Hi, thanks for the biographical information. It's interesting to hear that you're studying in America - how exciting. I'm at the start of a PhD programme myself, stuck in grey London for the time being.
I agree with you that HP isn't great literature - or even great children's literature - but I do find the books fascinating nonetheless. I think that bit of emotional distance may be what makes it possible for me to write fanfic set in that world, and extend it a little in my own way. If I had to list my favourite children's book series, HP would lag behind AF's books (and Arthur Ransome's and a few others too). But when I dipped into the fandom, I found I didn't want to read AF fan fiction for some reason. I think I'm *so* attached to those characters, and have been living with my interpretation of them for so long, that other people's seemed like an invasion. But then, I'm quite choosy about my HP fan fiction too! I don't really bother with H/G and R/Hr, because I prefer my own interpretations of them usually and yes, there is so much tooth-rotting dross out there. For me too, St. Margarets's writing is the exception because of its quality.
Back to AF - following on from your post the other day about epilogues - did Patrick marry Nicola or Ginty? I would rather answer that question for myself. I really applaud Antonia Forest for simply saying that she didn't know, and he might not marry either of them. Anyway, that's why I didn't continue reading your Nicholas story, which was SO beautifully written, I felt like I owed you an explanation :)
Antonia Forest wrote the book on understated shipping IMHO. "Will you dance with me practically continuously?" "My pleasure." Which it was, too. No fooling.
How sad is it that I can write that from memory and the only Shakespeare sonnet I can recite is the one in The Player and the Rebels?
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Date: 2007-01-28 03:32 pm (UTC)I agree with you that HP isn't great literature - or even great children's literature - but I do find the books fascinating nonetheless. I think that bit of emotional distance may be what makes it possible for me to write fanfic set in that world, and extend it a little in my own way. If I had to list my favourite children's book series, HP would lag behind AF's books (and Arthur Ransome's and a few others too). But when I dipped into the fandom, I found I didn't want to read AF fan fiction for some reason. I think I'm *so* attached to those characters, and have been living with my interpretation of them for so long, that other people's seemed like an invasion. But then, I'm quite choosy about my HP fan fiction too! I don't really bother with H/G and R/Hr, because I prefer my own interpretations of them usually and yes, there is so much tooth-rotting dross out there. For me too, St. Margarets's writing is the exception because of its quality.
Back to AF - following on from your post the other day about epilogues - did Patrick marry Nicola or Ginty? I would rather answer that question for myself. I really applaud Antonia Forest for simply saying that she didn't know, and he might not marry either of them. Anyway, that's why I didn't continue reading your Nicholas story, which was SO beautifully written, I felt like I owed you an explanation :)
Antonia Forest wrote the book on understated shipping IMHO.
"Will you dance with me practically continuously?"
"My pleasure." Which it was, too. No fooling.
How sad is it that I can write that from memory and the only Shakespeare sonnet I can recite is the one in The Player and the Rebels?
/waffle