Xander ,'Empty Places'
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When a fic starts with "With a flutter of silent noise" it's very considerate because you know there's no point reading much further.
Sadly, this is inappropriate feedback to the author. But it's completely true.
Or the author needs to hit the mute button. Sometimes I think there should be noise, but it's silent and it's because of the mute button. ::nods::
That's right.
Damn, that silent noise - it gets you everytime with its stealthiness.
What's sad is that the author was probably so proud of how evocative that line was.
A beta who is not afraid to call one out on such things is a godsend.
What's sad is that the author was probably so proud of how evocative that line was.
I can't lie--at 15, I'd have been very impressed with myself at that line. But there's a reason there's no extant samples of my work from that period.
I keep them for the horror.
I just sent 125,000 words off to beta. ::facepalm::
Woohoo! That's awesome!
Wow! That's huge! And here I'm sweating 20k for a big bang. Hahaha.
Well, it took me a solid year: I started writing it last July. I think I'll be lucky to post the final version within a year, since it's a bit much to expect my betas to turn it around quickly.
It'll be fun to be done, though: this is the story I've written with the broadest appeal, since it's a Narnia novel set just at the end of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. Fandoms come and go, but nearly everyone's read Narnia.
That sounds interesting Consuela, I look forward to the final posting!