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roxy ([personal profile] roxy) wrote2007-08-04 01:55 am

HPDH thought

So, don't you kind of think the book was on the whole a thank you note to the fanfic writers? Because she left a lot of places for the writers to go--boy, if you're in the HP fandom, the world's your oyster. Or your chocolate truffle.(I like those better.)

So, in all the hours I've supposedly been writing tonight, I produced one sentence. Blabbed all over lj, whined and bitched, so it wasn't a completely unproductive night. *G*

Tomorrow I go visit my sis, so I'm not sure if I'll post any story tomorrow either. But I'll be thinking of ya'll! *kisses*

eta:hokey smokes, how many times can i use 'so'? somebody stop me!

[identity profile] emeraldsedai.livejournal.com 2007-08-05 01:16 am (UTC)(link)
I think my sense that Rowling finally learned to write in this last novel arises partly from exactly what you're saying here--that she didn't work so madly to plug every single hole. She let the reader breathe life into the spaces on his or her own.

And yeah, the fanfic possibilities are huge. There are plenty of suggested, but unexplored, byways, and no shortage of slashy subtextual goodness one could explore.

As to it being a thank you note to fanfic writers, I've heard or read that JKR hates them. Man! To me, having fanfic written about my fiction would be the highest praise. And then all sorts of journals could be summarily deleted from LJ. Wouldn't that be cool??

[identity profile] roxymissrose.livejournal.com 2007-08-05 03:01 am (UTC)(link)
I agree--I would be flattered stupid to have someone write my characters. I think it would be fun to see where people take them. And then of course, they would have to be deleted, because according to the TOS, apparently, I'm writing underage smut. Who knew?

[identity profile] emeraldsedai.livejournal.com 2007-08-05 08:24 am (UTC)(link)
Who's underage in your smut??? That Clark kid looks like he's about 30.