Check-in post, days 12 & 13 + Weekly beta-seeking/snippet-posting/general chatter

[lola_mento]

Long time no seeing you. (Yesterday was one of Those Days when nothing gets ever done, including posts.)

Making any progress lately? Feeling like murdering someone already? Got completely distracted from whatever you were doing? Wait, that's me.

Today's discussion subject: are you more of a plotter (someone who has to know beforehand how the story goes) or a pantser (someone who makes it up as they go)? Plotter or pantser? describes some different types of each. I've seen these terms mostly from pro-writing novelists, where it's used as a thing of outline-or-no-outline, but for fannish writing, a more general planning-or-no-planning works better, I think.

And! This is also the weekly post where you can:

-Make a request for a beta reader/someone to bounce ideas from/something else you may need

-Post a snippet of your WIP

-Chat about anything else

Comments

[glitteryv]

This is me hanging my head in shame for not checking in during this past week. One too many social commitments ate up on my online time.

That said, I've added 3,020 new words over the course of this week (so far) so, yays?

As for today's question, I've been a plotter since back when I first started writing fics. While I might not have the exact> story developed in my mind before I sit down to write, I *do* know what are some of the main scenes I want to tackle. Most of the time, I also know what the ending will be.

I know that some writers find the planning or outlining way of ficwriting somewhat boring, but it works for me most of the time.

Have an unbetaed snippet from what I'm working for this round (a due South/Bandom spy!verse fic):

It was early enough that no one else was at the track. This solitude gave him the opportunity to think about the day ahead. There were the Ostrava, Bangladesh and Barranquilla debriefs, a conference call with CIS and the analytical meeting for this week’s missions. He would be lucky if he had enough time to get something to eat before three.

While occasionally thankful for his everyday routine—consisting of morning workout, meeting after meeting and catching up on his western novels once home (if he wasn’t too tired)—there were days he longed to be out in the world. Chasing after Rogues like Fraser, Kowalski or Jill. Or working alongside Smithbauer, Franklin and Sherry in the Shadow division.

"Sometimes," Renfield thought as he pushed his body into a full out run, "I’m less an Elite Operative than a paper pusher."

[jagnikjen]

3020 new words is fantastic! Keep it going. :)

[glitteryv]

Thank you. :)

[raletha]

That's a fantastic word count! Go you! :D

I am not overly familiar with your fandoms, but the snippet is good. I really like your writing style; it's very engaging with just a whiff of formality (which feels appropriate to your viewpoint character, being all elite and stuff).

Good luck going forward!

[glitteryv]

Aww, thankies, raletha! :)