Housekeeping

[geoviki]

I read somewhere that obsessive-compulsive behavior and neatness are part of the same continuum. And sometimes I find myself closer to the scarier edge. Now that I'm done with the sequel, I'm finally getting back to RL chores. I finally finished the bloody garage-painting. That took 6 days. Moon landings were accomplished in less time. Just logged 3 hours in kitchen cleaning. Now it's Merlot time.

I admit today that I tested the comment function on Skyehawke to make sure it wasn't broken. I haven't had a comment on the sequel since last Wednesday. Not a peep. It's a good thing I have some self-esteem built up over my writing from my betas, because I'd sure be wondering WTF right about now. Scientifically analyzing the situation, the feedback rate is clocking in at 1%. If I estimate that each reader hits the prologue twice before finishing the story, that's 2%. Which means that 98% of the readers bugger off without saying a thing. Which is my own behaviour with fics I'm not all that enamoured of. Which also, in an odd way, gives me freedom to write the fics in alternate fandoms that I've got bunnying. I've got two plots percolating, one in a fandom that only God and I even read.

ETA: Hey, I didn't intend to make any of you feel bad about not having tons of free time and not reading the sequel. Really! I'm just pondering the thousands who did read it and tiptoed away. But I know that archives are notoriously bad places to gather feedback. I know this. The stupid fic just won't fit on my LJ, though. < / ETA >

There's an age-issue thing going around, and I find myself clueless. Don't know who, don't know how. I was relieved that it wasn't about those of us who might be too old for this sort of thing! So maybe one or two underage fans have wandered over here; if you look at the userinfo you'd have gleaned my age and scurried away by now.

Oh, right, I was going to say something about defriending. I updated my infamous and anal spreadsheet of who's who in my friends list. Here's my policy:

- I can't friend everyone back and still have a RL, dull as it may be.
- if I've friended you, I read your LJ all the time.
- if I haven't friended you back but you still have me friended, I sometimes read your LJ, too.
- I friend folks who interest me. I have lots of folks friended who don't have me friended.
- I'm looking for fandom stuff. If you only post RL topics, I can't keep up.

So here's the kicker: if you have me friended out of guilt, or I used to interest you but now I don't, or you're afraid if you defriend me I'll sic my minions on you or snub you or react badly - don't fret. I'm announcing amnesty: feel free to clean up your list and bid farewell, no bad feelings. I have no minions anyway.

Comments

[tipgardner.livejournal.com]

It's probably worse to say this, but I haven't had time to read the sequel yet. I've been trying to read the cookies on Skyhawke, but have been mainly offline due to work/RL time constraints. But your piece is extremely high on my list (ie, first thing of any length that will get read the second I have even a second). Meanwhilst, I know that I've already posted you mail about this, but ATBT is AWE INSPIRING: It's driven, well paced, beautifully written, well imagined and executed and original. I thought it was quite humourous, that wank/critique about the unoriginality of the manner having been confiscated plot line, because I see all of those stories as referencing ATBT.

[geoviki.livejournal.com]

Are you trying to tell me you have a life? My jealousy is so transparent!

I think the hp cliche site is actually fun - I know I use cliches and I think we all have to on occasion, given the restrictions of canon. Malfoy Manor being confiscated, to me, can be tossed in to show how vindictive the Ministry can be. IRL, the US government has confiscation down to a fine art in the case of drug dealers. They can take one's car, one's home, anything remotely associated with the drug dealing, and often without trial.

[(Anonymous)]

The government do have confiscation down to a science. I suspect that the galleons objection raised has more to do with the uneasy truce between goblins and wizards, however the Manor possesses no such protections. Although, of couse, it is likely that Lucius and his predecessors will have populated the buildings and grounds with any number of protections. In fact, one imagines that the greatest problem with confiscation would be that Lucius would be a fool to not have made the Manor unplotable and other such things. Moreso, after the raid in CoS, why would he not have it truly hidden via the Fidelius? We may surmise that Voldemort's inner circle will have heard of the charm when Peter betrayed the Potters if they hadn't known of it before. That would be quite an humourous take on ATBT: The Ministry prosecutes and wins the case, but then can't execute on the judgement as they can not find the Manor.

[geoviki.livejournal.com]

The Ministry prosecutes and wins the case, but then can't execute on the judgement as they can not find the Manor.

Oh I love that! What a clever twist! You have a creative mind, O anonymous.

[geoviki.livejournal.com]

Is this you, Tip? Everyone is wailing and gnashing their teeth this morning wondering where you've gone! Come back!