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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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I'm so psyched to see the first piece of art officially posted on the site!
And what a beautiful piece it is. The light is very well done: the flowers seem to glow right off the page, not to mention the stars in the sky and the highlight on her dress. I'm also just personally fascinated with the Western Shores of Aman, so this resonates with me there too.
My husband came home while I was looking at it, and I mentioned it was the first art piece posted in the new artwork section and he was blown away at how beautiful it was! I think his exact words were, "How did she DO that?"
And finally, thank you so much again for your help and support through the process of getting the new section launched! Your experience and insight on so many levels was so welcome and valued. <3
Thanks for the huge warm smile you've just given me! I'm so pleased to be able to visually convey some of the magic I experienced from StarSpray's story.
Ha! Please tell Bobby I have no idea, really, how I do it; sometimes it all comes together with just a light sprinkling of fairydust, and other times I need to wack the hell out of a painting with my magic wand. ;->
I'm so pleased to have been able to help in some way with the launching of the art section, and I'm looking forward to enjoying all the visual magic to come!
I am in awe of that night sky, and the flowers and hills look have a magical feel to it! It reminds me a bit of those hilly landscapes with lots of heather growing on them
This is absolutely gorgeous! I love the colors and the flowers and the lighting and Minyelme's expression, and the stars! I'm still so amazed that you managed to capture precisely what I was picturing when I wrote that piece. <33
Yay! You painted such a beautiful picture with your words, I think I mentioned in my comment on your fic that I felt a painting coming on! This is what your descriptions generated in my mind, and I'm really delighted I could convert them to something 'seeable' with the eye, so to speak!
And I also think we need to go there for a picnic...
I came here to look at your Thingol and Melian art again and had not seen this one! Wow it's incredible. The stars, the joyful, free emotion. It lifts my spirits just looking at it.
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