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Introduction

Welcome to the new Fediverse Writing Month Community. This community is for the continuation of NaNoWriMo in spirit, without any connection or relationship with the original organization / organizers.

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Journaling January

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Stress Time

This is a topic that is perfect for dealing with in journals. The concept of stress is one of those things most of us deal with, anywhere from the daily work stress to something out of the ordinary.

Understanding the things that cause you stress is one of the ways that you can use your journal to help improve your life.

Day Five Prompt

I don't know how you feel about this time of year, but it used to cause me a lot of stress. First there was the stress from the holidays. Then there was the stress from the unpredictable weather in my region of the country. And, when all of that was over, there was the stress of having to go back to work or school.

So, what about you? Does this time of year cause you stress? Or is there something else that causes stress for you?

What Causes You Stress? Why Does It Cause You Stress?

Note: These prompts are being supplied as a completely optional item for you to use, if you are stuck on what to write. In fact, you might want to use one of these early prompts later in the month if you get stuck.

Leader Board Update

As of this Sunday - January 4th, 2026 (a few minutes before posting this):

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Link to the LeaderBoard.

Resources

If you haven’t seen them already, we have two (hopefully) helpful documents:

And, if you didn’t have it already, here is the link to the TrackBear App.

Closing Note

If you haven’t posted before, leave us a comment below. We’d love to get to know all the participants in the event.

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[–] msokiovt@thriv.social 0 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I'm surprised there are still 2 people participating, myself and Unattibuted. I guess this is new to some, so I get it. Plus, on top of that, we seem to have more time to do this than others, especially myself (because of aloneness).

[–] Unattributed@feddit.online 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I should add, also, that I don't think the leader board really fits what we want for this event. I was hoping there was a setting where we could have individual bars for each person on each day...but it only supports stacked bar graph, which really isn't fitting.

[–] msokiovt@thriv.social 0 points 6 days ago (1 children)

There actually is a feature for that. It's to the right of the alternating arrow thing.

[–] Unattributed@feddit.online 1 points 6 days ago

That's a stacked bar graph (one bar on top of another bar), not a side-by-side bar graph.

[–] Unattributed@feddit.online 1 points 6 days ago

I'm not surprised, we are still a small community, and not all types of writing are going to attract numerous people interested in participating.

On top of this, scheduling this event for January was always going to have some potential issues. We are, after all, talking about starting an event on a holiday, and right at the conclusion of the holidays for many people. On top of this, many are getting ready to restart their normal routine after being on vacation for a week or two.

And, this is also a bit more personal, and therefore more sensitive style of writing. Even the idea of being public about the amount of progress they are making can be quite a big ask. (I will say, I know there are some people that are following along with the event, even if they aren't posting publicly about it.)

So, this doesn't surprise me... I think this community, and the events that we will be hosting, will gain more attention and participation as we keep going, keep being open, and keep building trust.