I Think I Must Be Crazy

[teddy_radiator]

It's been over 3 years since I participated in thesshg_giftfest. Before that, I had such a negative experience with HP_Promptfest (thank you, madeleone for clearing that up) I vowed I'd never do another big fest again. Three years since I've written Severus/Hermione as a pairing. I have wondered if I have truly done all I can with these characters. But I signed up. And lo and behold, I was assigned someone with some excellent prompts, and I thought, "The minimum is 1000 words. I can do that in a day. Piece of cake."

I've been at it for roughtly 3 days, give or take. 6400 words have been written. Not all of them bad. stgulik has been extremely encouraging. I think I can do this. I'm on the home stretch; its not going to be another Lay Me Low by any means. It won't win any awards for originality, and those people on LiveJournal who have always called me a hack will not not have a change of heart because of this fic, but I don't hate it. I even hold out hope that the recipient will like it.

I'm really looking forward to the hp_halloween assignments now.

Wanna get a free Audible? C'mere. Let me know and I'll send you a code for a free Audible for either Her Minder, or The Chine. Hell, if you'll promise to give me a short, not too brutal review on Amazon, I'll give you both. Seriously, I have a few freebies to give to friends in exchange for reviews. Let me know if you want one.

Comments

[hbart.livejournal.com]

Those negative people can stuff it. I, for one, am ridiculously excited that you’re participating in another fest. I have so little time these days that I’m hesitant to read random new stories because if I stumble across a bad one, I’ve wasted all my alloted fandom time. But when a name like Teddy is attached to it, I know it will be time well spent.

I hate to admit, I’ve not yet read The Chine. Not for lack of interest, but I read Her Minder at a time when I was too busy to do so, and I rushed through it. Later I went back to reread when I could spend more time, but still, there’s nothing like the first time you read a story. So, I’m saving myself for when the time is right. Thanks for the audible offer, but I can never listen to audio books without my mind wandering. I’ll stick to the good old fashioned written word. Still, I promise I’ll leave a review when the time comes to read it.

Lets hope you have no fest drama this time so you’ll continue to add to the fandom year after year!

[teddyradiator.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I feel so very welcome and encouraged by everyone on this, and I must say it feels good to get back in the writing saddle after more or less a year of putting it on the back burner. I hope it will be worth your time to read it. As I told delphi - at this moment, I'm just shoveling sand, hoping I can make a halfway decent castle with it.

Thank you for reading Her Minder. I personally think The Chine is a better book, but I have no idea what other people think. It's strange hearing someone read your words aloud. When Evan was reading Her Minder, I practically had to listen with a bag on my head. Since then, though, he and I have a much more frank conversation about fetishes and kink, and I actually enjoyed listening to The Chine. I think he did a great job on it. I understand some folks love audio and some don't, so it's lovely to have both options on the table.