Tuesday, December 12, 2006

Fanfiction

I updated "What is Right" today. I'm pleasantly surprised by the response it has received. I didn't know that so many people would enjoy it. In fact, I have to wonder what I've gotten myself into. It's the same way with "An Aunt's Love". I'm not sure if I could actually deal with such response if it wasn't on fanfiction. Over a million hits to the story and over seven thousand reviews. I'm told it's impressive, but sometimes it scares me. Oh well.

I'm thinking of modifying my update schedule, but I have no idea when I will do so. I would like to work on my original fiction for a while, but I don't know how or when I could write. I'm so busy most of the time. I have school, work, and friends. I know many people manage to balance such things, but I'm having a difficult time already.

Well, I'm off to study for finals.

Emma Lipardi

Monday, December 11, 2006

Life today

Life has been crazy lately. I'm in finals week, which means I should be studying instead of blogging. I have only two finals (thank goodness) and a paper, but I find myself unable to study. I thought that maybe a few minutes of blogging and ranting about my fanfiction would be enough to motivate the little study genes inside me. I'm hoping, at the very least.

Fanfiction has been working out for me today. I started the next chapter of "What is Right", though I know that many people will be very upset with me for not starting chapter 55 of "An Aunt's Love" instead. What can I say? Harry is being a little brat right now in that one. I'm the author; he should do what I want, not the other way around.

I'm fighting the idea for another story in fanfiction. I have this dreadful feeling that I'm growing out of it! I can almost hear my readers crying from here. Perhaps I just need a vacation, but everything is standing in my way to writing bliss, even myself.

I've been warned that characters will take over your life if you let them...I say they do. One of my original characters is staring at me right now. I'm avoiding eye contact at the moment. He can stare all night with that little smirk. I'm going to post this, then move on to my studying for finals...without his approval if need be.

Well, I've decided to study now before writing and then hitting my bed for some much needed (and well-deserved) rest.

Emma Lipardi