check in day 15

[lilly_c]

Sorry I missed yesterday, an unexpected fic got away from me as did time.
How is the writing going today? What about the last two days?

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Today I

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wrote
6 (66.7%)

edited
2 (22.2%)

sent to beta
0 (0.0%)

posted
2 (22.2%)

researched
0 (0.0%)

planned
0 (0.0%)

had a cheeky break
2 (22.2%)

dealt with life
4 (44.4%)

Discussion: editing is a necessary evil. Do you edit as you go? Ask someone to look it over for you? Check it over yourself and post?

Comments

[innitmarvelous_og]

I usually edit myself before I post since I don't have a beta.... or I try to anyway.

[linaewen]

I have been dealing with life of late, but I have some unexpected free time this evening, so I may try to wrap my head around some fic and get a head start on my weekend with writing.

I usually edit as I go, and also do editing myself after a fic is complete. I don't have a beta, since I actually like editing, so I prefer to do it myself.

[autobotscoutriella]

I started writing...and then stopped, because a friend who'd promised to tell me all about Pokemon (which I want to get into) was online, and I spent the next hour looking up characters. New fandom time!

[doranwen]

My alpha reader got back to me with some great points but I've been too busy to write or anything. Alas!

All of the above? It really depends on what the fic is. I'm always editing as I go, but whether I have someone look over it afterwards or just check it over myself has to do with fic length and fandom. Shorter fics as well as ones in fandoms no one knows, I'm more likely to just post. (Exchange fics can be like that too - hard to look for a fandom beta without giving away the fandom!) Long stuff that isn't for an exchange, well, my alpha reader is a pretty decent beta too, has been catching lots of errors for me.