspiration and encouragement, as well as the SrsBzns chatroom. Please try to stay on the topic of writing as much as possible during the word war! The SrsBzns room should be focused strictly on timed word wars without the additional chat. For inspiration, writing talk, encouragement, etc. please visit the main room.

6 ! You don't have to participate the entire weekend, just jump in whenever you can and do any amount of writing in order to qualify.

7 ! Remember to check back in with your final, ending word count within approximately 24 hours after the war ends! (We would appreciate if you could check back in with your final word count by the end of your day on Tuesday, July 22nd).

8 ! ALL WORDS ARE AWESOME WORDS! Good luck everyone!

<b>Total Word War Goal:</b> <b>Projects To Be Worked On:</b> <b>Other Goals <i>(get characters to hook up, find a way to work in some smut/angst/fluff, reach a certain plot point, whatever)</i>?</b> <b>Anything To Share (flailing, requests for butt-kicking, pep-talks, etc.)?</b>

Comments

[josephinestone.livejournal.com]

Total Word War Goal: 10K
Projects To Be Worked On: harrybang, hd_fan_fair, ginnysmut, hp_concrit_fest, samhain_smut, hp_laughs
Other Goals (get characters to hook up, find a way to work in some smut/angst/fluff, reach a certain plot point, whatever)? To remember to actually keep track of my word counts and check in at the end of this one. smh @ myself. Otherwise, to just to get a few of the smaller ones done and really work on harrybang.
Anything To Share (flailing, requests for butt-kicking, pep-talks, etc.)? *Looks at list, then looks at opened document tabs* hp_silencio, hp_drizzle, hd_cliche *all of which I have yet to actually sign up for yet.*

[tryslora]

Big goal, but you can do it!!

[lyonessheart.livejournal.com]

Total Word War Goal: 1000
Projects To Be Worked On: Cliche and maybe Harry Bang
Other Goals (get characters to hook up, find a way to work in some smut/angst/fluff, reach a certain plot point, whatever)? finish cliche!!
Anything To Share (flailing, requests for butt-kicking, pep-talks, etc.)? I need to get that story done and it refuses to come to a conclusion!!

[tryslora]

Just get those words on the paper and force it there! Then you can let it sit and see if it needs to be massaged, but sometimes the characters just need to be wrangled into place. Good luck!

[ashindk.livejournal.com]

Total Word War Goal: 2k
Projects To Be Worked On: Harrybang
Other Goals (get characters to hook up, find a way to work in some smut/angst/fluff, reach a certain plot point, whatever)? Finish UST scene. Reach 25k
Anything To Share (flailing, requests for butt-kicking, pep-talks, etc.)? Woooh! I am so ready to make words! \o/

[tryslora]

You can do it!

[sdkshelly.livejournal.com]

Total Word War Goal: 2K
Projects To Be Worked On: Bingo, bday gift, and random things here and there
Other Goals (get characters to hook up, find a way to work in some smut/angst/fluff, reach a certain plot point, whatever)? Focus! I've been so scattered, it's hard to get anything accomplished. Too many ideas too!
Anything To Share (flailing, requests for butt-kicking, pep-talks, etc.)? OMG someone take FB games away from me please. They are too easy to use for procrastination purposes. I'm too good at procrastinating. Why is that my ace skill?

[tryslora]

Because procrastinating gives immediate pleasure. :) Pick one thing and write intensely on it for a half hour. You can do it!!

[lrthunder.livejournal.com]

Total Word War Goal: Modest goal: only 2K
Projects To Be Worked On:Harry Bang, Dramione Duet, Snape Potter-The Road Not Taken, Hermione Smut, Ginny Smut
Other Goals (get characters to hook up, find a way to work in some smut/angst/fluff, reach a certain plot point, whatever)? Really get going on my Harry Bang fic, have Ginny ready to shag, etc.
Anything To Share (flailing, requests for butt-kicking, pep-talks, etc.)? I'd appreciate some pep-talks for my Harry Bang story.

[lyonessheart.livejournal.com]

you can do it ! Bang all the way :)

[tryslora]

You've got this!!

[blithelybonny.livejournal.com]

Total Word War Goal: 3000
Projects To Be Worked On: H/D Career Fair, DM/ASP Fest
Other Goals (get characters to hook up, find a way to work in some smut/angst/fluff, reach a certain plot point, whatever)? Write some smut. Get past the exposition and into the meat.
Anything To Share (flailing, requests for butt-kicking, pep-talks, etc.)? I would like some cake.

[tryslora]

Sadly, the only cake I have is virtual, but hey, you can eat virtual cake before dinner and not feel guilty! Good luck with words!

[emansil-12.livejournal.com]

Total Word War Goal:4000 or whatever it takes.
Projects To Be Worked On:dm_asp_fest, hd_cliche (maybe), harrybang, or hp_crossgenfest (if I get the prompt I want). I doubt I'll work on all these, just whichever the spirit moves me towards.
Other Goals (get characters to hook up, find a way to work in some smut/angst/fluff, reach a certain plot point, whatever)? fill certain plot holes, work towards a proper ending, get words down, whatever needs doing.
Anything To Share (flailing, requests for butt-kicking, pep-talks, etc.)? I doubt I'd turn down a pep talk or a dozen.

[tryslora]

YOU CAN DO THIS!!!

[hikarievandar.livejournal.com]

Total Word War Goal: 6000
Projects To Be Worked On: Ardour in August, Small Fandom Fest, SPN MPreg Big Bang, and (on a non-fictional note) my Masters research proposal. Eep!
Other Goals (get characters to hook up, find a way to work in some smut/angst/fluff, reach a certain plot point, whatever)? Finish Ardour in August and Small Fandom Fest, and I'd like to get past my block on the big bang. Sound coherent on my proposal? Coherent and studious?
Anything To Share (flailing, requests for butt-kicking, pep-talks, etc.)? I may or may not be freaking out a little bit. Argh! I'd love pep-talks. Certainly would never turn one down.

[tryslora]

You've got this! Go words!

[digthewriter]

Total Word War Goal: 2000
Projects To Be Worked On: samhain_smut, hd_fan_fair
Other Goals (get characters to hook up, find a way to work in some smut/angst/fluff, reach a certain plot point, whatever)? Write things.
Anything To Share (flailing, requests for butt-kicking, pep-talks, etc.)? NOT YET

[tryslora]

Write all the things!

[tryslora]

Total Word War Goal: 6k
Projects To Be Worked On: anything as long as it's words, especially DD and FM
Other Goals (get characters to hook up, find a way to work in some smut/angst/fluff, reach a certain plot point, whatever)? outline tw bb FINALLY, pre-post all the stuff for the next few months of WWs
Anything To Share (flailing, requests for butt-kicking, pep-talks, etc.)?
GO WORDS! YOU GUYS ARE ALL AWESOME!

[lq-traintracks.livejournal.com]

Total Word War Goal: 2,500
Projects To Be Worked On: dm_asp_fest and harrybang
Other Goals (get characters to hook up, find a way to work in some smut/angst/fluff, reach a certain plot point, whatever)? Figure out what the fuck I'm doing. ;-)
Anything To Share (flailing, requests for butt-kicking, pep-talks, etc.)? Just my thanks! :-D

[tryslora]

*laughs* I'm sure you've got it more under control than you think. GO YOU!

[shadowofrazia.livejournal.com]

Total Word War Goal: 5k
Projects To Be Worked On: harrybang, hp_silencio
Other Goals (get characters to hook up, find a way to work in some smut/angst/fluff, reach a certain plot point, whatever)? I just wanna get stuff done.
Anything To Share (flailing, requests for butt-kicking, pep-talks, etc.)? My weekend's gonna be kind of busy, but I WILL WRITE! I hope everyone else's word wars go well! :D

[tryslora]

Hope you can find time to write. Go words!

[dragontara]

Total Word War Goal: 3K
Projects To Be Worked On: hd_cliche and Draco's birthday present fic (I'm so late with that!)
Other Goals (get characters to hook up, find a way to work in some smut/angst/fluff, reach a certain plot point, whatever)? Just write write write!
Anything To Share (flailing, requests for butt-kicking, pep-talks, etc.)? Maybe an additional firm kick would help too :)

[tryslora]

Write write write! *kicks butt* GO YOU!

[dragontara]

Thanks! I think it's working already ;)
By the way, I signed in to the chatroom and received the password, but when I tried to enter the chatroom, it didn't accept my password. Do you know if there's some sort of "waiting period" for new users, or is it just that I don't know what I'm supposed to be doing...?

[tryslora]

There shouldn't be any kind of waiting period. As long as you've used your email address (I don't recall if you ever have to verify that anywhere) and the correct password, it should work fine. If you'd like to PM me with what's happening, maybe I can help? I'd need specific details. I haven't been in srs today, but I'm the regular chat now, so I know it's currently behaving (there are, indeed, moments where it does not).

[oakstone730.livejournal.com]

Total Word War Goal: 7,000
Projects To Be Worked On: An AU non-magical ficlet
Other Goals Resisting the goal to make it more than what I intended, a PWP.
Anything To Share (flailing, requests for butt-kicking, pep-talks, etc.)?

[tryslora]

You can do it!

[nia_kantorka]

Total Word War Goal:2.500
Projects To Be Worked On:hd Career Fair
Other Goals (get characters to hook up, find a way to work in some smut/angst/fluff, reach a certain plot point, whatever)?Don't research so much. No one wants to know all that stuff!
Anything To Share (flailing, requests for butt-kicking, pep-talks, etc.)?I'm late to the party, but had a day off and wrote slightly over 1.000 words today. But I'm such a writing snail and have some things to do this weekend. I'll try though.

[tryslora]

Late is more than fine and you are welcome. Best of luck with more words!

[firethesound]

Total Word War Goal: 3k
Projects To Be Worked On: career fair, random starfighter smut
Other Goals (get characters to hook up, find a way to work in some smut/angst/fluff, reach a certain plot point, whatever)? Really, just get words down.
Anything To Share (flailing, requests for butt-kicking, pep-talks, etc.)? ::flail::

[tryslora]

GO WORDS!