My writing style is pretty scattered. Sometimes I have a vague idea that just floats to my head once in a while and I think about where it could go, other times I get a more concrete idea and scribble/type the scene real quick. I have lots of files that are just one or two scenes that never got any further.
For a short story, I just keep writing scenes and filling in the spots in between until it's done, then I go back and edit for flow and wordiness. I try not to do multi-chapter stories because I feel like I can go on too long sometimes, but at some point in a file the number of scenes makes it obvious I have a multi-parter on my hands. And the scenes are most definitely up and down the story's time line, so I'll write a rough outline that connects the dots. Then each chapter basically gets done the same way I'd write a one-parter, though of course some of the bits I started out with will get thrown out if they no longer make sense. I don't save different versions; I'm too indecisive. I have to just cut bits out and move on!
I also tend to print out a chapter and edit it by hand instead of on screen. It uses up paper, but I get distracted too often if I'm on the computer.
I don't have a beta. I used to in a different fandom, though, and I do miss arguing with him. ;)
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Date: 2011-08-16 12:39 am (UTC)For a short story, I just keep writing scenes and filling in the spots in between until it's done, then I go back and edit for flow and wordiness. I try not to do multi-chapter stories because I feel like I can go on too long sometimes, but at some point in a file the number of scenes makes it obvious I have a multi-parter on my hands. And the scenes are most definitely up and down the story's time line, so I'll write a rough outline that connects the dots. Then each chapter basically gets done the same way I'd write a one-parter, though of course some of the bits I started out with will get thrown out if they no longer make sense. I don't save different versions; I'm too indecisive. I have to just cut bits out and move on!
I also tend to print out a chapter and edit it by hand instead of on screen. It uses up paper, but I get distracted too often if I'm on the computer.
I don't have a beta. I used to in a different fandom, though, and I do miss arguing with him. ;)