Do you want to know what I do with "Lois, Clark & Sharlynn"?
(or, what I did, before I started having trouble finding a BR and couldn't just stay idle?)
I wrote one part.
Posted it.
Read the feedback.
And then got on writing the next part.
Still, the feedback isn't really affecting me.
Once I have something to start with, I can just keep it going on, until... forever, and don't really need ideas on how to continue.
(have you watched "Finding Forrester"?)
For the stories I'm writing now I prefer to have a general plot in my head, so that I don't reach a dead-end when writing - just precaution, although thinking about a fic knowing that it will be a long time until you get to writing it or thinking about what is going to happen next knowing that you have to write much more until you get to that point can be very annoying sometimes.
Anyway, I think that, as others said before me, that feedback is more like a help. I mean, when someone starts posting a story, usually KNOWS what's going to come next, or at least has a general idea. Occasions like my LC&S situation are rare, I believe.
However, when you think you are stuck, you can use the feedback to help you continue.
who finds that the one thing that the boards seem to promote is... sequels
"The one thing"?
I'm not so sure about it, but as if the boards promote sequels...
...They do, absolutely!!
And this really IS a case when feedback affects the future of a story.
Nice question, Roger.
See you soon,
AnnaBtG. (in her babbling mode, today)
P.S.: Since the not-voting-but-wanting-to-see-the-results issue came up, I suggest that we all use 00jen's discovery and uncheck "Force Users to Vote Before Viewing Results", or whatever it is, from now on.