Write Every day 2026: January, Day 21
Jan. 21st, 2026 10:49 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
trobadora61% 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 writing
So 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, ysilme
Day 17:alightbuthappypen, badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, chanter1944, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, the_siobhan, trobadora, ysilme
Day 18:badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, chanter1944, cornerofmadness, luzula, goddess47, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, the_siobhan, trobadora, ysilme
Day 19:alightbuthappypen, badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, the_siobhan, trobadora, ysilme
Day 20:badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, the_siobhan, trobadora, ysilme
Day 21:alightbuthappypen, trobadora, ysilme
Let me know if I missed anyone! And remember you can drop in or out at any time. :)
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 writing
So 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. :)
Daily Happiness
Jan. 20th, 2026 07:55 pmtorachan1. Got my hair cut this morning. Carla wanted to get hers trimmed before her trip (she's going to Wisconsin for a week tomorrow for her aunt's 80th birthday) so it was the both of us and we decided to pop over to Universal Studios for lunch afterwards. The crowds were so low! If we'd stayed to go on any rides, almost everything was like 20 minutes or less, even the massively popular ones. As it was, we just had a nice lunch, spotted some characters, and came home.
2. Because of the haircut appointment, which was awkwardly timed for late morning, I just made today a WFH day. Did some stuff in the morning before we went, and then had a meeting later in the afternoon. I didn't really have a whole lot on the agenda for today anyway, so it worked out well.
3. Shake Shack is apparently having a Korean inspired menu right now, so we got the burgers with Korean BBQ sauce. They were so good! There's also a chicken sandwich and fries with kimchi powder and dipping sauce, and even a caramel gochujang shake, so if they've still got this stuff on the menu when Carla gets back from her trip, we're planning to try some of those as well. Actually now that I think of it, there's one near work, so I might just go over there for lunch one day...
4. Warming bed + stretching = best combo.
2. Because of the haircut appointment, which was awkwardly timed for late morning, I just made today a WFH day. Did some stuff in the morning before we went, and then had a meeting later in the afternoon. I didn't really have a whole lot on the agenda for today anyway, so it worked out well.
3. Shake Shack is apparently having a Korean inspired menu right now, so we got the burgers with Korean BBQ sauce. They were so good! There's also a chicken sandwich and fries with kimchi powder and dipping sauce, and even a caramel gochujang shake, so if they've still got this stuff on the menu when Carla gets back from her trip, we're planning to try some of those as well. Actually now that I think of it, there's one near work, so I might just go over there for lunch one day...
4. Warming bed + stretching = best combo.
2026 Universal Studios Trip #2 (1/20/26)
Jan. 20th, 2026 04:00 pmtorachanUniversal Studios has short hours during the off season, making it inconvenient to go for dinner on weeknights, but today we had an opportunity to go for lunch since we were sort of partway there.
The park wasn't crowded at all, but all the good parking was taken, so we had to park at the ET parking structure, which is at the far end of CityWalk, but at least that meant we got a nice walk to and from the park as well as inside.
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The park wasn't crowded at all, but all the good parking was taken, so we had to park at the ET parking structure, which is at the far end of CityWalk, but at least that meant we got a nice walk to and from the park as well as inside.
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Write Every day 2026: January, Day 20
Jan. 20th, 2026 11:21 pmtrobadoraWhat 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 writing
A little more than an alibi sentence, but not much more.
WED Question of the Day
Tally
( Days 1-15 )
Day 16:badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, chanter1944, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, trobadora, ysilme
Day 17:alightbuthappypen, badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, chanter1944, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, the_siobhan, trobadora, ysilme
Day 18:badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, chanter1944, cornerofmadness, luzula, goddess47, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, trobadora
Day 19:badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, trobadora
Day 20:china_shop, trobadora
Let me know if I missed anyone! And remember you can drop in or out at any time. :)
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 writing
A little more than an alibi sentence, but not much more.
WED Question of the Day
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 18
I find ...
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shorter 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 ...
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drabbles 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 ...
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drabbles 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. :)
Daily Happiness
Jan. 19th, 2026 07:02 pmtorachan1. Pretty chill day at work today. I got stuff done. The office situation is a bit annoying now because as of last Thursday we have a handful of new people moved in, but there weren't enough empty desks so they brought desks from their previous office and crammed them in where we had previously had a meeting table and it feels very crowded now. I'm sure I'll get used to it, though.
2. I love the dramatic lighting on Gemma. It suits her dramatic personality lol.
2. I love the dramatic lighting on Gemma. It suits her dramatic personality lol.
Write Every day 2026: January, Day 19
Jan. 19th, 2026 11:01 pmtrobadoraIn 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 writing
Again 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 Day
Today 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, ysilme
Day 17:alightbuthappypen, badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, chanter1944, china_shop, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, the_siobhan, trobadora, ysilme
Day 18:badly_knitted, chanter1944, cornerofmadness, luzula, goddess47, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, trobadora
Day 19:china_shop, trobadora
Let me know if I missed anyone! And remember you can drop in or out at any time. :)
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 writing
Again 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 Day
Today 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. :)
3 Sentence Ficathon, part two
Jan. 19th, 2026 12:05 amsholioSee Part One here.
4. Babylon 5, G'Kar & Londo, post-canon, spoilers
any, the minimum amount of communication needed for a fix-it AU
Originally posted here
( Slightly more than 3 sentences of overthinking )
5. Babylon 5, early season one
any, low-effort illustration of something important
Originally posted here
( More than 3 sentences of ambassadorial bickering )
6. Murderbot, MB + Gurathin
any, "I adore floating." (Peggy Guggenheim)
Originally posted here
( 3 sentences for a change! )
7. Murderbot bookverse, MB + Mensah + Mensah's family
any, snowstorm
Originally posted here
( 350 words of fluff )
8. Murderbot, TV or bookverse, Bharadwaj
any, fossil footprints
Originally posted here
( A lil Bharadwaj character study )
4. Babylon 5, G'Kar & Londo, post-canon, spoilers
any, the minimum amount of communication needed for a fix-it AU
Originally posted here
( Slightly more than 3 sentences of overthinking )
5. Babylon 5, early season one
any, low-effort illustration of something important
Originally posted here
( More than 3 sentences of ambassadorial bickering )
6. Murderbot, MB + Gurathin
any, "I adore floating." (Peggy Guggenheim)
Originally posted here
( 3 sentences for a change! )
7. Murderbot bookverse, MB + Mensah + Mensah's family
any, snowstorm
Originally posted here
( 350 words of fluff )
8. Murderbot, TV or bookverse, Bharadwaj
any, fossil footprints
Originally posted here
( A lil Bharadwaj character study )
Daily Happiness
Jan. 18th, 2026 05:37 pmtorachan1. I got my tattoo wrap stuff from Amazon this afternoon but I actually think I'm just going to go without it. I took off the bandage a few hours ago and there hasn't been any seepage (there was a bit in the bandage). But both Carla and I would like to get more tattoos in the future, so it will be good to have on hand.
2. Carla had been wanting to go to an English pub, so we went down to the King's Head for lunch and got fish and chips. It was so good. It's a little too far to walk for Carla right now, so we took the train, which still gets us a good walk between the station and home and the station and the restaurant (which is down near the Promenade and mall, so we checked out some shops while we were there, too). It was a nice afternoon and the sun wasn't too bad on the way there, though we were definitely feeling it on the way home.
3. Every weekend I've got it on my to-do list to do a little more planning for our upcoming trip to Japan and we're making good progress.
4. Look at that Ollie face!
2. Carla had been wanting to go to an English pub, so we went down to the King's Head for lunch and got fish and chips. It was so good. It's a little too far to walk for Carla right now, so we took the train, which still gets us a good walk between the station and home and the station and the restaurant (which is down near the Promenade and mall, so we checked out some shops while we were there, too). It was a nice afternoon and the sun wasn't too bad on the way there, though we were definitely feeling it on the way home.
3. Every weekend I've got it on my to-do list to do a little more planning for our upcoming trip to Japan and we're making good progress.
4. Look at that Ollie face!
Write Every day 2026: January, Day 18
Jan. 18th, 2026 11:20 pmtrobadoraRushed post again - time keeps getting away from me!
Today's writing
Not 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, ysilme
Day 17:alightbuthappypen, badly_knitted, brithistorian, carenejeans, cornerofmadness, goddess47, luzula, sanguinity, shadaras, sylvanwitch, the_siobhan, trobadora, ysilme
Day 18:trobadora
Let me know if I missed anyone! And remember you can drop in or out at any time. :)
Today's writing
Not 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. :)
3 Sentence Ficathon, part one
Jan. 18th, 2026 01:13 pmsholio1. MASH, Margaret
any, I'll be damned if I wash my hair in cold water.
Originally posted here
( 3 sentences of bickering )
2. Stranger Things, Robin/Vickie
any, and your friend steve
Originally posted here
( Actually it's 4 sentences )
3. Babylon 5, Londo & (or possibly /) G'Kar
any, get your dog on a leash
Originally posted here
( Went way over 3 sentences on this one )
any, I'll be damned if I wash my hair in cold water.
Originally posted here
( 3 sentences of bickering )
2. Stranger Things, Robin/Vickie
any, and your friend steve
Originally posted here
( Actually it's 4 sentences )
3. Babylon 5, Londo & (or possibly /) G'Kar
any, get your dog on a leash
Originally posted here
( Went way over 3 sentences on this one )
OOooooo
Jan. 18th, 2026 09:48 amsholio![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
threesentenceficathon is back! (And the first post is already on 43 pages of comments. Amazing.)Daily Happiness
Jan. 17th, 2026 09:39 pmtorachan1. The tattoo seems to be healing well. There was a lot of fluid buildup in the bandage even though I'd put on a new one yesterday, and around midday I noticed some floaty bits of either dead skin or adhesive residue from the previous bandage but either way didn't want to leave it on like that, but the tattoo place had only given me enough to change it once, and the stuff I ordered from Amazon isn't coming till tomorrow, so I checked to see if there was anywhere I could buy it in person and it seems like the answer is no. Google told me the Ulta near me sells it, so I went over there and they did not have any, so I decided to check CVS to see if they at least had larger tegaderm patches than what I have at home leftover from when I had surgery, and they did have ones that are at least big enough to cover the tattoo with three patches, so I got a pack of those.
After taking off the old bandage and washing my leg, I used some lotion and let it just air out for a while, but then put the tegaderm patches on before we went to Disneyland just to keep it protected. There seems to be a lot less fluid coming out now, but I'm still going to change it again tomorrow when the stuff from Amazon gets here and at least use it for another day or two.
2. I went to the farmers market this morning and got an ube cinnamon roll, among other things. This is my second time getting one and they're so good.
3. We had a really nice time at Disneyland tonight. Despite the warm weather, it's getting cool quickly in the evenings (only good thing about hot weather in the winter is that it never lasts into the night) so it was pleasantly warm rather than unpleasantly so, and the crowds were light. We walked back to the car from the park rather than taking the bus, and passed by a mochi donut shop we always see from the car and stopped in to get a few for tomorrow's breakfast. We got matcha, passionfruit, and guava donuts. The place we usually get from always has matcha, but I don't think we've had either passionfruit or guava, so I'm looking forward to trying those.
4. Working from home yesterday almost made this feel like a three day weekend. I still have another day before going back to work!
5. Jasper!
After taking off the old bandage and washing my leg, I used some lotion and let it just air out for a while, but then put the tegaderm patches on before we went to Disneyland just to keep it protected. There seems to be a lot less fluid coming out now, but I'm still going to change it again tomorrow when the stuff from Amazon gets here and at least use it for another day or two.
2. I went to the farmers market this morning and got an ube cinnamon roll, among other things. This is my second time getting one and they're so good.
3. We had a really nice time at Disneyland tonight. Despite the warm weather, it's getting cool quickly in the evenings (only good thing about hot weather in the winter is that it never lasts into the night) so it was pleasantly warm rather than unpleasantly so, and the crowds were light. We walked back to the car from the park rather than taking the bus, and passed by a mochi donut shop we always see from the car and stopped in to get a few for tomorrow's breakfast. We got matcha, passionfruit, and guava donuts. The place we usually get from always has matcha, but I don't think we've had either passionfruit or guava, so I'm looking forward to trying those.
4. Working from home yesterday almost made this feel like a three day weekend. I still have another day before going back to work!
5. Jasper!
2026 Disneyland Trip #4 (1/17/26)
Jan. 17th, 2026 09:14 pmtorachanWe decided to wait till later in the afternoon to go to Disneyland since it was hot again today and it had been so pleasant when we went on Wednesday evening. We left the house around 2:45 or so and got down there at four and the sun was already low enough that we didn't need sunglasses or anything and the temps had already gone down a lot so it was very pleasant.
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CURSED!!!
Jan. 17th, 2026 07:54 pmsholioSo that one B5 script book that supposedly came via FedEx a week ago still hasn't turned up, but today I got an extra copy of one I already have that I was not expecting with an Amazon order number that isn't in my orders anywhere.
I have never had that happen before, either.
I have never had that happen before, either.
Write Every day 2026: January, Day 17
Jan. 17th, 2026 10:03 pmtrobadorafandomtrees reveals have happened! I received two excellent sets of cooking/food icons from holyscream and peasina and a Zhubai ficlet from facethestrange. :DMeanwhile, I'm still trying to finish things myself ...
Today's writing
I 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 Day
In honour of my icon:
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 22
My first complete draft is usually ...
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very 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 ...
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very 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 ...
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need 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. :)
Daily Happiness
Jan. 16th, 2026 05:26 pmtorachan1. I had a very nice relaxing WFH day. (The only annoying part was the very loud construction on one end of the street and the tar smell which was coming from either that site or the construction at the other end of the street lol.)
2. We walked down to the Italian deli this morning to get sandwiches for lunch. Also a nice part of working from home! We knew it would be pretty hot today, so rather than walk there at lunch time, we went right after Carla woke up, when it wasn't too hot and there was still some shade for most of the walk.
3. I changed the bandage on my tattoo this morning and cleaned it up. It's looking really good! After changing it, there is still some fluid coming out, but doesn't seem to be any blood. They said to use the clear "second skin" bandage for up to a week, so I actually ordered some more off Amazon (she gave me enough for one change) in case I need to change it sooner. With the amount of fluid under it right now, I might.
4. Upon closer inspection it looks like Tuxie is missing some fur on his forehead, so I think he might have been in a fight while he was gone, but he seems fine otherwise. Better than that time he got a chunk of his ear ripped out.
2. We walked down to the Italian deli this morning to get sandwiches for lunch. Also a nice part of working from home! We knew it would be pretty hot today, so rather than walk there at lunch time, we went right after Carla woke up, when it wasn't too hot and there was still some shade for most of the walk.
3. I changed the bandage on my tattoo this morning and cleaned it up. It's looking really good! After changing it, there is still some fluid coming out, but doesn't seem to be any blood. They said to use the clear "second skin" bandage for up to a week, so I actually ordered some more off Amazon (she gave me enough for one change) in case I need to change it sooner. With the amount of fluid under it right now, I might.
4. Upon closer inspection it looks like Tuxie is missing some fur on his forehead, so I think he might have been in a fight while he was gone, but he seems fine otherwise. Better than that time he got a chunk of his ear ripped out.