Yay, hd-erised reveals went up today. I got exactly one author right in the guessing polls, and that is exactly one more than I expected to. It's so much easier to guess artists
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Okay, I've waited a long time to read this, because everybody was so taken with it that I thought, "don't read it, or you won't want to write anything else after that." Now I'm nearly done with my current WIP, so I finally got the courage to read this.
Right, the first thing I want to say is that it's a unique fic in the sense that I had never read anything like it. Like everybody else, I just loved your Harry, and at a time when I struggle to get my own Harry right (and boy, am I struggling!), believe me, it got me thinking super hard! I loved how in love he was (yeah I know too many "love" but I'm tired) and how you managed to show it through your writing. It's really amazing. And god, I wish I could write like that! The final scene made my heart beat so fast I thought it would stop. But I think my favourite scene is the one where Draco tries to get Hermione out of her cat state by talking about sex. Man, that was fricking hot and so, so well written!
I'm very impressed by the sum of information you managed to gather there. Are you familiar with chemistry in general or did you have to research a lot to write this? Which leads to my next question: how long did it take you to write this fic? (I've just finished a 89k fic as well, and it has taken me 5 months to write it, but it was my very first long fic).
I'm sorry, I'm very new to writing, and you absolutely don't have to answer any of this, but it just made me curious.
Anyway, thank you so much for writing something like that and to share it with us. I've loved this story, and it made me want to get better as a writer. So thank you very much! ♥
Harry is so fun for me to write, but I definitely feel you on that feeling of struggle to get him right. I feel it more with Draco than with Harry. Perhaps because I see Harry as a hot mess and I'm a bit of a hot mess myself? Who knows! :D Either way, I squealed when you said that you thought it was unique. I was worried that the potions apprenticeship would be too hard to swallow, but it sounds like it turned out okay in the end. :D
I'm no more familiar with Chemistry than a typical American with a BS, lol. I took Chemistry in high school and my freshman year, but that's it. I do work with a bunch of Chemical Engineers, so maybe that helps? I'm more of a History Channel physicist than chemist; looooove watching it, don't know much beyond what Neil deGrasse Tyson tells me. The Alchemy stuff I was more familiar with because I'd used some alchemy themes in an original fiction novel I wrote last year. Basically it comes down to this: science and math fascinate me, even if I've never done advanced study of it, so I spend a lot of time Wikipedia-ing when I should be working on other stuff.
It took me right at 3 months to write it. I had an idea for it as soon as I got my assignment and started that weekend-and then I got a 4 day extension from the mods and was writing right up until the day before + 1 day for my beta to finish with the new stuff. It was a tight deadline!
I'm happy to answer any questions you have! No worries at all! I like talking to other writers about writing, so it works out. :D
Now I'm nearly done with my current WIP, so I finally got the courage to read this.
Right, the first thing I want to say is that it's a unique fic in the sense that I had never read anything like it. Like everybody else, I just loved your Harry, and at a time when I struggle to get my own Harry right (and boy, am I struggling!), believe me, it got me thinking super hard! I loved how in love he was (yeah I know too many "love" but I'm tired) and how you managed to show it through your writing. It's really amazing. And god, I wish I could write like that! The final scene made my heart beat so fast I thought it would stop. But I think my favourite scene is the one where Draco tries to get Hermione out of her cat state by talking about sex. Man, that was fricking hot and so, so well written!
I'm very impressed by the sum of information you managed to gather there. Are you familiar with chemistry in general or did you have to research a lot to write this? Which leads to my next question: how long did it take you to write this fic? (I've just finished a 89k fic as well, and it has taken me 5 months to write it, but it was my very first long fic).
I'm sorry, I'm very new to writing, and you absolutely don't have to answer any of this, but it just made me curious.
Anyway, thank you so much for writing something like that and to share it with us. I've loved this story, and it made me want to get better as a writer. So thank you very much! ♥
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Harry is so fun for me to write, but I definitely feel you on that feeling of struggle to get him right. I feel it more with Draco than with Harry. Perhaps because I see Harry as a hot mess and I'm a bit of a hot mess myself? Who knows! :D Either way, I squealed when you said that you thought it was unique. I was worried that the potions apprenticeship would be too hard to swallow, but it sounds like it turned out okay in the end. :D
I'm no more familiar with Chemistry than a typical American with a BS, lol. I took Chemistry in high school and my freshman year, but that's it. I do work with a bunch of Chemical Engineers, so maybe that helps? I'm more of a History Channel physicist than chemist; looooove watching it, don't know much beyond what Neil deGrasse Tyson tells me. The Alchemy stuff I was more familiar with because I'd used some alchemy themes in an original fiction novel I wrote last year. Basically it comes down to this: science and math fascinate me, even if I've never done advanced study of it, so I spend a lot of time Wikipedia-ing when I should be working on other stuff.
It took me right at 3 months to write it. I had an idea for it as soon as I got my assignment and started that weekend-and then I got a 4 day extension from the mods and was writing right up until the day before + 1 day for my beta to finish with the new stuff. It was a tight deadline!
I'm happy to answer any questions you have! No worries at all! I like talking to other writers about writing, so it works out. :D
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