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Question of the day part 9 (even though days go by lol)
RokofAges75:
--- Quote from: julilly on July 13, 2013, 02:19:42 PM ---I've never written a sequel So I skipped the last question.
As far as posting goes and wait until I'm completely done so that I can go back and edit and make any changes I need to do before i start posting. That way I know to whether or not the story is actually going to be finished, too.
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I am trying to have your willpower!
For you and anyone else who waits to post: Do you find that you're still as excited to post something you wrote awhile ago as you would be posting something you just finished, or does the excitement wear off?
I know last summer with Secrets of the Heart, I got quite a few chapters ahead of myself and didn't end up posting the end of the story until several weeks after I'd finished it, and by that point, I was kinda "Meh!" about it. It was still fun to check "complete" when I posted it, but I didn't get that same giddy feeling I'd had when I actually finished it. That's one thing I enjoy about updating as I write and not writing ahead - I get that instant gratification with feedback on something I've just finished.
RokofAges75:
--- Quote from: mare on July 13, 2013, 05:44:30 AM ---What are some of your secrets when it comes to reading/writing fanfic? Or about the boys or any other fandom in general?
Think of this question as a Backstreet confessional of sorts? lol
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This is a fun question, but I can't think of any! What are yours, Mare? Maybe I'll get inspired if I see someone else answer it first LOL.
usako:
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on July 12, 2013, 10:19:22 PM ---When you're trying to stick to writing one story, and you get an idea for another that you can't get out of your head, what do you do? How do you stay focused on one project at a time?
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I'm not able to sta focused on one project at a time. I think it's because I'm like that even in real life, I'm always doing three o four things at that same time. :D And I'm an emotional writer, when I'm feeling down or angry I have to write, even if it's something that doesn't belong to my current story. So I've like ten or more documents of word with only the beginning of the story and then a endless "to be continued". As my best friend always saus "you're blessed to write in a fandom really small because otherwise you would be eat alive making the readers waiting years for a chapter." :D :D
RokofAges75:
--- Quote from: usako on July 13, 2013, 02:44:33 PM --- As my best friend always saus "you're blessed to write in a fandom really small because otherwise you would be eat alive making the readers waiting years for a chapter." :D :D
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I don't see our fandom as being really small, but I guess we are compared to the ones that are huge right now, like One Direction and Harry Potter. People here may still eat you alive if they have to wait years on a chapter, but at least they'll remember you. Your story would be lost in the shuffle on some of the bigger sites! When I posted my HP crossover on fanfiction.net last year, it was crazy how quickly it disappeared from whatever the equivalent of their most recent page is. I didn't expect to get any reviews because I didn't expect anyone to even be able to find it! As I've said before, I love that AC is active, but not so crazy active that it's hard to keep up. It's nice that when you update, your story usually stays on the Most Recent page for at least a couple of days so people can see it.
mare:
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on July 13, 2013, 02:29:50 PM ---This is a fun question, but I can't think of any! What are yours, Mare? Maybe I'll get inspired if I see someone else answer it first LOL.
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I was thinking of starting a brand new thread just for this question so we could add on to it as we wanted to. Kind of like the pet peeve thread lol
but here are some of mine:
~ I put a lot more importance on reviews then I say but not mine, other peoples! Before I decide to read something I'm on the fence about I almost always check out the reviews to see what they say. If all I see is 'good job!' or 'update!' by names I am otherwise not familiar with, I tend to skip the story. If the author hasn't responded to reviews, I'll skip the story no matter how highly recommended it comes. If I see a lot of familiar names reviewing a story with longer more detailed reviews, it tells me that maybe I might like it too since those people have the same taste I do and had formed opinions about what they were reading enough to leave a detailed review.
~ When a chapter is really long, I tend to lose interest sometimes, so I usually skim and look for dialogue to help me get through. Reading that, lets me know the important things that have happened. lol
~ No matter who you use on your banners, I picture your characters the way I see them and it's never as the actor or actresses you pick lol
~ If I don't like how a story is moving along, I create my own version in my head.
~ If I can't visualize the story I'm reading by the third chapter, I stop reading. I have to see it play in my head as a movie for me to stay interested.
~ I lost respect for Backstreet when they teamed up with New Kids to the point where I was ready to hand back my 'fan' card. Thank God for Kevin's return. He changed all that but I'm afraid of it happening again!
I'm sure I have tons more but that's the general idea! :)
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