Hi there! I just found this story last night, and I read it all in one large go. I'm enjoying it a great deal. I love how you write each of the kids -- they're all very separate, distinct characters, with individual relationships to each other and to their parents. With (eventually) seven of them, that's quite a feat, and so far, you're doing brilliantly at it. They're also very age-appropriate, which makes them even more fun to read.
After I started reading the story, I looked at your name (I do things backwards a lot), and it looked familiar. I think you left a note for me on "Fire Ascending" a few months ago. So, thank you for that note, thank you for this story, and shall we be friends?
I completely adored your story about Fingon's rescue of Maedhros. ("To Save the Whole," it was called, I think? I am bad with titles, sorry!) I seriously think it is the best Thangorodrim rescue story I have ever read. (And I have read many!) So I am happy to add another talented writer to my Friends' list :)
And, wow, all seven chapters at once? I'm impressed!
Also, in that paragraph I think your tenses are bit off. If you write present tense, shouldn't it be "can", not "could" and "will have lain", not "would"?I just quickly scanned this section, and it seems that in the part to which you refer, Maitimo is talking about his parents in the past tense, about things that happened in the past
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I have considered all along the number of comments that you have given me to be a gift that I wasn't sure I fully deserved. It just seemed to happen--one day I checked my LJ and viola! I had a load of great comments. I had in mind that when I sent you the chapter, I was going to remind you that you are in no way *obligated* to continue with this :) It's not like we ever even entered into an official beta/author agreement where I might be hurt or feel like you're not keeping your end of the deal. It just sort of...happened
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Yes, I really want your nitpicks and things :) I will send it to you. (I am descended from nerds and was expected to learn MS Word at a very young age!)
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After I started reading the story, I looked at your name (I do things backwards a lot), and it looked familiar. I think you left a note for me on "Fire Ascending" a few months ago. So, thank you for that note, thank you for this story, and shall we be friends?
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Absolutely!
I completely adored your story about Fingon's rescue of Maedhros. ("To Save the Whole," it was called, I think? I am bad with titles, sorry!) I seriously think it is the best Thangorodrim rescue story I have ever read. (And I have read many!) So I am happy to add another talented writer to my Friends' list :)
And, wow, all seven chapters at once? I'm impressed!
Thank you for reading! :D
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