Fic progress

[valis2]

As usual, time restraints sharpen my swords, and the ginormous bloated thing I wasn't certain about writing for Snupin has revealed itself to have a simple, tripartate structure at its core that is making me jump for joy. Huzzah!

The daydreaming stage (the longest part of me writing anything) is at its end.

My ratio seems to be 4 parts daydreaming, 1 part writing, for just about anything.

What about you guys? What's your daydream-to-writing ratio?

Comments

[jen-deben.livejournal.com]

I haven't worked it out rigourously, but I too spend a lot more time day-dreaming or outlining (since I have a brain like a sieve, the day-dreams would fade if I didn't write the important bits down) than actually writing.

That method works for me, but I envy - a little bit - those people who write organically, who just sit down and let it flow, then edit the words into a story later. I think it would be very satisfying to have no trouble getting the initial content. That's the part I struggle with.

Of course, I expect the organic writers envy those of us who don't wind up with reams and reams of good writing that will mostly all have to be dropped in the trash...

[valis2.livejournal.com]

Yeah, my memory is horrid! I have to apologize to people all the time. I've shorted out whole sections of it, I'm afraid.

And I'm with you...I'm definitely not an organic writer. Hence the 4 parts daydream to 1 part writing thing. I really hate "losing" stuff, honestly. ;)