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.