Snowflake Challenge Day 14

[olivermoss]

In your own space, create your own challenge. Whatever your challenge is, and have fun with it! Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

You know that project you always wanted to do but never managed to make real headway on? That one that keeps coming back to your thoughts? Take a look at what doing it in 2018 would look like. I'm now old enough that I've followed certain creative people for a long-ass time. Some of the most creative, productive people I've seen have gone back and done those sorts of projects. I've always been told that if I have a long term project, I should trash it and move on. That is terrible advice.

You don't need to be true to what your younger self would have done. Times change, idea evolve and context changes. That fic or project you always wanted to do, if you can manage it this year, what would to look like?

Comments

[spikedluv]

Great idea!!! I'm sure we all have projects that we've let slide and giving them fresh eyes might give us a boost.

[olivermoss]

Thanks! It can also put us on the path to doing a project. If we do B now, A becomes more manageable :)

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[alessnox]

This challenge is adorable! It fills me with glee to play in the spaces of my dreams. Old wishes stored in boxes like dried rose petals, dead but not gone. When I lift them to my face, they still smell sweet. I may not do it this year, but then I may. Thanks for the idea.

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[olivermoss]

Thanks! It can be inspirational, just thinking about the things that have always appealed to us!

[sperrywink]

Ooohhh, I know where my mind automatically went, but I don't know if I am up for tackling it... But I will give it thought and fresh perspective!

[olivermoss]

Yay! It can be refreshing sometimes just to think about the ideas that excite us.

[olivermoss]

I will also do this for me:

My longest running someday project for fanfic involves a time jump to modern day and that is currently a no-go. Maybe in a few years modern day will be different, but right now no.

My original project I've spent a lot of time on, I need to work on other stuff first. It's a project that kind of needs to be backburner for a while. It need a lot of iterating. So, keeping it there while I do other things is the best way to move forward on it.

[cornerofmadness]

Excellent idea. Thanks.