private fic

[hutchynstarsk]

I wrote a sci fi / death fic for the Pros. A private sort of story I don't plan to post. (I have been in the mood for death fic lately for some reason.)

How about you? Ever write stuff that's just for you?

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Comments

[lillianorchid]

I always write a lot of stuff that I don't intend to post. Sometimes It's nice to have something written down just for yourself to read. :D

[hutchynstarsk]

I think you're right. :D

[nickygabriel]

My 'Chocolate Hutch' is now more than 30,000 words long :)
Yes, I do write just for myself. 90% of what I write is just for myself because I feel bad when I have to bother a beta-reader with my futile attempts to make the English greammar work in my stories, so I don't post it.

[hutchynstarsk]

I wish you didn't feel that way. :/ Surely it's not a bother if they offer to help? I understand not wanting to share some things but if you want to and people are willing to help, why not? :)
p.s. I am.

[nickygabriel]

I think that the beta-readers should concentrate on helping people who can write. Right now I like it the way it is - writing just for myself and not bothering about unpleasant comments and about what is mainstream right now. For some reason the stories I write recently make me very, very happy and I’m not going to try to fix something what works. I think it’s because I finally accepted certain things about my writing and that if I want to read something I should write it myself. I need to be me to be happy and this way I am :)

[hutchynstarsk]

I see. I think I understand. You don't want to post them right now. I'm glad you're happy with what you're doing. :)

[squeeful]

Most of my stuff is written for me. Or for tears-of-nienna, my partner in crime. There are a lot of allusions and jokes in my stuff that is purely there for my own enjoyment; if other people catch the references it's a bonus, not the point. Posting fic is mostly to encourage me to finish because then it has a fixed end point.

[hutchynstarsk]

Oh, interesting! So posting is like a writing exercise you sometimes use?