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RokofAges75:
Yay! It's been pretty dead around here for a few years now, so it's always nice when different people pop back on and liven it up again.
HP is my literary happy place as well! I just finished reading the first book to my class before Christmas, and we're on the second one now. They're so into it, which makes me happy. I love introducing new generations to it (or at least getting them to read the books instead of just watching the movies).
That makes me so happy to hear you would even consider trying to revive your story! Writing is a great distraction from work stress. Whether you return to that story or come up with something new, I'm here for it!
mare:
--- Quote from: ForeverFrick on January 24, 2022, 09:06:33 PM ---Wow, I am amazed at the 45! I'm currently reading Cleeton's Next Year In Havana. I read The Last Train to Key West last year and really enjoyed it.
I'm simultaneously reading Harry Potter 1 but that's not for the first (or second... or third...) time. ;)
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Hey! Welcome back!! I haven’t read either of those yet. Are they any good? I set my goal at 60 this year so if they were good reads I’ll have to put them on my list. I’m on book 6 of the year so far.
ForeverFrick:
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on January 24, 2022, 10:35:14 PM ---Yay! It's been pretty dead around here for a few years now, so it's always nice when different people pop back on and liven it up again.
HP is my literary happy place as well! I just finished reading the first book to my class before Christmas, and we're on the second one now. They're so into it, which makes me happy. I love introducing new generations to it (or at least getting them to read the books instead of just watching the movies).
That makes me so happy to hear you would even consider trying to revive your story! Writing is a great distraction from work stress. Whether you return to that story or come up with something new, I'm here for it!
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I love that you get to share it with the class! The series is so timeless (though I simultaneously love the mention in book one about a VHS and a computer game, and thinking about kids today having to ask their parents about certain things the "muggles" in the 90s are talking about just like wizards would have to in the books. ;) ).
It's funny, I saw a meme yesterday that said something like-- you're supposed to be embarrassed by yourself 5 years ago; it shows that you've grown. I read half the HP fan fic yesterday and thought, 'Wow, I used to be pretty funny.' :D. I need to finish reading; it was longer than I remembered, which was a pleasant surprise that I was that far along. The good news is I think I remember where I was going with it. So I'm definitely going to try to see if I can draft out the rest of the story!
ForeverFrick:
--- Quote from: mare on January 25, 2022, 02:39:05 AM ---Hey! Welcome back!! I haven’t read either of those yet. Are they any good? I set my goal at 60 this year so if they were good reads I’ll have to put them on my list. I’m on book 6 of the year so far.
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Hi!! That's great you're already 6 books in. I'm trying to read 24 books this year, so I am in awe of your reading level! The Last Train to Key West is historical fiction about a hurricane that came through the Keys back before they would've had the storm warnings like today of how bad it was going to be. It's very character driven and an easy read. I really enjoyed it, so I recommend it if you like that type of book.
I also like Havana so far (I'm only about 50 pages in). After reading the other, several people told me this was her best book in their opinion. It flips between modern day and the 50s.
RokofAges75:
--- Quote from: ForeverFrick on January 25, 2022, 07:57:34 PM ---I love that you get to share it with the class! The series is so timeless (though I simultaneously love the mention in book one about a VHS and a computer game, and thinking about kids today having to ask their parents about certain things the "muggles" in the 90s are talking about just like wizards would have to in the books. ;) ).
It's funny, I saw a meme yesterday that said something like-- you're supposed to be embarrassed by yourself 5 years ago; it shows that you've grown. I read half the HP fan fic yesterday and thought, 'Wow, I used to be pretty funny.' :D. I need to finish reading; it was longer than I remembered, which was a pleasant surprise that I was that far along. The good news is I think I remember where I was going with it. So I'm definitely going to try to see if I can draft out the rest of the story!
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Haha, right?! I love the comparison of kids today to the wizards who don't know muggle stuff LOL. We just read about Nearly Headless Nick's 500th deathday party yesterday, where it has the cake that says he died in 1492, so I always make the kids do the math to figure out what year Chamber of Secrets takes place and then what year Harry must have been born. Harry's turning 42 this year!
I'm glad you were pleasantly surprised by your story! I think the whole "You're supposed to be embarrassed by yourself 5 years ago" is more true when you're younger. If I compared my writing from when I first started to five years later, absolutely, there was huge growth, and I was embarrassed of my early stories by that point. But if I look back on stories I wrote 5 years ago now, they really aren't much different than what I write now in terms of quality. Not that we can't all still grow, but I think it's slower and more subtle in your 30s and beyond. But that's good because if you were embarrassed by your story, it would be a lot harder to go back to it! I'm glad you remember where you were going with it and are going to try to continue!
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