Name: melody_black09 reviewed
All That I'm Living For on Mar 24, 2009 12:44 am
it was a rather great lil story the only constuctive critisism i can offer is it was a little ooc and it could have used a little more of the background story of what was going on between draco and her, but all around not a bad start! congratulations! =)
Name: Rashonda reviewed
All That I'm Living For on Jan 08, 2008 07:41 pm
This was a good story especially it being your first one out of the gate. I hope to see you continue it.
Author's Response: Thanks! I'm definitely working on it but it's taking a while... Glad you liked it though ^_^.
Name: ginnywitch reviewed
All That I'm Living For on Oct 31, 2007 01:35 pm
wow
Author's Response: Thanks! Glad you liked it!!
Name: elsbeth22 reviewed
All That I'm Living For on Jul 02, 2007 07:06 pm
As a pianist and song writter myself i really liked this. You captured that release of stress and thoughts, that we place in music, beautifully. Although music has never been an alternitive to cutting for me, I was able to identify with ginny on a personal level, and I love stories that accomplish that. I don't see many of these stories so it was a pleasent read. Good job :P ~Elspeth
Author's Response: I'm really glad you liked it. I am a bit of a songwriter myself and I enjoy the piano but by no means will I ever call myself a pianist... I lack way too much discipline. Anyway, I appreciate your kind review!
Name: Mollie reviewed
All That I'm Living For on Jun 05, 2007 02:27 am
OMG, that is so sad, but I think that it is actually really realistic to something she could be feeling, especially considering what she went through her first her.
Author's Response: thanks for the review! it really made my day ;). i can really see her having a tough time getting over the horror of her first year, i'm glad you agree!!! thanks again!
Name: catcall009 reviewed
All That I'm Living For on May 19, 2007 07:59 pm
hey yo, so not to bad for a first attempt but i noticed that u kept flitting from being... i almost want to say superficial to being really deep into the story. try not to let if flip back and forth. e.i. music/cutting to her family paying for something they can't afford, she wouldn't be worrying about money if she was in a state to cut especially if she's worrying/fretting about tom/draco. so basically i'm saying u should clean up the perspective a little and finish the fic. cuz right now u basically are going along and then it was like u wrote this on a time limit cuz u cut it off really fast, it doesn't tell us why she's cutting draco out or why he reminds her of time, or much that can connect the reader to the characters. and when did she start cutting and why did she realize that it would be good to switch from cutting to music? like these are questions you should have answered at least a bit before posting. however because this is ur first attempt i would say it was pretty good considering. if it wasn't i'd say that u need to clue in as to what actually makes a story. ne ways good luck on future fics, hope u continue to keep writing. :)
Author's Response: you should be glad to know that I am writing the full story out and this is just a small piece of it. I know that it was a little lacking, but a lot of one shots don't tell the whole story anyway. But thank you for your review and I will keep it in mind as I continue writing.
Name: abby reviewed
All That I'm Living For on May 16, 2007 09:18 am
oh my gosh...you have to write more...this is one of the best!
Author's Response: I definitely don't think it's one of the best but thank you so much!! As for writing more, I have already started on the whole fic but it will probly take a while b/c I'm gonna be out of the country and I don't know when I'll have internet access.
Name: nun outfits are cool reviewed
All That I'm Living For on May 15, 2007 10:36 am
really good, especially for a first attempt :)
I think you wrote 'pan' where you meant 'pain' somewhere... loved the final bit thing, where she compares forgetting Draco and forgetting Tom. Will there be a sequel?
Author's Response: Thanks for the wonderful review [and for the pan-pain thing, i fixed it ;)]. I am currently working on writing the whole fic from the beginning. It is based on Evanescence's albums Fallen and The Open Door with a couple of songs from Anywhere But Home as it stands right now but I still need to look at Origin. All of that to say, yes there will be a sequel ;) but it will take a little while. I hope you enjoy it!
Name: white_and_red_love reviewed
All That I'm Living For on May 15, 2007 10:19 am
Wow, this was good. Rather dark, but honest.
I liked it.
Author's Response: Thanks so much!
Name: archirat reviewed
All That I'm Living For on May 15, 2007 09:42 am
It's a little angsty for me. I do believe that people can experience this, but it was a little hurried and a little rushed.
I am not sure I could have written the same feelings better, but it reminded me a little too much of "woe is me" teenage drama that seems childish to a large extent.
Overall, I can appreciate what you are saying, I myself just didn't particularly enjoy it.
Author's Response: Thanks for the honesty! I really do appreciate it! It is a bit dark and hurried, but since I plan to make a whole long fic out of it, hopefully it will make more sense and not be so angsty-drama-queen-ish. ;). As for the actual experiences, I thankfully never have, but I have some very close friends that have dealt with these things, so I've tried my best to keep it realistic through what they've shown me.
Name: gurl reviewed
All That I'm Living For on May 15, 2007 04:22 am
Good job for your first attempt. Some constructive crit would be... As a one-shot, I do not think you developed the background/Ginny's character enough. Therefore her angst just seems overly dramatic. Perhaps if you added in a blurb about /how/ Draco was her lifeline... But if these scene was part of a fic, then perhaps her angst would be justified. Honest enough for you?
Author's Response: Thanks for the honesty :)). I appreciate it very much because I do want to grow as a writer, I've always been a fan of constructive criticism! I'll keep what you said in mind, and do my best to make sure when I write the whole fic that she doesn't become an angsty little drama queen ;).
Name: MistressMalfoy reviewed
All That I'm Living For on May 15, 2007 12:06 am
Wow!
For a first attempt, this is really good. I love Evanescence, and this song is one of my favourites from The Open Door, and I'm glad to see that you did justice to it. Evanescence has been butchered before on this site, so thank you.
I'm glad it's part of a full story... cause I would love to read the rest, the background to Ginny's situation.
I think it'll be better as a full story, as a one-shot it's kind of unexplained. So i look forward to updates!
Author's Response: Thanks for the wonderful review! I've started working on the full story but it's gonna be slow going because I'll be out of the country for a couple of months (but I do hope to get a good bit of writing done). Thanks for the constructive criticism too, I'll keep it in mind if i ever edit it to stay as a stand-alone :).