I'm keeping most of it to myself - apart from the bits I blogged

In the past I've done both - I've shared the whole thing, though with a selected group of people, and another year I didn't share anything.

This year, of course, I'm just blogging, so it's all out there. *verbal diarrhoeas*

I never let anyone read while I'm writing stuff, in case they say it's shit, effectively putting the Iguana of Creativity in a bag and

throwing him off a bridge.

Poor Kevin.

My novel is staying firmly secret until November, when I can go back and proofread it

the only people I've let read my fiction are those who have beta read for me previously. I know they won't say it's shite, just cheerlead...

and then be edit-y after the fact if I want them to!