WIP challenge - day 4 check-in!

[littlebutfierce]

Poll #7680 WIP challenge day 4 check-in!

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How many words did you write today?

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None
1 (14.3%)

None, but I planned it that way
0 (0.0%)

1-249
2 (28.6%)

250-499
0 (0.0%)

500-749
1 (14.3%)

750-999
3 (42.9%)

1000 or more
0 (0.0%)

& how are you feeling about your progress on your goal fics so far?

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For discussion (topic courtesy ficwriter1966!): Let's talk about writing for someone else. That could be fic exchanges, comment fic, birthday (or other gift) fic, etc. How does writing for a specific recipient change the process of fic for you? Do you worry a lot about whether they'll like it? How closely do you stick to the prompts? Do you do a lot of snooping to try & pin down the recipient's tastes? (Probably some of this will change depending on what kind of fic we're talking about: fic exchanges are different from comment fic -- especially an anon meme -- etc.)

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[bay_alexison]

I didn't do any new words last night, but I was betaing a friend's fic and pointed out some parts that needs polishing. Later today or tomorrow I'll look over the story again and see if there's anything else I want to add before sending it to her. Sometimes I find looking over someone's fic can help looking over your own stuff in the editing process.

There are a few times I wrote fic for someone else. I'm lucky that with auctions and fic exchanges I already know the recipient's tastes, but I still freaking worried over if they'll like it or not. Luckily the stories I have written for them they enjoyed them a lot, haha.

[littlebutfierce]

Sometimes I find looking over someone's fic can help looking over your own stuff in the editing process.

I definitely agree! Sometimes seeing what doesn't work in someone else's fic makes you realize something about your own.