WeasleyMama

I’ve been working on the next chapter of my fanfic and realized that I now have doubled the word count of just the first section, which, without even touching the rest of the chapter, has blown up the total word count to almost 10,000 words and I’m not even really close to finished yet.

Whyyyyyy am I so bad at the editing portion of the editing process? Whyyyy do I have to like including so much dialogue and cutesy banter back and forth?

Whyyyyyy am I a long-winded twit who can’t get chapters posted in a timely manner?

If you’re worried that the chapter is too long, maybe think about finding out where a good cut-off point is, and then dividing it into two chapters. Having said that, I’m sure people won’t complain about the chapter being longer. Your writing is great, so I’m sure there won’t be any complaints about longer chapters. 

Physiological effects Ron went through with his injury: [LINK]  I couldn’t find Diva’s great additional commentary?- it was very good, though! :)

 I think it would have been interesting to see Harry on his own, as OP suggested- but I’m glad Harry had one of his friends there as I can’t imagine what sh!t would have gone down if he was on his own.

I agree that Ron was being unreasonable when he asked Hermione to leave with him and left himself. He was at a distinct disadvantage- and it lead to him being highly unreasonable. He was not acting like Ron normally acts, he was forced to be completely out of his normal character by the horcux.

A: How did you come up with the title to [insert fic]?

B: Any of your stories inspired by personal experience?

C: What member do you identify with most?

D: Is there a song or a playlist to associate with [insert fic]?

E: If you wrote a sequel to [insert fic], what would it be about?

F: Share a snippet from one of your favorite dialogue scenes you’ve written and explain why you’re proud of it.

G: Do you write your story from start to finish, or do you write the scenes out of order?

H: How would you describe your style?

I: Do you have a guilty pleasure in fic (reading or writing)?

J: Write or describe an alternative ending to [insert fic].

K: What’s the angstiest idea you’ve ever come up with?

L: How many times do you usually revise your fic/chapter before posting?

M: Got any premises on the back burner that you’d care to share?

N: Is there a fic you wish someone else would write (or finish) for you?

O: How do you begin a story–with the plot, or the characters?

P: Are you what George R. R. Martin would call an “architect” or a “gardener”? (How much do you plan in advance, versus letting the story unfold as you go?)

Q: How do you feel about collaborations?

R: Are there any writers (fanfic or otherwise) you consider an influence?

S: Any fandom tropes you can’t resist?

T: Any fandom tropes you can’t stand?

U: Share three of your favorite fic writers and why you like them so much.

V: If you could write the sequel (or prequel) to any fic out there not written by yourself, which would you choose?

W: Do you like more general prompts, or more specific ones?

X: A character you enjoy making suffer.

Y: A character you want to protect.

- Communication doesn’t work on bullies. Telling a bully they’re making you feel bad is the wrong way to go. They want to make you feel bad. That’s the point.

- being kind to a bully doesn’t always mean they’ll stop. Sometimes it means they’ll just use your kindness to manipulate you while still continuing to bully you.

- not every bully has a sympathetically tragic home life. Sometimes people are just mean. Sometimes people just get off on hurting others.

- on that note, a tough home life is a reason, not an excuse. You don’t have to put up with bullying because somebody’s life sucks, just like you don’t have to let someone mug you because they’re broke.

- in order to forgive someone, they have to apologize first. If your bully has not apologized to you, you do not owe them anything.

- getting bullied as a kid can still mess you up in adult life. Maybe kids grow out of being bullies, but the marks they left often don’t go away.

- there are ways to get people to stop bullying you, but they almost all involve being mean back.