Yes, that does sound very different! It's rare for me to do pre-writing in my head before I begin a fic. More often, I just have a vague idea, and I "discover" the fic while I'm writing it.
I understand what you're saying about editing happening in the head, though. In those rare cases when I do have a strong sense of the story before I start writing it, I usually can write it fairly quickly and don't wind up with much editing to do.
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Date: 2012-07-11 12:12 am (UTC)I understand what you're saying about editing happening in the head, though. In those rare cases when I do have a strong sense of the story before I start writing it, I usually can write it fairly quickly and don't wind up with much editing to do.