Quote:batzulger wrote:If I may, I found this extremely interesting. And a little encouraging. The 'a-ha' moment was because, well, I've always been impressed by the attention to detail in what you write. I'm not talking about the grammar or language, but...world-building elements, background knowledge, texture and so on. Now, I've said that recently in a TTH review, but what I mean is... it really, really helps with the sense of authenticity or verisimilitude, it makes your stories stand out a lot. If you're a non-fiction writer by profession, that explains a great deal - at least in my mind.
I write in the browser window on TTH, and give my stuff a very limited spelling and grammar pass. Yes I know tha's not professional, but I'm a technical documentation writer and editor in my day job and I honestly can't be assed to do it on writing I do for fun. Yes I can separate my work and my not-work that decisively. I telecommute full-time so I usally write between editing passes of my real job (see also the reason I really don't edit my fiction much) just to clear my head.
The encouraging element comes from the fact that, well, I'm a research peon. I write, but it's... you know, articles, papers, reports and so on. It tends to sap my energy for other writing and creative pursuits, though, so the fact you've been able to strike a balance...even use the fiction as a release, or entertainment, is very positive to me. Being deliberately haphazard, on purpose, and just writing non-stop without the myriad of proofreading corrections or whatever is something I need to try.
-- Acyl