Like it matters...

[brainofck]

OK, chicas! Your thoughts, please.

I took the night and morning off from RL and did some editing on Arena.

However, I am editing faster than I am writing new material.

So my question to you is thus...

Is it more tormenting to know that there is text that you haven't seen? In which case I should really push to open the sections up as fast as possible.

Or is it worse when you are reading a WIP, and you have gotten to the last chapter, and you have no hope of anything more until the stupid writer gets that next part down in electrons? In which case, at this point I would try to write a new piece for every piece I opened.

OK. Looking at this, it may possible be the stupidest thing I ever posted in LJ...

Comments

[wyldestarr.livejournal.com]

Hmm. Actually, it's a good question. But...I think I'll stick with my anal "why do you keep tormenting me us with leaving links to closed chapters" bit. Surprised, aren't ya? ^_^ If I know there's more, I want more. It's pretty simple. If it's a WIP and we're waiting on the next chapter to be written, it's easier. It would seem the reading public, though it may get ansty, is very forgiving knowing that author is working on the next chapter. Some people have so many WIPs going that the one I'm reading may not be updated for a month or more, but again, since it's a WIP, it's more like being tossed a cookie than being held back from the rest of the cookie jar.

If, in the middle of your editing, you get bitten by a bunny for part of a new chapter or something, go write it and take the time from editing. What I've gathered from your editing is you're also revising some things, which may change later chapters and therefore spawn new bunnies for your snake. But you're on a good timetable so far for the release of chapters, even if I do try to click the 'next chapter' links every time. *grins*

Probably gonna start opening it up

[brainofck.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the thoughtful reply.

We are coming up on the chapters that I think are the best thus far. I can't wait to open them - like a little kid who gets up at 4am on Christmas morning. I think once they're revised, I probably won't be able to discipline myself enough to hold them back. :)

I liked the cookie jar analogy! :)

Actually, the biggest argument for editing and posting as fast as possible is that before I started editing and posting, I was writing like 1000 words a day. I've only written about 1000 words *since* I started posting. Bad for progress...

Re: Probably gonna start opening it up

[wyldestarr.livejournal.com]

We are coming up on the chapters that I think are the best thus far. I can't wait to open them - like a little kid who gets up at 4am on Christmas morning. I think once they're revised, I probably won't be able to discipline myself enough to hold them back. :)

Eee! I found two more cookies today! *dances* Mysteries II and Initiate! *squeeeeeeee!* And oooooo, they're great! And you're still Evil, but it's great! Poor Sean!

And revising/editing will always cause new work to be slower as you're trying to maintain threads throughout and keep everything coherent and likely changing a few things. So you're focused on what's already written rather than new ideas. It'll come though, no worries. :)

Re: Probably gonna start opening it up

[brainofck.livejournal.com]

What about Blood Wash?! *goes to check security settings*

Re: Probably gonna start opening it up

[wyldestarr.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I got to Blood Wash too. :D You're going to spoil me. *smoooooooooooch*

Re: Probably gonna start opening it up

[brainofck.livejournal.com]

I'm holding you to that thing about going gently on the WIP writer... :)

[rhodynne.livejournal.com]

I've only just found you because of Arena, and I'm more frustraded having something closed than I am to WIP. An author can take the time needed to write, but I hate the dangling game. You know, "can't have it! can't have it!" Maybe its leftover childhood trauma, or I just hate being short. :-)

[rhodynne.livejournal.com]

Oh for the love of...
frustraTed.
:-/

Something else to kill time?

[brainofck.livejournal.com]

Working! Working! Sorry! :) Your icon makes me laugh. *snickers* Hee!

And since you're here and have nothing to read, poke over to Dark Muse (http://www.livejournal.com/users/brainofck/4409.html), maybe?

Re: Something else to kill time?

[wyldestarr.livejournal.com]

Must you always show me links to things that have closed chapters? *headdesks* I was like...oooo, I read that...and then OOOO, THERE'S MORE and then GODDEMMIT! IT'S LOCKED!

Tease. :P

Re: Something else to kill time?

[brainofck.livejournal.com]

Um. Sorry? Actually, the "Part VI" was cut from Arena. SB and VM do eventually get together, but then I'm writing and going, nah, this is Chapter VI of Dark Muse. So I cut it, and stuck the 200 words or so over there for later use... :)

Re: Something else to kill time?

[rhodynne.livejournal.com]

Thanks, I will try Dark Muse.
I love my icon too. Lady Aurora made it.
You did, of course, read The Archer....right?
:-)

Re: Something else to kill time?

[brainofck.livejournal.com]

Yup. Except I stopped reading about two chapters ago because I got scared to finish the rest. But uisgich said it would be OK, so now I just need to find the moment to finish it. I love the icons it generated, though, and I think it is so awesome that a story like that has a fan club all it's own. :)