… is over half-way complete now. And the first beta has read it and not run screaming into the night.
I’m also trying to work on the pacing. Little more plot motion, a little less exhaustive detail.
I’m not wholly satisfied with my third year plot, but we’ll just have to see. I’ll probably get inspired at the last second… as usual!
While I have been suffering from NOFP withdrawl symptoms I wouldn’t want you to rush it out Matthew until YOU are totally pleased with it. The quality of your storytelling demands that you be sure of where you are going with your plot. I’m sure your other readers will agree with me that we can all wait until you are sure about where you are going with year 3… even though I can hardly wait to see where you plan to take Harry and co. now!
Ecellent. I love to see the progress bar move. Is it sad that we can get so excited by a little black bar growing by a few pixels on our computer screen? But I must say that what we have been reading makes it worth the occasional feeling of “my life must be extremely sad.” I wish there was some way we could all band together to support you in your chosen venue of writing and let you do that with your time, rather than have to “work” at a job instead of doing what you love. Maybe if we form a loose conglomeration of fans, donating a dollar each for each month. Enough people doing so could have you living quite comfortably.
Glad to see that life has allowed you to write.
I agree that the change of pacing is a good idea. You’ve given us plenty of detail as you’ve built the story. I think our minds will actually fill in some of it automatically.
Looking forward to the next chapter!
I think you shouldn’t sacrifice too much detail for speed’s sake, I like the story as it is and wouldn’t want you rushing plot or feel.
“Little more plot motion, a little less exhaustive detail.”
i have to state that one of the most enjoyable things about your writing IS the exhaustive detail. not to say that i don’t want plot motion, but your attention to detail is excellent, and well liked!
Hooray for progress! I am eagerly (and admittedly not so patiently, at times) awaiting the next chapter. I know it’s hard to put ideas into words, let alone so that other people can understand the drama that’s playing out in your head. There is so much that words just can’t describe! But you are doing a wonderful job with this story, I can’t wait to see where you take Harry now! Will we hear from Voldemort at all this year? What will be the “drama” for this year, now that Sirius is no longer “the Prisoner of Azkaban”? When will Remus learn Occlumency sufficiently to be let in on the secret? When (if ever) will Dumbledore earn Harry’s trust enough to the point that Harry will let him in? Will we ever hear from Snape and Draco again? How’s Neville’s situation? So many questions, so little space… Can’t wait! 😀
Heh, inspriation at any point is a good thing.
Work hard, play harder. Just don’t get overwhelmed Matt.
Your ability to write that exhaustive detail is part of what makes your stories so enjoyable to read. While it’s your story to write, don’t feel that your entire readership is going to abandon you if the plot continues to move at a steady crawl.
The story itself seems to demand an excessive amount of detail by its nature, so if you feel that you need to put more details in, don’t neglect to simply for the sake of faster plot progression. As a fan, I’d rather have the story be the best possible story it can be, rather than see the end of it sooner.
In H-B-P, harry discovers at the end that the locket dumbledore died to retrieve was a fake, left by someone initialed R.A.B. It seems important and you seem to have forgotten it in your story. (Saw this on the Wikipedia article for Half-Blood Prince.)
God i spent me 20 hours of non stop reading to finish from chapter one to chapter 31 oh sure my eyes burn like hell and i cant think for crud but i love ur story and i cant wait for the next chapters great work and i hope ya continue!
Good to hear you’re making progress. The relative lack of advancement had me quite worried that the story might grind to a halt and never get finished, and it’s WAY too good a story for that to happen. Talk about nightmares … 🙂
Thanks as always for the investment of your time in writing this story.
Say question i saw this in a fanfic and i started questioning it my self but uh what if R.A.B stood for Regulus A. Black? sirus black’s bro? iuno what the a stands for but hypothetically speaking what if? i mean almost no one else has any clue right?
I’m so glad to see that the progress bar is moving again. I have just finished re-reading the whole story so far and the anticipation could not be greater.
Regarding Ramenbowl_13’s comment about the locket: the “older” Harry managed to kill Voldemort so obviously he had knowledge of the location of the true Horcrux. The story, so far, doesn’t have Harry tell Sirius precisely where to look for the locket. As far as we, the readers, know, the locket in the cave can, very well, be the genuine one. The previous timeline is already AU due to the Sorting Hat being a Horcrux thing.
I’m sure that if the details regarding the locket will have any significance, Matthew will let us know it.