I wrote like 1.2k today and finished the assignment I was working on! *fistpump* (I also got some help on my database and figured out how to combine authors and/or fandoms in queries for crossovers or multi-authored fics. :D It's not writing but it's totally fun and feels very satisfying as I add new fics and watch the number of fics creep up - 555 now. I've only just begun to do it but it's already useful!)
Which segues into the answer to your question - definitely exchanges. I'm greedy and I want fic written just for me, lol. And I want comments on the fics I write! Exchanges combine both into one satisfying package, complete with deadlines so I can't dawdle and put it off forever. And the prompts, while sometimes frustrating or unhelpful, can be just what I needed to do an amazing job when I otherwise wouldn't have thought to even write that. I'd wallow too much in idfic or start WIPs I couldn't finish - or write nothing at all - if I didn't have exchanges to get the words flowing. The only trouble with right now is real life has sort of gotten insanely busy as well which means I haven't had the time to work on the non-exchange fics that I want to, but eh, such is life! Now that I've gotten all my exchange fics done, I can relax for a bit - and if I have time, work on the non-exchange ones.
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Date: Saturday, August 3rd, 2019 04:31 (UTC)Which segues into the answer to your question - definitely exchanges. I'm greedy and I want fic written just for me, lol. And I want comments on the fics I write! Exchanges combine both into one satisfying package, complete with deadlines so I can't dawdle and put it off forever. And the prompts, while sometimes frustrating or unhelpful, can be just what I needed to do an amazing job when I otherwise wouldn't have thought to even write that. I'd wallow too much in idfic or start WIPs I couldn't finish - or write nothing at all - if I didn't have exchanges to get the words flowing. The only trouble with right now is real life has sort of gotten insanely busy as well which means I haven't had the time to work on the non-exchange fics that I want to, but eh, such is life! Now that I've gotten all my exchange fics done, I can relax for a bit - and if I have time, work on the non-exchange ones.