WIP challenge - day 5 check-in!

[littlebutfierce]

We're embarking on week 2 of the June challenge. How's it going?

Poll #7192 WIP challenge day 5 check-in!

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 10

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What did you do today, fic-wise?

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Write
7 (70.0%)

Edit
2 (20.0%)

Send fic to beta
2 (20.0%)

Research
1 (10.0%)

Procrastinate
2 (20.0%)

Post a fic!!!
1 (10.0%)

Something else I will describe in comments
4 (40.0%)

And how are you feeling about your fic?

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FANTASTIC
1 (10.0%)

It's getting there
7 (70.0%)

Eh
2 (20.0%)

I'm doomed
0 (0.0%)

Tell us about your fic in 3 words or less!

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And for a discussion topic: let's talk about betas! Do you use them? Always? Sometimes? Never? Why or why not? Do you beta for other people (& do you think that affects what you want out of your own betas)? If you use betas, what do you find useful in the types of feedback you might get?

Comments

[linaewen]

I'm procrastinating something fierce today, which is too bad, because I almost feel like I could finish Fic A if I'd settle down and concentrate on it. The sooner I do that, the less chance it has of growing into a WIP -- which would defeat the purpose of the challenge it's for. ;-) I also can't concentrate on Fic B until Fic A is out of the way.

I used to use a beta more often than I do now. But I am involved in copy editing in RL so I am confident in editing my own stuff. I will run it by a couple of people to be sure I didn't miss anything -- checking for spelling or formatting errors -- and they often find one or two oddities, but other than that, I beta for myself. I have beta'd for other people from time to time, usually people I know well.

Okay, now that I've confessed publicly to procrastinating, I shall stop doing it and set to work on Fic A. There's still time to pull this off...

[linaewen]

After dispensing with the procrastinating, I managed to eke out ~750 words and advance the story past a sticky spot, whoo hoo! \o/

[littlebutfierce]

Yaaaay for moving past the procrastination! 750 words is awesome, & particularly when you're nearing the end of a fic, counts for an awful lot!!

That's fantastic that you're able to use work skills for your fic. :) I used to do copyediting/proofing, but still found it difficult to do my own stuff past a certain point (& now I haven't done that stuff in ages so I feel like my brain has forgotten how to pick up all that kind of thing, eep).