Newbie question about views

[FrancesScott]

It's the shark strategy, and I agree with it: Just keep swimming forward.

I agree with you and @ElectricBlue but it took me like ten minutes. Not a big effort.

 

[old_prof]

My advice is always, stop futzing with the story you've just written, it is what it is. Put the angst and energy into the next story, that way you'll have another story, not just the one fine-tuned. Readers don't care about story perfection, that's a writers' worry; but they will read another story.

I'm moving to futzing more and more with stories before I publish them and I think it's the right thing for me to do. I still consider myself on the learning curve for writing (and will be for sometime I hope). This is just part of my progression from just posting essentially my proofread first draft.

 

[ElectricBlue]

I'm moving to futzing more and more with stories before I publish them and I think it's the right thing for me to do. I still consider myself on the learning curve for writing (and will be for sometime I hope). This is just part of my progression from just posting essentially my proofread first draft.

Futzing before you submit, absolutely do that. Doing it afterwards is nearly always a waste of time - if you rushed the first time, suffer the consequences.

My current edit wait was completely and utterly my fault, one hundred percent caused by me, so it would be shitty of me to blame the site. But there's many who would say, "But the site should do edits quicker, blah blah blah." It'll get done when it gets done, and hopefully it gets done right.

 

[FrancesScott]

I wanted to thank @Laurel and / or @Manu for publishing my new subtitle and tags within days. It’s very much appreciated.

 

[alohadave]

I'm moving to futzing more and more with stories before I publish them and I think it's the right thing for me to do. I still consider myself on the learning curve for writing (and will be for sometime I hope). This is just part of my progression from just posting essentially my proofread first draft.

Set a deadline for modifications and post.

You can futz with your story forever and after a certain point, you aren't making the story better, you are just changing things. It'll never be perfect, so make it as good as you reasonably can and move to the next one. Don't let perfect be the enemy of good.

This is why I like the competitions and challenges. If I have a deadline, I can focus on finishing the story.

 

[old_prof]

Set a deadline for modifications and post.

You can futz with your story forever and after a certain point, you aren't making the story better, you are just changing things. It'll never be perfect, so make it as good as you reasonably can and move to the next one. Don't let perfect be the enemy of good.

This is why I like the competitions and challenges. If I have a deadline, I can focus on finishing the story.

Everyone has their own challenges. For me, it's improving the quality of my writing. I've had no problem finishing and posting stories. By the time my one year anniversary rolls around next month, I will be close to 60 stories and the better part of a million words up. I don't publish as much as I did early on (I was close to two novellas a week for a while), but I will gladly trade that for improved quality.