Crack the WIP

I am pleased to announce that chacusha will be taking over the reins of the comm starting in 2026. They have some new plans and a new schedule they will announce when the time comes.

I'm really happy the event will happen again, so thanks to chacusha for taking it on. :)

I've had someone ask whether Crack the WIP is going to run again, but I don't have the bandwidth to run it this year, so we're going to take a break and reasses next year. However, if anyone else would like to run a similar event of their own, we'd be happy to advertise it here! Just drop a link in the comments. :)

The 2023 Crack the WIP collection is revealed! Remember that the collection is open for posting through May 7, so you still have a week to finish and post your work of genius before we close for the year. And if you've best posting a WIP in chapters for the event, you can now add that work to the collection now. Just go to edit your work and put crackthewip2023 in as the collection.

I'll make another post when the collection has closed, with a roundup of all the works. Special thanks to minion and co-mod rubick, who has really kept the event going this year during my busy period! <3 <3 <3

We're getting a bit of a later start this year, but we are nonetheless running another round of Crack the WIP! This year our posting week is May 1-7. Please see our rules/FAQ for all the info!

Sign up below to put your hat in the ring for Crack the WIP 2023. Feel free to change your mind later and switch to a different project if you want; this isn't a commitment, just an idea of what you might make. The main purpose here is to commit to finishing something and give people a chance to be excited about each other's projects. :)

To sign up, copy the text below, paste it into your comment, and answer the questions. If you want to sign up to make more than one thing, just answer once for each thing. Anon comments are turned on, so you can sign up even if you don't have a DW account.

<strong>AO3 username</strong>: <strong>Are you planning to make a fic, fanart, vid, or podfic?</strong>: <strong>Tell us a little bit about it if you want! Fandom, ship, premise, etc. Be as vague or specific as you like:</strong>

Hello, Crack the WIP participants! The collection has now been REVEALED, and you have until April 7 to post your completed works! If you want to post to the collection, click here (or go to the collection's profile page and click on "Post to Collection.")

Remember, all works posted to the collection should be COMPLETE. If you're posting your work in installments, please do not post to the collection until the work is complete.

If you're one of the folks who posted early, we recommend that you now redate your work so that it appears at the top of its fandom page. You can do this by going to the Edit Work page and clicking the "Set a different publication date" box.

Remember, all works must be submitted by the end of the day on April 7, 2022!

And for those who are just here to check out the cool fanworks, enjoy! We already have some neat-looking stuff in the collection. :)

Thanks so much to ysilme for making us a banner and DW icon! Feel free to use if you want to advertise the fest. :D If you want, you can copy the code from the box below and paste it into your DW post.

<a href="https://crackthewip.dreamwidth.org/"><img src="https://snickfic.dreamwidth.org/file/76904.jpg"/ alt="Crack the WIP Fest Banner"></a>

And here is the icon if you want to save and use! Please credit ysilme.

Posting week is over, and we got THIRTEEN WORKS added to the collection, including 10 fics, 2 podfics, and 1 vid! I'm going to call that a rousing success. I've listed the fandoms below, to whet your appetite. Thanks everyone for participating - even if you just signed up and maybe wrote a few new words (which is all I managed to do), even that little bit of progress was better than none at all. <3

My plan is to have another round next year, if people are interested! See y'all then. :) If you have any final thoughts or suggestions for next time, feel free to drop them in the comments below.

Fandoms in the collection:
B.A.P., GOT7
Star Trek: TNG
Dragon Age
Marvel Cinematic Universe
Agents of SHIELD
Legal Mavericks (TV) RPF
ATEEZ
My Hero Academia
The Mandalorian
Good Omens
The Magicians

How's it going, WIPers? Here is a post to let us know how things are going, if you feel like it! This is purely optional, but it's a chance to cheer each other on as posting week looms.

ALSO, if you are working on a WIP that has already been partially posted, feel free to drop a link in the comments so that other folks can read along as you complete it!

WIPs being posted in installments by our participants:
Adorableness by andersenmom - B.A.P, GOT7
Marvel of Mankind by handmaid - Nabari no Ou
Lasting Impressions by mistapestar - The Magicians

What Is It?

Crack the WIP is a multifandom community challenge to finish your WIPs, or Works in Progress, that have been sitting around on your hard drive gathering dust. All works will be posted to our AO3 collection before or during posting week, from May 1 to 7, 2023.

2023 AO3 collection | 2023 signups

FAQ

1. How do I participate?
Just sign up at the signup post below, and tell us a little bit about what you're working on if you want! Then when it's finished, post your completed work to the AO3 collection. You can post your completed work all at once either before the collection reveals, or you can post it anytime during posting week. If you post it before reveals, then it will be hidden until the collection is revealed. You can post to the AO3 collection by going to the collection and clicking the "Post to collection" button, or just by clicking here.

On the other hand, if you would rather post your work in installments, you can post it on your own schedule starting as soon as you like and then add the completed work to the collection during posting week (by going to the Edit Work page and selecting the Add to Collection option). The work will only be approved for the collection if it's complete. This is so that we only have completed works in the collection!

PLEASE NOTE that if part of your work is already posted to AO3, you DO NOT want to add your work to the collection before the collection is revealed! This would temporarily "hide" your already-posted work and make it invisible to your readers. Wait until posting week.

2. What works are eligible for this challenge?
Anything you've started that you'd like to complete! We're not enforcing any kind of word minimum.

3. Can I submit works besides fic?
You bet! Fanfic, fanart, fanvids, and podfic are all welcome.

4. Can I submit more than one thing?
Sure! You are welcome to submit up to 10 separate works.

5. What if I sign up and then I drop out?
There's no penalty for dropping out. We know that's just how it goes sometimes. <3

6. If I've already posted part of a work, is it okay to finish it for Crack the WIP?
Yes! If part of the work is posted somewhere other than AO3, then you can finish it and post it like you would any other work, either all at once or in installments. If it's already partially posted to AO3, then you may complete it on your own schedule and then add it to the AO3 collection during reveals week. (See question 1 for more detail.)

7. Can I submit a work to both Crack the WIP and another collection (for a fannish bingo, for example)? What about if I want to gift my work to someone?
Both of those are fine! You are welcome to post your Crack the WIP work to another collection as well, and you are welcome to gift your work to someone.

8. What if I have a work that I haven't actually started yet? Can I write it and submit it to Crack the WIP?
That's fine with us! We will assume it's already a WIP in your heart. :D

9. What if I finish my fic late? Can I still post it to the collection after the posting week ends?
No, but we congratulate you on finishing!

10. Are all ships and kinks eligible for the challenge?
Almost all of them! We ship and let ship here. For example, RPF, incest, underage, and noncon works are all welcome. Original works are also welcome. The one exception is that explicit sexual content involving real people currently under the age of 18 is not allowed.

11. Do I have to sign up in order to participate?
Yes, please! That's so we know that you know what the collection is about when you submit a work to it.

12. Is there a deadline for signing up, then?
No, as long as you sign up before you submit the work to collection. :)

If you have a question we didn't answer here, you can ask by replying to this post.