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Questions to ponder part 12
mare:
Another question that is purely selfish at the moment. lol
Would it be okay to go back and add something into a story you are currently posting as long as it has no affect on the actual plot? For instance one of my biggest regrets for Secrets is the fact that I didn't title each chapter. I LOVE doing that and it's kind of been my trademark but when I posted the very first chapter, I couldn't for the life of me come up with a title. Since then, I find myself groaning every time I post because I ALWAYS went to add a title on to the chapter! Is it too late to start doing that? Or should I just leave it the way it is? I was thinking of going back and just adding a title onto each chapter. Thoughts? Have any of you done anything like that?
RokofAges75:
--- Quote from: mare on July 31, 2014, 01:51:56 PM ---Okay so the editing question - how do you go about editing your chapters before you post them?
Do you have someone else beta read them? Or do you do it yourself or do you not bother at all and just wing it?
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I edit them myself. I do a lot of editing as I go, so by the time I finish, all I need to do is proofread to catch typos and such. I usually read over the chapter once when I finish and then wait at least a day or so before I post it so I can read it again with fresh eyes. I find more mistakes when I do that than if I proofread and post right away. Sometimes I still miss things! My eyes will slide right over missing words because, obviously, I know what I meant LOL. That's where having a beta reader would come in handy.
I will say, I have been staying at least several chapters ahead of what's posted with Sick as My Secrets, and that has been awesome because it gives me so much more time to go back and edit before I post chapters. I end up reading the chapters way more than my usual two or three times before I post them. It took a lot of willpower in the beginning because I wrote the first eighteen chapters before I posted anything, and I was absolutely DYING to share, but waiting has been worth it. I will have to remember that next time I start a new story!
mare:
--- Quote from: KeepThisSecret on July 31, 2014, 01:57:38 PM ---I do all of the editing myself. The only person who knows that I write fanfic is my husband, and his grammar skills are disastrous so he would be no help to my anyways. LOL
Like Mare, I probably read a chapter obsessively before I post it. However, that probably leads me to miss a bunch of little things because you tend not to see your mistakes the more you read things over.
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What's helped me with that is, I leave it completely alone until right before I post it. I notice that's when I catch all the tiny mistakes I missed before. I'm' sure even after doing that, there will still be mistakes. lol
mare:
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on July 31, 2014, 02:01:18 PM ---I edit them myself. I do a lot of editing as I go, so by the time I finish, all I need to do is proofread to catch typos and such. I usually read over the chapter once when I finish and then wait at least a day or so before I post it so I can read it again with fresh eyes. I find more mistakes when I do that than if I proofread and post right away. Sometimes I still miss things! My eyes will slide right over missing words because, obviously, I know what I meant LOL. That's where having a beta reader would come in handy.
I will say, I have been staying at least several chapters ahead of what's posted with Sick as My Secrets, and that has been awesome because it gives me so much more time to go back and edit before I post chapters. I end up reading the chapters way more than my usual two or three times before I post them. It took a lot of willpower in the beginning because I wrote the first eighteen chapters before I posted anything, and I was absolutely DYING to share, but waiting has been worth it. I will have to remember that next time I start a new story!
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That is exactly why I always make sure I write ahead of myself before I post as well. It's nice not having to rush and knowing I have time to let the chapter sit, sometimes for weeks before I have to read it again with a fresh pair of eyes. It also helps if I decide I want to change something. I love doing things this way. I have done this for years now and it's awesome and most importantly there's continuity in posting and therefore it helps readers stick with it and appreciate it more.
Carter:
to answer Mare's other question there are A LOT of things I wish I could have added into stories and such. I am just too lazy to go and do anything about it LOL.
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