yuuago: (Denmark - Smile)
Sometimes you're puzzling over why the characterization doesn't seem right, and then you realize that it's because you wrote someone having wayyyy more maturity and self-awareness than they should. Hoo boy.

Well, at least now I know how to fix this thing. :V

Speaking of writing, signups for [community profile] iddyiddybangbang will be opening on July 10! This is a panfandom fest where the goal is to write a fic of at least 5k featuring whatever fulfills your desires/tickles your fancy/brings you joy. You can sign up with a WIP, too, rather than starting something totally new.

I've participated in it a few times before and always found it good fun. The July signup + September deadline + minimum wordcount has done wonders for getting me to tackle ideas longer than my usual and finish things that have languished in my WIP folder for years.
yuuago: (Poland - Stylish)
+ I was planning to participate in the Candy Hearts fanwork exchange, but when I was trying to outline my requests over lunch, I found myself thinking, "...I don't want to do this". So, looks like I won't be signing up after all. Will still keep my eye on the requests for treating, but yeah, if I'm feeling like that, best listen to myself!

+ ...Especially because I signed up for an intro to accounting course, which will be starting soon. Between work, judo, and the course, I'm going to be busy!

+ And it suddenly occurs to me that, every time I find myself slowing down, I feel the need to add something else to the pile. I don't know why that is, but I kind of wish my brain would Not. (On the other hand, I felt extremely stagnant during my vacation, so... Maybe I crave that stimulation, even if I'm going to be screaming about feeling overwhelmed later.)
yuuago: (SweNor - Get lucky)
Looks like Chocolate Box Exchange isn't running this year, but Candy Hearts is doing another round! So we still get the same fun bite-sized minimum exchange, hooray.

Schedule here, same as usual. Noms open now. I tossed a few in; will probably add more once I give it some thought.

The new year is going to be pretty busy for me, but considering the nature of this exchange, I bet I'll manage just fine. Really looking forward to it, honestly! It's been a while since I last wrote some exchange fic.
yuuago: (Romania - Coffee)
+ Stumbled across [community profile] newyearcntdown, which is a prompt fest for December. It sounds fun! I haven't decided whether to sign up, though - I've been feeling very creatively quiet lately, probably because I have so much going on. But maybe I'll give it a go anyway. :V (Who knows.)

+ Counted the bottles of wine in my pantry. Guys, I have 14 bottles. That's way more than one person needs. Anybody want to come over and help me drink all this? ;V Most of it wasn't even purchased; my mom makes wine as a hobby, and gives me a bottle every time she finishes a batch. It's pretty good stuff, too! But I don't drink often. Maybe I should look up some recipes that use it? orz

+ Discovered a huge amount of bluish-grey yarn in my stash. I must have had a plan for this stuff, because I wouldn't order something in this quantity without intending to do something specific with it, but for the life of me I can't remember what. It's 10 balls of River City Epic, a tough wool yarn in worsted weight that I've used before and really like. That's enough to make a blanket, so... that's probably what I'll do with it! (After I finish my current project.) Maybe something by Fifty Four Ten; I really like their patterns. Anyway, this has convinced me that I really need to get into the habit of writing down what I intend to do with my yarn; put a sticky note on the label or something. 'Cause, geeze.
yuuago: (Promare - Mad Burnish - With you)
Candy Hearts Exchange is complete. Creators revealed today!

I'm still going through the collection; there are a whole lot of works that look interesting to me (with over 900 written for this, I would hope so!). So far I did take a look at some of the art, and a lot of it is great!

Anyway, I received:

Sunset to Dusk by Beleghir. Promare, Lio/Gueira/Meis, 18+, 2.1k.
Author's summary: Lio, Meis and Gueira no longer have the Promare holding them together, but they're building new ways of staying close.

This was some lovely postcanon domestic coziness, and exactly the kind of thing I love for these guys. <3 Worth a read if you like this ot3.

As for me, I wrote:

Turning inward, no last thoughts for Razzaroo. Hetalia, Denmark/Netherlands, 18+, ~850 words. Established relationship, set some time during the 1600s.
No plot here; just a night together.

It's been a while since I wrote some DK/NL, so I'm really glad there was a request for it. <3
yuuago: (Poland - Tell me more)
Signups for [community profile] crackthewip fest are open now!

The premise of this fest is that you finish a work that you've had in progress. If you haven't actually started it, that's fine - things that are currently in the planning stages also apply. ;) Posting is between May 01 and 07. More info.

I had a lot of fun with this last year, so I'm glad it's running again! Hopefully I'll be able to finish this Sasha/Michael fic that I've had kicking around for over a year.
yuuago: (Romania - Smug)
Looks like Rarepair Hell Weekend is running again! February 18 & 19!

I really love low-key, low-pressure events like this. It was so nice to put together something short and fun last year. Guess I'll have to see what I can come up with!
yuuago: (Netherlands - Coffee)
+ Whew, finished a draft for Candy Hearts Exchange! What I ended up with isn't as elaborate or cool as my original idea, but the upside is that my recipient can't see inside my head, so they won't know what they're missing. ;V

(If I end up with extra time, I'm going to try to write the more complicated idea too - maybe they'll get a nice extra.)

+ [community profile] goreswap is in its final day of the noms period; signups start Jan 24. Not participating, but will keep my eye on this in hopes that something Super Cool will get written.

As an aside, it's too bad this exchange didn't exist at the height of SSSS fandom. I bet we would've had a blast.

+ [community profile] seasonsofdrabbles is in the nom stage for this year's winter round. Hooray! Nice to have a fresh clean tagset. I wonder what people are planning to request for this one.

+ I wonder if [community profile] crackthewip is running again this year. No mention of a schedule for 2023, but who knows. I always did like "finish your stuff" kind of events - exchanges are fun, but I have so many half-finished things that aren't for an exchange, and an external deadline is nice. ;V
yuuago: (Art - Reading)
[community profile] threesentenceficathon is running again! Open from prompts from now until Feb 12. :D

Hmm, going to have to browse through to see if there's anything I can write! Good thing the comments are searchable. I've always liked this fest; bite-sized things are great for getting the creative juices flowing.

(...And hopefully that will lead to working on the things I should actually be working on, ahem.)

Misc +++

Dec. 31st, 2022 02:47 pm
yuuago: (Lithuania - Busy)
+ Managed to slide in with one final fic to just barely make my target wordcount for 2022 (and posted it!). Feel like Indiana Jones over here. Despite the low numbers, I'm actually pretty happy - I managed to complete more individual works than expected, including some that were written only for myself and not in connection with an event. That's nothing to sneeze at.

+ Offline life continues to be busy. Hopefully family, at least, will back off after Jan 01. That's the last formal dinner and (probably) the end of this season's Compulsory Family Fun Time. If there's anything after that, I'm gonna scream.

+ Need to put together my Candy Hearts Exchange signup. I'm really looking forward to this exchange, just as I always look forward to Chocolate Box. Deciding on my prompts is so hard, though. "Anything with the requested pairings would be nice, as long as it's cute!" is not enough for most people to work with, ha. As for other people's requests, I'm hoping to see Promare stuff, or some TMA with Michael, or maybe Hetalia, though that's a long shot. (I see you, person who put those Nordic 5 gen options in the tagset. What are you looking for, buddy, I want to know...!)

+ I feel so restless without judo class to go to. ;~; Keep hoping that next week I'll receive a text from Sensei saying that we received permission from the school to go back earlier than expected. Unlikely, though. (I'll just have to practice as much as I can at home in the meantime, I guess... But it's just not the saaaame.)
yuuago: (Nirvana in Fire - MCS x JY - Tea)
Happy Sunday!

+ Yuletide Exchange's fics have been revealed. 1027 fandoms, whoo! Holy shit, this thing has been going on for 20 years, what?!!

There's 17 works for Nirvana in Fire, and I'm really looking forward to those. It's probably going to be over the rarity limit next year.

+ Multifandom Doodle has revealed artworks for this round. This exchange is great, lots of fun and creative stuff typically - I find I love looking through all of it, even when I don't know the fandoms.

+ Candy Hearts Exchange* is in the nomination stage* until the end of the 27th. This is a one-off stand in for Chocolate Box Exchange, which won't be running for 2023. Looks like I'll have to figure out my requests! (Maybe I'll have a fanart-only slate this year? I dunno.)

MIsc +++

Oct. 2nd, 2022 10:21 pm
yuuago: (Promare - GaloLio - Cling)
+ Kind of bummed that I don't know anyone offline who enjoys live theatre. There's a play that I want to see (it's a stage adaptation of Stephen King's Misery) and, well, I've never been someone who doesn't do something just because I have to do it alone, but stuff like this is always more fun when you're seeing it with someone else. Ah, well. :V

+ [community profile] seasonsofdrabbles will be doing a round in October/November. Sounds fun! Unsure whether I'll be participating, but I'm going to keep my eye on it, anyhow.

+ Did some writing yesterday. Felt good! I didn't really write anything in September, but I'm going to try to get back on that again. There are so many things that I want to write (...and finish - that's the hard part) but it's just a matter of getting around to it. Kind of having some difficulty adjusting to my new schedule, I guess.
yuuago: (DenNor - Chess)
Aha!

I'd officially dropped out of [community profile] iddyiddybangbang because (with work being busy and other commitments) I didn't think I'd be able to finish. But then I opened my fic document today. Stared at it for a moment. Thought, "You know, this is actually pretty decent, and only needs a few more edits".

And then I went and did the edits.

Now it's sent off to my beta, whoo! Fly, little fic, fly! xD IIBB mod confirmed that I can post it during amnesty if it's done even though I dropped, so it looks like this will happen after all. Huzzah.

Man, it has been so long since I actually worked on anything properly. This feels pretty good!
yuuago: (Estonia - Blue)
+ [community profile] launchtheship: A multifandom fest where the goal is to write the first fic for a pairing. Signups open today; deadline is Oct 15th. I really like the idea of this - could be great for rare fandoms.

+ I'm thinking about dropping out of [community profile] iddyiddybangbang. I love this event, but real life has been kicking my ass. I feel like I've been hit by a semi, and writing is the last thing that I want to do right now. Guess I'll decide whether I'm in or out at the next check-in.

+ Recently commissioned Kyuhu to draw me some fluffy Hetalia Est/Pol fanart! Ee, it is ever cute! So glad I jumped on the chance to grab one of her slots. I love the way she draws those two, and it reminded me of how much I used to love that pairing. (Well, I still like it a lot, but it's like I had only two EE/PL fics in me and now I'm totally out of ideas, haa.)
yuuago: (Cookie monster - Thinking)
Works for [community profile] multifandomdoodle revealed today. This is an art exchange that welcomes all skill levels.

I was reaaally hoping to participate in this round, but the scheduling just didn't work out. Maybe next time.

There's a lot of awesome stuff in the collection, though! Fandoms list is here. I've mostly been looking through the original works so far, since I don't know most of the fandoms this round; I'll get to the fandom works later. (I don't read fic outside of my fandoms, but I can always enjoy good art, even without context. :V )

Of the original works, my favourites so far are:

+ Fancifowl (Song sparrow in a fancy hat)
+ Chickvalry (Knight on a chicken steed)
+ Church of St. Ivan Rilski (There are several 'sunken churches' paintings in the collection, I'm guessing the same artist, all of them great. This one is my favourite)
+ Ghosts in the plumbing (Whimsical haunted bathroom)

Misc +++

Jul. 24th, 2022 10:00 am
yuuago: (DenNor - Be with you)
+ [Weather] Drizzly today. Feels pretty good. I opened up all the windows to let the nice cold air in. The ventilation in my place sucks, so I'm really glad that the heat has gone down enough for this.

+ [Cooking] Tried a new recipe yesterday; chicken cacciatore. Turned out great, which was a relief! I've been feeling kind of stagnant lately (just cooking the same things all the time) so it was nice to try something new. I'll post the recipe later if I remember.

+ [Family] The stressful real-life stuff that has been coming up is getting closer and more stressful. Aughhh, I just want it to be over with! /)_(\ I also don't want to talk about it in specifics, not until it's over. But the next few weeks are going to be Bonkers.

+ [IIBB] Need to get to work on my fic for [community profile] iddyiddybangbang. I haven't looked at this thing in over a year and editing it will be such a pain in the ass. Are any of you signed up for it?

+ [Hetalia] There's been some talk about trying to revive the Hetalia Kink Meme. I expect it'll go the way these things always do - people talk about it, maybe poke around it a little, and then not much else. Though someone did post a few fills recently, and I think that's pretty awesome.

We just don't have the level of people in this fandom on DW to bring it to anything near the level that people usually mean when they say "active". The occasional prompt and fill, yes. But active... No. Then again, it could be that I'm misunderstanding things, and maybe the people having this discussion do mean "one or two prompts or fills per month", which I think is a realistic hope, though it does seem far-off at this point. But if they're comparing it to their nostalgic memories of the kink meme, which is the impression I usually get in these discussions - no. It's impossible to bring that back.

Though this discussion did remind me that I still have some old prompts bookmarked, and partially-finished drafts for a few of them, so maybe I'll post something there... eventually.
yuuago: (Netherlands - Derp)
+ It rained today, hooray!

+ Busy RL things coming up much too fast. I am not looking forward to it; I both want to avoid it and want it to be over. Very weird feeling.

+ Ended up signing up for [community profile] fandomgiftbasket after all, on the last day (signups are closed now). Mine is over here. Guess I'll have to poke around and see if anybody's requesting something I can fill.
yuuago: (RoBul - With you)
Thinking about participating in [community profile] rarestofpairs! It's a rarepair fest with a long-term due date of Dec 31st.

It runs a little differently from the fests on DW that I've participated in. They're using the Ao3 prompt meme function, and they're building a tag set for it. Then prompts are posted on Ao3, and you can self-fulfill by claiming your own, or claim someone else's. So, nominations for the tag set are open until July 14th, and then prompting/claiming will be July 15-Dec 31.

Threw in some noms, might try to think of a few prompts... I have vague ideas floating around for some RO/BG, so I might try writing that. (Due to attempting to find something to read and not coming across anything to my taste - goddamnit Hetalia fandom, looks like I gotta' cook my own food again.) I have no idea what to do with Bulgaria's characterization, but a low-pressure event like this sounds like a good way to figure it out.

The good thing about having such a far-off due date: Lots of time to work on it! Might even be able to write multiple fics!

The downside: ...I might forget about it altogether, whoops. Hopefully not. Mind like a sieve, I have it. Claiming prompts adds them to your Claimed Prompts list on Ao3, so that will probably help.
yuuago: (NorRo - Snow)
+ For the Rarepair Hell Weekend* I wrote some short and fluffy Hetalia NO/RO (DW/Ao3). Originally, I was worried I wouldn't find time to put anything together, but I got stuck in a cafe during a downpour and figured I might as well write while I waited it out. :'D Yay!

+ [community profile] seasonsofdrabbles is running again soon. Noms open now, signups open July 03. I think I'll be sitting this round out, but I'm happy that it's running!

+ [community profile] femslash_kink has finished; both fics and creators are revealed... and I only just realized, glancing through the fandoms list, that there's a NiF fic in there (and it's Nihuang/Xia Dong, ooo!). This is my note to self to go read it when I have time! (This isn't a rec, I haven't looked at it yet, but damn has it been a while since I read any NiF and I got excited.)

+ And speaking of femslash, [community profile] femslashafterdark has signups open until July 04, if you're interested in mature/explicit works. ...I am really intrigued by some of the TMA pairings in the tagset, but nobody has requested them so far, aughhh! I would love to see what the person who nommed those has in mind. (Helen/Melanie, yes!!)
yuuago: (NorRo - Snow)
June 25 and 26 is Rarepair Hell Weekend here on Dreamwidth! Event details here.

The premise: Do something related to a rarepair you love. Comment on a work, write something new, whatever. Then comment in the entry above to say what you did. (And link to whatever it is you enjoyed or created, I'm assuming.)

This sounds like a really fun low-pressure event. I'll have to see if I can throw something together!
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