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I get that people get a high from posting in chapters (I think most people get more comments because you can only kudos once - I have not gotten that many, though, so maybe I was doing it wrong?), and I don't begrudge them that, there was certainly a lightness to writing and posting this story that I haven't felt in a long time.

I think, for me, though, I'll stick to writing epics the standard way and post shorts and one shots for that hit. I want my long stories to be well thought out and not have logic holes or bad characterization choices because I was in a hurry. When I've put as much time into something as I have WMTDI or the Wincestiel romcom, I don't want the end result to be shabby, you know?

I think chaptered fic tends to use shortcuts, too, in a bad way. It's easier to just throw a paragraph of exposition in so you can get to the emotional content, and that's just... not good.

I don't think it's necessarily evil to not post the whole thing, but it means I won't read it. I don't do WIPs and by the time it's fully posted, I will have forgotten about it. I just... I understand the impulse, I just think it's not the best one out there. Then again, I'm not really that popular and don't get huge hit counts, so I'm probably shooting myself in the foot, sticking with that philosophy. *shrug*