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minutes: how long does it normally take you to complete a fic?

Thinking back, I've been able to write some stories within a day, but those will always be short, usually less than 2k. Plus, that doesn't happen that often, but when it does I love the flow of words.

The longest it's ever taken me was months. You'd think that would be for When Days which is the largest story I've written, but it was actually Sound Tracking, and simply because of the beta reading process.

If we're taking complete to mean actually posted, the beta reading and editing will always add on at least an extra week, more if it's long.

Editing Sound Tracking was like pulling teeth, Nopsued is an excellent beta, but won't let anything go and I must have rewritten one battle scene at least five times. I mean, it was very much worth it in the end as in terms of writing, ST is up there as one of my best, but at some points, I could have easily deleted the whole thing when I got yet more edits to do.

Which is why it's sometimes frustrating to get more comments/kudos on the quick things than something I've slaved over.

Sometimes I wish I was a faster writer and could churn things out, but I doubt I ever will. So, thinking of averages, I'd say between 3-4 weeks for anything
midlength 10- 20k for the writing, then added beta and editing times on top of that.

Wenchpixie also picked September so I'll copy the answer to that.

I can't actually share it as it was sent via DM. But, when I first posted Tints of Rainbow Hue, I received the most lovely message from someone who had struggled with depression also. They told me how the story had touched them and gave them hope that there was a light at the end of the tunnel, and if Gerard had got there they could, too.

That blew me away, both what they said and the fact they'd shared something so personal. It's a comment I never would have expected to receive, and I'll treasure it always.