Vocabulary and grammar are *also* the important thing: and I stand corrected. I'd only ever heard 'motif' in relation to music and art, but given your research I checked my dictionary, and lo and behold, we have this:
Motive: to relate to a motif or a principal theme or idea in a work of art.
So there you go, I've learned something today.
Oh, and many people do much worse things to Sherlock and John. My beloved atlinmerrick is putting them through the wringer as we speak. That's making me sob a little too, but your fic makes me feel less like punching *Sherlock* so that's all good. :) I'm sure they still love you.
You did a magnificent job of that scene, and please feel proud of making me get all choked up. IT's a writer's job to wring an emotional response from their audience, whether it be tears, rage, laughter or excitment. You're doing a bang-up job!
I also loved the way you described Sherlock and the music, an the story of the table, and Forester's poem. And everything!
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Date: 2012-08-27 04:58 am (UTC)Motive: to relate to a motif or a principal theme or idea in a work of art.
So there you go, I've learned something today.
Oh, and many people do much worse things to Sherlock and John. My beloved atlinmerrick is putting them through the wringer as we speak. That's making me sob a little too, but your fic makes me feel less like punching *Sherlock* so that's all good. :) I'm sure they still love you.
You did a magnificent job of that scene, and please feel proud of making me get all choked up. IT's a writer's job to wring an emotional response from their audience, whether it be tears, rage, laughter or excitment. You're doing a bang-up job!
I also loved the way you described Sherlock and the music, an the story of the table, and Forester's poem. And everything!