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Looking for suggestions: Alpha writing previews (Patreon)

Published:
2016-10-20 15:53:17
Imported:
2021-05

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So I HAVE been doing a lot of work on writing stories but I haven't posted any previews in a few months, and I think it's because I'm not satisfied with the format of gathering some words into a chapter to send out. Largely this is because I have a tendency to change tracks, completely alter content, or just plain scrap/rewrite sections lots of people may insist are just fine, and so chapter-by-chapter previews seem like the incorrect path. This is a problem mostly because I feel an implicit pressure to justify changes, which I really shouldn't need to do since this is, by admission, really early in the writing process and so a lot of features can and SHOULD be up in the air.

So, does anyone have any suggestions on how to make this work better? A way to preview currently-drafted stories without the implicit pressure to keep everything in strict storybook order?

Comments

JohnnyTikitavi

That's a tough one, Rick - because I feel the struggle you have here is the one between providing in progress content/previews for your Paetrons (content that you are not satisfied to release yet) vs the final quality/vision for your material (stuff you are happy with and feel is finished). You could just release an in progress google doc on the draft or something, but that straight up makes us your editors, and I don't think that's what you want. I'm thinking about Zootopia and how they scrapped and rewrote almost their entire plot, then after the fact told ythe original idea in interviews and behind the scenes documentaries. Is there anything you can release from your existing work that you haven't posted, like the rewrites you discuss above? I know that I recently read your 'history of house pets' stuff the other day and enjoyed that story. Anyway, sorry for the long post, hope that helps.

Anonymous

While I normally suggest writers avoid chaptering until they've completed a project, that sounds like just what you're looking for. That way you can alter a section and suggest people read 8-10 because you've made a change in 9.

Anonymous

Apparently enter means 'post comment' rather than 'give me a line break.' -.- One thing I meant to add: Never feel like you need to justify your changes. Remember at every point that this is still your story, even while you're looking for feedback. It is entirely your prerogative to ignore that feedback if you don't feel it's the way you want to take your story. It's part of the unspoken covenant of writer and reader that we'll honor your final decision.

Anonymous

Quick question: Is this a problem in how you're presenting it to us, or how you're working with it yourself? If the second, what software are you using to write?

rickgriffin
>>2821666

I like how I am working with it. I'm using Scrivener. The main issue is that readers have shown preference for having full context of whatever I show them and I might end up going back and adding sections in the middle or whatnot so just giving it out one piece at a time might not be ideal

J. N. Squire

My personnal view on the topic is "alpha" states explicitly you're free to do any change you want because you want to improve things and maysuddenly include other ideas. As long as you remind patrons often about this fact and keep them to get their hopes too highs about getting a glimpse of final content, I think most of them wouldn't mind much. I know I don't. :) Serializing the stories may be another option to put your mind at ease. Or at least cutting the story in parts, doing the deep changes once you finish this, then moving on the next part.

Anonymous

Okay, I totally agree with J.N Squire up there. Another alternative, that may add some work, is to send some "preparatory work" like texts, set in the story universe, with or without the characters, and showing the tone and universe you will developp. Y ou do not have to change it later, it does not alter the stoy and it keeps the surprise for the whole text, and that way, you have no pressure because it will not be the final text, just a part of the world. Like some "mise en bouche".

Anonymous

Well, the whole point of this is to be your judges for your writings, right? I think one of the things you should do is on your spare time is to give some of your two cents more often in the comments section so we can get a better idea of what you are aiming at during your alpha drafts. I'm confident you just wanna avoid alienating your fans, but I think the bigger concern is whether you are not satisfied with your final decisions than anything. give us your two cents more often during these drafts and you'll likely see a confident improvement. If that doesn't help, i recommend going into the alpha giving your fans a taste of the tease of the book ~ give us a spoiler line on the book that you know the fans will love and see how they react to it. The main hero did something unforgivable? Tease it to your patreon members!