Sign Ups Are OPEN for this year's 'Finish that Fic, Merlin! (2024/2025)

Another year has passed with you being completely unable to finish those darn WIPs in your folder. Fear not! 'Finish that Fic, Merlin!' is once again here to w(h)ip your arse into shape so you can finally clear your conscience! (and you WIP-folder)

The fest will run from November 1st 2024 till March 31st 2025!

If you've never heard of 'Finish that Fic, Merlin!' before, the short answer is that it is, like the same suggests, a fest to help you finish your WIPS. All those fics you've started but for whatever reason never finished. Maybe life got in the way, maybe you just didn't have the motivation, and without a deadline, it's easier to just do other things instead. Well, now's the time to sign up for this fest, so you can finally finish!

Before you sign up, however, please be sure to read 'How This Fest Works' and the 'FAQs' for the long answer on what 'Finish that Fic, Merlin!' is. I know it sounds weird, but there's some rules to follow, and more importantly, an explanation on how you can get a prize for your hard work! After you've done that, you can sign up here via Livejournal or here via Google Forms.

If you need some cheerleading, you can head over to Discord to join The Tavern(18+) server where I've been graciously allowed to host a channel for this fest. Please note that while The Tavern server is for 18+, if you're under 18, you can still participate in 'Finish that Fic, Merlin!' you just can't be part of that particular Discord server. Fortunately, there are other Merlin servers for people of all ages to help you with your writing. You can even find me in some of them :D

And don't forget to reblog this tumblr post to help spread the word!

Winners of 'Finish that Fic, Merlin!' 2023/2024

Before I announce the winners, it's time for a few statistics. This time you managed to write a total of 198,307 words and finish 21 fics!! Well done peeps!!

And now time for the winners!!

With 37,209 words written, Excited_Insomniac wins the category for 'Most words written' and will thus receive art made by the wonderful Griffon07!! Yay!

With 4 fics finished Excited_Insomniac also wins the category for 'Most Fics Finished' and will therefore also have art made by the talented MerlinLikeTheBird! Whee

Having finished a fic started all the way back in 2020, schweet_heart wins the category for 'Oldest fic finished' and will win art made by the incredible GuiltyScarl3t!! Awesome!!

Congratulations to all the winners!! Feel free to contact your artist to figure out what you want your prize to be. Remember though, that the artist is doing this of their own free will and if you demand something they aren't willing to create, they are free to say no. In which case you then have to wish for something different.

Aaaaand I think that should be all for now! Thank you all so much for participating, and I hope to see as many of you as possible back for the next round! (Which will start in November)

Monthly Round Up - March

I am surprisingly busy these days, so the post announcing the results won't be up yet. Even now, I should actually be on my way to bed, and yet, here's the post with all the fics that got finished in March.

- A Letter of Farewell - Dancing in the Dark by gwenpendragons

- say what you mean (and mean what you say) by schweet_heart

- Coffee for (Dear) John by salamandair

- Rewards for Patience by Excited_Insomniac

- Am I Nothing More Than an Inconvenience to You? by TrebleMaker07

Stay tuned for whenever my busy schedule allows me a bit of time with my computer so I can post the final results and the awesome prizes!

Monthly Round Up - February

To everyone who's posted a fic after the 29th of February, your entry will not be counted until the next round up. Otherwise I'm going to lose track of things.

Top 3 for most words written so far: 1. Excited_Insomniac with 34,135 words written 2. radio with 27,691 words written 3. MayaPleiades with 20931 words written

Top 3 for most fics finished: 1. Excited_Insomniac with 3 fics finished 2. schweet_heart, radio, Mackerel, and TheGhostMagus have all finished 2 fics each 3. salamandair, chaosgenes, Treblemaker07, and Gil-galadwhen have all finished 1 fic each

Oldest fic finished so far: the sorts of things people burn by schweet_heart which was started back on the 10th of March, 2020

Fics finished this month: - the course of true love (never did run smooth) - the sorts of things people burn - both by schweet_heart

- Giving Up and Taking Back by Excited_Insomniac

- One Day, We Will Be Free by Treblemaker07

Monthly Round Up - January

Alright fellas, time for the monthly round up!

Top 3 for most words written so far: 1. Excited_Insomniac with 28,831 words written 2. radio with 27,691 words written 3. MayaPleiades with 16,419 words written

Top 3 for most finished fics so far: 1. radio, Mackerel, Excited_Insomniac, and TheGhostMagus have all finished 2 fics each (someone needs to break this tie soon, just saying, lol) 2. salamandair, chaosgenes, and Gil-Galadhwen have all finished 1 fic each

Oldest fic finished so far: Secret Comfort by TheGhostMagus which was started on the 28th of April 2022

Fic finished this month: - The Merlin Club by Excited_Insomniac

- We are Fam(ily) by salamandair

Monthly Round Up - December

We're well into January, and that means it's time for the monthly round of up December. As expected, most of you didn't get much done, but that's December in a nutshell :D

Top 3 for most words written so far: 1. radio with 27,691 words 2. Excited_Insomniac with 22,455 words 3. MayaPleiades with 11,485 words

Top 3 for most fics finished so far: 1. radio, Mackerel, and TheGhostMagus have all finished 2 fics each 2.chaosgenes, Excited_Insomniac, and Gil-galadhwen have all finished 1 fic each.

Oldest fic finished so far: Secret Comfort by TheGhostMagus which was started on the 28th of April 2022

Fics finished this month: - Secret Comfort - Magic's Death - both by TheGhostMagus

- The Poisoned Chalice - by Gil-galadhwen

Monthly Round Up - November

This post is delayed because I got caught up re-reading One Piece. I have no regrets. Here's the monthly round up.

Top 3 for most words written so far: 1. @radio with 25,738 words written 2. Excited_Insomniac with 16,238 words written 3. Laurieonalark with 9,525 words written

Top 2 for most finished fics so far: 1. Mackerel and radio have each finished 2 fics 2. chaosgenes and Excited_Insomniac have each finished 1 fic

Oldest fic finished so far: Tis But A Scratch by Mackerel who was started on the 17th of April 2023

Fics finished this month: - False Hearts Know by Excited_Insomniac

- Fluff in a Time of Doom by chaosgenes

- Deception - girls against god - both by radio

- The Tiny Carving - Tis But A Scratch - both by Mackerel

It's the 7 year anniversary on Tumblr for this blog and hence also this fest!!🥳

Celebrate by signing up for this year's round of 'Finish that Fic, Merlin!' A fest whose sole focus is to help you finish as many of those blasted WIPs as possible between the 1st og November and the 31st of May!!

If you want to be part of the fun, head on over to Livejournal to read 'how this fest works' and the 'FAQs', and then sign up using either Livejournal or Google Forms.

We promise you it's gonna be fun!! You can even win prizes!

When you can sign up, don't forget to head over to the Discord server 'The Tavern(+18)' to make some friends so you can wail about finishing your WIPs together.

(You don't have to be above 18 to participate in the fest, only to be part of the Discord server)

Sign Ups Are OPEN for 'Finish that Fic, Merlin!' 2023/2024!!!

With the way the weather has been all wrong this year, it's hard to believe it's almost November and time for a new round of 'Finish that Fic, Merlin!' Alas, the calender doesn't lie, which means it's once more time to dig out those old WIPs you've conveniently forgotten about and start working on them again.

The fest will run from November 1st 2023 to March 31st 2024!

If you're new to this fest, be sure to head over to 'How This Fest Works' and the 'FAQs' before signing up right here on Livejournal or here with Google Forms.

There's no cheerleader/beta reader sign up this year, as no people use it. Instead you can join the Discord server The Tavern(+18) where there's going to be a special channel for this fest, where you can get help to get those plasted words down.

Please also consider a reblog of this post to help spread the word!!

Winners of 'Finish that Fic, Merlin!' 2022/2023!!!

As always, let's start out with a few statistics: This year you managed to collectively write 249,312 words and finish 15 fics!! Less words than last year, but more fics finished which is what this fest is all about!

And now for the winners!!

Having finished a total of 6 fics Excited _Insomniac wins the category for 'Most Fic Finished' and thus also the honour of having art made by none other than @schweetheart

Typing down a total of 60898 words means that @colinshughes wins for 'Most Words Written' and will be the lucky recipent of art made by the amazing @h-l-w

For finishing a fic that was started all the way back in 2017 @thepolomonkey once again wins the category for 'Oldest Fic FInished' and will receive art made by the talented @mirayladraws

Congratulations to all the winners!! Feel free to contact your artist to figure out what you want your prize to be. Remember though, that the artist is doing this of their own free will and if you demand something they aren't willing to create, they are free to say no. In which case you then have to wish for something different.

Aaaaand I think that should be all for now! Thank you all so much for participating, and I hope to see as many of you as possible back for the next round! (Which will start in November)

Monthly Round Up - March

The post annoucing the winners will *fingers crossed* be posted tomorrow. For now, however, here's a post with all the fics that were posted in March as they deserve their own post.

Fics finished this month: - Only When You Know Me by Excited_Insomniac

- The Kids From Yesterday - And Carry On by bad_peppermint

Monthly Round Up - February

Alriiiiight, there's ONE more month to go! Time to get those last couple of WIPs finished!! (Looks herself sternly in the mirror)

But first, here's the monthly round up for February.

Top 3 for most words written so far: 1. katzaren with 60,728 words written 2. Excited_Insomniac with 30,032 words written 3. polomonkey with 22,829 words written

Top 3 for most fics finished: 1. Excited_Insomniac with 5 fics finished 2. polomonkey and zaharya each with 2 fics finished 3. chaosgenes, bad_peppermint, and ListenToThat each with 1 fic finished

Oldest fic finished so far: Simmering by polomonkey which was started all the way back in May 2017

Fic finished this month: - Three times Gaius sought advice and one time he figured it out by ListenToThat

- A Sixpence in Your Shoe by polomonkey

- To Lose and to Love by Excited_Insomniac

Monthly Round Up - January

Once more it has become time for the monthly round up! (but Roundup, the weed killer should totally be banned. #savethebees)

Top 3 for most words written so far: 1. @ella-enchanted with 56,955 words written 2. Excited_Insomniac with 25,108 words written 3. @not-in-public with 21,022 words written

Top 3 for most fics finished so far: 1. Excited_Insomniac who has finished 4 fics 2. @zaharya who has finished 2 fics 3. @thepolomonkey, chaosgenes, and bad_peppermint who have all finished 1 fic each

Oldest fic finished so far: Simmering by @thepolomonkey which was started all the way back in May 2017

Fics finished this month: - Dragon's Legacy - His Most Treasured Prossesion - both by @zaharya

- Simmering by @thepolomonkey

- Forgetting to Remember by Excited_Insomniac

- Destiny Continued Continues by chaosgenes

Monthly Round Up - December

Is this post delayed? Yes. Has your mod been working and earning that sweet, sweet money? Also yes. Has she gotten any sleep? No.

Anyway, let's get to the monthly round up!!!

Please note that if you posted your fic to the LiveJournal ON or AFTER the 1st of January, it will not be included in the round up for December, but instead in the round up for January. This is so that I can keep track of things.

Top 3 for most words written so far: 1. @ella-enchanted with 31,492 words written 2. @not-in-public with 21,022 words written 3. Excited_Insomniac with 19,244 words written

Top 3 2for most fics finished so far: 1. Excited_Insomniac who has finished 3 fics 2. bad_peppermint who has finished 1 fic

Oldest fic finished so far: Implausible Deniability by Excited_Insomniac which was started in March 2022

Fics finished this month:

- I Can See Clearly Now by bad_peppermint

- If A Friend Were There To Wake You by Excited_Insomniac

Monthly Round Up - November

Alright fellas, it's time for the monthly round up.

Top 3 for most words written so far: 1. @ella-enchanted with 24,477 words written. 2. @not-in-public with 21,022 words written 3. bad_peppermint with 14,237 words written

Top 3 1 for most fics finished so far: 1. Excited_Insomniac who has finished two fics

Oldest fic finished so far: Implausible Deniability by Excited_Insomniac which was started in March 2022

Fics finished this month:

- Implausible Deniability - The Duty of a Mother both by Excited_Insomniac

LET's GO!

It's the 1st of November and therefore it is time to begin finishing those blasted WIPs!! (or start NaNo, if you're one of those poor souls attemting it this year)

If you still haven't signed up for this round of 'Finish that Fic, Merlin!' you can do so here.

And don't forget to head over to The Tavern (18+) to whine along with the rest of us while trying to clear out our WIP folders.

Thanks for letting me know! It should be fixed now :)