TomRiddle
Monday 3rd November 2014 16:39 | Vis Insita |
Sorry for the long absence. I have been keeping up (with the exception of everything further on than this chapter) I recently got a job that takes up quite a bit of my free time and so I've taken to catching up on your chapters on the bus on my commute. My little iPhone being not particularly conducive to writing out reviews.
That said. It's nice to have these sorts of conversations. Quite fond of this chapter, for some reason the last few chapters of just domestics have been nice.
I do like your authors notes, Its a little bit more of you added on in addition to your writing. That sounds dumb.
When Scott was bitching about wandlore with Harry he mentions a "Halsey" that wasn't by chance a nod to Halo was it? |
| Tuesday 18th November 2014 13:20 | Vis Insita (Author Response) |
" My little iPhone being not particularly conducive to writing out reviews."
I wrote an author's note on a phone, once. Not an experience I'd care to repeat.
When Scott was bitching about wandlore with Harry he mentions a "Halsey" that wasn't by chance a nod to Halo was it?
Admiral Halsey was a fleet commander during World War II. If there's a Halsey in Halo, then I'd imagine we are both referencing the same real-world individual. |
The Pharaoh
Monday 11th August 2014 08:17 | Vis Insita |
| P.S. Is Scott generally in adult form or teen form in the house? Because it seems like he's in adult form from some of the descriptions, but some of the things he says and the fact you refer to him as "Scott" when before you made a point to refer to the adult form as "Kharan" indicate otherwise. |
| Saturday 23rd August 2014 10:20 | Vis Insita (Author Response) |
Scott hasn't been a teen since the wedding. He reverted to being an adult the day after, when they were at Lila's apartment, and hasn't had a reason to change since. In regards to some of his more colorful comments, they may come less often but he's not an entirely different person.
I dropped the Scott/Teen Kharan/Adult naming convention. I used it in TTM, but for Vis I knew he would be an adult for most of the story, so I stopped doing that. They all think of him as Scott, anyway, and refer to him as such. I only did the switch in TTM because he was changing for short periods in between chapters, and it was to help the readers keep things straight. |
The Pharaoh
Monday 11th August 2014 08:04 | Vis Insita |
Oh God, "maybe something to do with anal?"... I would've expected a bit more reaction from Ginny, at least a choked sound or something, given that it's more about her body and she's more likely to be offended at the idea, and that she's had less time to get used to Scott's obscenity. Anyway, I like how Kylie's being there is turning out to be helpful for the Hunt, considering you said you weren't initially planning for her and Trevor to actually be part of the story. Of course, you probably were planning this particular plot point from the moment you made Kylie's family aligned the way it is.
I hadn't thought about it, but I think you're right about A/Ns giving a sense of presence to respond to. I usually only review a fanfic chapter when I have something in particular that I want to comment on, or to give my overall impression when I reach the end of what's there so far in a newly discovered story, even with long A/Ns. The only exceptions to this are when something is particularly well-written and I want to praise them for this and encourage/beseech them to continue if it's still ongoing. In cases like this one, where I anticipate each new chapter and greatly enjoy reading the wonderful prose and storyline, I will review each chapter as it comes out because I earnestly want them to continue. |
| Saturday 23rd August 2014 10:16 | Vis Insita (Author Response) |
Oh God, "maybe something to do with anal?"... I would've expected a bit more reaction from Ginny, at least a choked sound or something, given that it's more about her body and she's more likely to be offended at the idea, and that she's had less time to get used to Scott's obscenity.
I think I omitted any reaction purely because Harry was moving on and leaving Scott behind at that moment. Ginny might have made a face or something, I just didn't write it out.
Anyway, I like how Kylie's being there is turning out to be helpful for the Hunt, considering you said you weren't initially planning for her and Trevor to actually be part of the story. Of course, you probably were planning this particular plot point from the moment you made Kylie's family aligned the way it is.
It did end up being a very nice solution for me.
I hadn't thought about it, but I think you're right about A/Ns giving a sense of presence to respond to.
It's why I keep writing them, even when I can't think of anything to say. Something I'll just write some nonsense to get myself started, I can usually ramble well enough with some momentum. |
kopfsalat2000
Tuesday 29th July 2014 02:59 | Vis Insita |
Hello there!
First, apologies for not having written any reviews for the last chapters. It's because of my phone! You see, I've now got a phone that has internet! Wow! So lately, I've been doing all my fanfiction reading with my phone. However, I couldn't remember my password, so I couldn't leave any reviews. I've now looked up the password and I do hope my phone will remember it...
However, let me assure you that I was always waiting avidly for the next chapter to appear, and I read all of them with great interest and pleasure. Since I know you like reviews (I think you mentioned it somewhere), I will write some for those last chapters when I read through your story the next time. It will certainly happen, since there's so little good HP fanfiction coming out that fullfills the "Ginny is the best thing that ever happened to Harry" requirement. And your story already is a treasured classic in my (bookedmarked) collection
Thanks for writing, keep it up! |
| Friday 1st August 2014 14:48 | Vis Insita (Author Response) |
It will certainly happen, since there's so little good HP fanfiction coming out that fullfills the "Ginny is the best thing that ever happened to Harry" requirement. And your story already is a treasured classic in my (bookedmarked) collection
I appreciate that. It's true that canon pairings are actually not the most popular ones. Too predictable? Too many slash fangirls? Who knows. But H/G are my preference as well, obviously. I suppose I generally stick to the canon pairings when it comes to fiction. |
