Dec. 22nd, 2025 04:00 am

CHECK IN: DAY 21

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Am I the only one who can't wait for Christmas just to *be over*? :-(

What writing, if any, was achieved amidst all the Christmas obligations/distractions?
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Dec. 21st, 2025 05:45 pm

All clean for 2026; a note on Original Works

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[personal profile] outstretched posting in [community profile] betaplease
Hello, this is your mod. I've finished cleaning up the tags for the new year.

I'm starting to notice that some people are using this community in an attempt to find an editor for their full, original novels - works 50,000+ words or more. I worry that [community profile] betaplease is being used to take advantage of beta-readers for commercial work. This is a space for fandom and fandom-adjacent works, and part of the spirit of fandom (on the fic side, anyway) is that we do not make money on our editing or writing.

After some thought, I've decided the rule is, if you are intending to publish your writing with the goal of making money, it does not belong here on [community profile] betaplease.

If you are publishing your work with the intent of making money, you should be paying an editor for a professional pass. This is for three reasons:

  1. If you are trying to make money on your work, asking someone else for free work so that you can profit is unjust and disrespectful.

  2. Frankly speaking, it is extremely unlikely that you are going to find any editors who are willing to edit a piece of that length for free. Even 10k can be exhausting, especially if you are expecting a professional level editing job.

  3. If you are publishing in a commercial capacity, then your work should get a more professional type of editing pass than what we here in this community can give for free. The amount of effort an editor is going to give a story of over 50,000 words, to a stranger, for characters they don't even know and aren't guaranteed to enjoy reading about, for free, is minimal. You and your readers deserve more than the bare minimum.


I myself have worked as a professional freelance editor for over 15 years. I made this community because I love editing and I love fandom, and I want to support both. Using this community to find free editing for commercial projects feels like you're not respecting editors and our craft. Editing, just like writing or art, is a skill that is honed through years of effort.

With that said, I am not banning original fiction, and any novel-length works posted to [community profile] betaplease before now will be allowed to remain. And of course, if you are looking for an editor for your 50,000+ word original fiction that you plan to publish on AO3 and are never going to try to make money on, by all means, you are welcome here. However, if I notice continued posts in this direction from this point on, I will return this space to being strictly focused on fandom works only. I have also updated the rules to be explicit on this point.

Thank you for reading, and thank you for always supporting this small community. Best wishes to your writing and editing adventures in the new year.
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Dec. 21st, 2025 02:56 pm

Writing Sprints December 22-26

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[personal profile] treefrogie84 posting in [community profile] weekendwritingmarathon


what’s a 1k1h?|| time zone converter || 1k1h Calendar

All sprints are run on Discord only. You can find our Discord server here.


Monday ( time zone converter)

5am PT/ 8am ET/ 1pm UTC Mrsimoshen 

8am PT/ 11am ET/ 4pm UTC Max

11am PT/ 2pm ET/ 7pm UTC        LittleMissTPK

1pm PT/ 4pm ET/ 9pm UTC LittleMissTPK

5pm PT/ 8pm ET/ 1am Tues UTC Treefrogie84

7pm PT/ 10pm ET/ 3am Tues UTC Joe


Tuesday ( time zone converter)

8am PT/ 11am ET/ 4pm UTC Alec

11am PT/ 2pm ET/ 7pm UTC PreciousAnon

7pm PT/ 10pm ET/ 3am Wed UTC Alec

9pm PT/ 12am Wed ET/ 5am Wed UTC NotTooLateForTheGame


Wednesday ( time zone converter)

5am PT/ 8am ET/ 1pm UTC Mrsimoshen 

8am PT/ 11am ET/ 4pm UTC Max

1pm PT/ 4pm ET/ 9pm UTC Frogie

5pm PT/ 8pm ET/ 1am Thur UTC LittleMissTPK

7pm PT/ 10pm ET/ 3am Tues UTC Alec


Thursday ( time zone converter)

5am PT/ 8am ET/ 1pm UTC Mrsimoshen

8am PT/ 11am ET/ 4pm UTC Alec

11am PT/ 2pm ET/ 7pm UTC PreciousAnon 

1pm PT/ 4pm ET/ 9pm UTC Treefrogie

7pm PT/ 10pm ET/ 3am Fri UTC Alec

9pm PT/ 12am Fri ET/ 5am Fri UTC NotTooLateForTheGame


Friday ( time zone converter)

5am PT/ 8am ET/ 1pm UTC Mrsimoshen

8am PT/ 11am ET/ 4pm UTC Max

11am PT/ 2pm ET/ 7pm UTC LittleMissTPK

1pm PT/ 4pm ET/ 9pm UTC LittleMissTPK

5pm PT/ 8pm ET/ 1am Sat UTC Treefrogie84

7pm PT/ 10pm ET/ 3am Sat UTC Alec



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Dec. 21st, 2025 11:05 amNSFW

[MULTIFANDOM] - CANDY HEARTS EXCHANGE

Dec. 20th, 2025 08:04 pm

How's It Goin, YEM-edition

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[personal profile] hitokage posting in [community profile] getyourwordsout
Hard to believe, but it's true: we're in the final stretch of 2025's Year-End Marathon. If my calculations are correct, this should put par at 24 days or 24 590 words, depending on your pledge type. Any way you look at it, that's a lot. If you're on par or ahead of the curve, congrats, you're amazing. If you've fallen behind, that's okay, too. You're trying and that also makes you amazing. Yes, even those who feel (rightly or wrongly) there is no way you can meet your pledge. Abuela is proud of all of you!

So as we enter this final stretch, how are things going? If you've hit your goal, are you going to keep going? If you haven't, do you have any strategies you intend to use to carve out writing time during this busy time of year? What can we do to help you, ahem, get your words out?

For myself, after (accidentally) hitting my goal in the first week of the month, I've let myself shift gears a bit to work on revising and rewriting, while also being very aware that the last half of this month was likely to be Very Tiring. Banking so many words in November definitely helped take the pressure off, but I'm going to keep at it for at least another week. For one thing, I've got some dangling ends I'd like to get settled before the new year!

Whether you're soaring ahead or trailing behind, the fact that you've tried at all is awesome. Writing is hard work! Writing in December is even harder! No matter how things have gone over the course of this marathon, I hope you've found it useful. And if you feel up for an even bigger challenge, pledging for 2026 is open! Pledging unlocks the full GYWO experience starting January 1st, so if you think you'd like to join us, we'd be happy to have you.

Whatever your holidays this busy season, we wish you the best. May your heart be full, your mind at peace, and your favorite beverage at the exactly right temperature.
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Dec. 20th, 2025 11:33 pmNSFW

Inkingitout: 2026 writing challenge and support

Dec. 20th, 2025 12:09 pm

Check In: Day 20

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Hi all! Welcome to Saturday!

Any writing plans? 
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Dec. 19th, 2025 08:08 pm

Check In: Day 19

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Hello~ We made it to Friday!

How was writing today?
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Dec. 19th, 2025 01:16 pm

Sign Up Deember 19 - 21!

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[personal profile] formidablepassion posting in [community profile] weekendwritingmarathon

SIGN UP!!

Need to get some words in? The Weekend Writing Marathon (WWM) is a writing challenge designed to help you do just that. You set your own writing goal for the weekend and work to achieve it before reporting back to the group on Sunday night.


How do I participate?

1. Reply to this post with your weekend writing plans–be as specific (or not) as you’d like.

2. Start writing on Friday 12:01 am local time. Work to meet your goal by Sunday night at 11:59 pm local time. You can work on whatever you want during this time.

3. Post your accomplishments to the Finish Line post at the end of the weekend (even if you didn’t reach your goal).


How do I report my accomplishments?

A Finish Line post will go up on Sunday. Reblog that post with your final word count/accomplished goal(s) by Monday at midnight local time. Totals from the weekend will be posted on Tuesday.

This challenge is currently running on 2 platforms: pillowfort, and dreamwidth. If you sign up on this platform, please respond to the Finish Line post on this platform.

Let us know if you have any questions!

 



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Dec. 19th, 2025 10:52 amNSFW

METAL GEAR SOLID EXCHANGE - MGSX - SIGNUPS OPEN

Dec. 18th, 2025 05:54 pm

Check In: Day 18

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Good day to all! How has writing gone today?
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Dec. 18th, 2025 09:50 am

Writing Sprints December 19-21

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[personal profile] treefrogie84 posting in [community profile] weekendwritingmarathon


what’s a 1k1h?|| time zone converter || 1k1h Calendar

All sprints are run on Discord only. You can find our Discord server here.


Friday ( time zone converter)

5am PT/ 8am ET/ 1pm UTC Mrsimoshen

8am PT/ 11am ET/ 4pm UTC Max

11am PT/ 2pm ET/ 7pm UTC LittleMissTPK

1pm PT/ 4pm ET/ 9pm UTC LittleMissTPK

5pm PT/ 8pm ET/ 1am Sat UTC Treefrogie84

7pm PT/ 10pm ET/ 3am Sat UTC Alec


Saturday ( time zone converter)

4am PT/ 7am ET/ 12pm UTC PreciousAnon

7am PT/ 10am ET/ 3pm UTC Treefrogie84 

9am PT/ 12pm ET/ 5pm UTC Treefrogie84

12pm PT/ 3pm ET/ 8pm UTC LittleMissTPK

5pm PT/ 8pm ET/ 1am Sun UTC Treefrogie84

7pm PT/ 10pm ET/ 3am Sun UTC Joe


Sunday ( time zone converter) 

4am PT/ 7am ET/ 12pm UTC PreciousAnon

7am PT/ 10am ET/ 3pm UTC Treefrogie84

9am PT/ 12pm ET/ 5pm UTC Treefrogie84

11am PT/ 2pm ET/ 7pm UTC PreciousAnon 

1pm PT/ 4pm ET/ 9pm UTC Treefrogie

5pm PT/ 8pm ET/ 1am Mon UTC Treefrogie

7pm PT/ 10pm ET/ 2am Mon UTC Joe



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Dec. 17th, 2025 05:51 pm

Check In: Day 17

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[personal profile] glitteringstars posting in [community profile] writethisfanfic
Hello, everyone!!

How has writing gone today?
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Dec. 16th, 2025 06:16 pm

Check In: Day 16

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[personal profile] glitteringstars posting in [community profile] writethisfanfic
A goofball missed a day. Whoops!

Anyway, have you written today? If so, how'd it go?
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Dec. 16th, 2025 05:36 pmNSFW

Signup Post: Fannish 50 in 2026

Dec. 16th, 2025 06:01 amNSFW

Multifandom Exchange: Traumatic Experiences

Dec. 15th, 2025 11:38 amNSFW

[Multifandom] - Rare Femslash Exchange Sign-Ups are open!

Dec. 14th, 2025 03:41 pm

Finish Line December 14!

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[personal profile] formidablepassion posting in [community profile] weekendwritingmarathon

FINISH LINE

YOU MADE IT!

I hope your weekend treated you well, but even if it didn’t, we’re here to celebrate your marathon achievements! 

Please reply with your numbers for the weekend–word count, number of pages edited, outlining work–whatever you accomplished. Include what you feel should be included, but please remember that we love numbers almost as much as words.

Thank you for writing with us this weekend!



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Dec. 14th, 2025 11:36 am

Check In: Day 14

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[personal profile] glitteringstars posting in [community profile] writethisfanfic
Happy Sunday! How has writing gone today?

Do you have any writing plans for this week?
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Dec. 14th, 2025 09:55 am

Writing Sprints December 15-19

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[personal profile] treefrogie84 posting in [community profile] weekendwritingmarathon


what’s a 1k1h?|| time zone converter || 1k1h Calendar

All sprints are run on Discord only. You can find our Discord server here.


Monday ( time zone converter)

5am PT/ 8am ET/ 1pm UTC Mrsimoshen 

8am PT/ 11am ET/ 4pm UTC Max

11am PT/ 2pm ET/ 7pm UTC        LittleMissTPK

1pm PT/ 4pm ET/ 9pm UTC LittleMissTPK

5pm PT/ 8pm ET/ 1am Tues UTC Treefrogie84

7pm PT/ 10pm ET/ 3am Tues UTC Joe


Tuesday ( time zone converter)

8am PT/ 11am ET/ 4pm UTC Alec

11am PT/ 2pm ET/ 7pm UTC PreciousAnon

7pm PT/ 10pm ET/ 3am Wed UTC Alec

9pm PT/ 12am Wed ET/ 5am Wed UTC NotTooLateForTheGame


Wednesday ( time zone converter)

5am PT/ 8am ET/ 1pm UTC Mrsimoshen 

8am PT/ 11am ET/ 4pm UTC Max

11am PT/ 2pm ET/ 7pm UTC        PreciousAnon

1pm PT/ 4pm ET/ 9pm UTC Frogie

5pm PT/ 8pm ET/ 1am Thur UTC LittleMissTPK

7pm PT/ 10pm ET/ 3am Tues UTC Alec


Thursday ( time zone converter)

5am PT/ 8am ET/ 1pm UTC Mrsimoshen

8am PT/ 11am ET/ 4pm UTC Alec

1pm PT/ 4pm ET/ 9pm UTC Treefrogie

5pm PT/ 8pm ET/ 1am Fri UTC Treefrogie84

7pm PT/ 10pm ET/ 3am Fri UTC Alec

9pm PT/ 12am Fri ET/ 5am Fri UTC NotTooLateForTheGame


Friday ( time zone converter)

5am PT/ 8am ET/ 1pm UTC Mrsimoshen

8am PT/ 11am ET/ 4pm UTC Max

11am PT/ 2pm ET/ 7pm UTC LittleMissTPK

1pm PT/ 4pm ET/ 9pm UTC LittleMissTPK

5pm PT/ 8pm ET/ 1am Sat UTC Treefrogie84

7pm PT/ 10pm ET/ 3am Sat UTC Alec



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