Write Every Day: Day 7

[the_siobhan]

People who read my posts have probably seen me complain that ex-housemate took care of things I asked them to get rid of by hiding them in the basement. I haven't been able to clear out the entire basement due to the work going on but I was able to pull some stacks of milkcrates out from behind the furnace and empty them out/relocate them.

Yesterday I bagged up all the old beer cans, threw in the left over ones from family dinner in January and trotted them all back to the beer store. Then I took the money and went across the street to the park where the farmer's market happens every Thursday and got myself some loaves of a lovely fresh sourdough. That will go nicely with the rest of the chili.

Then because I am weak for fresh bread I cut myself a couple of slices, poured myself (possibly too many) glasses of wine and wrote 200+ words on the fic.

Day 7 Tally:
china_shop

Day 6 Tally:
china_shop luzula trobadora sylvanwitch badly_knitted shadaras nafs sanguinity brithistorian cornerofmadness yasaman carenejeans greylock the_siobhan


Day 5 Tally:
china_shop miss_squiddy badly_knitted trobadora shadaras nafs sylvanwitch cornerofmadness brithistorian yasaman luzula the_siobhan carenejeans

Day 4 Tally:
sylvanwitch badly_knitted trobadora china_shop shadaras nafs brithistorian cornerofmadness luzula ysilme carenejeans miss_squiddy the_siobhan yasaman

Day 3 Tally:
china_shop badly_knitted luzula trobadora sylvanwitch shadaras chanter1944 nafs cornerofmadness brithistorian yasaman miss_squiddy ysilme carenejeans the_siobhan

Day 2 Tally:
trobadora alightbuthappypen sylvanwitch badly_knitted china_shop nafs sanguinity yasaman brithistorian cornerofmadness sakana17 carenejeans ysilme the_siobhan luzula shadaras chanter1944 miss_squiddy

Day 1 Tally:
sylvanwitch badly_knitted alightbuthappypen trobadora brithistorian nafs cornerofmadness sanguinity carenejeans miss_squiddy shadaras the_siobhan china_shop yasaman ysilme luzula chanter1944

Let me know if I missed you and you can jump in any time.

Comments

[badly_knitted]

Fresh bread is heaven!

Jan 7th - 2466 words, a 1k challenge fic, some edits on the ficlet I'm about to post, and 5 more ficathon fills. So much fun!

Also another pattern repeat (8 rows) on my Aran jacket. It's a very simple pattern, and it looks great. I'm using peacock blue Aran yarn.

[the_siobhan]

One of life's simple pleasures, honestly.

Great word count! And I would love to see the jacket when it's done, it sounds gorgeous.

[badly_knitted]

So true.

Thank you!

I will try to post a photo when it's finished, but that might be a while since I've only just started.

[chanter1944]

Tagging in for days 4, 5, 6, and 7. :)

[the_siobhan]

You got it. Good work!

[johnnysgoing2hell]

i'm glad u were able to turn those cans into loaves of sourdough. i have a starter going now that i make pizza and pancakes with. i got it from a friend in northern california and they say the weather conditions of where the starter is cultivated influences the flavor. i bet toronto sourdough is yummy. idk why i assume rainier cloudier climates would make a tastier sourdough but i do. wine and sourdough tho sounds like a winning dinner.

[the_siobhan]

I wouldn't be at all surprised if your friend is right. Humidity, temperature, altitude, would all impact how the yeast acts.

Wine and sourdough is definitely a guilty pleasure. :-)

[sylvanwitch]

Mmmmmm! The bread sounds *wonderful*, alone or paired with the chili. And now I'm craving its sour chewiness myself. I know what I'm picking up tomorrow. :-)

On Day 7, I added 239 words to "The Whole World Blind," the weird western short story I'm working on. I think I'm nearing the end and that it will come in at under 2000 words, which for me, with my habit of accidental novels, is quite a feat!

[the_siobhan]

I am happy to be an influencer for delicious bread. :-)

Well done on words and on word self-control. My "1-chapter low-effort" RPG toss-off is at 8500 words already.

[trobadora]

Yay for fresh bread!

For the 7th: Candy Hearts, and despite today's AO3 issues I managed to upload my fic. (There will be editing, of course, but it's a fic and it exists, and now I don't have to worry about possible AO3 issues tomorrow. *g*) I also developed ~ambitions and will be trying to finish two treats for this ... wish me luck!

[the_siobhan]

Great work and good luck!

[nafs]

Fresh sourdough! I'm jealous.

On day 7 I puttered along with another 471 words of idfic

[the_siobhan]

I really like this bakery too - it's worth the walk up to the park in the winter.

Good work on getting your words down!

[brithistorian]

Good job on the basement cleaning! Sourdough bread and chili sounds delicious!

Day 7: 1799 words of "I Don't Like Your Girlfriend — Remix." I did all of chapter 48, then when I went to post it, discovered that when I'd remixed chapter 45, I'd forgotten to post it, so I had to fix that at both AO3 and AFF. But now it's all straightened out. Chapter 48 remixed really well. I didn't notice at the time that I originally wrote it, but in this chapter we got to see Lua being the strong one, when there had been a big character arc for Lua earlier in the fic dealing with her insecurity. Yay me for unconsciously doing the clever writing thing!

[the_siobhan]

Oh very nice! Great word count and well done past self. ;-)

[brithistorian]

It's one of those things that happens sometimes: I never plan to do something "literary" like that, but sometimes when I go back and reread, it's just there. It's kind of weird.

[cornerofmadness]

At least you got bread from all that agita. (and who can resist fresh bread?)

Little over 3K today, finished the wedding horror and it's off to the beta. Also finished another hazbin hotel short and that's posted.

[the_siobhan]

Not a bad deal at all.

Impressive word count!

[cornerofmadness]

thanks

[ysilme]

That's a great and well-deserved reward for those beer cans! Sourdough bread is the best. Yay for words happening for you, too!

Checking in for days 5-7.

[the_siobhan]

An entirely fair trade IMO.

I think I missed that this was a multi-day check in when I put up today's post so I'll catch you up tomorrow.

[shadaras]

Day 7: Text RP and setting up an event on ao3 xD

[the_siobhan]

Good work!

[luzula]

Day 7: A friend came to visit and I was social the whole day (except for the parts where I worked). Alibi sentence .

[the_siobhan]

Friends is a nice reason to have an alibi day. I hope you enjoyed it!

[sanguinity]

Feb 7. Words!

[the_siobhan]

Yay!

[miss_squiddy]

I'm all lost now!
Day 6 fail - Running and evening event
Day 7 fail - Funeral and wake. I think you may have known GothPat?

[the_siobhan]

I did. I don't know why, I thought her funeral was already past.

I missed the wake but I will raise a toast in her memory tonight. She was always lovely to me.

[carenejeans]

Day 7: 261 words. Er, am I too late?

Boo! to old roommates. Sheesh. But definite yay! to sourdough bread and 200 words of fic!

[the_siobhan]

Never! I'll add you to the tally when I put up tomorrow's post. Good on you for words.

Old roommate had... issues. But issues that turn into sourdough bread are better than the other kinds.