Omg, I can't imagine writing a fic of this length and complexity in snatched thirty minute increments in the midst of your travel and workday! I could tell from the feel of the fic itself that it had been an idea that possessed its author strongly, I think that's part of why it feels so intense, but knowing more about the process only increases my admiration. Wow!!
Do you mind if I ask what about the story didn't feel like me?
Not at all -- for me, it was the transition into romance for Holmes/Watson in the midst of all these discoveries. I consider you a writer who LOVES relationship negotiation, and I thought to myself that if you were the author, you would probably have made them do more relationship work before you got them together!
(Editing to add: Re-reading that, I just want to clarify that that's not a criticism in the least, the romance in the story is profoundly loving, compassionate, and beautiful! And the free gift of Watson's love is so necessary for Holmes's character arc, so ultimately freeing. It's just that, as I said, I tend to think of you as an author who usually likes to linger more on the process of relationship (re)building, so this just felt slightly unusual to me!)
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Date: 2020-04-01 06:09 pm (UTC)Do you mind if I ask what about the story didn't feel like me?
Not at all -- for me, it was the transition into romance for Holmes/Watson in the midst of all these discoveries. I consider you a writer who LOVES relationship negotiation, and I thought to myself that if you were the author, you would probably have made them do more relationship work before you got them together!
(Editing to add: Re-reading that, I just want to clarify that that's not a criticism in the least, the romance in the story is profoundly loving, compassionate, and beautiful! And the free gift of Watson's love is so necessary for Holmes's character arc, so ultimately freeing. It's just that, as I said, I tend to think of you as an author who usually likes to linger more on the process of relationship (re)building, so this just felt slightly unusual to me!)