With only ten days left until your first check in, I’m sure everyone is very busy, excited, and scribbling away. This is a reminder that the deadline for the claims check in is Friday, June 16th.
There are two components to this check in:
3k in writing — this can be notes, prose, excerpts, dialogue snippets — as long as it is at least 3k.
Your claims summary! The claims summary is a 50-100 word description of your fic. This should be a linear description – quotes or excerpts will not be accepted as a claims summary. Claims summaries should also be tagged for major content warnings, including NSFW content, character death, abuse, gore, etc. The tags will not count towards the final word count of the summary. Please do work to keep your summaries brief! We will be making edits where necessary (anything over 100 words, any tags deemed unnecessary)
The check in and claims summary can both be sent to [email protected] in either separate attachments or as separate links to google docs.
(artists — don’t worry, we haven’t forgotten about you either! shortly after the claims check in, the claims book will be sent out to all artists via email for review prior to claims. more details to come soon!)
Everyone is different after a scene/journey. Some don’t need cuddles after. Some do. Some need water. Some want to be wrapped in fur. Some need you to stay with them for an hour in the same room. Some need to decompress alone.
But everyone is processing. Bodies take time to rebalance. After the highs there are natural lows, like a pendulum.
So check in. Doms, ask for feedback. Subs ask for consent to give feedback. Take the time to breathe, learn, and grow.
I'm actually doing really well tbh. I got a lil kitten, his name is Merlin! I'm getting back into my writing. I was sick for a bit but I feel a lot better now.
Folks, please remember to check in via email this Sunday, 31st July, and confirm your collab is on track.
Final art is due a week from then - 7th August. As such we really, really cannot be chasing late check ins. Do not assume your partner will do it. If you’re away or busy this weekend, check in now; early check ins are welcome as it means the admin work is spread out for us!
Remember, if you’re struggling, at this point you can still drop out penalty free. Email us if this is something you think you need to do. Sooner is better so we can find your partner a pinch hitter if needed.
Want to check in with your adorably discombobled, thoroughly fractionated, mindfucked mess of a hypnokinky partner and worried they're just too far gone to give coherent or reliable feedback?
"Hey sweetie. I know, words are hard, but that's OK. You don't need to understand them. That clever brain of yours can follow along even when you can't think at all. Can't it? Just nod and smile, pretty thing. Exactly.
In just a little minute - when I say - , that clever brain of yours is going to play pretend for me. It's going to pretend to be a whole real $name, all awake and comfy and as thinky as it likes.
And when we're done playing pretend, you'll just slip right back into all mindless and gone. Just like that. Would you like that?"
Another good option is something in the vein of:
"And while we're talking, I want you to do your very best to make sure to listen to you-from-yesterday/you-from-tomorrow."
Like, it ain't magic and it doesn't replace other consent and communication tools, but with a bit of practice and some helpful framing you, too, can get trustworthy feedback in the middle of a thorough mindfuck.
We are ONE WEEK AWAY from our final check in! This one is for both Writers and Artists.
Artists, you will need to fill in a different form for each fic you are working on, so we can keep track of how each collaboration is going.
Writers, unlike last year we will be asking how you intend to post your fic - whether it will be all in one go, or as chapters spread out over the posting period and if so, how many chapters you have.
This is because this year we will be staggering the posting a bit more, to allow readers some time to read and react to all of your fabulous work. We'll be announcing exactly how this will work, and when the posting schedules will be, once we know exactly how every fic is going to be formatted.
Posting this year will be throughout all of November, but all fics and art should be ready to go from November 1st.
hi morri!!! i just wanted to check in on you and see how you're doing :) it's been a while dkjfks. what projects are you working on? is there anything you'd like to share about your writing/what you're upto in general? i hope you're doing well!!! [also, i just saw your twin ask and i am a twin too so !! fist bumping you gently :D] [@fiercely-raging-writer]
SO MANY TWINS, HOLY SHIT!!!!! Welcome to the twin gang!
Also, hiiii!!! It's so nice to see you on tumblr again, Jai! <3
I haven't been doing a lot of writing lately, but I do have a lot of ideas!! My most recent idea is a direct result of my DnD special interest/hyperfixation which is currently going very strong. It' called "high fantasy wip", and it's a bunch of messed up disasters making a found family and going on magic adventures. Also it's narrated by a raven belonging to the goddess of death, hehehe.
You can find what I've posted about it here!
Other than that, my same WIPs are still on in the background, left to simmer. Most importantly ATQH and CoS, but there's a couple other concepts that are floating about. (supernatural roadtrip wip and political fantasy wip)
Other than writing, I recently started my 2nd semester of university, which is kind of wild! And I also joined a DnD campaign at my uni too! I also had a birthday in January, hehehe.
How have you been doing? What have you been up to? (writing and otherwise) It's nice to hear from you!!
Things I wish I - the anxious partner - had gotten in the habit of saying to my avoidant partner:
"I feel really flooded right now by feelings of fear. [I'd] cope through the rest of this conversation so much better if we could take just a moment for you to reassure me that you care about me and that you're committed to working through this problem with me."
"It's totally okay if you need to be quiet or take some space for your self - but if you could check in with me before you go to bed tonight that would really mean a lot to me."
"These are needs of yours that [are] difficult for me to meet without significant damage to my own well-being. Can we talk about some alternate ways for you to get the safety and space that you need to be well?"
"Its damaging to me when your storm out of a conversation or Stonewall me. If you could take a moment to ask for the space that you need instead, that would be so helpful."
"Things are going really well between us right now - Love it. Let's use that good energy to do a Check-In. How do you feel things are going for us? Is there anything I can do to support you better? Here are some requests about ways that you can support me better in the relationship. I love you and I will do anything within my healthy means to help you feel safe and supported."