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[przed]

I tried signing up for intoabar last year hoping it might kickstart my writing, but I got a truly terrible pairing that I probably couldn't have done anything with even if I hadn't been suffering from the worst writer's block I've ever experienced.

This year, I seem to have kicked the writer's block to the curb (I'm nearly done the epic fic I couldn't write a word of last year!) and I've realized that you can appeal a bad pairing for the challenge, so I'm going to give it a shot again.

Fingers crossed!

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[solosundance]

Good luck! Great to hear you've bounced back from a bout of writer's block.

[przed]

It’s definitely a relief. Last year was a complete write off in creative terms. Well, except for doing some embroidery after a 40 year hiatus. That was fun. 😁

[sc_fossil]

Yay for writing!

[przed]

Double yay!

[kore]

Yay no writer's block!

I think with IAB you have to kind of game it. I tried one year with a fave character and multiple fandoms, got a terrible pairing, tried the next year with the same character and one fandom, and got something great. Altho this year I signed up with two fandoms, haha, so maybe I just bit myself in the ass. (And not in the fun way.)

[przed]

I honestly thought I was gaming it last year, but they picked a character who was a moustache-twirling villain with no personality and almost no screen time. (I can only imagine he was considered a main character because he was played by an actor with some name recognition.)

If something like that happens again, I’ll definitely appeal it.

I’m looking forward to writing something short and low risk because I’m about to start on what’s looking to be another looong story that’s going to take forever to research and write.

[kore]

I have no idea what you mean, lol //looks ruefully at piles of fragmentary drafts that need Just A Little Bit More Research

[przed]

I don’t know what you’re talking about. (Kicks my folders of multiple WIPS into a corner.)😐

[kore]

You don't want to know how many fragmentary docs I have with like three paragraphs of really quite good half-outlines and excited notes!! and neither do I. /o\

[corvidology]

You can appeal IAB if they actually give you a minor character with little dialogue/a one-off character which sometimes happens.

ETA: I meant to congratulate you on kicking writer's block to the curb.

[przed]

I noticed that they have an appeal process this year. Last year I just saw my terrible assignment and immediately gave up. Recovering from a concussion on top of the pandemic probably didn’t help.

Thanks! Of course now that I’m writing again I have too many projects I’m keen to start.

[dracothelizard]

Fingers crossed a lot!