I don't keep separate files either -- see above for what I said to Pers. I never get confused because I have a line in the file that separates the working version of the fic from all the abandoned pieces, notes, etc. A good gauge of how easy something was for me to write is the ratio of abandoned writing to finished writing. Sometimes that ratio is depressing, but then it always makes me feel good to see how much better the finished version is from what I started off with.
(no subject)
Date: 2011-09-16 10:19 pm (UTC)