WIP challenge day 1 - check in!

[littlebutfierce]

Go go go February WIP challenge! Here's your day 1 check-in post.

How's the writing (or editing, or fact-checking, or brainstorming...) going today?

Want to start off the month by telling us a little about what you're working on?

Comments

[charamei]

Thank you! XD I don't know where the original quote is from, but the icon is by kaigou.

I think the best way to fix it might be to get someone else to look at it, actually :p Would it be OK if I asked for a beta here at some point in the future? There aren't many beta-dedicated comms on DW, and advertising on the Doctor Who beta comm on LJ was a bust.

Writing by scene didn't work, but something else did! I've convinced myself that I'm writing fanfiction, and suddenly everything's flowing much more smoothly. Turns out I was getting hung up on the fact that I was writing A Novel. Now I just need to remember how to plot :p

[littlebutfierce]

Oooh, I was actually thinking today that it would be a good idea to put up a beta-offering & beta-finding post in here. Would it be all right if I did that (it might not be tonight) & you commented there? Or would you like to just post your own request? Or if you wanted you could put a beta finding/offering post & list your request as the first one, even--happy w/whichever option!

Yay for breaking down the mental block!

[charamei]

Would it be all right if I did that (it might not be tonight) & you commented there?

That'd be fine! I'm not absolutely desperate for a beta (my life is crazy busy right now), so take however long you need.

[littlebutfierce]

Cool, thanks! Though I wonder if it might be better for you to post directly, as others have--b/c you'd be more likely to get someone to see it. If we ever get to the point where there are a hundred posts in a day looking for a beta, then the policy would have to change, but given traffic levels now it's probably fine if you'd like to do that!

I might still do a beta post, but putting more emphasis on people commenting if they want to offer to beta--might be easier for folks to approach people who have already offered to do a SPAG beta or something. Also... I dunno, when I started writing fic I was so timid about admitting it or drawing too much attention to it that I never would've done a separate post asking for a beta. Finding someone in comments would've felt much easier for me. Maybe there are other folks like that too.