The Snuna Reveal is up!

[machshefa]

 And now I can thank kizzy7  for the fabulous gift she wrote for me, Mirrorball.  It's lyrical and filled with gorgeous turns of phrase as well as spot-on observations of the characters and their emotional dilemmas (my favorite, of course!).  It's emotionally nuanced and layered, and most importantly of all, shows that it's the relationship that heals.  Even if you don't really love Snuna, this one is worth a read.  Thank you, kizzy7 !

I also now get to thank talesofsnape for the fabulous banner (with matching icons!) she made for the story hours before the deadline.  It's perfect for the story, and is a piece of art in and of itself.  See its loveliness? *pauses to admire... guh...

And of course, now I can reveal my own story, written for miss_morland , As to a Portrait, Gently Drawn.  Title credit goes to ariadne1  who, when I started channeling Whitman (don't ask... really), produced the most perfect title (and who also said, "STOP right here.  It's done."  Blesses her.  And to annietalbot who, as always, reads four hundred thousand drafts without a whisper of complaint (at least not where I can hear), and guides, and points to where tweaking is needed.  Also, thank you to somigliana  who suggested that I play with tense and POV.  It hadn't occurred to me to try this, and the use of the present tense in this story is due to her, and I think it adds a great deal to the emotional tone.  Finally, thank you to iulia_linnea for providing a forum for these stories to be born.

I'd never written outside my OTP until this exchange.  Heck, I barely read outside my OTP!  I'm glad I did, though.  I enjoyed writing this story--it flowed in a way that I've not experienced in my prior fic writing and that alone was enjoyable and worth the experience.  I'd not given Luna much thought and it was interesting to do that, and to think about Snape with her as the foil.  

I'll be archiving to OWL soon, and then to the other archives (TPP, fanfic.net) soon after.

All in all, this was a really nice experience.  There are some outstanding stories in the exchange -- and I'm about a week behind in reading.  If I've not reviewed your story yet (oh, flisters who also participated), it means I've not yet caught up, but I shall!


 

Comments

[machshefa.livejournal.com]

I did enjoy it very much! And I'm so flattered... thank you *blushes. I'm delighted that you loved Portrait. It makes me teary when I read it but that's b/c I have those characters in my head, you know?

It was a brilliant exchange! I'm still a few stories behind. Have had no time to read but oddly have written 1400 words for the next chapter of King of Swords. Writing is weird that way. :)

*hugs