"Distant Relations" was the first fully-formed fic idea I've ever had. From the get-go, I've pretty well had it mapped out from start to finish. I started posting it the moment I started writing it. I had posted other stuff before, but it was mostly poems and one-shots, and from the beginning I knew that "DR" would be much longer. Since I had everything plotted out (well, everything except the scene where Avery died…that was a surprise to all but my muse, whom I think made that crap up on the fly), I wasn't concerned that it wouldn't (won't) get finished, because I already know how it ends and all the scenes leading up to the ending.

In hindsight, however, I wish I had waited until I was further along in writing it. Although, I've known every scene that would happen, there were times when, for several weeks, I just wasn't in the mood to write or was far too busy to write, and there were long gaps between updates. But back then, when I was just starting, I was so excited just to have an idea that I wanted to share it. I think in the future I'm going to adhere to my best friend's rule of writing and not post until I am at least halfway through. She learned her mistake after a fic completely stalled and she was forced to leave it as a terminal WIP. Anyway, that's my two cents. :)