Aww, thank you for putting it that way – yeah, when I remember that I was writing ready-to-post things rather than messy-first-draft things, the word count makes a lot of sense and feels like something to be proud of. (And it also makes sense how exhausting it all was!) Thanks for reframing, 'cause I'm bad at that. :-)
Betas! The writer-beta relationship can be so beautiful! I used to have one writing friend where we betaed all of each other's stuff, and it was such a symbiotic thing, how we knew each other so well and could give really true, deep, meaningful feedback. I still mourn that friendship (nothing bad happened, that person's just not in fandom anymore); but no longer having that safety net has forced me to branch out and, you know, actually talk to new people. It's been very good for me! So I've been thinking a lot, too, about the vulnerability of it, of throwing myself out into the world and asking strangers for their kindness...and how that leap into the unknown has always led to good things. What a gift that is!
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Date: 2018-12-04 07:45 pm (UTC)Betas! The writer-beta relationship can be so beautiful! I used to have one writing friend where we betaed all of each other's stuff, and it was such a symbiotic thing, how we knew each other so well and could give really true, deep, meaningful feedback. I still mourn that friendship (nothing bad happened, that person's just not in fandom anymore); but no longer having that safety net has forced me to branch out and, you know, actually talk to new people. It's been very good for me! So I've been thinking a lot, too, about the vulnerability of it, of throwing myself out into the world and asking strangers for their kindness...and how that leap into the unknown has always led to good things. What a gift that is!