Check-In #2: Curse of the Faceless Id ★☆

[iddybangmod]

This is the second check-in – which means we're nearly ready to unleash the iddy kraken! \o/

Share where you're at in the writing process, ask for a bit of cheerleading, or as usual, just say hi.

(Reminder that if you miss both check-ins and we can’t reach you, you will be considered as having dropped out! Having problems? Contact us!)

Completed stories are due on September 15th! If you think you may need an extension, please let us know as soon as possible.

Comments

[merryghoul]

Still finished with my fics, so just checking in to say hi. :)

[iddybangmod]

The mods applaud you for an iddy job well done!

[the_rck]

I'm at 30000 words with two gaps in the middle that are basically '[more stuff here]' and no sign of an ending. I often stumble on endings, so I'm not as worried about that as I might be otherwise. I mean, I am worried, but I might find an ending another thousand words along. Or not. The gaps worry me a lot more because I have no idea at all what needs to go in there.

I'm mainly worried that the combination of length, timing, fandom, and subject matter means I won't find a beta reader. I'm not as worried about SPaG as I am about consistent characterization, finding unfired Chekov's guns, etc., and all of that is vastly more time consuming for a beta reader and generally harder than SPaG.

[iddybangmod]

An impressive word count! Gaps in the story can be tricky little beasts; may the id light your way to filling them in.

We wish you the best for finding a beta reader! Feel free to post on the chat post or ping the mods if you'd like help looking.

[unbekannt2020]

All done! :)

Quick question: Can I upload it as a draft now, for purposes of (further) proofreading, to my AO3 account; then, during the posting period, add the IIBB tag(s) to it?

[iddybangmod]

A round of applause for an iddy job well done! Thank you for checking in. And sure, feel free to upload your story as a draft for editing purposes (we just ask that you don't actually post it publicly yet) and add the tags later.

[theoriesontales]

I had a breakthrough yesterday and my fic started to resemble something, finally. Yay! I'm still missing an ending, and the story needs plenty of rewriting, but I will have something done by the deadline.

[iddybangmod]

Great job on making that progress! You've got this fic-- we believe in you and your id. Now go get that ending!

[gloss]

I am so pathetically far behind it's not even funny, but I am going to do my damnedest to make something postable.

[iddybangmod]

Have no fear! There's still some time to get some ideas and words together, and the chat post and the mods will be here if you want to bounce ideas. We hope the id finds you soon! Thank you for checking in.

[pameluke]

I am over half! It's not going to be as long as I liked, and my id took me for a walk, since a whole lot has been happening in this fic, except the kink it had been named after for a working title.

Would it be okay to post this as IIBB, and then later post a sequel to it, when not IIBB-ing?

[iddybangmod]

Almost there! The road may be long and the destination uncertain, but at the end of it all the id will surely find what it was looking for all along.

Sure, feel free to post your current fic for IIBB and then the sequel later! And thank you for checking in.

[dreamiflame]

Still banging away at both fics. One is around half done and already nearly 5k, and the other has two finished sections, and tentative plans for the other three, I just need to sit down and do terrible things to the ladies.

[iddybangmod]

(Tell us more about these terrible things...)

You can do this. \o/ Good luck with finishing and may you find the id you want/need!

[afterandalasia]

25,000 words and panicking, honestly, but still hoping to get it written by the 15th...

[iddybangmod]

Congratulations on 25k and good luck on getting to finish before too long! Do not panic - mods are here for you! ♥

[bonnefois]

6.5k. I checked in with my artist, and she's doing fine.

[iddybangmod]

Woo! Good luck to the both of you! Thanks for checking in and keep at it! <3

[evandar]

Well I've decided on a fandom XD It's going to be a rush to the finish line for me, but I'll let you know if I need an extension

[iddybangmod]

Sometimes a rushed banging is preferable to a slow one, and we salute you for living on the edge! *\o/* Let us know if you need that extension and good luck!

[jiokra]

It's coming along! :D I mean, I'm really far behind, but I'm 500 words closer to the finish line than at last check in! :D

[iddybangmod]

Splendid! :D You deserve many more words of iddy goodness, and with luck they will come to you! Thanks for checking in!

[thatyourefuse]

I'm going to have to drop out, I'm afraid. There was moving and dealing with parents and I am drained.

[iddybangmod]

Aw, OK! We're sorry to hear that, but we understand. Wishing you all the best and thanks for letting us know!

[samuraiter]

*sweating*

Still sitting at zero, but at least I've got two weeks and some kind of idea (and better health to help make it happen).

[iddybangmod]

*mops brow* <3

Mods are cheering for you! We hope you can get something going that works for you soon!

[argylepiratewd]

I'm gonna have to pull out. :( My fic's still nowhere near done—turns out there's a lot more of it left to write than I thought.

[iddybangmod]

No problem. :D Thank you for letting us know! If you do decide to finish your fic, feel free to post it to the AO3 collection.

[raininshadows]

It needs some more content, but at least I'm done transcribing it and I've fixed the emotional plot arc a bit. (I've been playing with the general idea behind the fic for most of a year now, so there was one scene that fit early on that I'd written back in late May; adding it in helped a lot.)

[iddybangmod]

Admirable progress! Keep trucking-- you and your id have got this, we know it. Thank you for checking in!

[(Anonymous)]

I might finish? It's looking really rough.

(nonnymouse)

[iddybangmod]

By the power of Id, you will finish, nonny! We believe in you. *shakes pom-poms*

Thank you for checking in!

[thedevilchicken]

Still in, but pretty behind. C'mon, id, don't fail me now! D:

[pameluke]

Go chicken go!

[slippy]

I'm possibly at the point where I should drop out, but don't want to. I'm pretty sure i can finish one fic if not two like I'd planned, but I'll bookmark that link about asking for extensions just in case.

[iddybangmod]

Noooo, don't drop out!! You're doing great on time, and one fic's all you need. And if you do want to push through with that second fic (*salutes*) then let us know if you want that extension.

Thank you for checking in!

[apiroscsizmak]

1. Femslash Reylo sex pollen: I'm almost at 5k! I am feeling really confident on this one.

2. Femslash Reylo with fem!kylo fpreg: It keeps growing more scenes that absolutely have to be written. I've got a bit of a hydra situation going on here. Every new scene I write sprouts off three more thrown all across the fic. This is turning into something a lot more sprawling than anything I've written before (which is to say, it's not a one-shot). There are so many gaps in the plot, and what it is growing into is something I am not sure I can finish by posting time, which is concerning for me. On the up side, I am having a blast writing it.

[iddybangmod]

Ooooh, just look at all this iddy femslashy goodness. You're doing the lord's work, iddybanger, and we're thrilled that you're having a blast.

We do grant extensions, so let us know if you could use a bit more time to get the second fic in shape! Thank you for checking in.

[evil_plotbunny]

Sadly I'm going to have to drop out. I haven't written anything and it's getting way too close to my needing to give my entire brain to Yuletide.

[iddybangmod]

Aw, OK! We're sorry to see you go. Thank you for letting us know, and best of luck for Yuletide!

[heathen_heart]

Still working! I have a few hundred words written now, and a MUCH more solid idea of the plot!

[iddybangmod]

That's the spirit! You've got this, go go go go go, write like the wind and we'll see you and your id at the finish line *\o/*

Thank you for checking in!

[rose_stonewall]

Now up to 1.9k and nowhere near finished, woo :P At this point I think it's a matter of drastically trimming my expectations and posting the rest as a sequel/series later on, since I have too much Real Life going on atm to be able to marathon out a longfic (probably).

[rose_stonewall]

Alternately: what is the mod's/mods' opinion on switching fics partway through? 'Cause my brain decided now is a great time for the Harry Potter scene I've been batting around for a few months to expand into a proper fic, and it's... fairly iddy. And already at 800 words.

[yrindor]

This was backburnered for the past several weeks while I worked on other things, but I pulled it out this weekend and had a writing marathon on it. I finally have a plausible explanation for how the characters ended up in this relationship (beyond "author didn't want to use an OC and this was the only canon character that could make the dynamic work"), and the plot's pulling together. Hopefully I'll be done drafting and moving onto editing soon.

[iddybangmod]

WE FIND THAT NEWS DELIGHTFUL! Well done! *\o/* May your words pull together like a team of beautiful id-ponies, and see you at the finish!

[chocolatepot]

Add me to the list of dropouts. :( Just too much happening. But I finished the quilt I was working on, so there's that!

[iddybangmod]

*admires quilt, mourns dropout*

That is OK! Wishing you the all the best and thanks for letting us know!

[ghostwings]

I've technically reached the required wordcount, but the fic still has a good chunk left to write, and I'm at a point in my writing process where I hate my story and I hate even looking at it.

On the plus side, I hammered out 10k words for a completely unrelated story this long weekend while procrastinating on finishing my bang fic. Priorities!

I still haven't actually managed to write the really good iddy portion of this fic. It's just not coming out! :P (At least I'm mostly through the angst.)

Well, I still have time, I guess.

That, or if I can find another suitably-iddy idea, I could always start from scratch. One week-and-change to go, woo!

[iddybangmod]

*fiddles with wrench*

Aha! This mod sees the problem. There was a kink in your id! It's fixed now, and you should expect the id to come freely! *\o/*

Don't give up, and thanks for checking in!