Fic MO

[ithildin]

I posted the first bit of the Halloween fic I'm doing last night over at all_night_owl. It was kind of nice getting that sort of feedback early on in a story, and I realized I kind of miss it. When I first started writing fanfic, I'd write while I was on IRC, and paste parts into the channel for people to read and comment. Now days, I pretty much write my fic in solitary mode until a beta reader first sees it. Unless I make ninjababe read it part way through, but she whines when I do that, so I don't do it with every story [g].

So my question for you writers: what's your writing MO? Do you write in a solitary environment? Do you share the story as you go with friends? A writing group? Something else? This is me being curious.

Comments

[sharpiesgal.livejournal.com]

You being curious...That's a new one, right??? NOT!!!!!!!!

I do a combination. I write in solitary mode if it's a story I really need to focus on. Otherwise, I toss ideas and snippets to folks in IM to get their reaction. I haven't lost any friends over that, but then again they could be plotting my demise and where to stash the body...lol

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

Yes, I know, I'm like a curious cat :)

I haven't lost any friends over that, but then again they could be plotting my demise and where to stash the body...lol

I get what you mean. I'm always in a state of fear that I'm imposing myself on people who are too nice to tell me my writing sucks and leave them alone. So I try not and bother people.

[mischief5.livejournal.com]

Currently, I write in solitary mode and in linear fashion. I seldom use betas unless I'm nervous about a story's content and flow.

Otherwise, I do my own editing, mainly because I do know how to turn on spellcheck and grammar check and I always have a Beacon at hand. Add in numerous writing classes with very picky professors and the technical side of writing really isn't a problem for me.

That doesn't mean I don't make errors; I do. But I'm a little anal about proofreading. :) I think that's the major flaw in most writing. No one proofreads their own work before sending it off to their beta. It's your work. Take some pride in it.

Okay, I'll hop off my soapbox now. *grin*

Good question, Ith! How about posting it to A&D? Please?

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

No one proofreads their own work before sending it off to their beta. It's your work. Take some pride in it.

[raises hand] Err... I do. I go over all my fic several times before a beta ever sees it.

But I wasn't so much talking about beta readers, I meant something more along the lines of some people reading what you're writing as you go and giving general input. A story that's still being written isn't in a state for a beta, at least to my mind, but that's why I'm asking after all :)

[mischief5.livejournal.com]

You mean, like write a few paragraphs or a chapter or two and then let someone read it before I'm even half way done with it?????

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nuh-uh. No way. Not gonna happen. I may talk about story ideas, but to let someone see unfinished work?

I think NOT!!!

::panics and hides::

Er, does that answer your question?

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

LOL! Yes, exactly that. Like last night when I pasted in that bit for you to read. [tosses treats to lure Mischief from her hiding place]

[mischief5.livejournal.com]

::crawls out, grabs chocolate, runs and hides again::

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

Good question, Ith! How about posting it to A&D? Please?


For what it's worth, I did. I am your obedient servant [g]

[mischief5.livejournal.com]

Ooooh, yeah. And about that beachfront propert in Utah...

*giggle*

[dracschick.livejournal.com]

I also write in a solitary environment.

[unovis-lj.livejournal.com]

LJ Talk with carenejeans a lot --
I post bits and incomplete works f-locked on my LJ, sometimes only there.