Question to you writers

[strangevisitor7]

I haven't written anything more than one chapter but I have begun a longer fiction. I just started chapter 4.

So, I am looking for some advise.
When you are working on a long multichapter fiction, do you post as each chapter as it is finished or do you wait till the whole thing is written? Do you always know where its going because I can see my ending but not clearly?
Should I post any way.

If you post each chapter before the whole fic is done what if something changes further down the line?

I realize that everyone has different things that work for them.

I want to start posting this story but I have some concerns that the story may never be finished or that I write myself into a corner and can't finish.

So just thought I'd ask.

Comments

[kaylashay81]

Back in the day of my first fics, I posted as I wrote. (there's still one that I'm doing that way)

At the time, I think I was eager for any kind of feedback. Now, I prefer to hold off on the posting on multi-chapter stories or stick to one chapter stories that have an ending but could be continued.

I found it better to do that than to get to writer's block and then get the "are you ever going to finish" reviews. Of course, if you go this route, I suggest still posting over time even if it is complete instead of posting the whole chunk at once. This gets you a wider audience.

PS: beta'ed fic got delayed one more night... work spilled over...

[strangevisitor7.livejournal.com]

I find that at this early stage of my writing i am a bit of a feed back whore. I think if I fulfill my need to put things out there with one shots and single chapters i can move this bigger one along and post it later.

As for the other fic - you get to it when you get to it. thanks

[lark_ascends]

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