Comments | cedarlibrarian: My ficlet for <strong class="lj-user"><a href="/read/user/mctabby">mctabby</a></strong>'s Blame Somebody Else Day challenge

cedarlibrarian

My ficlet for mctabby's Blame Somebody Else Day challenge

Apr 13, 2003 23:27

In which we commit an act of writing we'd never normally commit, and blame somebody else.

Thanks to faith_accompli for the encouragement and the cigarettes.

( Incarnate )

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I see what they're talking about icarusancalion April 13 2003, 21:16:51 UTC

Cedar, I tried to read a dead!Harry story of yours, and I couldn't take it. Since then, I haven't found occasion to try any of your other work. Now I shall, because this is... sculpted. Elegant. Moving.

Look forward to more.

~Icarus

Re: I see what they're talking about cedarlibrarian April 13 2003, 22:05:51 UTC

Oh dear. You read That Fic I Wrote That I Hate That I'm Constantly Wishing blackfall Wouldn't Plug. I keep it up as a sort of reminder to myself, to see how far I've come. That was my first fic, done without a beta. Let's just say I've learned.

If I may be so bold, I'd like to point you to my favorite of my fics: Symphonie Fantastique. It's gen, MWPP. If you prefer to read at FA, it's also here. Or, if you're a slasher, I have one of those in progress, too, Like the Finest Gold (or the censored fourth chapter version here).

Thank you very much for taking the time to read my ficlet, even though you thought you'd hate it :) I really appreciate it.

tartanshell April 13 2003, 22:44:41 UTC

Ooh...Chilling and beautiful. I love the idea of Tom making a second copy of the diary. Fantastic (er, fantastique) ficlet! :)

cedarlibrarian April 13 2003, 22:47:41 UTC

Actually, I was hoping you of all people would notice the patterns in which Ginny taps the bricks. teehee

eva_c April 14 2003, 05:29:23 UTC

Ah, a great 691 words. I attempted tracing the down, left, right pattern in the air but didn't come up with much. (unless you were going for a backwards L and a U?)

Nice premise and the ending gave a sort of finality but I still wanted to know what happened. :) One quibble - for some reason, I always get the sense that your sentences are too short. It felt a little jarring at first until I got more used to the flow.

deralte April 14 2003, 06:47:13 UTC

Is she making the sign of the cross there? *wonders about the pattern* I like it. Short and sweet. Her conversation with the journal was good. My only problem was that I had to reread the last three paragraphs to realize they were in the present with the second journal and not the first. It was interesting to see her go back for the second diary, older and wiser. Well done.

mireille719 April 16 2003, 09:30:00 UTC

Oh, I do like this. I really like the idea of Ginny putting the diary away, building up her strength again--it seems quite plausible.

And this-- I know that since that incident first year, no one's trusted me with a secret, which I think is stupid since I kept my secrets better than anyone else that year.-- just struck me as perfect.