Ladies and gentlemen! The time you have been so eagerly waiting for has come! I present to you....week one of our quest to slay the procrastination dragon!

Brave warriors! Your quest this week is to write a drabble on the theme of "longing."

As a reminder:


Also, I would like to remind everyone that any weekly challenge pieces that are posted on the forum will be eligible to be featured in our newsletter once it gets off its feet. Please post a link in this thread if you would like it to be considered.

If you could write your sign-up post in a similar format to the following, it would be appreciated:
Goal: weekly challenge (or whatever you decide to do)
Timezone: PDT

On your mark! Get set! Go!!! *fires pistol*

(for those who are wondering, I am not participating this week due to extreme busy-ness)

Participants for the week of April first to sixth:

Suiauthon: weekly challenge (EDT) COMPLETE
Lycanis: 1000 word short story (PDT) COMPLETE
Katharina: 1000 words in her novel (CDT) COMPLETE
Azlyn: 500 words of worldbuilding (CST)
Fyrstar: minimum of 100 words per day in Hope, total of 2000 words minimum by Saturday (EDT) COMPLETE
Aubrey: Revise/edit at least 5 scenes on Peter's Angel in their entirety (CDT) COMPLETE
Katie: Finish the trial scene. For real. The whole chapter. (CDT) COMPLETE
Adira: weekly challenge (CDT)

Goal: weekly challenge
Timezone: EST

Goal: write a thousand word short story. (I forget what a drabble is, can I add the weekly goal before midnight on Monday if I want?
Timezone: PDT

Lycanis: A drabble is a 100 word short story. And yes you may.

Was midnight Saturday supposed to be March 31? If it was, how are we supposed to post it before midnight when this thread isn't started until 1 hour and 10 minutes before midnight? Just curious.

Goal: Write 1000 words in my novel.
Timezone: CDT

It means next Saturday, not this Saturday just gone, I think.

I'll do a personal goal this round.

Goal: Do 500 words of world-building.
Timezone: CST (I think)

I'll try a personal goal...
Goal: minimum of 100 words per day in Hope, total of 2000 words minimum by Saturday
Time zone: EDT

Off we go! I packed cupcakes for everyone.

Personal goal: Revise/edit at least 5 scenes on Peter's Angel in their entirety.
Timezone: CST

Goal: Personal goal: Finish this confounded trial scene. For real. The whole chapter.
Timezone: CST

I'm still slightly misunderstanding the rules; can you do a personal goal and the weekly goal? If so, do you list both or...

Katie: Yes, you can do both. Please do list both.

Goal: weekly challenge
Timezone: CST

Thanks! *grabs some brainfood on his way out of the thread and into one of the distraction-free writing rooms in the HW castle*

*eyes cupcakes* Does the organizer get one even though she's not participating this week?

I finished it!

Now what? Do I post it on the forum?

*forgot about this*

I finished mine too... sort of. Days ago. I only succeeded in finishing because I decided to chop the chapter in half, though...

Got my five scenes in!

C'mon, everybody, the day's not over yet! Go finish your goals.

Why, of course my lovely little sister can have cupcakes!

I have another 200 words of world-building left. It looks like I will have to finish it tonight... *glares at busyness*

Going through the story one more time and then putting it on the forum! (I also have to go over the story that goes before it, so that people can read them in order if they want to).

Only 29 words away. *Goes off to write at least 29 more words while munching on a cupcake*

I just posted mine, but you should read The Intruder first, then read it if you want to!

Well done, guys!

I decided I had too much on this week, by the way, to join in. I'll hopefully do it next week.

So where do we post completed challenges? Do we need to put a link to it in this thread? Thanks!

I got mine done! I actually went 35 words over .

If your goal was a story, you should go to the short stories forum in the fireside shortstories

and if you want it considered for submission to the newsletter when it starts, you should post a link here. Hope that helps!

Posted under "Hope Held" under excerpts. Thanks for the help!

I hate failing goals. And yet I am forced to declare my personal goal for this week - 500 words of world building - not yet finished and therefore failed. I tried, but there was too much stress and busyness. I'll set a smaller goal for next week.

I'll take my penalty for not completing and and try to catch up. *Sigh* I didn't want to start this with minus points after the first week, but...

Well done!


Well done on completeing your goal, Frystar.

It happens to everyone sometimes, Mae! Don't worry.

Good job everyone that met their goal!



I'm sorry you couldn't make it this time, maybe you could do the weekly challenge plus a personal goal to catch up?

You're welcome!

Great job, everyone!

M/L/S: If you would like it to be considered for inclusion in the monthly feature in the newsletter, then please post it in the short stories room and include the link here.

Elly: That's all right! Join us next week! Which is actually this week now.

Aubrey: *happily eats cupcake*

Elanor: I hope you can join us!

Azlyn: Awww! I'm sorry! Since it's the very first week, and I feel compelled to be lenient at the moment, I won't put you in the negative points. But I warn you all that this is the only week I will be lenient.

Also, just a clarification; only the pieces created as part of the weekly challenge will be considered for the newsletter.

Week Two

and....

Scoreboard!

You don't have to be lenient if you don't want to. If you give me minus points, it will give me more motivation to work harder.

Naw. I wanted to be. I had planned to be lenient this week, since people are getting used to it. Like a trial run, you know? But if you forfeit next week, I won't hesitate.

Well, okay, then. I didn't mean to forfeit, but it was ten minutes before midnight so I thought I had better.

Ooops. I'm sorry, I did complete mine by Saturday, but I was visiting somewhat distant family all weekend and have not had access to the internet...then I forgot about posting here.

That's all right, Adira. I was lenient to Azlyn, so I will be for you too. But next week....