Comment on Written on the Heart

  1. PalenDrome (nerdherderette) on Chapter 1 Thu 05 Jan 2017 06:17PM UTC

    I had set a goal for this upcoming weekend to put aside a block of time to (finally) devour this fic, but having read this first chapter, I've revised my plans. I'm not going to set some crazy time line/goal for myself, because I want to savor this, and give it its just due.

    I love how you threw us into Harry's head space right away--his frustration and prickly observations are just so palpable!!! And I don't know how you do it, but in one short chapter I've already gotten such clear cut images of all the characters. Oh, I'm sure there's a lot of things lurking underneath that will come out in subsequent chapters, but each one is already so uniquely depicted, and so sharply!! And you do it in so many different ways--sometimes through Harry's internal commentary, other times through external dialogue, sometimes through your written descriptions. But it's never laid out directly to the reader--instead, it's so natural, and then at the end, it's all there.

    *whispers* Is it wrong that I'm already in love with trouble-making Blaise???

    This was like the opening scene of a movie, full an energy and intrigue, and I'm so excited to see what happens next. I know I'm going to be commenting throughout, because if this opening is any indication, there's no way I'm going to be able to hold my flailing to the very end! <3

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    1. who_la_hoop on Chapter 1 Tue 10 Jan 2017 09:26PM UTC

      Thank you so much for your lovely comments on my story ♥ ♥ ♥ I've never written a story with such a large cast of characters before (even though I guess it's not THAT large a cast really...) so it's really reassuring to hear that you got a good picture of them from the start, hurrah!

      And I am SO pleased you liked Blaise from the outset! He's such a git, but I really fell in love with my version of him while I was writing, in a funny kind of way, so it's great to know that I'm not the only one, haha :D

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