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I don't like outlining. Even when I do make an outline, I usually end up straying from them the further I get into a story. So, I use a note/fact file instead.

I also don't like writing filler; I want every part of the story to be important somehow. Since I write fanfics for video games, this often means I have to find ways to circumvent backtracking sections. Or even cut out entire parts of the game if I think the plot I'm working with doesn't need them.

I don't mind proofreading, though I tend to get caught up in the story after a point and miss things. This means I have to go back and proofread it all over again. Then I still find tons of things I missed after it's been posted.

I usually just force a friend to read it for me, instead of hiring a beta.

I use loose outlines, but nothing too specific. It's more like a list of events that have to happen in the story and even then, some of those get tossed or change by the time I get to them.

No, the little things in writing fanfiction don't bother me near as much as sitting down and starting the damn thing. Once I get going I'm great, but I drag my feet getting to the starting line. This is problematic, seeing as writing it is the most important part of the whole process.

Starting the actual writing for a new story, especially for a new fandom, is very hard for me. For some reason I feel as though the characters are out there, judging me every time I type their names. Logically, I know they aren't real and even if they were, they wouldn't know anyway, but it's still an awkward feeling.

It might help if I moved the figures of them I have out of the same room as the computer, so their eyes couldn't stare holes in my head while I writing.