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I saw this on my DW network and thought I'd give it a go.
Comment with any of these words and I'll answer the question for them!
monday: do you struggle with the 'boring' parts of writing?
tuesday: name a fic you have posted which you think is overrated?
wednesday: name a fic which you have posted which you think is underrated?
thursday: have you ever written a high fantasy concept?
friday:most self-indulgent fic you have ever posted?
saturday: what gets you excited whilst writing?
sunday: how frequently do you take requests or prompts, if at all?
fortnight: what wip do you plan on posting next, if at all?
january: what was the first fic you posted this year?
february: have you ever written and/or a holiday-centric fic?
march:do you listen to music whilst writing?
april: have you ever written and/or posted a crackfic?
may: a fic you have regretted posting?
june: have you ever written and/or posted a marriage fic?
july: what’s the hottest fic you have written and/or posted if you write smut at all?
august: are any of your fics associated with certain genres/artists/songs/etc?
september: share a comment or review which still warms your heart?
october: name the darkest or angstiest fic you have written and/or posted?
november:do you have any rituals or requirements for getting in the mood for writing?
december: have you ever gifted a fic to someone?
recent: the most recent fic you have posted online?
ancient: the first fic you ever posted online?
seconds: shortest completed fic?
minutes: how long does it normally take you to complete a fic?
hours: longest wip or completed fic?
tomorrow: favourite ways to write fluff?
yesterday: favourite way to write angst?
today:have you made any progress in any wips today?
calendar: do you have a schedule for posting?
forever: do you balance fic writing with original concept stuff?
Comment with any of these words and I'll answer the question for them!
monday: do you struggle with the 'boring' parts of writing?
tuesday: name a fic you have posted which you think is overrated?
wednesday: name a fic which you have posted which you think is underrated?
thursday: have you ever written a high fantasy concept?
friday:
saturday: what gets you excited whilst writing?
sunday: how frequently do you take requests or prompts, if at all?
fortnight: what wip do you plan on posting next, if at all?
january: what was the first fic you posted this year?
february: have you ever written and/or a holiday-centric fic?
march:
april: have you ever written and/or posted a crackfic?
may: a fic you have regretted posting?
june: have you ever written and/or posted a marriage fic?
july: what’s the hottest fic you have written and/or posted if you write smut at all?
august: are any of your fics associated with certain genres/artists/songs/etc?
november:
december: have you ever gifted a fic to someone?
recent: the most recent fic you have posted online?
ancient: the first fic you ever posted online?
tomorrow: favourite ways to write fluff?
yesterday: favourite way to write angst?
today:
calendar: do you have a schedule for posting?
forever: do you balance fic writing with original concept stuff?
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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.
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I think I remember when you got that comment on Tints. It certainly sounds like the sort of comment you'll treasure forever.