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[icarus]

I shit-canned my current version of chapter one of Snape Manor ten minutes ago. It was driving me crazy, so I read it aloud to wilderness_guru. He agreed with my assessment.

Speaking of discouragment. I came home really energized and ready to write, too.

Dammit.

Comments

[guntar.livejournal.com]

I'm really sorry; doing that always sucks, and is disheartening. But everything I've read of yours is incredible--you've always amazed me with your vivid descriptions, your masterful characterisations and great insights into the characters. I'm sure that, when you finish Snape Manor, it'll be incredible.

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

I've never thrown away a story before. This really is a first. The prologue's fine. It's just chapter one that doesn't work.

Icarus

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

I wrote chapter one before OotP came out, and I had to do major changes and adjustments to account for the new facts. JKR's writing the Black's residence just wiped the entire premise for the first chapter, and a lot of the premise for the rest of the story.

Once I accounted for this, the chapter just... pllbt.

Icarus