I am a statistical anomaly. I follow far more than twelve WiPs and I definitely read more of them now than I did as a fandom newbie. But how could it be otherwise? WiPs are far more likely to drag on and on for years than they are to finish. And new WiPs are started at a *much* faster rate than ongoing WiPs are completed. As a WiP-lover, the list of WiPs I am following will only ever grow.
I do read WiPs in a different way than I used to, though. Initially, I would check on a bi-weekly basis for new installments of all the WiPs I was following and then read the new parts immediately. Now, I voraciously read all the available chapters, then go away for a few months and let the updates pile up a bit. Sometimes I even wait for the story to finish, or go on indefinite hiatus. I really like to read a lot of words in one sitting. Exceptions to my mandatory waiting period policy are WiPs with individual updates that are so massively long that I can wallow in them for long enough to really feel satified.
Everyone's mentioned Shadow of His Wings and Maya's current WiPs, so I'll note caligryphy's Snape/Lupin story, A Soft Place to Sleep (http://www.livejournal.com/users/caligryphy/5442.html). Seven chapters so far, marvellously detailed, last updated in November.
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Date: 2006-01-06 06:56 pm (UTC)I do read WiPs in a different way than I used to, though. Initially, I would check on a bi-weekly basis for new installments of all the WiPs I was following and then read the new parts immediately. Now, I voraciously read all the available chapters, then go away for a few months and let the updates pile up a bit. Sometimes I even wait for the story to finish, or go on indefinite hiatus. I really like to read a lot of words in one sitting. Exceptions to my mandatory waiting period policy are WiPs with individual updates that are so massively long that I can wallow in them for long enough to really feel satified.
Everyone's mentioned Shadow of His Wings and Maya's current WiPs, so I'll note