I have to admit the wheels are a turning a good bit...
I know some authors wait until they've completely written their stories to post. I've always been one to write chapter by chapter.
I did that with Emerging from the Cocoon. To a degree, it can be a bad thing. I think it can make for inconsistent chapters. That's one reason I'm considering fleshing some of the chapters out, even though it is a completed work.
But the story I'm talking about is Forever Claire. I've been thinking about the story lines long before I started writing. And you already kind of know the ending because of the glimpse into the future in the beginning...or is it the present and the rest is looking back at the past?
I do most of my writing after I get off at work at midnight and before 2 a.m....or between noon and 3 p.m. before going to work. The wheels were turning after I completed chapter 3 last night. There were ideas I really hadn't considered before, ones I really won't decide on until I start typing.
I really am trying to put a little more umph into Claire than I did for Emerging and put more detail and meat into each chapter. Don't get me wrong...I'm proud of my work with "Emerging". It is my first child in writing and I may, when I get the time, try to improve. And despite requests from people with other sites, I don't want "her" posted just anywhere.
But I want Claire to be more of a quality work? I hope that doesn't sound stupid.
How often will I post? I know the rule is one story a day. So when I am writing and submitting Claire, it will be alternate days between Claire and Emerging. But my work and my dance classes will dictate when I'll be working on Claire. On nights before I dance, I will not be writing...and I have ballet on Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning.
If I'm off and my kids are out, freeing me up for long hours on the computer, I may put in longer hours on my story.
Sorry for the rambling. Hope I didn't bore you. Just a little more of a peak into my world, I guess.
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your question
I've found that it's better to finish a story before posting, "Runway", than try to write it while posting, "Show Me The Money". The stress level can influence the story and make you lose site of what you want to write, in haste to post. Of course the decision is yours, do what you feel is right for you, Arecee
Torey, As For Me,
I have two stories that I posted here that I'm reworking. So don't feel as if your the only one that wants to redo your stories.
May Your Light Forever Shine
May Your Light Forever Shine
Is There Really a Rule?
Didn't realize there were any restrictions on the frequency with which one could post stories.
A couple of thoughts:
We've had a writer or two here who posted a story chapter by chapter and then withdrew it when finished in favor of a complete version that eliminated inconsistencies or incorporated second thoughts. If that fits your needs, you might want to consider it. It's not ideal, of course, to make people read the story twice to "get it right", but if people like it enough I think they'll do so. (And some folks here wait until a serial is complete before reading it; they'll like getting a complete, fully consistent story.)
And of course several writers have posted chapter by chapter on FM (or StorySite or Crystal Hall) and then posted a "new and improved" version here -- as I gather you're doing with "Emerging".
Eric
No real rule
It's pretty free form here. :)
If someone were to post six chapters of single story, each as a separate post, then within a day or so I would move all but the most recent chapter down the front page. Six chapters of six different stories all posted at once would just be allowed to drift down the page normally.
Nothing really wrong with doing either thing, and both have happened. I do like to keep the upper part of the front page for new stories and the newest chapters of serials, though. :)
Hugs,
Erin
= Give everyone the benefit of the doubt because certainty is a fragile thing that can be shattered by one overlooked fact.
= Give everyone the benefit of the doubt because certainty is a fragile thing that can be shattered by one overlooked fact.
I think I was being a little more rhetorical...
I know what works for one person doesn't necessarily work for another.
With my wonderful work schedule, I think its impossible for me really, to complete the work first. I think posting chapter by chapter puts pressure on me to actually finish...lol
Plus, I like starting a work knowing where I'm going, but not necessarily knowing how I'm going to get there. It actually makes it more fun for me...to mull over ideas while I'm typing.