Hey everybody, if anybody is actually out there...
Okay, so as you know, I haven't written anything for 'Take It or Leave It' in quite some time, and I just sort of unexpectedly abandoned it, etc, etc. Well, I feel as though I owe you all an apology, as I sort of got disheartened and gave up on it. I know I shouldn't have left you all waiting for more, and for that I'm so, so sorry. I've decided that I am in fact NOT going to finish that story, and here is why:
1) I'm not quite sure where exactly I was going with the story. I mean, it had a vague plot, (to get Harry and Ginny back together), but getting there didn't seem as clear as the plot of Complex Attractions was. It was really easy for me to think of conflicts and situations in Complex Attractions, but for this story, the inspiration was, well, lagging somewhere 20 feet behind me.
2) As it has been almost what, three months since the last chapter, I feel that continuing now would just feel odd. Since I left off with the first half of Valentine's Day, and that was quite some time ago, and we have all forgotten about that day, it wouldn't make much sense at all to continue there, as no one is in that mindset any more.
3) I guess I just got to the point where I wasn't writing for the fun of it, I was writing because I had to, and that isn't a good mindframe for writing a story at all. Had I continued, you all would have been bored out of your minds. So even though I'm at the point right now where I want to write, and I finally have the time (school's a killer!) I'm so far past that stage of the story. It wouldn't fit together if I continued it now, three months later.
That said, I'm really here to tell you that…
I'm going to start a new story soon.
Now, I don't mean tonight or tomorrow, or anytime in the next week. Though I have a general idea of what the story will be about (no doubt some Ron/Hermione action), I still need to
1) figure out, in detail, exactly where I want to go with the story,
2) think about the main characters, the setting, the time, etc., and
3) this time, I'm going to really write. Sure, I was satisfied with the quality with which I wrote Complex Attractions, but after seeing what happened with Take It, I really want to be able to put my all into it this time, instead of being half focused on it, you know what I mean?
Okay, so now that you know my plan, I hope you understand where I'm coming from and that you don't think I'm some really anal-retentive, obnoxious hag. Cause I'm not. I promise. This time, I want to want to write my story, not just feel like I have to. So I hope you all understand, and maybe you'll even consider reading this next one. For those of you who are interested, look for it in the next two weeks or so…
Your (very sorry) author-friend-lady,
Lauren