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Eeee! And here I was just craving some excellent new H/D to read!
*loves*
*scurries off to read*
*loves*
*scurries off to read*
OMG I don't know what to do with myself.
*dies from glee*
*dies from glee*
Uhm, squee. Squee. You and Abby with new fics the same night? Yeah, life is good.
This is the reason I didn't volunteer to beta your latest story, although I really wanted to! I just couldn't see my way clear. But next time.
*so many bad words said about current deadlines at work*
am so looking forward to reading this very soon!!
huge congrats on having it out in the world!! v excited.
*passes you the virtual alcohol of your choice* :)
am so looking forward to reading this very soon!!
huge congrats on having it out in the world!! v excited.
*passes you the virtual alcohol of your choice* :)
Heh, I was just expecting a prologue, but when I clicked what do I see? A whole COMPLETE story. Whew! Obviously I have not been reading your posts thoroughly. I finally got around to reading ATBT just two days ago (went through a fanfiction reading slump) and if posting a whole novel length story at one go is a common occurrence for you, then I wouldn't know. :X
I have only seen an author do this once! You must be a very merciful author, to not subject your readers to weekly angst in waiting for the chapter to come out. Okay, well, I will stop acting like an idiot and go read it now. Yay!
I have only seen an author do this once! You must be a very merciful author, to not subject your readers to weekly angst in waiting for the chapter to come out. Okay, well, I will stop acting like an idiot and go read it now. Yay!
I finished this about half an hour ago, and now I'm walking around all dizzy and bleary-eyed.
To channel Harry, that was just brilliant!
A immediate OMG review is up at skyehawke, but now I want to talk about it some more... Isn't there a discussion help comm for adoring fans?
*lies down faint from the glee*
To channel Harry, that was just brilliant!
A immediate OMG review is up at skyehawke, but now I want to talk about it some more... Isn't there a discussion help comm for adoring fans?
*lies down faint from the glee*
You've got me feeling guilty for dragging you back to LJ! I was wondering if you'd succumb to the lure of new fic. Bad timing on my part.
I saw the review! Thank you so much. I wonder if this is how JKR feels? The emotion's the same, the scale of impact is quite a bit smaller on my part.
Other than my betas (two of whom are inaccessable right now), you're the only one who's read it so far. You can be a community of one.
Actually, you are the first person to read it through in its present incarnation without the taint of earlier bad drafts. I wonder what that would be like?
I saw the review! Thank you so much. I wonder if this is how JKR feels? The emotion's the same, the scale of impact is quite a bit smaller on my part.
Other than my betas (two of whom are inaccessable right now), you're the only one who's read it so far. You can be a community of one.
Actually, you are the first person to read it through in its present incarnation without the taint of earlier bad drafts. I wonder what that would be like?
Every now and then, I give mild rants against WIPs. I don't write them. I do read a few, but nothing like I did when I started the fandom. ATBT was posted in its entirety, too.
AJ Hall posts her novels and stories complete. I can't think of anyone else who does at the moment.
AJ Hall posts her novels and stories complete. I can't think of anyone else who does at the moment.
And now we are free, free, free to read as much as we like!
I plan to reread 3T myself. I adored it! But had to post this before I could give you the considered comments it deserves.
I plan to reread 3T myself. I adored it! But had to post this before I could give you the considered comments it deserves.
(my lj hiatus consists of lurking, now. VERY BAD FROG. ALSO very weak)
JKR- well, nice lady, but I'm one of those sad unfortunates who prefer the fandom.
I'm going to get all nerdy on you and say, "but drafts are manna to the uber geek!" Really! We - the fans - would sit around and compare drafts, and where you cut out, and drool over the 'unpublished' scenes, and wonder if it could fit in. Because, well, greedy.
* am still giddy happy and celebrating with icecream with caramel and reading it again *
JKR- well, nice lady, but I'm one of those sad unfortunates who prefer the fandom.
I'm going to get all nerdy on you and say, "but drafts are manna to the uber geek!" Really! We - the fans - would sit around and compare drafts, and where you cut out, and drool over the 'unpublished' scenes, and wonder if it could fit in. Because, well, greedy.
* am still giddy happy and celebrating with icecream with caramel and reading it again *
Eeeeee! omfgin! *sings and dances* I'm going off to read now! Woo!
Sorry for the abuse of exclamation marks but *squee* omg, DSoT, woohoo!
Sorry for the abuse of exclamation marks but *squee* omg, DSoT, woohoo!
Squee!
I also got a bit confused with the prologue bit. But I've been a bit out of it lately.
Will so read it when I get home tonight. Actually, will first re-read A Thousand Beautiful Things.
*bounce* Yay for fics!
I also got a bit confused with the prologue bit. But I've been a bit out of it lately.
Will so read it when I get home tonight. Actually, will first re-read A Thousand Beautiful Things.
*bounce* Yay for fics!
Oh, man. I just read the whole thing and it's WONDERFUL. Amazing. Other really good things. But now I desperately need to rattle off a ten page paper so actual coherent feedback is going to have to wait.
Oh, yes. Next time. I shall whip something up real horrible like, and then you'll regret this. BWAH! (I start to get rowdy in the late, late hours. This will probably be embarrassing later.)
I'm trying to hold off on reading this till the weekend, so I'll have time to savor it properly in my comfy clothes and with my dear Cheez-Its. But I honestly don't think I'll be able to control myself. Work can get very boring. So if you find a reply consisting of like, "akfnkewiofanlkd!!!!"
...You'll know what happened. I have imploded from wonderment.
I'm trying to hold off on reading this till the weekend, so I'll have time to savor it properly in my comfy clothes and with my dear Cheez-Its. But I honestly don't think I'll be able to control myself. Work can get very boring. So if you find a reply consisting of like, "akfnkewiofanlkd!!!!"
...You'll know what happened. I have imploded from wonderment.
SO EXCITED!
I want to re-read ATBT first, so I will leave you a much deserved review in a few days once my company goes home.
*bounces*
I want to re-read ATBT first, so I will leave you a much deserved review in a few days once my company goes home.
*bounces*
hooray! i'm here to review. i've only read through chapter 4, because this makes the fourth night in a row this week that i've been up far too late for my own good when i have work in the morning. the end of the sweet making up scene seemed like the right place to stop at 2:30 am.
first, i have to say that i'm SO glad it wasn't actually dumbledore who killed voldemort. that was the only problem i had with ATBT. (you're probably asking, why didn't you say that back when you read ATBT? well, because for one thing it's hard for me to give negative comments, especially about a story i love that much. it makes me feel mean. and for another thing, none of us really knows what JKR has up her sleeve for that final battle, so i hate criticising people's ideas of it.) anyway, i always thought that the polyjuiced!dumbledore solution to the prophecy was too easy, a cop-out. and i still don't believe that the kill is going to be as easy as harry just casting the killing curse, but i think it's the best way for fanfic authors to go about it. i'd rather you not try to figure out what JKR's catch is. stick with the simple story, not a gimmick.
i also loved how you did harry and draco's row. they were such guys about it, completely misunderstanding and second-guessing each other, assuming they know what the deal is instead of trying to understand each other's feelings the ways girls often do. i think that is something a lot of authors, especially female ones, trip up--we forget how clueless guys can be, and we write it the way it would happen if they were girls.
another thing i admire about your writing is how you handle serious, dramatic situations. you don't try to run away from the heavy stuff, but you don't get bogged down in melodrama either. you add just enough lightness to keep things at a real-life level of drama while still taking the serious stuff seriously. for example, when hermione gets stuck in the chair in redmund's waiting room and snape has to pull her up before she can get her shoulders straightened out for the meeting.
and then there is the plain old funny stuff. i laughed to the point of tears during the fashion show, especially when i remembered that snape was in the audience. and then there was daniel calling god "jack" (out loud!). and draco's utter freak-out when he had to act like a muggle in front of daniel.
first, i have to say that i'm SO glad it wasn't actually dumbledore who killed voldemort. that was the only problem i had with ATBT. (you're probably asking, why didn't you say that back when you read ATBT? well, because for one thing it's hard for me to give negative comments, especially about a story i love that much. it makes me feel mean. and for another thing, none of us really knows what JKR has up her sleeve for that final battle, so i hate criticising people's ideas of it.) anyway, i always thought that the polyjuiced!dumbledore solution to the prophecy was too easy, a cop-out. and i still don't believe that the kill is going to be as easy as harry just casting the killing curse, but i think it's the best way for fanfic authors to go about it. i'd rather you not try to figure out what JKR's catch is. stick with the simple story, not a gimmick.
i also loved how you did harry and draco's row. they were such guys about it, completely misunderstanding and second-guessing each other, assuming they know what the deal is instead of trying to understand each other's feelings the ways girls often do. i think that is something a lot of authors, especially female ones, trip up--we forget how clueless guys can be, and we write it the way it would happen if they were girls.
another thing i admire about your writing is how you handle serious, dramatic situations. you don't try to run away from the heavy stuff, but you don't get bogged down in melodrama either. you add just enough lightness to keep things at a real-life level of drama while still taking the serious stuff seriously. for example, when hermione gets stuck in the chair in redmund's waiting room and snape has to pull her up before she can get her shoulders straightened out for the meeting.
and then there is the plain old funny stuff. i laughed to the point of tears during the fashion show, especially when i remembered that snape was in the audience. and then there was daniel calling god "jack" (out loud!). and draco's utter freak-out when he had to act like a muggle in front of daniel.
WOW.
I just read all of DSoT, and I can't even express how much I enjoyed it. I feel like...a lot of authors can do a good Draco characterisation, but not that many of them can do a really good Draco POV, and your Draco POV is just delicious to read! And don't worry at all about your OC's, because they're all great, especially Daniel and his bischon frises.
I really enjoyed how, even though this was an action story with a lot of plot to follow, it still paid attention to the little details that makes the HP fandom so intriguing in the first place, like Draco's wizarding accent, and the spell for muggle families to keep their lips zipped.
A lot of H/D fanfics are get together fics, and they don't handle the process of Harry and Draco actually being in a relationship with each other, so I was really pleased to see some of those dynamics. Most of all though, I'm really happy with the resolution of the whole thing. All of the loose ends were tied up in a way that made the ending very satisfying.
I don't know how much fanfic you plan to write after this beast of a contribution, but I'll be eagerly waiting to read anything you put up for us! Thank you again!
I just read all of DSoT, and I can't even express how much I enjoyed it. I feel like...a lot of authors can do a good Draco characterisation, but not that many of them can do a really good Draco POV, and your Draco POV is just delicious to read! And don't worry at all about your OC's, because they're all great, especially Daniel and his bischon frises.
I really enjoyed how, even though this was an action story with a lot of plot to follow, it still paid attention to the little details that makes the HP fandom so intriguing in the first place, like Draco's wizarding accent, and the spell for muggle families to keep their lips zipped.
A lot of H/D fanfics are get together fics, and they don't handle the process of Harry and Draco actually being in a relationship with each other, so I was really pleased to see some of those dynamics. Most of all though, I'm really happy with the resolution of the whole thing. All of the loose ends were tied up in a way that made the ending very satisfying.
I don't know how much fanfic you plan to write after this beast of a contribution, but I'll be eagerly waiting to read anything you put up for us! Thank you again!
First of all: Congratulations for finishing another novel!
I can't wait to read it when I finally have enough time to really appreciate it (hey, I might even re-read A Thousand Beautiful Things beforehand...).
I can't wait to read it when I finally have enough time to really appreciate it (hey, I might even re-read A Thousand Beautiful Things beforehand...).
I read the whole thing very quickly; will read slowly and savour it on the weekend when less swamped at work.
I thought Draco's angst was beautifully done, and I agree that it's great to see H and D having to work on a relationship.
I thought Draco's angst was beautifully done, and I agree that it's great to see H and D having to work on a relationship.
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