I think I'm cursed. With the exception of the various long fics by copperbadge, who is remarkably reliable, every single WIP that I have started reading while it was in progress has either been officially abandoned or not updated in the past year.

By "following" under 5 WIPs, I mean I am aware of them, I make note of their ongoing progress, and I absolutely do NOT read them until I see the little "COMPLETE" or "N/N" notation pop up on a post. Between my curse and my crappy short-term memory, it just seems like a bad idea.