Aw, it's so lovely to know you look forward to updates of this so much. Thank you so very much for taking the time to let me know. It really means a lot, and your thoughtful comments are a delight to read.
I really love what you said about there being something akin to angst amid the humor of this chapter, because I left so much open-ended tension in the last chapter, and I wanted that to still be here, for there still to be issues and doubt and troubles that crop up again later because they haven't been resolved, and yet I wanted a lighter chapter because there hasn't been much lightness. And something I've been thinking about for a while now is that the best angst has humor and the best humor has angst, and I'm delighted you think I've incorporated that into my work, as it's something I've really wanted to get a handle on.
As a result, this was a very fun chapter to write, because high!Tonks could have such a range of emotions and be vaguely sad about silly things, and sense things in the vague, and it was a nice break from all the internal monologue to try and bring the reader up to speed on what's going on. I'm very pleased you liked her and her interactions with Pye and Molly.
And of course I most wanted to build the increasingly more difficult relationship with Remus as the seriousness of the Order and the whole wizarding situations heighten, so I'm so glad you feel the last scene worked. I'm always concerned about going over the top with issues of prejudice and both characters responses; you've put my fears to rest about how it came off in this chapter.
Again, I so appreciate your feedback. And good luck with your metamorfic_moon plot bunnies!
I really love what you said about there being something akin to angst amid the humor of this chapter, because I left so much open-ended tension in the last chapter, and I wanted that to still be here, for there still to be issues and doubt and troubles that crop up again later because they haven't been resolved, and yet I wanted a lighter chapter because there hasn't been much lightness. And something I've been thinking about for a while now is that the best angst has humor and the best humor has angst, and I'm delighted you think I've incorporated that into my work, as it's something I've really wanted to get a handle on.
As a result, this was a very fun chapter to write, because high!Tonks could have such a range of emotions and be vaguely sad about silly things, and sense things in the vague, and it was a nice break from all the internal monologue to try and bring the reader up to speed on what's going on. I'm very pleased you liked her and her interactions with Pye and Molly.
And of course I most wanted to build the increasingly more difficult relationship with Remus as the seriousness of the Order and the whole wizarding situations heighten, so I'm so glad you feel the last scene worked. I'm always concerned about going over the top with issues of prejudice and both characters responses; you've put my fears to rest about how it came off in this chapter.
Again, I so appreciate your feedback. And good luck with your metamorfic_moon plot bunnies!
Reply
Leave a comment