My "rough draft filter" would be better called my "draft filter" as the majority of drafts are not "rough", so I'm changing the name to reflect that. If any of you that aren't on it want to be on it, you can request to be added here.

I received a response to my question post shortly after I had answered the rest of the questions.

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Ever since my journal was quoted on computerworld.com, I have been more mindful of what I write in terms of content, grammar, and accuracy. This was a major factor in my decision to create my rough draft filter.

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Yes, we are. No, I'm not.

I've been using private posts to keep track of my slow tagging of past entries, as well as one or two other slow-running lj projects. These projects are not a priority, and I tend to work on them when I find myself staring at the screen (often when I haven't properly woken up enough to do anything else). I make these posts often and they are transient like the posts on my rough draft filter, regularly deleted and updated. If anyone is masochistic enough to want to see these posts, I'll create a filter for them. Just ask.

I've set up the rough draft filter and added some of my older rough drafts to the filter. If you aren't on yet and it interests you, comment here and I'll add you to it.

I've been making many private posts of late. These posts are intended to be temporary. They are essentially rough drafts for public posts that have been percolating in my mind. The private posts allow me to work on the writing wherever I am. I could email myself the rough drafts instead; but, if I'm working on LiveJournal, I might as well have what I'm working on saved on LiveJournal and not have to wade into the depths of my inbox.

Sometimes the process takes weeks or month, sometimes only days, and sometime I never end up posting the writing. Sometimes one post is broken into two, and sometimes two are combined into one. Sometimes something will sit for a long time and suddenly bloom. It is a fluid process, the process of hatching a writing.

Many of my posts are still "of the moment", sometimes I feel that something is ready to go on the first revision. Sometimes "of the moment" is more important than polished. But I do want to work on making more polished posts.

I will still run much of my posts by a couple people close to me, but they are not always available. Furthermore, sometimes I just like to sit and think about a post for a period of time before deciding whether to make it public or delete it.

I'm offering to add to my "rough draft" group anyone who wishes to see these formerly private posts. If you wish to be included, you should reply to this post. You don't have to want to help proofread to be on the filter. Voyeurism into my creative process is also an acceptable reason to request to be added.

Three things to keep in mind if you wish to be included: 1) You will often see the same post in multiple revisions. 2) Do not take too seriously what is posted on the filter, because much of it is part of my thinking process and not what I actually believe 3) Due to the nature of the filter, it will be common for entries on the filter to be deleted.

I'll probably set the filter up sometime tomorrow or Thursday.