A Wild Discussion Post Appears!

[hhanon]

Because I suppose we all need somewhere to squee.

Venting frustrations is what anon memes are made for, but keep it respectful.

You are allowed to talk about the show, the actors, their other projects, the twitter RP, the forum, and what you had for breakfast.

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WIP or abandoned

[(Anonymous)]

this is genuinely not having a go at anyone but there are some fics that seem to have stalled half way through. I've contributed a few fics on here and I know i've got stuck a few times and contemplated giving up though I've struggled through in the end. Thinking about HH cast is a great incentive.

I wondered though whether, if people genuinely can't finish a fic, they could post somewhere asking for someone to finish it? That way people aren't beating heads against laptops trying to finish something they can't and the lovely fics get filled and not left hanging :o)

Re: WIP or abandoned

[hhanon.livejournal.com]

I know where you're coming from but I think it's jumping the gun to say that if a week has gone by without an update, it's been abandoned. I'd be hesitant to step in in those cases.

However, if an author is happy to ask for someone else to finish it, or would be happy to just post a note to say the fic has been abandoned, that would be great. But the author would have to state they're happy for someone else to take their idea and run with it.

Re: WIP or abandoned

[(Anonymous)]

oh yes totally agree with what you say. Author has to say rather than people just jumping in

Re: WIP or abandoned

[(Anonymous)]

Sure - if they want it to be filled.

You've also got to remember that people are writing these stories for free, out of love for the fandom, usually anonymously; a writer isn't obliged to anyone.

I'm the writer of the 'Ben Willbond gets swapped with Alexander the Great' story, and I'll admit it's going slowly - especially because I got hit with an idea for a massive epic in one of my other fandoms that I've been working on all weekend - but that doesn't mean I've forgotten or I haven't finished what I started!


I think it would be nice as a matter of anon meme etiquette for maybe people to say when they can't finish something, so nobody's left hanging, and if they want someone else to pick it up, to say so. But I'd also say just be patient - a lot of WIPs that might seem 'abandoned' aren't.

Also, nobody minds more than one fill for a prompt, right?

Re: WIP or abandoned

[(Anonymous)]

I don't think it helps that it's been the summer holidays for a lot of people and there have been holidays/festivals/whatever- I just put a little update on one of my fics to let people know that I've been away, and it made me think that perhaps that's the reason a few other fics seem to have stalled- a fortnight is a long time on the internet XD