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New Challenge: Stars Create a fanwork using star-themed prompts presented in a bingo board format.
Cultus Dispatches: Trends in Fandom Entry Year The films inspired a lot of fanfiction, yes, but exactly how fanfiction authors interacted with them predicts who remains in the fandom for long durations.
Character of the Month: Marach There are few details in the texts about Marach, but he is noteworthy for his allegiances and his descendants, who would become pivotal to the history of Middle-earth and the eventual defeat of Morgoth and Sauron.
Fëanor shrugged, studying the contents of his wine glass. “Something must be done about that house. It will fall down eventually.” “It does not follow that it must be you that tears it down single-handedly. Are you sure you do not want help?” “It’s not as though I…
When uneasy dreams bring him back into Beleriand, Daeron finds a pair of twins who have lost their home, and an enemy who has lost himself. The Shadow's reach is growing ever longer, and if they are to survive, they must do it together.
Rescued from a brutal Angband hunt, an ex-thrall with a strange and powerful artifact embedded in his spine is brought to Himring, for it is one of the only places in Beleriand which welcomes such folk. Though he has no memories of his life before, Anniavas slowly becomes accustomed to his new…
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Across three surveys and ten years, the Tolkien Fanfiction Survey has document when authors began writing. These data reveal trends in how film promotions, the films themselves, the books, and other historical contexts have influenced not only who writes but how long they stay.
There are few details in the texts about Marach, but he is noteworthy for his allegiances and his descendants, who would become pivotal to the history of Middle-earth and the eventual defeat of Morgoth and Sauron.
A dissenting voice in Marach's alliance with the Elves of Beleriand, Amlach experiences a change of mind after a mysterious twist in the story reorients his priorities toward enmity with Morgoth.
Erestor finds himself thrust into adventure when Elrond requests his company escorting Arwen to Minas Tirith after the War of the Ring is won. All too aware of the chronic illness that has bound his friend to Rivendell for the past several centuries, Glorfindel has some concerns. Erestor, aware…
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Thank you! I was rather pleased with it myself ... and surprised that I managed something like this at 9 AM! :D (Lord, don't tell me I'm becoming a morning person ...)
OMG! I don't need to watch that show because that is my everyday life! Or more like preventing what happens when the pre-teen to adult ratio is too high!
These guys and their little bromance started with "The Sovereign and the Priest" and they have been on my mind ever since. Curufin is a frequent victim. (He's an easy target, poor Curvo.)
This one maybe especially, because of the descriptions of the sea and the unexpectedness, although of course I love your Feanor and Nerdanel, and the two of them together.
Thank you! ^_^ This one definitely surprised me because I don't write Elwing often. But I was happy with it as well. Thanks for your kind encouragement!
OMG! I adore this one. I can really relate to the judge. (Judge Judy of the Eldar!) This is wonderful and amazing. Get with the program, Caranthir! You're not in Kansas Beleriand anymore and Tirion is not the one you once knew either!
Holy shit, now this lady is going to have a place in the Republicverse as a Judge Judy character! She needs her own story.
Thanks for reading! I'm laughing that your most enthusiastic response so far would be for the one that's not really a drabble! :D (I got away with cheating on this by writing two perfect drabbles and then smooshing them together.) And I *angsted* to get it down to even 200 words. Anyway, I'm glad you liked it. <3
If I have writing time to myself, it is never the form I choose. Instadrabbling is all about the social angle for me, and the chance to practice at being concise for once ... which I need help with. XD
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