I am definitely, definitely a piecemeal person. I am starting to make an effort when it comes to writing loosely start-to-finish, but it's never quite that simple. If any bit pops into my head and I like it, no matter where it occurs, I will write it. Any given WIP is a mess of disconnected fragments with frantic dot point reminders to myself, or half-sentences that I thought sounded pretty, filling up the white space in between. This process has very little to do with fandom or character; it's just me.
Occasionally I'll get lucky and I'll be able to write something quickly, in which case it tends to me more linear, but this is rare.
I also have a bad habit of editing as I go, especially when I am trying to put off writing new bits, such that by the time I finish a story it usually only needs a final slow read-through to check for typos or any plot holes I might have missed. I try to leave a sleep between finishing something and coming back for the final edit, but usually by the time I finish I am SO SICK of the thing that I just want it posted and out of my hair.
I actually have very little patience for exhaustive editing, and tend to trust my first instincts, especially because I spend a lot of time tweaking sentences before moving on if I don't like them to begin with. If I ever start writing long original fiction, my editor is going to DETEST me.
Oh, and I don't use betas. As a general rule. I show snippets to people whose opinions I trust, as I go, but unless I am desperately unsure about characterisation or I am too braindead to do my own checking for typos, I don't send the finished product to anyone before posting.
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Occasionally I'll get lucky and I'll be able to write something quickly, in which case it tends to me more linear, but this is rare.
I also have a bad habit of editing as I go, especially when I am trying to put off writing new bits, such that by the time I finish a story it usually only needs a final slow read-through to check for typos or any plot holes I might have missed. I try to leave a sleep between finishing something and coming back for the final edit, but usually by the time I finish I am SO SICK of the thing that I just want it posted and out of my hair.
I actually have very little patience for exhaustive editing, and tend to trust my first instincts, especially because I spend a lot of time tweaking sentences before moving on if I don't like them to begin with. If I ever start writing long original fiction, my editor is going to DETEST me.
Oh, and I don't use betas. As a general rule. I show snippets to people whose opinions I trust, as I go, but unless I am desperately unsure about characterisation or I am too braindead to do my own checking for typos, I don't send the finished product to anyone before posting.