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

[majorsamfan.livejournal.com]

Me of the need-for-instant-gratification does NOT like WIPs.

OTOH, I *am* guilty of not having finished ALL the alternatives for my "choose your own adventure" epic "Sacrifices". I did finish several, though, so one *can* read *a* complete story, if not with the options you would have chosen.

[kellifer-fic.livejournal.com]

A choose your own adventure?? Wow... that's more ambitious than I would ever be!! Hee!!

[majorsamfan.livejournal.com]

It didn't *start out* that way, but my beta had an idea or two for what could happen as it was going along. They were completely different from my plan, so I developed the "choose your own" idea. The internet is *ideal* for it, because you can just click on links and not have to go flipping for different pages. And then you can just go back-back-back until you find where you were to read another option.

[kellifer-fic.livejournal.com]

Oooooh... *thinky*

[majorsamfan.livejournal.com]

And PS, it was a "virgin" fic, so, well... *blushes*