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rj_anderson...and at the time I even believed it, but I had not banked on just how anal retentive my Internal Editor can be.
I know that most of the people who would be interested in the Darkness and Light trilogy have already read it, so a few changes here and there aren't likely to bring in new readers. I also know that a lot of HP ficcers are in the same boat as I am, and most of them don't seem to be worrying about it. None of that seems to make any difference to the right head of this particular Runespoor, however, so...
I have decided that for my own peace of mind, and for the sake of having a reasonably stable foundation on which to build future fics (at least until the next HP book comes out), I have got to go back and reedit D&L to bring it into line with new canon. And then I'll replace the existing versions on FF.net, FA, and SQ with the updated ones.
The real problem is, once I start editing I find I want to edit everything, and I don't have time for that... it took me about two hours to edit the first chapter of the first story and I'm still fiddling about with it.
How do I get myself into these things?
I know that most of the people who would be interested in the Darkness and Light trilogy have already read it, so a few changes here and there aren't likely to bring in new readers. I also know that a lot of HP ficcers are in the same boat as I am, and most of them don't seem to be worrying about it. None of that seems to make any difference to the right head of this particular Runespoor, however, so...
I have decided that for my own peace of mind, and for the sake of having a reasonably stable foundation on which to build future fics (at least until the next HP book comes out), I have got to go back and reedit D&L to bring it into line with new canon. And then I'll replace the existing versions on FF.net, FA, and SQ with the updated ones.
The real problem is, once I start editing I find I want to edit everything, and I don't have time for that... it took me about two hours to edit the first chapter of the first story and I'm still fiddling about with it.
How do I get myself into these things?
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Date: 2003-07-08 07:56 am (UTC)*gets all starry-eyed at the thought of cover art*
Don't worry, I'm not changing anything significant. The biggest change will probably be in the first chapter of IWS, where I have to figure out how to impart all the necessary information about the Exaudio Charm and still have George leave as early as OotP says he does... that will, I suspect, necessitate a couple of those early Maud & George scenes being completely rewritten. Otherwise, though... I just have to expand the scope of the Department of Mysteries, and rearrange the geography of St. Mungo's a bit, and the rest of the story should stay pretty much the same.