check in day 14

[lilly_c]

How is the writing going today? What about yesterday?

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Today I

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wrote
4 (66.7%)

edited
3 (50.0%)

posted
0 (0.0%)

sent to beta
0 (0.0%)

planned
2 (33.3%)

had a cheeky break
0 (0.0%)

dealt with life
1 (16.7%)

Discussion: collaborating. Do you co-write fics? work with artists or make art for others? work with beta/cheerleader? Do you prefer to work alone?

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[lilly_c]

I've only done one co-write and it went well but my co-author came away from fandom shortly afterwards. I've not yet worked with an artist although I did have an offer for an art cover to accompany a big bang fic a few years ago that never materialised and at this stage I don't offer art covers for others. My co-author sometimes looks over my fic for me to make sure I've not missed anything. Although I generally work alone, I do have someone behind the scenes as it were to help out when I need some help.

I got more editing done on two chapters of Let Me Fade, my "is it ever gonna end?" WIP :) and finalised the next prompt to use in the story. I also updated the prompt table with links as well coding the few lines that are italics in those two chapters.

[rebecca2525]

I didn't really have time to write today, but I managed a bit on my commute, so that's good.

I never co-wrote anything. I love having someone to talk ideas through, for cheerleading and beta-ing. I've done art and received art for big bangs. I fairly often write completely on my own though, at least when I write in my native language – mostly because of time-constraints of potential betas and cheerleaders.

[samuraiter]

About 1,500 words, but that's a lot more than I've managed in the past month and a half. I'll take it as progress.

I've collaborated before, especially in co-writing, but that's tricky business. Co-writers seem to inevitably flake out or disappear. :-( It's disheartening.

[linaewen]

I'm not getting any writing done at all, which is discouraging. There's just too much else going on that demands my attention!

I generally prefer to work alone, but in the past I have done some co-writing (by participating in round robin story, which was actually quite fun and challenging). I also did a big bang which involved working with an artist, and I also had a cheerleader for that big bang. I used to work with a beta extensively, but she got too busy and I found I did fine without one. I do have people I can fall back on if I need advice, but I generally go it alone these days.