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24: Betaing: How many betas do you like to use to make sure there aren't any major flaws in your fic? Do you have a Beta horror story or dream story?
Depending what I'm writing I may or may not use a beta. Prompt responses with limited times I don't. Things I write principally for my own enjoyment again I don't. Gift/exchange fics I will get a beta, although I only use one - who I use will depend on the fandom. It's always helpful, as![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
moth2fic said, to make sure the words have actually moved out of my head and onto the page, so readers aren't left confused. Also, there comes a point with typos where I see what I intended to write, not what my fingers have in fact produced.
At the moment my Spooks (MI5) fic, which totals 11,482 words, needs a beta.vix_spes has been reading the chapters as they've been written and tells me she likes it - we share a liking for Lucas North/Adam Carter.
25: Music: Do you listen to music while you write? Do you make playlists to get into a certain "mood" to write your fic? Do you need noise in general? Or do you need it completely quiet?
I'm not fussed either way, but definitely no playlists. Although sometimes in total quiet late at night I can feel inspired. Regretfully I can't do that if I'm working the next morning.
26: What is the oddest (or funniest) thing you've had to research for a fic?
I'm not sure. I've done a lot of research for the Marylebone Monthly Illustrated, which has been interesting - this week being the requirements for Victorian funerals.
I've done some odd research when I've been beta-ing as well - two of the recent Holmestices included. I find it fascinating finding out all these strange things I wouldn't know anything about otherwise.
27: Where is your favorite place to write, and do you write by hand or on the computer?
Generally I sit on the sofa with my laptop balanced on a cushion next to me. Sometimes I use the dining table, but with a dodgy battery I'm not risking that at the moment. Otherwise, by hand (in pencil) on trains, slowly moving coaches (and standing beside said coaches when they are parked up), sitting in church pews during choir rehearsals ...
Depending what I'm writing I may or may not use a beta. Prompt responses with limited times I don't. Things I write principally for my own enjoyment again I don't. Gift/exchange fics I will get a beta, although I only use one - who I use will depend on the fandom. It's always helpful, as
moth2fic said, to make sure the words have actually moved out of my head and onto the page, so readers aren't left confused. Also, there comes a point with typos where I see what I intended to write, not what my fingers have in fact produced.At the moment my Spooks (MI5) fic, which totals 11,482 words, needs a beta.
vix_spes has been reading the chapters as they've been written and tells me she likes it - we share a liking for Lucas North/Adam Carter.25: Music: Do you listen to music while you write? Do you make playlists to get into a certain "mood" to write your fic? Do you need noise in general? Or do you need it completely quiet?
I'm not fussed either way, but definitely no playlists. Although sometimes in total quiet late at night I can feel inspired. Regretfully I can't do that if I'm working the next morning.
26: What is the oddest (or funniest) thing you've had to research for a fic?
I'm not sure. I've done a lot of research for the Marylebone Monthly Illustrated, which has been interesting - this week being the requirements for Victorian funerals.
I've done some odd research when I've been beta-ing as well - two of the recent Holmestices included. I find it fascinating finding out all these strange things I wouldn't know anything about otherwise.
27: Where is your favorite place to write, and do you write by hand or on the computer?
Generally I sit on the sofa with my laptop balanced on a cushion next to me. Sometimes I use the dining table, but with a dodgy battery I'm not risking that at the moment. Otherwise, by hand (in pencil) on trains, slowly moving coaches (and standing beside said coaches when they are parked up), sitting in church pews during choir rehearsals ...
