FFn profile updates for the month of 2/12

2/28/12 - New blog post: KariAnn1222's (Rather Obvious) Guide to Fanfic-Diving/Reading that Doesn't Make You Wanna Pull Your Hair Out: http://musingsofafictionfanatic.blogspot.com/2012/02/kariann1222s-rather-obvious-guide-to.html

2/20/12 - Posted a short review of the second book in the Hunger Games trilogy, Catching Fire: http://musingsofafictionfanatic.blogspot.com/2012/02/book-review-catching-fire-by-suzanne.html

2/12/12 - Finally got around to reading The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. Wrote a review here: http://musingsofafictionfanatic.blogspot.com/2012/02/book-review-hunger-games-by-suzanne.html
I've been busy as of late, but it should interest my readers to know that I've begun Ch. 16 of The Waiting Place (Ch. 17 counting the prologue) and should probably post by the end of the week. In the meantime, you may read a small excerpt here: http://musingsofafictionfanatic.blogspot.com/2012/02/teaser-waiting-place-chapter-16.html

2/6/12 - Moved my profile's updates for the month of 1/12 to my blog, where I also post fanfic recs, book recs, the occasional movie rec, and other randomness: http://musingsofafictionfanatic.blogspot.com/

Also, I cleaned up my profile & sent my removed "fanfic pet peeves" to my blog.

Got Twitter? Follow me for status updates on my writing and more: @Kari_FicFanatic
I don't always auto-follow, but I do follow back those that I notice mentioning/addressing me more than a time or two.

FFn profile updates for the month of 1/12

1/30/12 - I'm nowhere near finished writing TWP chapter 15 (chapter 16 counting the prologue), but I posted a little excerpt on my blog: http://musingsofafictionfanatic.blogspot.com/

FYI, I always tweet links to my teasers, so following me on Twitter would be the best way to keep up with the status of my chapters as I'm writing them: @Kari_FicFanatic. I don't auto-follow, but I do always respond when I notice people mention me.

1/23/12 - Wrote most of Ch.14 (Ch.15 including the prologue) of The Waiting Place today & posted a little teaser on my blog.

1/15/12 - Got a start on The Waiting Place, Chapter 13 (Chapter 14 including the prologue) & posted a teaser on my blog.

1/8/12 - An AMAZING story just came to a close. You have to check out Dirty Little Secret by JustAudrey07, a Draco/Astoria fic with a strong dose of Romione & a subplot involving Snape. It's listed under my faves. Actually, while you're at it, you should also read her completed Percy/Audrey fic, The Unwinding of Percy Weasley.

1/5/12 - Wrote a public service announcement on plagiarism: Plagiarism: Just...Don't

1/1/12 - Happy New Year! :) Moved my profile's updates for the month of December to my blog, where I also post fanfic recs, book recs, the occasional movie rec, and other randomness: Musings of a Fiction Fanatic

Gah, I might be a little obsessed with this video: Weep, little lion man. Weasley is our king.

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FFn profile updates for the month of 12/11

12/29/11 - I cannot stop watching this video. You've gotta check it out; in my opinion, the song "Fix You" by Coldplay is the embodiment of Ron/Hermione. By the way, I'm actively working on Chapter 11 of The Waiting Place (Chapter 12 including the prologue), but no promises about when I'll get it up, since it's possibly more emotionally draining to write than the previous two, as I'm getting into what was going on in Ron's head in the previous chapter. Here's a little preview:

At that moment, Ron truly realized that he was here to do a job, nothing more, just like the Healer had said. His stupid fantasies about marrying her and all that other stuff were just that—stupid, juvenile, and had no basis in reality. What the hell would Hermione Granger want with a poor, second-rate wanker like him, anyway? He wasn’t smart, or good-looking, and, he admitted to himself grudgingly, he was a mediocre Quidditch player; he reckoned he was all right when his head wasn’t fucked, but that was a rare occasion, wasn’t it?

Even though he’d known it in his heart all along, it really hit him at that moment that he had nothing to offer her. He reckoned that the only sorta bird that would ever want him was one that was too daft to know better. Someone like Lavender.

Well, if he was here to do a job, then Ron was determined that he would do the best bloody job that he could; he’d fuck her, just like she needed him to, and then he’d let her get on with her life—without him. Just like she bloody wanted.

12/25/11 - Merry Christmas! I wish I could say that I have a TWP update as a Christmas gift for you all, but, alas, I've been uber-busy with the holidays & haven't had much time to write. At any rate, I'll see you all in the New Year! :)

12/18/11 - On vacation with the family! While I brought my laptop with me (managed to answer some reviews today), I thought it would be curteous to inform readers that the possibility of my updating The Waiting Place before Christmas doesn't look likely. Thank you all so much for your understanding, & I hope you're having a wonderful holiday! By the way, your reviews on the latest chapter all made me smile like an idiot, so thanks for that. :) It's wonderful to know that my efforts are so appreciated!

12/12/11 - Just wanted to let readers know that I'm actively working on Chapter 10 of The Waiting Place (chapter 11 if you're counting the prologue as a chapter) and will have it up sometime in the next couple of days. In the meantime, how about a little teaser?

“Merlin, you’re beautiful,” Ron breathed in a sexy, throaty manner that she’d previously heard only in her dreams—and which had her melting in more ways than one: Her core dampened and swelled for him inexorably as butterflies churned in her stomach, and she literally swooned. Swooned. She’d previously believed that that only happened to the damsels in distress from those drugstore paperback novels that her mother left lying about the house, but now she had actual experience to prove that such descriptions were, in actuality, based on fact. Who knew?

Quit thinking, and just feel, Hermione instructed herself as she closed her eyes, tilting her lips upward in anticipation of his kiss—

12/02/11 - Moved my profile's updates for the month of November to my blog, where I also post fanfic recs, book recs, the occasional movie rec, and other randomness: Musings of a Fiction Fanatic

FYI, I'm actively working on my TWP update, but since I don't wanna rush it I'm not making any promises about when you can expect it to be published. ;)

FFn updates for the month of 11/11

Firstly, I'd like to apologize for my last blog post getting published multiple times.  I'm not sure how that happened, but I just noticed & corrected it.  Anyway, on to my FFn profile updates for last month:

11/27/11 - Rant of the Day: Is Facebook really just a weapon that could be used against you?

11/24/11 - Happy Thanksgiving to my American readers! :) FYI, I plan on having my next TWP update posted no later than tomorrow, Friday. Since I left you guys on such a cruel cliffhanger, I figured it was only fair if I updated fairly quickly.

11/18/11 - Rant of the Day: Don't Be a Flamer

11/17/11 - Posted the final chapter of Coming to Term. I'm thrilled to be through with that one so I can concentrate on The Waiting Place! Anyway, THANK YOU all for your continued support and your motivating comments!

Posted my final three Fanfic Pics from CtT's author's notes on my blog, including reviews of "Almost Everything I Wish I'd Said" by hey-torch, "One More Time" by veritaserumkills, and "And I Swear" by jesrod82.

11/11/11 - Moved my profile's updates for the month of October to my blog, where I also post fanfic recs, book recs, the occasional movie rec, and other randomness: Musings of a Fiction Fanatic
By the way, happy Veteran's Day to all those who've served! I salute you!

Also, I wanted to give a shout-out to all of my male readers for having my back concerning Ron's behavior in my fic, The Waiting Place. It's reassuring to have my version of Ron's POV validated from the perspectives of men. ;)

FFn updates for the month of October

10/26 - I just wanted to thank everyone for the reviews I've received for my prologue of The Waiting Place! Truly, I'm overwhelmed & flattered by the response, & so excited about continuing - especially knowing you all are so eager to read more! FYI, I've begun re-reading The Half-Blood Prince so that I may seamlessly interweave TWP within the canon text, much as I did with my fic Hallowed Hearts, which I created as a Deathly Hallows subplot. I hope to have chapter 1 of TWP up within the next week, so keep an eye out for it!

To all my Twilight fans that happen to still be lurking about my profile - I just wanted to let you know that after a year of Coming of Age being on hiatus, I decided to take it down since the chances are slim-to-none that I'll ever finish it, seeing as my interest in the fandom has dwindled to non-existent. I know that may come as a disappointment to some, but I thought that leaving it up any longer would be unfair, as it offers false hope that I might pick it up again in the future. Also, even though I've previously announced it, I wanted to add for those who missed it that the reason I removed my completed Twilight fic, In Pursuit of Normalcy, is because (in addition to writing my HP fics) I'm actively transforming it into a completely original paranormal romance novel.

Lastly, I re-edited my Fred/Angelina/George oneshot, Double the Pleasure, Double the Fun, for some minor errors that I previously noted. If you haven't checked it out, I hope you'll do so now & let me know what you think!


10/12 - New blog post: "Rant of the Day: Writers who start multiple multi-chaptered fics."

10/10 - I'm actively working on Coming to Term Chapter 25 today & hope to have it up in the next day or two. To those awaiting my new fic, I'm still not sure whether or not I'll start it before completing CtT, but we'll see. :)

10/7 - Just wanted to let my readers know that I've had a super-hectic week (not much time for fanfic'ing - reading OR writing), but rest assured that I've been thinking about the remainder of Coming to Term (I have it all outlined out) & my new story that I'm uber excited about starting! I actually have pretty much the whole thing planned out in my head & plan on hashing out an outline early next week. Thanks for your patience & your understanding! :)

10/4 - Happy big 3-0 to my hubs, aka Studly Love Muffin (on the off chance that you might be reading my FFn profile)! Congrats! You're almost as old as me! :)

Oh, & if you're not reading "Look at Me" by jesrod82, you should be! (It's listed under my faves.)

10/1 - New blog post: Harry Potter inspired by Star Wars?

9/30 - Moved my profile's updates dating 8/13 - 9/23 to my blog, where I also post fanfic recs, book recs, the occasional movie rec, and other randomness: Musings of a Fiction Fanatic

Read all of the posted chapters of "Pictures" by Athenais777, rated T, a clever, well-written collection of snippets from a wide array of characters' lives (from the Marauders to the next generation) centered around, as the title suggests, pictures. While, as I said, it features various characters, it's heavily Ron/Hermione-centered. I've enjoyed it thoroughly - definitely worth a read! It's listed under my favorites.

Also, as I announced in my final chapter of Skimming Stones & Skinny-Dipping, I have a new fic project in the works, which is going to be a Ron/Hermione Half-Blood Prince-era AU-subplot type of story, so if you enjoy my writing then don't forget to put me on author alert!

FFn profile updates Aug 14 - Sept 23. 2011

9/23 - Hoping to have chapter 23 of Coming to Term up tomorrow at the latest! Sorry for the delay! :)

9/14 - Discovered an amazing talent, TMBlue (listed under my favorite authors), and have looked at a few of his/her stories, including "Black" (only one chapter posted so far) and "With Me," both fabulous Ron/Hermione fics. Also, I highly recommend "Moments" by Armaysha, a series of missing Ron/Hermione moments from the book series, & I'm LOVING this side of their relationship that Harry had no clue about.

Added the remainder of my posted "Fanfic Pics" to my blog: Musings of a Fiction Fanatic

Oh, yeah, for shits & giggles I added a new poll to my author profile (see above). Be sure & vote for the fun of it!

 9/11 - Wow, it feels weird writing that date. I can't believe it's been 10 years! I was actually in bootcamp when 9/11 happened; shock of a lifetime there.

Anyway, I had another all-night reading binge. This time it was "Almost Everything I Wish I'd Said" by hey-torch. Once I got past the first few chapters, which were riddled with misspellings & typos, it developed into an AMAZING story. Seriously. (I'm even ignoring the fact that the dialogue is punctuated incorrectly.) It's simultaneously angsty, horrific, sweet, suspenseful, and a ton of other things. It's listed under the genres of "angst/horror," but I personally think "romance/hurt/comfort" would be more fitting; "suspense/drama" would also work. Anyway, you have to check out this fic when you have the chance, but be warned - it's quite dark, and poor Hermione experiences horrific abuses (mostly implied). It's listed under my favorites.

 9/9 - Decided to start blogging again, since I need a place to post my random thoughts & opinions. Plan on adding all of my "Fanfic Pics" there soon, but in the meantime you can check out my previous posts: Musings of a Fiction Fanatic

9/8 - Stumbled upon an "oldie but goldie" that I stayed up half the night reading: A Ron/Hermione fic called "Inhibition" by wacky-tarz, now listed under my faves. (It would be at the very bottom of the list since it was written in 2005.) It's a sweet, hilarious, well-written little story about our favorite couple. Definitely worth a read!

Also, chapter 22 of Coming to Term should be up (hopefully) at the first part of the weekend - I'm shooting for Friday or Saturday!

 9/6 - Been reading a fic called "One More Time" by veritaserumkills, listed under my faves. There are only a handful of chapters posted so far, but it's beautifully written and engrossing. I'd definitely recommend giving it a chance!

Oh, & chapter 7 of Skimming Stones will be up later today! :)

 9/5 - Decided to close my "Glimpses" series, possibly permanently. I'm really not sure yet. I won't go into a long explanation, but I'll just say that while I'm not one to hold chapters ransom or to beg for reviews, it IS disheartening when, as a fanfic writer, you put quite a bit of effort into something that you believe will bring enjoyment to audiences & all you're met with is the chirping of crickets...and a few scattered reviews. If I don't think people give a rat's fart one way or another, I'm probably not going to feel inclined to continue it. I guess sometimes as a reader you have to give a little if you wanna get a little.

Anyway, I'm not trying to tell readers to go review that fic - not at all. In fact, at this point it won't make much of a difference. If I decide to write any more post-Deathly Hallows Ron/Hermione oneshots, I'll probably post them as separate stories.

 8/22 - Cleaned up my favorites list, leaving only those stories that I found to be particularly entertaining and/or well-written. You may notice that I don't have any novel-length Ron/Hermione fics listed, and the reason for that is that all those stories that I've looked at have had major cheese infestations (See "Hold the cheese, please," below under "Pet peeves in fanfic") or else I felt were a tad OOC.

Newest addition to my favorites: "The Unwinding of Percy Weasley" by JustAudrey07. I've stayed up half the night the past two nights reading on this, and I'm thoroughly enjoying it. I never thought I'd be so entertained by a story about Percy, but that probably has a lot to do with the author's fabulous storytelling abilities. (I feel in love with her story "Dirty Little Secret" & had been meaning to check out this author's other works for a while.)

 8/19 - I stayed up most of the night reading "Say What You Need to Say" by librawriter when I should've been catching up on my sleep! Guh, I am in love with librawriter's ability to write angst! I'm now also more than a bit in love with George & Angelina! Check out this fic if you have the time - It's listed under my story faves. Also, please note that even though the author never marked it as complete, it is, in fact, complete. (I hesitated to start it at first because I thought it had been abandoned.)

Another fic I'm enjoying right now (also listed under my story faves): "Harry Potter and the White Van Man" by queenoftherandomoneandonly.

 8/16 - New favorite talent: wonderTWINpowersACTIVATE (see my favorite authors). You have to check out their work!

 8/14 - If you are not reading "Always & Forever" by librawriter (listed under my favorites), then you should be! Seriously, this story is my crack, and it does NOT get enough love. I encourage all my readers to check out this fabulously angsty fic (yes, it IS very angsty/dramatic, but it's also deliciously romantic) & to leave the author some encouragement! This story is just - guh! :)