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Pssst

Hey, are you an artist or writer with WIPs?

Come here... I got a secret for you pssst come ‘ere

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WIP Week (Work-In-Progress Week) Returns in June!

WIP Week is a week dedicated to updating fanfic or other types of fanworks.  All fandoms are welcome to participate.  Original works are also accepted.  Please tag your entries with the #wipweek or #wip week tag. Since multiple fandoms and ships are participating, please clearly list the fandoms, ships, and content warnings in the post so that they can be properly tagged for any potential readers.

The second WIP Week of 2025 will be held June 22-28. 

Each day will have a theme, but you do not have to post every day. You are also not obligated to follow these themes. You can work on one fic or fanwork for the entire week if you choose. If you’re not comfortable posting full updates but still want to participate in the week, you can post your daily word count and/or a small snippet from your work.

Here are the prompts for WIP Week:

June 22: Your Oldest WIP

June 23: Your Newest WIP

June 24: Your Most Popular WIP

June 25: A WIP Featuring Your OTP

June 26: Your Favorite WIP

June 27: Your Previously Unpublished WIP

June 28: Any WIP

You can post completed/updated fanworks to the official WIP Week AO3 Collection!

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there's still a few days to sign up for this event!

The 2025 WIP Big Bang & WIP Reverse Bang Are Open For Sign-Ups!

Welcome to a new round! We're bringing back the OG WIP Big Bang, which is for finishing fic and getting art to go with it, and introducing the first full round of the WIP Reverse Bang, which is for finishing artwork and getting fic to go with it. All fandoms/ratings/ships are welcome, including original works!

Schedule

All times are by 11:59pm PST. Convert time zones.

Big Bang/Reverse Bang Sign-ups Begin- April 1st

Big Bang/Reverse Bang Sign-ups Close- May 21st

Big Bang/Reverse Bang Check In #1- May 22nd

Big Bang/Reverse Bang Check In #2- June 15th

Big Bang/Reverse Bang Snippets Due- July 1st

Big Bang Art Claims/Reverse Bang Fic Claims Begin- July 17th

Big Bang/Reverse Bang Check In #3- July 22nd

Big Bang/Reverse Bang Check In #4- August 6th

Big Bang/Reverse Bang Rough Drafts Due- August 15th

Big Bang/Reverse Bang Posting Claims Begin- August 23rd

Big Bang/Reverse Bang Posting Claims Ends- September 1st

Big Bang/Reverse Bang Final Drafts/Art & Fic Due- September 7th

Big Bang/Reverse Bang Posting Starts- September 8th

SIGN UP LINKS

WIP Big Bang | WIP Reverse Bang

FAQ

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Finished It Friday Masterpost - Non-Written Works

This special post celebrates all the non-written works posted during this spring Finish What You Started event!

With the exceptions of some fiber arts from the Discord I was given permission to post to, I will only share links to these pieces of art. Please go enjoy them on the original poster's post!

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Illustrations

Original characters by outofyourvector

Animatic

Calling All the Monsters by griseldagimpel

NSFW, content warnings: body horror, Nudity, Graphic Violence, torture, harm to animals - The Magnus Archives - rated M-16 - additional tags include: Police Brutality, Murder, Bugs, Spiders, Snakes, Dehumanization, Clowns, Self-Mutilation, canon-typical the horrors content https://archiveofourown.org/works/64667326

Fiber Arts

Floral socks by @ginneke

a pair of handknitted socks. Further details in original post> promo post

Friendship bracelet by Léto le Gaosaure

[ID: a friendship bracelet with a square spiral pattern. More details in alt. End ID.] pattern link

friendship bracelet by Léto le Gaosaure

pattern link

Longisquama by Léto le Gaosaure

"Though this version is a cartoonish design, the longisquama is a real, though extinct, prehistoric reptile! (Wikipedia page.) I used this pattern so if you happen to own the book, the clever bend for the legs is on pages 61-62 =)"

[Full ID in alt. A grid of pictures of the Longisquama from different angles.]

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Finished It Friday Masterpost - SFW Fanfictions

This special post celebrates all of the Safe For Work (rated G and T) works posted during this spring Finish What You Started event! This will include ones only included on previous twitter threads, as well as ones in tumblr posts and ones from the AO3 collection.

If you do not see your work, please let me know! It may have slipped through the cracks.

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A Gift For Adora by TheStarGayzingEtherianCollection (TheStarGayzingEtherian)

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power - Rated T - Adora/Catra - Pre-Canon, Hurt/Comfort, Life in the Horde - "After Adora gets punished by Shadow Weaver for something she let Catra do, Catra tries her best to cheer her best friend up. (Catradora, Canon, Hurt/Comfort)"

https://archiveofourown.org/works/65157838

What Is Love? by TheStarGayzingEtherianCollection (TheStarGayzingEtherian)

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power - Rated G - Adora/Catra, Adora & Bow & Glimmer - During Canon, Fluff, Mild Hurt/Comfort - "Glimmer and Bow help Adora understand her feelings for Catra. (Catradora, Canon, Fluff)"

https://archiveofourown.org/works/65157850

The Shattered Sword by TheStarGayzingEtherianCollection (TheStarGayzingEtherian)

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power - Rated G - Adora/Catra - During Canon, Hurt/Comfort, Swords, Almost Kiss - "While Adora and her allies get supplies from their old rebel camp, Adora finds herself reunited with an old friend. (Catradora, Canon, Fluff)"

https://archiveofourown.org/works/65157862

Racing Through The Sky by TheStarGayzingEtherianCollection (TheStarGayzingEtherian)

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power - Rated G - Adora/Catra - Post-Canon, Fluff, Shapeshifting, Wings, Racing - "While she and Swift Wind are having a relaxing flight around Brightmoon, Adora discovers that Catra and Melog have also found a way to take to the skies… and she soon challenges Adora and Swift Wind to a race. (Catradora, Canon, Fluff)"

https://archiveofourown.org/works/65157871

Together We'll Be Heroes by HopeStoryteller

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Explorers of Darkness & Explorers of Sky - Rated T - Partner Pokemon/Player Character, Juptile | Grovyle/Yonoir | Dusknoir - Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Friends to Lovers, Enemies to Friends to Lovers, Time Travel, Trans Female Character, Amnesia - "Hiraeth. Noun. A deep longing for a home one can never return to."

https://archiveofourown.org/works/37172176/chapters/92737780

Old Wounds… And Fresh Ones, Too by TheStarGayzingEtherianCollection (TheStarGayzingEtherian)

Content warning: graphic depictions of violence - She-Ra and the Princesses of Power - Rated T - Adora/Catra, Bow/Glimmer - Post-Canon, Blood and Injury, Stabbing, Dark Comedy, Mild Hurt/Comfort, Sharing a Bed - "With the two of them now sharing the same bed, Catra finds herself again having to put up with Adora’s sleep-fighting habit. What Catra doesn’t expect… is the knife that Adora still keeps under her pillow. (Catradora, Canon, Angst/Fluff/Hurt/Comfort)"

https://archiveofourown.org/works/64705279

Adora’s New Look by TheStarGayzingEtherianCollection (TheStarGayzingEtherian)

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power - Rated G - Adora/Catra, Bow/Glimmer - Post-Canon, Fluff, Best Friend Squad - "After realising her girlfriend has been wearing the same clothes for nearly two whole years, Catra decides her girlfriend finally needs a new outfit. (Catradora, Canon, Fluff)"

https://archiveofourown.org/works/64314103

A Proud Scorpion Mama by TheStarGayzingEtherianCollection (TheStarGayzingEtherian)

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power - Rated G - Adora/Catra, Perfuma/Scorpia - Post-Canon, Fluff, Pets - "After discovering a clutch of eggs near the Fright Zone, Scorpia decides to raise a bunch of little baby scorpions. (Catradora/Scorfuma, Canon, Fluff)"

https://archiveofourown.org/works/64313272

Melog’s Goodbye by TheStarGayzingEtherianCollection (TheStarGayzingEtherian)

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power - Rated G - Adora/Catra, Catra & Melog - Post-Canon, Future Fic, Mild Hurt/Comfort, Therapy Cat Melog, Talking Animals, Outer Space - "After Melog decides to go live with the rest of its kind on a sanctuary planet, she decides to leave one final gift for the woman who touched her heart. (Catradora, Canon, Fluff)"

https://archiveofourown.org/works/64422736

Masks by kaitou (misbehavingvigilante)

밤에 피는 꽃 | Knight Flower (TV) - Rated T - Cho Sung Hoo & Cho Yeo Hwa - Fix-It, Time Travel - "Or, Cho Sung Hoo doesn’t die, saved at the hands of a masked stranger."

https://archiveofourown.org/works/64244416

years and years unto years by tellmeyoufool

屍者の帝国 | Shisha no Teikoku | Empire of Corpses (2015) - Rated T - Friday/John Watson - Anime Canon, Pre-Canon, Canon Divergence, Reunions, Memory Loss - "A wandering mind, fragments of dreams and memories, and a reunion most unexpected."

https://archiveofourown.org/works/63972541

to have and to hold by mew_tsubaki

Haikyuu!! - Rated G - Matsukawa Issei/Watari Shinji - Established Relationship, Hurt/Comfort, Post-Haikyuu!! Time Skip, Grief/Mourning, Discussion of Animal Death, Sad with a Happy Ending - "And maybe it's those things, the changes and the sameness, that he wants forever with Shinji."

https://archiveofourown.org/works/64108336

Maniac on the Floor by borzoieyes

Pokemon - All Media Types - Rated G - Sonezaki Masaki | Bill - Character Study, Worldbuilding, Unethical Experimentation, glitch - "He performs things never seen before."

https://archiveofourown.org/works/64120186

One Friendly Bat by borzoieyes

Gooboo (Video Game) - Rated G - Player Character - Ambiguous/Open Ending, Worldbuilding, POV Second Person - "The earth is deep and you still have a long way to go. The earth is deep and you are now no longer alone."

https://archiveofourown.org/works/64143160

a short story about love by tellmeyoufool

重返未来：1999 | Reverse: 1999 (Video Game) - Rated T - Isolde/Kakania - 6 drabbles - 1 storyline, Angst, Mental Health Issues, Implied Murder, Canon-Typical Bilingualism, Brief Mentions of Blood, Hopeful Ending - "Isolde sings on an empty stage, surrounded only by the ghosts of Vienna, unseen by her for the first time. She sings an aria shaped like a prayer, hoping, needing her Klara to find her way back to her. Isolde and Kakania in 6 snippets, from the beginning till their separation and beyond."

https://archiveofourown.org/works/64184884

wanting to catch a glimpse of you by InsanitysxCreation

Love Between Fairy and Devil - Rated G - Dongfang Qingcang/Xiao Lanhua - Post-Canon, Fluff, Mountain and Moon Festival 2025 - "'Dongfang Qingcang could understand why Xiao Lanhua had said she did not want to be parted for even a moment. He, too, felt the most at ease, the most at peace, the happiest when he was in her arms. If he could hold her every moment of every day, he knew he would not tire of it.' Dongfang Qingcang invisibly eavesdrops in order to surprise his wife."

tumblr post - https://archiveofourown.org/works/63863839

swan lake by OmegaQueenCas

聖闘士星矢 | Saint Seiya (Manga & Anime 1986) - Rated T - Cygnus Hyōga/Andromeda Shun - Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Soulmates, Animal Transformation, Implied/Referenced Abuse, Happy Ending - "Hyoga had been but a child when his mother was cursed."

https://archiveofourown.org/works/63717265

Changing Trajectories by jextell2514

Drago Tell Dramis 2781 Sequence - Janet Edwards, Earth Girl Series - Rated G - Drago Tell Dramis, Gemena Raya Feren, Gemelle Tell Feren, Jarra Tell Morrath - all tagged characters have a POV, Time Travel, Time Travel Fix-It - "Everyone in the Tell Clan wished they could have met Jarra earlier, but it's impossible to change the past. Right?"

https://archiveofourown.org/works/63856531?view_adult=true

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Finished It Friday Masterpost - NSFW Fanfiction

This special post celebrates all of the Not Safe For Work (rated M and E) works posted during this spring Finish What You Started event! This will include ones only included on previous bsky threads, as well as ones in tumblr posts and ones from the AO3 collection.

If you do not see your work, please let me know! It may have slipped through the cracks.

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what our skin says by drowsyfeline

NSFW, content warnings: Canon-Typical Violence, Body Horror, Implied Sexual Content - 呪術廻戦 | Jujutsu Kaisen - Rated M - Ieiri Shoko/Iori Utahime - Post-Star Plasma Vessel | Hidden Inventory Arc, Curses, Bathing/Washing, Chronic Pain, Wounds, Implied/Referenced Character Death - "Shoko holds Utahime by the jaw. Her fingers are firm and warm, pressing into her flesh. Brown eyes stare intensely at her. She uses the other hand to spread the cream gently. It’s careful. Delicate. Precise. Uthaime wonders if this is what it's like to be held by someone. To be malleable and transformed into something that wants."

https://archiveofourown.org/works/64329040

5 times Boya acted like a harlot, and the 1 time he didn’t have to by kaitou (misbehavingvigilante)

NSFW, content warnings: sexual content - 阴阳师 | Yīn Yáng Shī | The Yin-yang Master (Movies - Guo Jingming) - Rated E - Bo Ya/Qing Ming - Post Canon, 5+1 Things, Uncle Kink, Age Difference, Hijinks & Shenanigans, Not Actually Unrequited Love - "Qingming rejects Boya, because he thinks he’s too old (and not good enough for Boya) and this goes about as well as can be expected. Or, canonverse uncle kink qingya."

https://archiveofourown.org/works/63521389/chapters/162774658

The Peasant and the Frog Prince by chaosgenes

NSFW, content warnings: brief nudity - Merlin (TV) - Rated M - Merlin/Arthur Pendragon - Fairy Tale Elements, Inspired by Der Froschkönig oder der eiserne Heinrich | The Frog Prince (Fairy Tale), Happy Ending, Fluff - "The Kingdom of Camelot has lost their Prince! As everyone panics and searches for him, one peasant begrudgingly befriends a cursed frog and tries to help it restore it to its human form."

https://archiveofourown.org/works/63779110

I am every dead thing in whom love wrought new alchemy by tellmeyoufool

NSFW, content warnigns: Non-Explicit Sex, Terminal Illness, References to Weight Loss, Implied Period Typical Homophobia - 屍者の帝国 | Shisha no Teikoku | Empire of Corpses (2015) - Rated M - Friday/John Watson - Anime Canon, Pre-Canon, Undefined Relationship - "“What if they bury me on a Friday?” White bed sheets slipped from bare shoulders as Friday reached for his lighter and a half-empty pack of cigarettes—a calculated movement of effortless elegance and sensuality, almost but not quite enough to be a distraction. The disease that wrecked Friday’s body was noticeable even to the untrained eye; John’s tracked it with expertise. Friday held his gaze over the spark of the lighter, and exhaled the smoke in lazy circles."

https://archiveofourown.org/works/63972448

shrouded legacy by HopeStoryteller

NSFW: Canon-Typical Violence, Suicidal Thoughts - Bloodborne (Video Game) - Rated T - Maria, Gehrman, Laurence, Ludwig - Non-Chronological, Pre-Canon, Sparring, Blood, Heavy Angst, Fantasy and Fictional Setting Racism - "Though Maria has sparred with the First Hunter a great many times since joining the Hunt herself, she has never once defeated him. Perhaps today will be different. She could die happy if she were to win against him even once. (Or: the last time that Maria spars with Gehrman, interspersed with snapshots of her life before, during, and after her time as a Hunter.)"

https://archiveofourown.org/works/63993130

Stays on Peridea by ArtemisDart

NSFW: Content Warning: Self-Harm, Suicidal Thoughts, Sexual Content - Star Wars: Ahsoka (TV) - Rated E - Shin Hati/Sabine Wren - Not Canon Compliant, Altered Mental States, Mental Link, Dreamsharing, Ice Play, Temperature Play, Light BDSM, Vaginal Fignering - "After the ritual in "What Happens on Peridea," Shin and Sabine find themselves with a mysterious bond. Canon divergent after Season 1, episode 7 -- here, no one made it onto the ship as it was leaving Peridea, so all our main cast members are stuck there." Tumblr promo post

https://archiveofourown.org/works/50990506/chapters/128824900

Pills, guns and rough sex by GamblerOrihara

NSFW: Content warning: Graphic Depictions of Violence, Sibling Incest, Dubious Consent, Sexual Content; unspecified Dead Dove modifier - 東京卍リベンジャーズ | Tokyo Revengers - Rated E - Haitani Ran/Haitani Rindou/Sanzu Haruchiyo - Consensual Non-Consent, Gun Kink, Drugs, Threesome - M/M/M, Rough Sex, Dom/sub - "They fuck. That's all you need to know."

https://archiveofourown.org/works/63506857

Better fit for you by GamblerOrihara

NSFW: Content warning: Rape/Non-con with Dead Dove modifier, Sexual Content - Helluva Boss (Web Series) - Rated E - Moxxie/Striker - Bath Sex, Semi-Public Sex, Double Anal Penetration, Multiple Orgasms, Wetting - "Moxxie should have never went to that bathhouse alone…"

bsky promo - https://archiveofourown.org/works/63830671

The drug in me by GamblerOrihara

NSFW, Content warning: Rape/Non-Con with Dead Dove modifier, Self-Harm, Dazai-Typical Suicide Mentions, Vomiting, Sexual Content - 文豪ストレイドッグス | Bungou Stray Dogs - Rated E - Dazai Osamu/Mori Ougai - Aphrodisiacs, Doctor/Patient, Rough Sex, Hurt No Comfort - "Mori has made a mistake and, in an attempt to mend what is left of his relationship with young Dazai, he chases the boy at a club. That's perhaps his worst mistake yet…"

bsky promo - https://archiveofourown.org/works/63831433

the world pulled over your eyes by OverthinkingThis

NSFW, Content warning: Sexual Content - Chinese Actor RPF - Rated E - Wang Yibo/Xiao Zhan | Sean - Matrix fusion AU, Dystopia, Genre-typical body modifications, Genre-typical levels of peril, Eventual Happy Ending, Reincarnation

https://archiveofourown.org/works/54184873/chapters/137200936

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Chapter Champions

Sometimes, no matter how hard we try, there are just too many words to complete in two months. I want to celebrate everyone who posted chapters to ongoing works during this event! You didn’t get to check off that “completed” tic box, but you DID finish a big chunk of work!! Congratulations!

If you made chapter progress and you don’t see your work listed here, send me a message! It may have slipped through the cracks

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one hand on the trigger (the other hand in mine) // 暗线 by la_muerta

Chapter 4 completed as part of this event.

NSFW, content warnings: Canon-Typical Violence, Sexual content - 莲花楼 | Mysterious Lotus Casebook (TV) - Rated E - Di Feisheng/Li Lianhua | Li Xiangyi, Fang Duobing & Li Lianhua | Li Xiangyi - Infernal Affairs 无间道 AU, Alternate Universe - Spies & Secret Agents, Police and Mafia AU, Angst with a Happy Ending, Spit as Lube - "Ten years ago, Li Xiangyi went undercover to investigate a crime syndicate known as the Di Family Business. When his adopted brother dies during a failed raid, because of his mistake, he goes underground. Meanwhile, a fellow bright young police recruit named Di Feisheng, who was in the academy with Li Xiangyi, rises steadily through the police ranks… Ten years later, when his adopted brother's only son Fang Duobing joins the police academy as well, Li Xiangyi is forced to face the secrets of the past."

bsky promo - https://archiveofourown.org/works/59455345/chapters/151627138

the beat of a long-dead heart by HopeStoryteller

Chapter 9 completed as part of this event.

NSFW, content warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death - Bloodborne (Video Game) - Rated M - Iosefka/Maria, Maria & Plain Doll, Gehrman & Maria - During Canon, Fix-It of Sorts, Somebody Lives/Not Everyone Dies, Major Character Undeath, Dubious Science, Canon-Typical Violence, Implied/Referenced Suicide, Canonical Character Death, Canon-Typical Behavior, Angst with a Happy Ending - “In the aftermath of what happened to Gascoigne, Maria has some revelations regarding the Doll. With the beginnings of a plan in mind, it’s time to return to the clinic, though Maria isn’t prepared for what she’ll find there. But then again, who wouldbe?”

https://archiveofourown.org/works/57249334/chapters/145622155

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Spring 2025 Event Stats

Thank you to all who participated in this event and encouraged each other on! Apologies for the delay in posting this. Let's crunch some numbers.

The spring 2025 event went from March 1st through April 30th.

number of works

number of completed works: 35 (28 fanfics, 1 animatic, 2 digital illustrations, 4 fiber crafts) number of in-progress works with new chapters: 2

number of fandoms represented (and how many works in each) total: 22

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (8)

Bloodborne (Video Game) (2)

屍者の帝国 | Shisha no Teikoku | Empire of Corpses (2015) (2)

文豪ストレイドッグス | Bungou Stray Dogs (1)

Chinese Actor RPF (1)

Drago Tell Dramis 2781 Sequence (1)

Gooboo (Video Game) (1)

Haikyuu!! (1)

Helluva Boss (Web Series) (1)

呪術廻戦 | Jujutsu Kaisen (1)

밤에 피는 꽃 | Knight Flower (TV) (1)

Love Between Fairy and Devil (1)

The Magnus Archives (1)

Merlin (TV) (1)

莲花楼 | Mysterious Lotus Casebook (TV) (1)

Pokemon - All Media Types (1)

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Explorers of Darkness & Explorers of Sky (1)

重返未来：1999 | Reverse: 1999 (Video Game) (1)

聖闘士星矢 | Saint Seiya (Manga & Anime 1986) (1)

Star Wars: Ahsoka (TV) (1)

東京卍リベンジャーズ | Tokyo Revengers (1)

阴阳师 | Yīn Yáng Shī | The Yin-yang Master (Movies - Guo Jingming) (1)

number of participants

tumblr followers as of 5/1/2025: 323 bsky followers as of 5/1/2025: 84 twitter followers as of 5/1/2025: 969 discord members as of 5/1/2025: 175

number of people who posted new work during the 2025 spring event: 18 number of authors/artists who posted multiple works: 8

most works posted by a single user: TheStarGayzingEtherianCollection (fanfics) (8) Léto le Gaosaure (fiber crafts) (3) outofyourvector (illustrations) (2)

Great work everyone! Masterposts will go up shortly. See you in the fall!

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Still hungry for an event?

There's always some fandom or multi-fandom event going on that you can turn your creative energies toward! (Maybe even resurrect a wip that fits the theme!)

Try searching for events within your own fandom communities ("fandom" event calendar), or follow calendar pages like these: @fanwork-exchange-promos allfandomevents.bsky.social

Want something specifically WIP focused? @wipweek @the-wip-project  @ficwip @wipbigbang

If you know of any blogs here or profiles on other sites that fit these categories, shout them out in the reblogs please!

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Yesterday we reached the end of another Finish What You Started. Rather than focus on what I cannot do (write), it's time to celebrate what it can: Finish a pair of socks, at last! Only blocking now remains.

(Forget second sock syndrome- I'd struggled to even bring myself to start the foot of the first.)

(image id: a pair of handknitted socks rest on a hedge. the toes, heels and cuffs are knit in a pale speckled green, and the leg/foot are knitted in a green and pink needle-stripe; chain-stitch vines and little crochet flowers climb up from the ankle to decorate the leg)

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Finished It Friday - May 2

Our final FIF for the event! Next week will be our masterposts and stats posts, so if you're almost done and want to slip it into the tag before then, I'll try to catch it!

Fanfictions

A Gift For Adora by TheStarGayzingEtherianCollection (TheStarGayzingEtherian)

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power - Rated T - Adora/Catra - Pre-Canon, Hurt/Comfort, Life in the Horde - "After Adora gets punished by Shadow Weaver for something she let Catra do, Catra tries her best to cheer her best friend up. (Catradora, Canon, Hurt/Comfort)"

https://archiveofourown.org/works/65157838

What Is Love? by TheStarGayzingEtherianCollection (TheStarGayzingEtherian)

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power - Rated G - Adora/Catra, Adora & Bow & Glimmer - During Canon, Fluff, Mild Hurt/Comfort - "Glimmer and Bow help Adora understand her feelings for Catra. (Catradora, Canon, Fluff)"

https://archiveofourown.org/works/65157850

The Shattered Sword by TheStarGayzingEtherianCollection (TheStarGayzingEtherian)

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power - Rated G - Adora/Catra - During Canon, Hurt/Comfort, Swords, Almost Kiss - "While Adora and her allies get supplies from their old rebel camp, Adora finds herself reunited with an old friend. (Catradora, Canon, Fluff)"

https://archiveofourown.org/works/65157862

Racing Through The Sky by TheStarGayzingEtherianCollection (TheStarGayzingEtherian)

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power - Rated G - Adora/Catra - Post-Canon, Fluff, Shapeshifting, Wings, Racing - "While she and Swift Wind are having a relaxing flight around Brightmoon, Adora discovers that Catra and Melog have also found a way to take to the skies… and she soon challenges Adora and Swift Wind to a race. (Catradora, Canon, Fluff)"

https://archiveofourown.org/works/65157871

Fiber Arts

Floral socks by @ginneke

[ID: a pair of handknitted socks. Further details in alt. End ID] promo post

Friendship bracelet by Léto le Gaosaure

[ID: a friendship bracelet with a square spiral pattern. More details in alt. End ID.] pattern link

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Tools Tuesday - Final Push - April 29

Today is the final Tuesday of the event! Technically, the event ends tomorrow! It kind of snuck up on me, to be honest. These months have been busy! I hope you have made progress on your WIP!

For everyone with works still in progress, whatever progress you've made -- a line on a drawing, a sentence on a page, a stitch on a fabric project -- I hope you look at it with pride. You made that! You pushed forward, even when it was hard! You participated in this event, which means you want to get it done, which means you are on your way to getting it done!

This event is just a motivation. Progress doesn't need a deadline. I hope that you keep working on your wip!

And if you finished your project, great work!! Congratulations! Take some time to rest and bask in your success. Not sure how to bask in your success, exactly? Not to worry, someone wrote a fun little guide for just that! https://www.tumblr.com/livingmeatloaf/776897112046780416?source=share

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I'm on the hunt for fresh Tools Tuesday topics for the fall event! If you see a cool resource, or some advice that helped you, feel free to message it to this blog's DM's, or on the other event socials!

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I really do hope you continue running this, maybe seasonally or something. Its been really great for my motivation :)

I'm glad it's helping! That has always been my goal! Right now, I plan on sticking to the schedule of a spring event and a fall event. The fall event is always September-October, and while the spring even can move, both years it has been voted for March-April. Definitely come back for the next event, too, if you have things to work on!

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Finished It Friday - April 25

Finished It Friday is a weekly post rounding up everything that was finished during this past week of our event. See more on the bsky page!

Did I miss your work? Message me and I'll make sure it ends up on the next FIF!

Fanfictions

Together We'll Be Heroes by HopeStoryteller

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Explorers of Darkness & Explorers of Sky - Rated T - Partner Pokemon/Player Character, Juptile | Grovyle/Yonoir | Dusknoir - Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Friends to Lovers, Enemies to Friends to Lovers, Time Travel, Trans Female Character, Amnesia - "Hiraeth. Noun. A deep longing for a home one can never return to."

https://archiveofourown.org/works/37172176/chapters/92737780

Fiber Arts

Longisquama by Léto le Gaosaure on Discord

"Though this version is a cartoonish design, the longisquama is a real, though extinct, prehistoric reptile! (Wikipedia page.) I used this pattern so if you happen to own the book, the clever bend for the legs is on pages 61-62 =)"

[Full ID in alt. A grid of pictures of the Longisquama from different angles.]

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Tools Tuesday - Artistic Resources - April 22

It's Tools Tuesday! I haven’t seen much activity in our artists’ section this time, but I’ll put these resources out there in case it sparks someone stuck in a rut.

Principles of design https://extension.okstate.edu/fact-sheets/principles-of-design-understanding-the-basics.html https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/7-principles-design-how-use-them-your-creations-mohit-rana-

Using contrast to make a focal point https://bsky.app/profile/scoutrager.bsky.social/post/3lew2xdcwo226

This two-part thread gives a really concise breakdown to composing a piece of art with characters. I love the explanation and examples it gives for different elements. It’s good to bounce between composition ideas and pose references for cohesive looks. https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/111570426

Speaking of poses, while you can get real life, media, or stock photo inspiration, there are those that make taking pose-reference photos their job. One that I personally really like and support is AdorkaStock. She brings in a variety of models, and has years of archived poses. Check out that extensive gallery! https://www.adorkastock.com/hub/

TrueRef is one I just discovered! https://bsky.app/profile/trueref.bsky.social

PoseManiacs is also a cool one to look at. They color code different muscle groups, making it a little easier to isolate parts of the body (just note their 3D models are basically skinless humans, if that is something that freaks you out) https://www.posemaniacs.com/

If using plain 3D models works better for you, people like Pan might be a better resource. https://www.kamitokatachi.com/ And if you use Clip Studio Paint, there are tons of poseable 3D models available on the Clip Store.

Let’s say you have a pose in mind, but just can’t find the exact angle you need. Pose aggregation sites can help you fine-tune what you’re looking for by finding photos that match a criteria. For human heads and facial expressions, there’s Reference Angle http://referenceangle.com

For lighting faces, https://williamnguyen.artstation.com/projects/6a0Par

For posing entire human bodies, isolated by joint or limb, there’s Pose Search https://x6ud.github.io/pose-search

And for animal heads at every angle, there’s there’s x6udpngx https://x6ud.github.io/#/

For shapes, try https://eyes.training/intersections/ to see how things interact and intersect.

Hopefully some of these reference sources will help you finesse your artwork, or give you that inspiration to finish! What inspires you in a piece? Do you find the pose first, or craft a vibe and search for just the right positioning to fit it?

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Tools Tuesday is a weekly part of the Finish What You Started event where I share various resources I have found to help everyone complete their WIP. Have a resource you want to share? Send it in a message and I’ll take a look!

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Finished It Friday - April 18

Finished It Friday is a weekly post rounding up everything that was finished during this past week of our event. See more on the bsky page!

Did I miss your work? Message me and I'll make sure it ends up on the next FIF!

Old Wounds… And Fresh Ones, Too by TheStarGayzingEtherianCollection (TheStarGayzingEtherian)

Content warning: graphic depictions of violence - She-Ra and the Princesses of Power - Rated T - Adora/Catra, Bow/Glimmer - Post-Canon, Blood and Injury, Stabbing, Dark Comedy, Mild Hurt/Comfort, Sharing a Bed - "With the two of them now sharing the same bed, Catra finds herself again having to put up with Adora’s sleep-fighting habit. What Catra doesn’t expect… is the knife that Adora still keeps under her pillow. (Catradora, Canon, Angst/Fluff/Hurt/Comfort)"

https://archiveofourown.org/works/64705279

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Tools Tuesday - Fiber and Fabric Craft Support + What To Do During Breaks - April 15

Happy Tools Tuesday, everyone! Today’s topic is especially for all the yarn and fabric crafters participating and sharing their progress in the discord!

Just like with any other medium, it can be easy to get into the flow when working on a physical craft project, and totally lose track of time - only to reap the consequences of cramped muscles and aches. That’s why setting a timer can be a great strategy. There are many guides online about different work-break timer strategies; my personal favorite are these Pomodoro timers from How To ADHD, which have break timers built into the video (and no annoying clock sounds except when the timer is about to end)

(though I admit, I also have a habit of “timing” myself by watching episodes of a show, then forgetting to stretch in between!)

Figuring out what balance of time will depend on you, your mood, and your project. But sometimes, “taking a break” is too nebulous a concept. What could a break entail?

The annoyingly simple answer is: it varies! The long answer is figuring out what works for you.

I try to remember to check in with my body during a break and address basic needs I neglected while focused. Ask yourself:

Are you hungry?

Are you thirsty?

Do you need to use the bathroom?

Are there any physical aches?

Are you curled up oddly?

Do your eyes feel strained?

Addressing 1, 2, and 3 are simple but easily forgotten. For 4, I have shared a sheet on some common stretches previously, but there are a wealth of stretches, yoga poses, and exercises recommended for knitters, crocheters, and sewists.

As with any exercise, be aware of your body and mindful to not hurt yourself!

This video has some hand stretches not covered in previous posts here.

And here’s a full playlist of yoga moves put out by the yarn brand Lion Brand, aimed at knitters and crocheters. Many of the moves are designed to be done from a chair, so you don’t even have to get up if all you need to do during your break is stretch!

Many back stretches covered in that playlist also help with 5, posture. If you find you’re curling uncomfortably over your work, or that your hands regularly ache after crafting, perhaps it is your tools that need to step up their game. A little support can go a long way.

I often crochet with a pillow on my lap, to keep my hands up in a comfortable, relaxed position, and to keep me from leaning too far forward. A rolled up blanket or long plushie can do the same job. Ergonomic shaped needles and hooks can help if your hands cramp when working or you find you have to tightly grip the tools. Likewise, supportive gloves or wrist braces can aid when repetitive motions make your wrist ache. Better lighting or magnifiers make seeing stitches easier.

There should be no shame in using assistive devices! Do whatever you need to do to take care of yourself while you create!

For 6, eye strain, we can forget this can be an issue even when not working at a computer. The 20-20-20 idea (look at something 20ft away for 20 seconds after 20 minutes of close-up focus) goes for reading a book or doing crafts as well. Anything where you’re staring at something right in front of you for a long time can make your eyes ache. I really liked this video that goes over ways to mitigate eyestrain from a computer, as well as some exercises that I regularly do myself when I feel my eyes get sore.

Adding additional lighting can also help prevent eyestrain. If you find the light gives you a headache, try swapping the bulbs for something of a different color (warmer/cooler), or changing where the source sits. Sometimes I wear a visor when working with bright overhead shop lights.

As always, these tips are just my personal recommendations that you can use as starting off points for finding what works for you. Your breaks don’t need to be structured to be beneficial. Moving your body in a change of scenery to get a snack might be all you need. Or you could start a load of laundry and work while it’s going, which gives you a timer and a different physical task to do during your break when it’s ready to be hung/changed to the other machine.

Do whatever works for you, just please take care of yourself! We artists might suffer for our art, but creating art shouldn’t make you suffer.

Got any tips or resources? Or a tool that helped you craft more comfortably that you think others should know about? Share it in the comments or reblogs!

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Tools Tuesday is a weekly part of the Finish What You Started event where I share various resources I have found to help everyone complete their WIP. Have a resource you want to share? Send it in a message and I’ll take a look!