Dad
Friday 21st May 2010 16:39 | Spilled Ink: A 2006 Anniversary Challenge |
| Sorry , I am obviously an idiot. |
Dad
Friday 21st May 2010 16:38 | Spilled Ink: A 2006 Anniversary Challenge |
| Read before. Good. why did I not review? Do you upload to another site first where people follow your stuff? You seem to get very few reviews here! |
Dad
Friday 1st January 2010 13:36 | Spilled Ink: A 2006 Anniversary Challenge |
| Bouncy little story. Good. |
gymnastgal19
Wednesday 24th September 2008 17:23 | Spilled Ink: A 2006 Anniversary Challenge |
haha aww!! thats awesome that ash and gareth got together... all thanks to harry
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gymnastgal19
Sunday 14th October 2007 08:42 | Spilled Ink: A 2006 Anniversary Challenge |
nice story! The ending though... where gareth and ash dating? is that why she got to interview harry??
good story though |
pyromain
Tuesday 29th May 2007 12:46 | Spilled Ink: A 2006 Anniversary Challenge |
This is one of the greatest maybe even the greatest short fanfiction story I ever read.
I really liked it, it's just harry vs te pers.
Thanks for writing it. |
TigerLily8186
Monday 14th May 2007 22:37 | Spilled Ink: A 2006 Anniversary Challenge |
| Yay for making Harry seem like a real person. And I loved the Gareth bit with Ash. Cute under the radar flirting, sort of, and how he re appearedd at the end. |
Lily Flower
Wednesday 7th March 2007 14:40 | Spilled Ink: A 2006 Anniversary Challenge |
| Hmm...I like it. I like Gareth, Ron's son. Very nicely done. |
Erin
Thursday 1st March 2007 15:33 | Spilled Ink: A 2006 Anniversary Challenge |
I like this one-shot - it just goes to show that not all journalists are like RS. There is hope yet!
Erin |
Hoss
Tuesday 23rd January 2007 08:08 | Spilled Ink: A 2006 Anniversary Challenge |
| It would have been fun to see a longer interview. But this was very much worth tho read. Thanks so much. |
lacyrachil
Thursday 30th November 2006 12:26 | Spilled Ink: A 2006 Anniversary Challenge |
| Great job. I like the pairing of Gareth and Ashling, too. Great original characters. Keep writing. |
Ladybug
Sunday 29th October 2006 20:36 | Spilled Ink: A 2006 Anniversary Challenge |
| Ooh, I enjoyed this look into the future very much, nicely done! |
| Monday 30th October 2006 19:38 | Spilled Ink: A 2006 Anniversary Challenge (Author Response) |
Ooh, I enjoyed this look into the future very much, nicely done!
Thank you! |
St Margarets
Wednesday 25th October 2006 17:26 | Spilled Ink: A 2006 Anniversary Challenge |
“So, the question becomes… how do you humanize a legend?”
I really like this premise of the newspaper reporter interviewing Harry after such a long time. Your new characters were wonderfully realized and I found myself sympathetic to Ashling and wondering how she and Harry were going to get a long.
‘I just hope we never have to celebrate another anniversary like this. I hope we’ve wiped out hate, although I’m not sure you can.’”
Sigh. Sad but true.
I really enjoyed this glimpse into Harry's future - I too, think he would be a thoughtful, insightful man.
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| Monday 30th October 2006 19:37 | Spilled Ink: A 2006 Anniversary Challenge (Author Response) |
“So, the question becomes… how do you humanize a legend?”
I really like this premise of the newspaper reporter interviewing Harry after such a long time. Your new characters were wonderfully realized and I found myself sympathetic to Ashling and wondering how she and Harry were going to get a long.
‘I just hope we never have to celebrate another anniversary like this. I hope we’ve wiped out hate, although I’m not sure you can.’”
Sigh. Sad but true.
I really enjoyed this glimpse into Harry's future - I too, think he would be a thoughtful, insightful man.
Thank you so much, St. Margarets! Your good opinion means a great deal to me. I found myself intrigued with the possibility of an older Harry. What would he be like? I hoped not embittered and callous... And my new characters, well... they just grabbed a hold of me and wouldn't let go, so I think that you might see them again sometime in the future. |
paladin
Wednesday 25th October 2006 10:33 | Spilled Ink: A 2006 Anniversary Challenge |
Brilliant!
I don’t know if you have any ideas of going back over this but, if you could add more detail and run the interview longer, this piece would last with people for quite a while. You have created a very interesting scene with a choice topic. Tell me there aren’t more questions in that head of yours that are begging to be answered? Or how you interpret Harry’s responses being.
The setting is realistic, although I never pictured Ron as a barrister. Harry could quite possibly become a recluse after everything and I definitely see ties for him to Hogwarts in some fashion.
~Awesome effort! Thank you, for sharing this. |
| Monday 30th October 2006 19:48 | Spilled Ink: A 2006 Anniversary Challenge (Author Response) |
Brilliant!
I don’t know if you have any ideas of going back over this but, if you could add more detail and run the interview longer, this piece would last with people for quite a while. You have created a very interesting scene with a choice topic. Tell me there aren’t more questions in that head of yours that are begging to be answered? Or how you interpret Harry’s responses being.
The setting is realistic, although I never pictured Ron as a barrister. Harry could quite possibly become a recluse after everything and I definitely see ties for him to Hogwarts in some fashion.
~Awesome effort! Thank you, for sharing this.
Thank you for your time in reviewing. I'll take a few moments of mine to answer your questions.
This fic was originally going to be about 5,000 words. Because of the length limit requirements of the Challenge, I had to cut it down some. There will be another version of this fic available to the public with quite a bit more of the interview in it if I can finish the 17th chapter of "With All My Love", which I've left hanging for well on a year now. Of course, there are parts of this world which I'd love to explore. Once I feel like I have the energy, I will do so.
Just a word of advice, from an old hat at this game... The general tone of your review was a bit condescending, almost to the point where it was offensive to me. Especially if you don't know who the author is, it's best to keep things on very friendly terms. If you have suggestions, be specific, reference the text. Ask questions that show insightfulness into the author's work. In particular, your choice of the phrase "Awesome effort!" was a bit repulsive. Remember, when using the Internet, we can't "see" you or "hear" your emotions, so it's much to easy to offend.
Again, thanks for reading and sharing your opinion with me! |
ninkenate
Tuesday 24th October 2006 15:50 | Spilled Ink: A 2006 Anniversary Challenge |
| Very good read. Good luck with the competition. |
| Monday 30th October 2006 19:49 | Spilled Ink: A 2006 Anniversary Challenge (Author Response) |
Very good read. Good luck with the competition.
Thanks for your well wishes! |
Grandma Kate
Thursday 19th October 2006 00:57 | Spilled Ink: A 2006 Anniversary Challenge |
| Very well done mid life Harry, Ginny, and Ron. Your Garth sounds like a winner. |
| Monday 30th October 2006 19:52 | Spilled Ink: A 2006 Anniversary Challenge (Author Response) |
Very well done mid life Harry, Ginny, and Ron. Your Garth sounds like a winner.
LOL! I hope Gareth is. He was a very wonderful surprise addition to this story. I was not planning on his arrival, but then, you can never really predict him. Thanks for your review! |
redonthefly
Thursday 19th October 2006 00:41 | Spilled Ink: A 2006 Anniversary Challenge |
A really lovely and original idea. I love it when writers expand, and you clearly have a talent for writing. I can't wait to find out who you are so I can read more stuff.
Favorite quote:
He’s just a man, really. A talented, brilliant and odd man, but a man. |
| Monday 30th October 2006 19:55 | Spilled Ink: A 2006 Anniversary Challenge (Author Response) |
A really lovely and original idea. I love it when writers expand, and you clearly have a talent for writing. I can't wait to find out who you are so I can read more stuff.
Favorite quote:
He’s just a man, really. A talented, brilliant and odd man, but a man.
*laughs* I do like that bit, too. And this was probably my most original foray into this fandom. *Shrugs* Anyway, I enjoyed it. |
RdeHwyll
Tuesday 17th October 2006 13:24 | Spilled Ink: A 2006 Anniversary Challenge |
| Oh, this is excellent! Very well written, and the story just 'grabbed' me as I read it. Good luck on the competition! |
| Monday 30th October 2006 19:33 | Spilled Ink: A 2006 Anniversary Challenge (Author Response) |
Oh, this is excellent! Very well written, and the story just 'grabbed' me as I read it. Good luck on the competition!
Thank you! It was lovely to see you out and about again. I've always valued your opinion.
Regards from one "old hat" to another,
LadyChi |
Astrid
Tuesday 17th October 2006 12:21 | Spilled Ink: A 2006 Anniversary Challenge |
| Gareth sounds pretty hot. Good work. |
| Monday 30th October 2006 19:56 | Spilled Ink: A 2006 Anniversary Challenge (Author Response) |
Gareth sounds pretty hot. Good work.
He is. Thanks! |
miss_marauder
Tuesday 17th October 2006 08:24 | Spilled Ink: A 2006 Anniversary Challenge |
uncle harry..
haha |
OXMAN1970
Monday 16th October 2006 23:59 | Spilled Ink: A 2006 Anniversary Challenge |
| Refreshing perspective. Overall, very good. Although the interview article might have been a bit more "in depth". This was a nice piece. Keep up the good work. |
GryffindorDragon
Monday 16th October 2006 16:40 | Spilled Ink: A 2006 Anniversary Challenge |
'He’s… insane' -- a take I gather on Dumbledore (Ron, Book 1, wasn't it?); are you sure its appropriate for Harry ?
Ron , a lawyer --- interesting.
Good story, light-hearted with a touch of seriousness. I think the weakest part is the DP article -- it starts good (though the part about aches and pains and being able to get up in the morning sounds just wrong -- wizards live longer than muggles after all and Harry's only 47; perhaps 30 in muggle years) but gets a bit sappy.
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| Monday 30th October 2006 19:58 | Spilled Ink: A 2006 Anniversary Challenge (Author Response) |
'He’s… insane' -- a take I gather on Dumbledore (Ron, Book 1, wasn't it?); are you sure its appropriate for Harry ?
Ron , a lawyer --- interesting.
Good story, light-hearted with a touch of seriousness. I think the weakest part is the DP article -- it starts good (though the part about aches and pains and being able to get up in the morning sounds just wrong -- wizards live longer than muggles after all and Harry's only 47; perhaps 30 in muggle years) but gets a bit sappy.
I would agree that the weak part of the story was the interview, but something had to get chopped on the word count chopping block, and for reasons of good storytelling, it had to be the part with the interview. I might expand this a bit later.
Thanks for your review! |
