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Ha, no, there is nothing wrong with having feels about WiPs. <3 I think that for me, I kinda grew up with an addiction to serialized media (comics, soap operas, long fantasy novel series) and just kind of ... never got past that; I latched onto the serialization possibilities of the Internet with absolute delight. That said, I truly understand the "wait 'til it's finished" urge, and I've been burned enough times on WiPs that either never finished or took a sudden 180 turn to WTF in the middle that I often withhold kudos/comments until it's far enough along that I have a pretty good idea I'm not gonna regret having my name associated with it. XD

It is a very interesting thing to deal with as a writer, isn't it? The other thing I do is webcomics, which are even more that way -- well, unless you're organized enough to write a complete script at the beginning, which I ... am not. A webcomic artist friend of mine described it as street theatre, and I think that's actually one of the things I really like about it -- webcomics and serial WiPs both: that sense of immediacy and instant feedback/response to an audience. It's raw and rough and I really enjoy that. But, again, I completely get wanting the polished, complete version.