Beware the WIP...

[kellifer]

I have a quick question.

For the writers - have you ever started posted a story you haven't finished?

For the readers - do you read WIPS?

Reason I'm asking is because I never post WIPS, my longer stories are finished when I start posting, just being beta'd usually. I usually don't read WIPS unless it's an author I know but I started reading one that is four parts in, I'm liking it and the author seems to have dropped off the face of the earth.

Argh!! Don't do that to me!!!

Comments

[live-momma.livejournal.com]

Very rarely.

I don't mind WIPS that are pieces that *could* stand alone, but cliff hangers are a bad, bad thing. What I really hate is when I come across a WIP and don't realize it's not actually complete, and then I get to the end of the part that's online and .... WTF!? AAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!

[kellifer-fic.livejournal.com]

Aargh... that drives me nuts. I would rather people let you know that it's only part of a story. What I like seeing is the Part blah/of blah because then I *know* it's finished and how much is left to go.

I think there's a story online being posted at the moment and the author put "Part 53/?" Holy hell!! I wouldn't touch that with a barge pole!!