Well, there's the biggest hurdle cleared...

[rj_anderson]

I've just finished working my way through the first chapter of If We Survive, with the previously threatened editorial hatchet. No doubt there'll be a bit more tweaking here and there once I get comments from the mailing list, but on the whole I'm quite satisfied with the result.

The revision process involved a lot of scene-shuffling, some reframing of times and places, and inserting mentions of events in OotP that affected the various characters: that much I expected. What I did not expect was for it to be such fun.

I added a whole new scene! I wasn't just indulging myself, either: I really think the additional material was necessary, and that it strengthens the chapter and indeed the story as a whole. Besides... it's about Occlumency! Enough said.

Revising the rest of the story should be fairly easy, after this.

Comments

[meril.livejournal.com]

Now I'm gonna have to reread it. Rar. XD

(LJ's being a narcoleptic corpse again...::beats server::)

[sabrinanymph.livejournal.com]

Excellent choice to add it, at least in my opinion! But then, it's Snape and occlumency and one can't have enough of either!

[sheryll.livejournal.com]

Am now going to have to find time to reread. Could you add a couple hours to the day for me? Would rather not be completely exhausted during reread. :)

[(Anonymous)]

But where can we read it?

Cindie