Getting the HP love back

[emmagrant01]

I feel like I'm constantly underwater these days. It's all I can do to keep up with preparing for the courses I teach, but I don't want to sacrifice any more of my time with BG to work. So I stay up late after he goes to sleep, which really eats into my internet time. :-P

It's been almost two years since I've written anything in the HP fandom. I still get lots of comments on my stuff (much to my amazement), and most of the time I can't remember what the story was about! So I decided to re-read some of my most-commented-on one-shot fics last night, and ended up staying up until 2:30 am. And it was AWESOME, OMG! It was like reading fics for the first time, because I really didn't remember many of the details about those stories. It's weird to think I wrote all of that, actually. And of course, since you generally write fics to your own taste, I really liked all of them! I particularly liked "The Next Best Thing", "Weakness", and "Leave Your Field to Flower." All of those fics were special to me at the time I wrote them, and I'm pleased with how well they stand up now, even with canon closed.

And oh, it makes me want to write again. I have at least 6 half-written HP and ST fics on my hard drive, and no time to sit down and finish them. *sigh*

Comments

[dark0feenix.livejournal.com]

So good to hear you still feel the HP vibe. I'd love to read a new HP (H/D) fic from you. :)

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

I'm so out of it these days that I have no idea what's going on in the H/D part of fandom. Of course, that can be a good thing, yanno? I'm really feeling the urge to write at the moment, though. :-)

[noeon.livejournal.com]

Just write. Your stuff is amazing. There hasn't been that much going on and there is ALWAYS room for you. *fangirls you*

[yaycoffee.livejournal.com]

Leave Your Field to Flower is one of my all time favorite fics... just so you know.

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

Aw, thank you! I really enjoyed revisiting it last night. I was (and still am, honestly) surprised by the response to it. I thought for sure that it was just too "out there", LOL.

[remuslives23.livejournal.com]

Quality stands the test of time. I would love seeing you write HP again. :)

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

It's always interesting to me that fics I wrote before HBP was released, that are REALLY out of line with canon, are still being read. I guess I'm amazed people are still willing to go there, yanno?

[hardysmidgen.livejournal.com]

You too? :D Very glad to hear you are on an HP kick. Haha, wow, maybe it's just the time of season to fall back in love with HP. Now that I stop and think on it, I haven't been very active in the HP fandom for years. I took detailed notes on the last book and on the fifth movie, but never got around to typing them up, and the last time I can remember producing anything fandom related is circa 2001. Then, all of a sudden, it comes up and bites me in the rear again, and I'm returning to it full force as in the days of yore. I blame Tom Felton's and Daniel Radcliffe's ridiculousness as of late and their D/H feeding/gushing.

For me, my fandom loves never, ever, go away, just get pushed to the back burner of my focus for a bit while I'm consumed with other fandoms. Recently, I'm even feeling a creative tug to unleash the itch of lit or art for my lovely OTP Draco and Harry. Whether it ever gets finished in some form remains to be seen. XD

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

Ooh, what have Dan and Tom been up to that's so exciting? I've been completely out of it lately!

[tray-la-la.livejournal.com]

*throws in a little fic-writing encouragement*

The Next Best Thing = ♥ ♥ hearts;

[wordplay.livejournal.com]

Oh, man, I just read an enormous H/D post-Hogwarts fic and thought of you and your taste for it; this is a timely post from my perspective. I'd never read "Leave Your Field to Flower", I don't think - H/D AND P/Hr, you'd think I'd have snagged that one! :)) I just read it now, though, and what a great story - the image of an abandoned Diagon Alley made me incredibly sad. The comments were interesting - you were talking about how it was something you might want to pursue later, depending on the outcome of DH. Have you thought about it at all since then?

[betweenthebliss.livejournal.com]

you know, i thought i recognized your name from my long-ago days as a lurker in the HP fandom, and now i see i was right! :"D i have a prodigious rec list in the HP fandom as well but sadly a lot of the older stuff on LJ is gone now. >.>;;;

[phoenixacid.livejournal.com]

*squishes you* It'll be amazing if you write H/D again! I missed reading fics from you!

[winstonmom.livejournal.com]

I have to say that about three months ago I did my ritual once a year re-read of LMH and STG and still loved at as I did the first time :) I am glad you still feel the love for HP and I hope that you get the writing bug again.
Give hugs to BG for me.

LMH & STG are my absolute favorites!

[golden-snitch12.livejournal.com]

I've read each of them about five times. STG made a nine hour flight to Copenhagen go by much faster. I copied it, converted it to text, and put it on my PDA. I would love to read more in that universe from you. But then ... I'd love to read anything new HP from you ... full stop!

[romaine24.livejournal.com]

This post makes me beyond happy!

[xnymphadorax.livejournal.com]

I always look to Pillow Talk when I'm craving something sweet and realistsic. I love your stuff! Can't wait to see what you've been working on!!!

[shezan.livejournal.com]

Your stuff STANDS THE TEST OF TIME! We always KNEW!

[emerald-01.livejournal.com]

I have been a lurker for quite sometime here, but I'm totally captivated by your HP stories, so this is a wondefurl news! I can't wait to read more! Thank you!!!

[elsie.livejournal.com]

It's insane how easy it is to get into those old stories. I've been out of fandom for a couple of years now, but now I'm back and staying up late every night to read fic ... in fact, I just read the last few chapters of Left My Heart, and now I want to stay up and read Surrender the Grey, but I'm already falling over from sleep deprivation!

It's the umpteenth time I've reread LMH, and every time I am impressed with how well you wove it together with StG, how the mystery plot of StG is already in place from page 1 of LMH. You're awesome, woman. I will absolutely shit myself from joy if you start writing fic again. OMG PLEASE DO IT.