WIP? Do Tell!
By Natalie Bright
Do you talk about your WIP (work in progress)?
Some writers feel it takes away the momentum of their story. They don’t breathe a word about the characters and scenes mulling around in their head. Ask me about my stories, and I’ll talk your ear off.
The first niggling of an idea works itself out in my brain, and as I ponder the possibilities a character, a place and usually their problems begin to evolve. Once I have the ending in my head, I like to verbalize the story idea. When I talk about my characters, it makes them even more real to me. Their personalities and quirks come to life. The whys and reasons and obstacles begin to make sense. And thank goodness, I have a critique group that listens.
Our meetings usually run long. We delve into much more than commas and sentence structure. Since we’ve been meeting together for several years, we are familiar with each others projects. We dig deep and talk character motivation and plot structure, and it’s wonderful.
What about you; do you spill about your WIP?
Natalie Bright
Wordsmith Six 
I occasionally bounce ideas off my roommate while I’m working on a story, or ask for advice if I get really stuck; other than that I wait until it’s all done before I let anyone else read it.
Nope. I tell a very few close friends I trust, but do not get into specific details otherwise. Non-fiction is competitive enough and why hand out a terrific idea you’ve worked hard on?
After the contract is signed, yes. But not until then.