1 [Report This]Date: March 02, 2021 07:58 am Title: Chapter 1- The Risks
Oh, Karen... I feel so much for her here, and it pains me to think that she's going to be hurt (even though I can't stand Jim and Karen together, I like her a lot). Especially since she thought she calculated the risk and, in reality, she was deceived — both by Jim and herself.
I'm curious to see the next chapters!
Author's Response:
Thank you so much for your words. Yeah, its very interesting how we could still sympathize with her character since she was a major wedge between Jam. But she wasn't all that bad, just a bit oblivious perhaps.
I hope you like the new chapter :)
Date: March 01, 2021 06:56 pm Title: Chapter 1- The Risks
55s, Drabbles, and One Shots are excellent ways to declutter and get the juices flowing for other projects.
"She is not risk aversive. She takes pride in the idea that she is risk calculative." is so insightful into Karen's mindset. Thinking Jim is worth the risk is a nice end button.
Author's Response:
Thank you for saying that. I feel so validated that my assessment of Karen's character isn't completely off. Though I was never a fan of hers but again a mature side of my brain does believe she was quite a smart person.
And yes, the little drabbles indeed helps in stimulating brain. I hope I will have something ready for my longer fic soon, which is my first born.
1 [Report This]Date: March 01, 2021 08:57 am Title: Chapter 1- The Risks
I think this is a good look into her headspace just prior to coming to Scranton. Clearly she doesn't know of any of the baggage Jim is carrying at this point. Likewise how he's been acting towards her has clearly influenced her decision. You put it well, she's risk calculative. From everything she has to work with, this all fits. Not her fault Jim was scared to really open himself up so she'd have all the information. Regardless of that, nice job.
Author's Response:
Thank you for your feedback.
You are super encouraging and I really appreciate your time to convey your comments here. I also felt that Karen did well with what she knew before the move.
1 [Report This]Date: March 01, 2021 08:19 am Title: Chapter 1- The Risks
She really knew nothing.
Jim may have kissed her, but the passion wasn’t for her.
I do think Jim is also at fault here for leading
Karen on. Even when they both went back to Scranton Jim didn’t tell her anything about Pam.
Now that being said, Karen didn’t really see the signs that Jim wanted someone else either.
So for someone who is as calculated as Karen was, she wasn’t all that insightful, which is probably why she didn’t get the ARM job in
Stamford.
Author's Response: Thank you for your comments. Yeah I feel Karen was blindsided completely. She had no idea because Jim never give her any. Anyone from her position, may not guess what's coming until it hit them.
I really appreciate the time for review. Looking forward to more support like that :)