It really depends on the author. It helps if I get more familiar with the author on his or her shorts, then be willing to join the wait for his or her gradual WIPs
I am wary of going for WIPs for fear of abandonment, but on LJ this hasn't happened very often... I guess I really don't like the "wait indefinitely for what happens next" thing... I abandoned one or two series because it never seemed to end. On the other hand, I am definitely glad to dive into a long series that is now finished and taken as a classic in the fandom
I once drew a WIP series, which I realised would have really benefited, style and tone wise, from long term planning. Which is why I don't do a lotta of them now O_o
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Date: 2007-06-08 02:19 pm (UTC)I am wary of going for WIPs for fear of abandonment, but on LJ this hasn't happened very often... I guess I really don't like the "wait indefinitely for what happens next" thing... I abandoned one or two series because it never seemed to end. On the other hand, I am definitely glad to dive into a long series that is now finished and taken as a classic in the fandom
I once drew a WIP series, which I realised would have really benefited, style and tone wise, from long term planning. Which is why I don't do a lotta of them now O_o