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Hi everyone! I'm running a round of Crack the WIP during the first half of 2026. If you want to start the year by finishing off some old projects, and maybe need a deadline and some company or encouragement to push it across the finish line, come join us!
How it works:
Sign up below and tell us a little bit about what you're working on if you want! You can always change your mind later and drop or switch to a different project(s) as your plans change -- signing up isn't a commitment, just an idea of what you might make.
Then when it's finished, post your completed work to the AO3 collection. Note: Important change for this round is that the AO3 collection does NOT keep works hidden. So you can add your works to the collection as long as the work is complete. The collection is moderated and only complete works by people who have signed up will be accepted into it.
Throughout the creation period, we'll have regular (optional) check-ins (and round-ups/celebrations of any newly-finished works), and a final round-up of works at the end.
Sign-ups:
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.
Schedule:
The deadline for WIP-finishing is June 30 this year. Sign-ups are open until then. After that date, the collection will be closed!
Helpful links:
2026 AO3 collection
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Jun. 1st, 2026 10:15 pm
June progress post
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chacushaThis is it, everybody: the last check-in post! You have one more month, until June 30th (anytime in the world), to post your works to the collection before it closes. But first, let's celebrate some people who finished their WIPs in May:
• Gravity's Prisoner by![[archiveofourown.org profile]](https://p2.dreamwidth.org/b164c54b26e4/-/archiveofourown.org/favicon.ico)
flockofcrows (DCU)
• Stay the Night byVanyalanthiriel (聖剣伝説３ | Seiken Densetsu 3 | Trials of Mana (Video Game))
Congrats,flockofcrows, and congrats again, vanyalanthiriel!
In the comments, let us know what you're hoping to accomplish in June, and then it's one final push to the end. Feel free to share a short/small snippet if you have one. If you haven't officially joined but think you'll finish something by the end, feel free to sign up. Otherwise, I'll see you in July when we can celebrate everyone's achievements! ❤️
• Gravity's Prisoner by
• Stay the Night by
Congrats,
flockofcrows, and congrats again, vanyalanthiriel!In the comments, let us know what you're hoping to accomplish in June, and then it's one final push to the end. Feel free to share a short/small snippet if you have one. If you haven't officially joined but think you'll finish something by the end, feel free to sign up. Otherwise, I'll see you in July when we can celebrate everyone's achievements! ❤️
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May. 1st, 2026 11:47 am
May progress post
chacushaHappy May Day everyone! If you can believe it, we're two-thirds of the way through the creation period -- we're now entering the final stretch with TWO months left to go.
This month, we're celebratingsnickfic and vanyalanthiriel who both finished some works:
• doughnut hips bySnickfic (Oasis (Band))
• Entangled byVanyalanthiriel (聖剣伝説３ | Seiken Densetsu 3 | Trials of Mana (Video Game))
Congrats! 🎉
Let us know how your April went, and what are your plans for May! Feel free to share a short/small snippet if you like. Also, feel free to encourage people in what they're working on too. (If someone is venting/complaining about their WIP, though, please don't assume they want advice unless they explicitly ask for some!) And of course, sign-ups will remain open until the end of the event for those who are on the fence or discovering this event late!
This month, we're celebrating
snickfic and vanyalanthiriel who both finished some works:• doughnut hips by
• Entangled by
Congrats! 🎉
Let us know how your April went, and what are your plans for May! Feel free to share a short/small snippet if you like. Also, feel free to encourage people in what they're working on too. (If someone is venting/complaining about their WIP, though, please don't assume they want advice unless they explicitly ask for some!) And of course, sign-ups will remain open until the end of the event for those who are on the fence or discovering this event late!
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Apr. 1st, 2026 12:46 pm
April progress post
chacushaHi everyone, happy April! If you can believe it, we're now roughly halfway through the creation period of Crack the WIP! Hope those WIPs are going! o_o
We had another WIP finished off in March, so join me in congratulatingryulynn on finishing!
• post-dramatic feelings byryulynn (東京24区 | Tokyo 24th Ward (Visual Novel))
Anyway, let us know how your creating is going. Are you on track? Getting caught up? Hoping to kick yourself into gear... anytime right about now? Any specific plans for April? Stuck on anything we can help with? Feel free to share a short/small snippet if you like. And sign-ups are also still open!
We had another WIP finished off in March, so join me in congratulating
ryulynn on finishing!• post-dramatic feelings by
Anyway, let us know how your creating is going. Are you on track? Getting caught up? Hoping to kick yourself into gear... anytime right about now? Any specific plans for April? Stuck on anything we can help with? Feel free to share a short/small snippet if you like. And sign-ups are also still open!
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Mar. 1st, 2026 02:16 pm
March progress post
chacushaHi everyone! We're two months into the year, with four more months left to go in Crack the WIP. How have things been going? Had the chance to look at your WIP yet, maybe even get the engine started again?
I also wanted to celebrate some people who finished WIPs in February! We had two finished works posted to the collection:
• Soulmate Services Presents: Speed Dating! bycelli (방탄소년단 | Bangtan Boys | BTS)
• The Final Chapter bySmall_Hobbit (Spooks | MI-5)
Congrats tocelli and smallhobbit on finishing! 👏
Anyway, let us know how your February was. Feel free to share a short/small snippet if you like. Also, feel free to encourage people in what they're working on too. (If someone is venting/complaining about their WIP, though, please don't assume they want advice unless they explicitly ask for some!) Also, as a reminder, sign-ups are still open.
I also wanted to celebrate some people who finished WIPs in February! We had two finished works posted to the collection:
• Soulmate Services Presents: Speed Dating! by
• The Final Chapter by
Congrats to
celli and smallhobbit on finishing! 👏Anyway, let us know how your February was. Feel free to share a short/small snippet if you like. Also, feel free to encourage people in what they're working on too. (If someone is venting/complaining about their WIP, though, please don't assume they want advice unless they explicitly ask for some!) Also, as a reminder, sign-ups are still open.
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Feb. 1st, 2026 08:45 pm
February progress post
chacushaHi WIP-pers! Hopefully you've had time to sign up for Crack the WIP 2026 (if not, the sign up post is over here). Now that we're one month into 2026, let us know how your projects are going! Have you decided on your WIP yet? Added some words or work to it? Done some daydreaming about it? Been finishing up some other work in preparation for sitting down with your WIP?
Feel free to share a short/small snippet if you like! Also, feel free to encourage people in what they're working on too. (If someone is venting/complaining about their WIP, though, please don't assume they want advice unless they explicitly ask for some!)
Feel free to share a short/small snippet if you like! Also, feel free to encourage people in what they're working on too. (If someone is venting/complaining about their WIP, though, please don't assume they want advice unless they explicitly ask for some!)
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Mar. 3rd, 2024 11:25 am
Event: Finish What You Start
snickficbronze_ribbons alerted me to a Tumblr event called Finish What You Start. They just started a new round that goes to April 30. All mediums welcome, NSFW welcome. Check it out to scratch that Crack the WIP itch!Tags:
snickficI'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. :)
May. 9th, 2023 09:56 pm
That's a wrap (up post)!
snickficThanks everyone for another successful round of Crack the WIP! We had 11 works submitted in the following fandoms:
Jujutsu Kaisen
Fire Emblem
DC Comics
Teen Wolf
Hetalia
Sherlock + crossover fandoms
The Legend of Heroes: Trails Into Reverie
Black Sails
Re-Animator
The Mysterious Benedict Society
Check out the collection if you haven't done so yet, and if you find anything you like, be sure to let the author know you enjoyed their efforts with a kudos or a comment. :)
Jujutsu Kaisen
Fire Emblem
DC Comics
Teen Wolf
Hetalia
Sherlock + crossover fandoms
The Legend of Heroes: Trails Into Reverie
Black Sails
Re-Animator
The Mysterious Benedict Society
Check out the collection if you haven't done so yet, and if you find anything you like, be sure to let the author know you enjoyed their efforts with a kudos or a comment. :)
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May. 1st, 2023 07:59 am
Crack the WIP Collection is REVEALED!!
snickficThe 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-modrubick, who has really kept the event going this year during my busy period! <3 <3 <3
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 <3Tags:
Mar. 25th, 2023 09:58 pm
Crack the Whip 2023 Progress Post
rubickWe are about halfway through the creation period – how are you doing on your WIP? If you want, here is your chance to give us an update, a progress report, an interpretive dance of your status! This is optional, but we’d love to hear how you’re doing! How many words have you written? Did you stick with your original WIP or switch to a new one? Wanna drop us a short snippet(~200 word or less)? ‘Cause we wanna read it!
If you signed up to make multiple things, feel free to tell us your progress on one or all of them. 🙂
If you signed up to make multiple things, feel free to tell us your progress on one or all of them. 🙂
Feb. 17th, 2023 06:12 pm
2023 Crack the WIP signup post!
snickficWe'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.
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.
May. 5th, 2022 08:17 pm
Crack the WIP: a belated wrap-up post!
snickficGreat job, WIP-pers! We ended up with TWENTY-ONE WORKS this year, all fic, ranging from just over 300 words to almost 120k(!!!!!). There are fics in the following fandoms:
Harry Potter
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
The Silmarillion - JRR Tolkein
The Godfather movies
Kingdom Hearts
Julie and the Phantoms
Agents of SHIELD
The Magnus Archives
The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie
Alice in Wonderland
NCIS
From Eroica With Love
The Untamed
Simon Feximal series / Green Man series crossover
Tower of God
All Creatures Great and Small
Ordinary Joe
Original Work
Check out the collection if you haven't done so yet, and if you find anything you like, be sure to let the author know you enjoyed their efforts with a kudos or a comment. :)
Harry Potter
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
The Silmarillion - JRR Tolkein
The Godfather movies
Kingdom Hearts
Julie and the Phantoms
Agents of SHIELD
The Magnus Archives
The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie
Alice in Wonderland
NCIS
From Eroica With Love
The Untamed
Simon Feximal series / Green Man series crossover
Tower of God
All Creatures Great and Small
Ordinary Joe
Original Work
Check out the collection if you haven't done so yet, and if you find anything you like, be sure to let the author know you enjoyed their efforts with a kudos or a comment. :)
snickficHello, 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. :)
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. :)
Feb. 20th, 2022 08:59 pm
Progress report!
snickficHello, WIP-pers! (Wippersnappers?) Signup opened just about a month ago, so here is your chance to give a totally optional progress report if you want! How have things been going since? Have you written any new words or made progress in a different medium? Would you like to share a short snippet with us (~200 word or less)?
If you signed up to make multiple things, feel free to tell us your progress on one or all of them. :)
If you signed up to make multiple things, feel free to tell us your progress on one or all of them. :)
Jan. 19th, 2022 12:01 pm
2022 Crack the WIP signup post!
snickficWe'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 April 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 2022. 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.
Sign up below to put your hat in the ring for Crack the WIP 2022. 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.
snickficPosting 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
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
snickficHello, Crack the WIP participants! The collection has now been REVEALED, and you have until March 21 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 click the "Set a different publication date" box.
Remember, all works must be submitted by the end of the day on March 21, 2021!
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 click the "Set a different publication date" box.
Remember, all works must be submitted by the end of the day on March 21, 2021!
