Most of my short storise have at least a thread banging around for a while (3 months to 10 years) before I sit down and write them.
Rarely do I polish off something having never thought about it before sitting down (I've done this twice... once I hated the result, the other turned out very well).
So, I don't have a standard lead time. And I know when I'm pushing too early if I sit down and NOTHING comes.
I don't count the subconscious effort as a WIP. It is so deep that I often don't know it is there.
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Date: 2004-11-16 12:48 pm (UTC)Rarely do I polish off something having never thought about it before sitting down (I've done this twice... once I hated the result, the other turned out very well).
So, I don't have a standard lead time. And I know when I'm pushing too early if I sit down and NOTHING comes.
I don't count the subconscious effort as a WIP. It is so deep that I often don't know it is there.
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