I was wondering, is there a difference in how you write your 'for publishing books' vs how you write fanfiction? Do you do a different or lighter editing process or is it around the same?
My style and writing voice are the same, but the editing process “for publishing” is much more intensive.
My fanfic is what my first drafts look like. I use my preferred sentence structures, preferred descriptors/turns of phrases, regardless of repetition, and don’t really bother to filter my filler words out because that sort of thing takes a lot of mental exertion on my part to spot. And I’m not about to torture my ADHD over something which I am primarily doing for fun. Usually on the spur of the fixation/moment. (Honestly, you’re lucky if I read my fanfic before I hit post sometimes lol.)
The “for publishing” work, on the other hand, needs to be more concise and not read like it was written at 4am on a fixation bend. Even if it was written at 4am during a fixation bend. This is why I hire editors lol.