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[rynne]

I love the sound of rain. It's so soothing.

It's been four days. My migraines usually don't last longer than three. Why does my head still hurt?

I stayed up past 5am last night (er, this morning? In any case, not a good thing when I've got a 9am class) reading a fanfic, and went to bed with some very disjointed meta-ish thoughts on writing and reader expectation and why the author sometimes just shouldn't talk too much about the fic because readers want to imagine things for themselves.

(And actually, this goes for published stuff too. No, I'm totally not thinking about JKR's interviews, really.)

But this was a 5/6am mental ramble, and I don't remember as much of it as I'd like right now. But I was interested in it when I was thinking about it (no, really?), so I'm probably going to try and reconstruct my thoughts on it sooner or later. Preferably sooner, while the fic that prompted those thoughts is still in my mind. But not right now, 'cause I've got a fic I need to finish.

And, ironically, even given my above thoughts, I'm really tempted to write a ramble about my Luke/Vader fic--it's the very first chaptered fic (except my first two HP fics, but those were crap so they don't count) that I completely finished, and I want to talk about it. ("Walking the Sky" and "Feet on the Ground" don't count either, even though both of those are finished chaptered fics, because there's still the third part of the trilogy and if I ramble about "Feet on the Ground", for instance, I'll probably give away future plot points.)

But even if I do write that ramble, I'd put it in a separate post and under a cut so people who want to read author intentions can, and people who don't want to don't have to. I will definitely not spring it on people at the very bottom of the last chapter so they read it before they know what they're getting into.

(Though the author notes that I did unintentionally read also managed to give me more insight into why I like the pairings I like, but that's also a ramble for another day.)

Anyway, time to shut up and finish this fic so it stops plaguing me.

Comments

[vikkir.livejournal.com]

Migraines are vile things - I've had a couple of days of them myself, but they're wearing off into mere headaches now. But you've still got them after 4 days? Maybe you should go see a doctor?

[rynne.livejournal.com]

I already have, actually. I think it's only lasting longer because I left my pills at home over winter break and so didn't have my meds. *winces* They usually last three days anyway, but it's really just the headache that's lingering. I'll probably be better after I go to sleep (which I really should do--it's past 3:30am over here).

Stupid migraines, though. *sighs* I'm glad you're feeling better too.

[lotusflower85.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

Have you considered seeing a chiropractor? I used to get some pretty severe headaches a while back and it turned out to be referred pain from my spine (from all of that bad hunched-over-the-computer posture) ;)

[rynne.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure what a chiropractor could do, though. I've been getting migraines for years, and my meds work with them. It's just that I left them at home over winter break, so they couldn't help. :p

Thanks though. *hugs back*

[thistlerose.livejournal.com]

I'd be interested in reading that ramble when you're feeling better, lovey. *cuddle*

[rynne.livejournal.com]

You'll probably get it when I don't have homework to worry about. :p *hugs*

[marauderthesn.livejournal.com]

I've decided that when I publish my books, I'm not going to say a single damn thing about them, aside from things like what the rough drafts were like and what I think about certain characters. I'm definitely not going to say things like "Character X never had a girlfriend" (that annoys me, and I don't even like Sirius het) or tell the readers a million background details that really have nothing to do with anything.

Dude, you need to take better care of yourself. (I do too.)

[rynne.livejournal.com]

I'm definitely not going to say things like "Character X never had a girlfriend"

Which is exactly the kind of thing that annoyed me with this fic. At the bottom of the file, after a fairly open ending, the author said "No, they're not in love, and they don't get married. They're too damaged for that." Which I didn't like both because I don't like being told things like that, and because I'm such a hopeless romantic that I really wanted these characters to be in love. I also don't like the "too damaged for love" mentality, but that's part of my other ramble. :p

Here's to us taking better care of ourselves! *g*