Featured Story of January: Lessons and Obsessions

[lennanightrun]

Hello H&V!

Wow, this is so unexpected! I hadn't prepared a speech.

Well, needless to say I'm quite honored. I've finally reached the point where the time since I finished Lessons and Obsessions has almost met the time that it took me to write it. Having been away for it this long, it's such a treat for it to be brought back to my attention in such a

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[lennanightrun]

I can totally sympathize by the back issues, though mine mostly manifest in my neck and hips because of the way I sit. Halfway through I was going to suggest an e-reader, so I'm excited for you! If/when you do end up reading L&O, I'd love to hear your thoughts. Thank you for your congratulations :)

[lennanightrun]

Yayyy! :D

[lennanightrun]

Stop, you're making me blush :3

[eevilalice]

I love and totally agree with your approach to adaptations and to reading as participatory. :)

Congrats on your feature! I know I loved your Draco Big Bang story, so I can't wait to check this one out.

[lennanightrun]

Omg I'm so excited that you liked Hard Knocks! Writing that fic was like pulling teeth every step of the way, and knowing that people liked it is such a reward for me. When you have time to get around to Lessons and Obsessions, I'd love to know what you think :) Thanks for the compliments!

[mister_otter]

I just read the first chapter and it is excellent; I plan to continue reading ASAP. Congrats on a well-deserved recognition!!

[lennanightrun]

Aww, thanks so much! I hope you continue to enjoy it :)

[elainemalfoy]

Hello and Congrats on being featured! I'm really intrigued by your writing process. It appears that you put a lot of time and thought into your writing, and I really admire that

[lennanightrun]

Hi and thanks!

If you're interested in reading it, links to all my fic, including L&O can be found on my journal, here: http://lennanightrun.livejournal.com/56747.html

Another person who's read Hard Knocks! I'm so happy! That dynamic between characters like Hermione/Draco and Ron/Draco is exactly why I've chosen those pairings to write. I chose Ron for DBB as a challenge to myself, and man was it challenging! But I ended up being very happy with it in the end, and it's great to know that other people liked it, too

[elainemalfoy]

Oooh thank you for the link, I'm adding it to my faves :)

And thank you so much for all of your helpful advice. I really appreciate that, you're amazing.
<3

[lennanightrun]

I really hope it helps! Like I said, it's definitely harder than some people make it seem.

Definitely let me know your thoughts on my other stuff if you have time to :)

[dianoram]

Well, you already know that L&O is one of my favourite D/Hr fics ever and what I loved most about it was the characters and how they interacted.

1) What kind of reviews help you the most?
2) Do you plan on writing more D/Hr in the near future?
3) Do you have a favourite fanfiction story that you wished you have written? Any pairing whatsoever?
4) Did you like the movie DH 1?

I find it curious we both have a BA in English Lit but, unlike you, I don't dare write fanfiction but I write only original fictin. I actually found out my writing improved because of reading obscene amounts of fanfiction stories, mostly because there are no editor's interventions there, so you can see what works for you and what doesn't. It comes straight from the heart of the author :-).

[lennanightrun]

:D Thanks!

1) When a work is done, a different kind of feedback is useful than when you're in the middle of it. Since L&O is done, the most useful feedback would be pointing out things I could tweak that might fix an inconsistency or make something clearer. If a project is done, there's only so much I can do to change it after the fact. A helpful review for me when a work is in progress might include feedback on how characters are acting or interacting, what's working well or not so well for the reader, and sometimes guesses or hopes about what might happen next. The last bit can really help me gauge how what I've written thus far is leading to waht I'm hoping to write. Something that's useful both during and after is corrections on spelling/grammar/terminology. For instance, I used incarcerus once when I meant incendio early on and someone pointed it out. That was really helpful. Essentially, don't tell me to make any drastic changes because I can't do that, or tell me you dislike something without telling me why. It's the "whys"

[lennanightrun]

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