Check-In – Day 28

[samuraiter]

The boulder is at the top of the hill. Time to give it a push and start it rolling. ... What have you been doing?

— Thinking. Maybe a little, maybe a lot.
— Writing.
— Planning and / or researching.
— Editing.
— Sending things to the beta.
— Posting!
— Relaxing, taking a break, etc.
— Other stuff-ing. Look at the comment.

Question: Of all the stories you have completed, what percentage would you say has made it to posting (e.g. AO3, Dreamwidth, etc.)?

Comments

[voodoosgirl]

I've finished nine stories and all nine are posted on AO3. One WIP is being posted as I go. So 100% of what has been finished is posted.

I will work on writing tonight. I want to get more of the first draft done so I can edit on the weekend.

[frogfarm]

Grats on full completion!

[voodoosgirl]

Thank you! Very kind.

[frogfarm]

Still trying to decide which WIP to tackle next. And then as usual, I have to go and have another new idea, which means creating a new WIP from scratch. But hey, Dragon Maid. Whatcha gonna do?


I post everything I manage to finish, so 100%.

[voodoosgirl]

Seems to be how it's done! Many little snippets pinned to my virtual cork board. Yeah for you at 100% too.

[samuraiter]

It took a little effort, but I managed 1,000 words today. Only a handful left to go before reaching 10,000.

I asked the question above because there are times when I write a story just to get an idea or whatever out of my system. Those, I don't publicly post. (I usually have them set to private on my journal here.) I'd say about 80% of stories do get posted. The other 20% are just for me.

[prism0467]

I'm working on my first multi-chap in years ... it almost seems like a jinx to even admit it, LOL. But I'm excited about it, and hope the excitement proves to be sufficient fuel for the endeavor.

I had two deadlines this month and met them both. My next deadline is Valentine's Day. I try not to overdo it, because I HATE not finishing stories -- even if no part of it has been posted online! Fanfiction is my preferred method of declaration ...

[doranwen]

I've been dealing with getting sick (cold this morning, now a low-grade fever). Any thoughts of writing are definitely on hold, even if I didn't have other projects that demand my attention first. :/

I post everything once I finish it (I held onto one for a year hoping to find a beta and eventually just posted it anyway, these days I don't bother holding onto it unless someone's agreed ahead of time to beta). It's the finishing part that's tricky, lol.

[enemytosleep]

I got the beta notes back for my chocolateboxcomm fic and hope to polish off the edits tonight before bed (needs more FLUFF). I added more notes to my outlines for two WIPs over my lunch break. Confusingly they're both one chapter posted and mid-chapter two at the moment. I plan to get one off to beta this weekend and then finish the other next week. That's the plan at least. xD

I think 90% or better gets posted. I like to do those drabble/writing memes on my journal and those answers usually stayed locked to my circle for funsies. I have used some of them to build larger piece later on, but the Gratuitous Self-Insert meme will forever stay under lock haha.

[enemytosleep]

Nope, I ended up receiving a fic from a buddy to edit for them. Just like old times where I edit, edit, edit and not as much writing. xD I need to better budget these things if I want to finish any of my own works.

[lady_katana4544]

Thought about writing fanfic, but mostly did more jobs today instead.

[ldybastet]

Since I posted my last fanfic, I've actually not even had an idea of what to write next. But. Last night, while trying and failing to sleep, I finally got a visit from an idea! So, now I'm in the planning/outline stage! :D I find it exciting, because this is the stage where there are so many possibilities.

I have posted all my finished stories, in one place or another, but not all of them have made it to AO3 yet. Maybe... 50%? I'm not even sure that I'll archive my oldest fandoms there, or just let them live in obscurity. ;)

[peachpai]

Editing a chapter!

Wow...that's a hard one. I've been writing fic since before I had a place to post it. Not counting my pre-internet period of writing, I think close to 100% - if I finish a story, whether I'm totally satisfied with it or not, I post it.