#FicYourFall

a fic friendly writing challenge

A three month challenge designed to take you from planning to drafting and beyond.Your goal is whatever you decide.

Brought to you by the mods of the Writers in Progress Discord Server

About

There are a lot of different writing challenges popping up in response to wanting a replacement for NaNo, but none of them felt right for fic writers.So, in the spirit of Hannah Montana, we're taking the best of different challenges and coming up with our own: Fic Your Fall!The biggest change from NaNo is that instead of the intense pressure to do 50K in one month (a month that is busy for a lot of people), we're going to spread it out over the course of the fall season -- October, November and partially into December.The best part, there is no word count goal to this challenge.Your goal is whatever you decide it is. Want to keep to the traditional 50K challenge? Go for it! Want to write 20K or knock out some WIP Server Bingo squares? Do that! It's entirely up to you.

The Details

Fic Your Fall will run from Oct 1 - Dec 15 and will be divided into three parts:October: The month for planning and brainstorming! Spend a couple week (or the entire month!) figuring out what it is you want your FYF project to be. If you're the type to outline, this is the time to work on it. If you're a write-by-the-seat-of-your-pants/vibes-only type of writer, this is a good time for daydreaming, creating a mood playlist, maybe some mood boards, etc.Of course, you can always just start writing this month, too!November: We write! While you can absolutely start writing in October, the bulk of the writing will probably be done in November. The main thing is we're focused on drafting and not seeking perfection. The goal is to hit your goal, whatever that is. The time for perfecting and editing comes later.December: Time to tie a ribbon around your project and wrap it up!

How to Join

While this was created for the members of the kpop RPF discord server (Writers in Progress), anyone is welcome to participate!If you are in the server, there are channels for you to announce your project and goals as well as channels to for weekly accountability, brainstorming help, etc.For those of you participating via Bluesky, we'll be using the hashtag #FicYourFall.There will be weekly calls to share snippets -- keep an eye on the hashtag or feel free to follow Pastel. You can also pin and follow the #FicYourFall feed, too.The Writers in Progress Discord server was created to build a community of fic writers (in the kpop rpf space specifically) that is focused on writers supporting writers.In this spirit of the server, we ask that if you choose to participate in #FicYourFall that you also consider celebrating the successes of others, sharing/reposting snippets on Bluesky and just generally being supportive when and where you can.

WIP Server

Writers in Progress is a Discord community for fic writers in the kpop space.If you're a fic writer and want a place to connect with other writers and do things like set goals, run sprints, get motivated and just chat/procrastinate with people who get it, we might be for you!We ask that all members be 18+ (no minors) and that you check any anti/toxic behavior at the door. Our writers are writing for several different groups and we don't tolerate fanwars.We have channels for sprints, accountability, goals, brainstorming, calls for betas and more!Very chill, very relaxed vibes.

If you're interested in joining, please DM pastelmuse on bsky for an invite.All we ask is that you take your time getting to know the server. Read the rules carefully, get a feel for the vibes and look at all the channels to see if it's what you're looking for in a writing community -- it can be a little overwhelming, but really it's such a lovely and supportive space.We hope you enjoy it as much as we do.