lepus_leporis

Hi everyone!!
          	
          	So, now that everything has simmered down and been sorted out with the ONC situationā€¦whoā€™s excited?? I havenā€™t written any real stories since ONC two whole years ago, unless you count my little attempt last year that didnā€™t go anywhere (still sorting through that story, btw). ONC is my favorite time of the year over here and Iā€™m totally ready to bite off more than I can chew again.
          	
          	Anyhow, thoughts on this one? Are you participating? Do you have any ideas so far? Of course the prompts havenā€™t gone up yet, but do you know a genre you plan on writing for or a character thatā€™s been in your mind?
          	
          	For those who have done ONC before, what do you plan on doing the same and what do you plan on doing differently this year? Consider those the Lepus questions (:
          	
          	I will, of course, be writing histfic. I will also, possibly and depending on what the prompts are, be writing two stories. A ways back @Di_Rossi told me I should try my hand at writing middle-grade histfic and Iā€™ve been considering it ever since, so weā€™ll see what happens with that one.
          	
          	What I end up doing all depends on the prompts, but I have one funky little story that I definitely want to tell (thatā€™s more in line with what I usually write), and another that might end up out there. The latter is the one I already have a title for, of course. Because thatā€™s how that works out.
          	
          	Hope you all have lovely days!
          	
          	Lepus

lepus_leporis

@nyhterides Thatā€™s the boat Iā€™m in, tooā€¦I have a vibe Iā€™m going for but Iā€™m really trying to wait for the prompts this year. Last year and the year before I went in with an idea and tried to find a prompt I could twist to fit it, withā€¦limited success. So Iā€™m trying to do it the way I think they want it this year (going off the prompt first)? Weā€™ll see what happens. Good luck!
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lepus_leporis

@lionobsession Iā€™m glad you liked it! Iā€™m really excited to try again, especially since last year was kind of a wreck for me. Are you entering again?
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Nyhterides

@lepus_leporis I'm most likely taking part since they changed the rules back to how they were last year. This will be my 5th ONC and 6th ONC story (I wrote 2 last year). I'm pondering something a bit different yet still keeping up with the Christine darkness. Mwahhaha! I don't know if I'll end up with the idea I have, it does kinda depend on the prompts. :)
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chaikovskiy

lepus, my girl, how is your 2022 onc entry going?! iā€™m anxiously awaiting its arrival!! 

lepus_leporis

@chaikovskiy ALSO once i post it iā€™m gonna start reading other peopleā€™s stories and yours is #1 on my list so thatā€™s encouragement for me right there
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lepus_leporis

@chaikovskiy iā€™m trying my best (,: the pressure really is on broā€¦i think i have the (tentative) cover done, though, and the first and last lines decided on, so thatā€™s somethingā€¦?
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lepus_leporis

Hi everyone!!
          
          So, now that everything has simmered down and been sorted out with the ONC situationā€¦whoā€™s excited?? I havenā€™t written any real stories since ONC two whole years ago, unless you count my little attempt last year that didnā€™t go anywhere (still sorting through that story, btw). ONC is my favorite time of the year over here and Iā€™m totally ready to bite off more than I can chew again.
          
          Anyhow, thoughts on this one? Are you participating? Do you have any ideas so far? Of course the prompts havenā€™t gone up yet, but do you know a genre you plan on writing for or a character thatā€™s been in your mind?
          
          For those who have done ONC before, what do you plan on doing the same and what do you plan on doing differently this year? Consider those the Lepus questions (:
          
          I will, of course, be writing histfic. I will also, possibly and depending on what the prompts are, be writing two stories. A ways back @Di_Rossi told me I should try my hand at writing middle-grade histfic and Iā€™ve been considering it ever since, so weā€™ll see what happens with that one.
          
          What I end up doing all depends on the prompts, but I have one funky little story that I definitely want to tell (thatā€™s more in line with what I usually write), and another that might end up out there. The latter is the one I already have a title for, of course. Because thatā€™s how that works out.
          
          Hope you all have lovely days!
          
          Lepus

lepus_leporis

@nyhterides Thatā€™s the boat Iā€™m in, tooā€¦I have a vibe Iā€™m going for but Iā€™m really trying to wait for the prompts this year. Last year and the year before I went in with an idea and tried to find a prompt I could twist to fit it, withā€¦limited success. So Iā€™m trying to do it the way I think they want it this year (going off the prompt first)? Weā€™ll see what happens. Good luck!
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lepus_leporis

@lionobsession Iā€™m glad you liked it! Iā€™m really excited to try again, especially since last year was kind of a wreck for me. Are you entering again?
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Nyhterides

@lepus_leporis I'm most likely taking part since they changed the rules back to how they were last year. This will be my 5th ONC and 6th ONC story (I wrote 2 last year). I'm pondering something a bit different yet still keeping up with the Christine darkness. Mwahhaha! I don't know if I'll end up with the idea I have, it does kinda depend on the prompts. :)
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lepus_leporis

Hi all!
          
          So, Lepus news for 2022ā€¦
          
          1. Iā€™m /finally/ doing all my big ol edits on ā€˜Parallel.ā€™ I got a ton of great feedback on that story, and Iā€™ll be adjusting a lot of things ā€” mostly small pieces and adding some more details, but also adding more to Jamesā€™s role because a lot of people who read the story werenā€™t really sure what his point was (and I didnā€™t really, either). Once theyā€™re up Iā€™ll replace the old cover with a new one I just made.
          
          2. ā€˜Something but the Truthā€™ isā€¦still in limbo. However, thereā€™s some stuff going on with that, too, behind the scenes. Horses are being held.
          
          3. New story?? Because I canā€™t ever leave anything alone and just work on what I havenā€™t finished yet. I have a new idea that Iā€™m really excited about, but also I plan on waiting until ONC prompts are up and I might use it for that if one of them fits.
          
          4. My ā€˜This Day in Historyā€™ histfic challenge is up and running andā€¦nobody has written anything for it yet. Fair. If you havenā€™t seen it yet, check out the book on my page! It has a light blue cover (Iā€™d link it here but my links are being weird).
          
          5. Lepus question! Do you have any writing or reading or other art/creating new yearā€™s resolutions for 2022? If not thatā€™s cool too, but if you do, share them down below!
          
          Hope you all have lovely days,
          Lepus <3

lepus_leporis

@anony10298 thatā€™s a good goal! And totally manageable, yeah. And good luck with your histfic story! Even if you donā€™t finish it by the day, you can still post it. Iā€™m going to keep the January chapter up so people can read it whenever (:
            
            @chaikovskiy thanks (: Iā€™m so stoked tbh. Parallel edits should be up tonight or tomorrow and I have a tentative title and visions for a cover for my new storyā€¦itā€™s late 40s or early 50s and the main character is a russian/georgian galā€¦dashes of mystery and maybe a tiny bit of romance? Not sure where itā€™s going yet but Iā€™m thinkin (:
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chaikovskiy

yayyayayya for numbers 1, 2 & 3!!!!! so exciting
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Anony10298

@lepus_leporis I have a small writing resolution of 50 words, at least, everyday. It won't let Writer's Block crush me nor is it a scary number. 50 words can be managed easily.
            
            As for the histfic, I have found something and am researching about what happened on 30 Jan. I am not sure if I'd be able to finish it on time, since I have exams, but I'll try.
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lepus_leporis

Hi guys!
          
          I was going to start promoting this on New Yearā€™s Eve but whatā€™s another day or two? Anyhow, hereā€™s my contribution to the ā€œsomeone please write histficā€ cause.
          
          This is my little short story challenge. More information is inside but, basically, pick a day and write histfic based on something that happened on that day. Pretty much anything is fair game as long as it fits that theme. The chapter for January is posted, so if youā€™re interested in writing something, check it out! If youā€™re thinking ā€œbut Lepus, I hate history,ā€ try writing a short story, you might surprise yourself (:
          
          If youā€™re definitely not a histfic writer but you might want to read some shorts, add this book to your library so you can check back when people post their links inside.
          
          Iā€™ll be giving shoutouts to stories and all that fun stuff, too. Enjoy (:
          
          Hope you all have lovely days!
          Lepus
          https://www.wattpad.com/1166692583?utm_source=ios&utm_medium=postToProfile&utm_content=share_reading&wp_page=reading_part_end&wp_uname=lepus_leporis&wp_originator=AGKuz2nvdsNoq%2F6%2BINQ2Zr9ZjDADu7wb%2B2SCvfqa7wZ3ng%2BkHjmxsoAA6%2BFKEEs1bDfjMAljdkOFe%2BzdOAsJxOPY%2Fi8A8fwn1Tz38bD%2F8hGg3sU25NSgRsPr7va2bMjC

lepus_leporis

Hi everyone!
          
          So, I just submitted my last final paper/exam of the semester, which means show's over, folks! I'm going to start writing again, beginning with Aim to Engage and picking Something But the Truth back up again (shoutout to Di_Rossi for helping me try to figure out what's going on with that one).
          
          However, I'm brewing something else that I'll end up posting tonight or tomorrow, depending on when I can make a cover for it...stay tuned for a Lepus-sponsored writing challenge that's been brewing in the brain cells for a little while (: I hope you like it!
          
          Lepus question...? What do you guys think of the Aim to Engage prompts this year? Be honest, I'm not affiliated with them or anything. Do you think you could win some? Do you think they're worth writing for for other reasons? Do you think they're overall lame and pointless? Share in the comments!
          
          I hope you all have lovely days,
          Lepus

lepus_leporis

Hi friends!
          
          So, I go back up to school tomorrow (SO excited!) and that means Iā€™ll begin to exist again on this site. I have a lot of stuff to read and a lot of stuff to writeā€¦how do you motivate yourself to actually write the ideas you have? Iā€™ve been /thinking about/ writing for the past week but I havenā€™t actually written anything. I have ideas and characters and fairly vague plots but I havenā€™t created anything yet. How do you do it? Lepus question there.
          
          One of my actual real school projects this year involves writing historical fiction (itā€™s mostly about other stuff, but thatā€™s involved too) so I WILL be writing more because my grade in that class depends on it. Anyone up for another round of ā€˜guess Lepusā€™s majorā€™ because nobody got it the first time? (:
          
          Anyhow, thanks for still following me after all these months of radio silence. I hope you all have lovely days.
          
          Lepus

JH_Foliage

@lepus_leporis I scribble on paper until my creativity starts gushing. I also draw my characters, write their bios, and read up on writing advice and story structure. Good luck writing!  
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lepus_leporis

Hi all!!
          
          Is Parallel on some pseudo-official reading list that I donā€™t know about?? Iā€™ve gotten notifications that four people added it to their reading list in the past two days and Iā€™m intrigued. How are you finding this story??
          
          Anyhow, whatā€™s up with all of you? Is anyone entering the Wattyā€™s? I guess thatā€™s the Lepus question ā€” why or why not and what are you throwing in (if anything)? What are your thoughts on it in general? I know most of the stuff that wins is usually popular already, plus one or two random things that seem to come out of nowhere. I keep getting ads and whatnot about it but I donā€™t have any stories that are long enough (or that I think are decent enough) to enter. I think I might try next year, but Iā€™ve been so busy with work and whatnot that I havenā€™t had much time to write. The rehashed and hopefully improved version of Moscow Winters is in the thoughts, so thatā€™s probably the next big thing Iā€™ll end up posting, although Iā€™m also working on some more histfic shorts too. I havenā€™t written in agesā€¦thanks for still following me.
          
          Hope you all have lovely days,
          
          Lepus

JH_Foliage

@lepus_leporis Good to hear from you, Lepus! Hopefully you'll have time to write soon :) Not interested in the Wattys; I'm entering my stuff in contests outside of WP instead.
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