So... Posting Stories · 1:02am Jun 30th, 2012
Greetings and salutations to all! Got several things to ask ya today.
First off would be that I, once more, have another little one shot that I'd like someone to proof-read for me, make sure it doesn't suck and catch all the little errors that I inevitably end up leaving behind in my works. Turns out that I just cannot successfully proof-read my own stuff. Even tried readin' a chapter of Retired out loud once, word by word. Still didn't catch all the errors. So.... yeah. I suck you guys rock.
Secondly I want your opinion on some things. I write quite a bit, some of it even tolerable. As in I have nearly 40k words down over seven stories that I consider my primary, at the moment, interests, another 20k spread out among a little over a dozen other stories that I have in my 'decent idea but don't feel like working on it at the moment' pile and a txt file with twenty-three more story ideas, many of which are almost completely fleshed out but I haven't otherwise touched due to getting distracted.
Of course the problem with juggling so many things is that they aren't doing jack even though a couple of them have a bit done. Hell, one story accounts for nearly half the words in my primary interests group. The question here is would you rather wait around for me to get my stories to what I'd consider a 'finished' state? i.e. everything is written down and unless I'm hit with a sudden burst of inspiration to change things around I'll release it at a chapter every couple days. Or would you rather I get the stories to a 'this works' state? Wherein I know that I can get into the story and finish it up over time and then post what I have over a few days with further chapters posted the same way Retired gets its updates.
Waiting for me to finish with the story guarantees that you'll get the whole thing and I won't just drop it out of boredom or something and when you do get it you'll get it all rather quickly; but you'll likely have to wait a good deal longer since I don't have any real incentive to focus on it overmuch. If I post it as a work in progress, the way Retired is posted, then you'll get it much earlier but at a slower pace. However I will focus more on it simply because I would actually have people waiting for the next bit. Chances of me dropping it part way through are extremely small since I should already have invested enough work into it for me to finish it out of spite if nothing else but the chance is still there.
Thirdly, I was wondering if any of you were willing to be my sla- dedicated proofreader. As mentioned before I can't objectively read through my own stuff, something to do with the fact that I already know what it should be and that tends to subconsciously replace what it actually is. Therefore I was wondering if any of you were willing to subject yourselves to my incompetence on a regular basis. I'd probably end up running future chapters of Retired past you as well as anything else I'm working on that I want an opinion on. Friendly warning: That means that you'll probably be subjected to a lot of the crap that I've only written a little of and want to know whether or not it seems like a viable idea. This is not a good thing for your sanity.
And I guess that be all. Hope ya all have a nice night/evening/afternoon/whenever the hell you're reading this thing!
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I don't even know how to comment. I guess I could Proofread for ya', as for the posting thing? I don't know... I guess whatever would make it so that you don't drop out, but I'm just a measly reader.
Tell me if you want my help, and don't worry about my sanity... I already lost most of it...
Hmmm... If I had to make a choice, I'd say the 'this works, will write more later' option. We get to see stuff sooner, and then we get those wonderful 'Story X' has updated Emails that always make me happy.
As to proofreading, I've worked with a few other people, and I think I'm decent enough to catch most errors. If no one more qualified offers, I'd be honored to give it a shot (my secret reason for offering is that I'd get to see Retired updates sooner, which would be awesome).
Whatever you decide, I look forward to your new stories!
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I have to say that my preference for updates is for chapters to be posted as they are finished. Sure, it's nice to get stories that are completed, but it is also nice to, as Frederick up there says, get the "story X has updated" messages. However, my personal opinion is to always do whatever is easier for the person writing the story.
As for proofreading, I would be delighted to help with that. I can't guarantee that I'll catch everthing, but I'd give it my best effort. Just send me a PM here on FiMFiction and I'll get on it within a few days at most.