Reviews by ellisk

The Bow · Mon Sep 20, 2004 8:23 pm

This is absolutely outstanding. I love your descriptive prose. You do such a wonderful job. This one, picturing young Thranduil then adult Thranduil reliving that scene was too sad. You had me crying. If you are an author at Stories of Arda, I hope you post this there. They will eat it up (Thranduil is extremely popular there). If not, submit this (and Alliance) to become and author. This and Alliance are both fantastic.

I have to say it again--outstanding.

Interrupted Journeys: Part One--New Journeys · Mon Sep 20, 2004 4:05 pm

Reply to Aewithen: Thank you so much for all your reviews and encouragement. I really appreciated it. Glad you liked the last chapter and as for the epilogue--thanks. It was much harder to write than I expected it to be and I agree--imagination is a good thing. I hope to see you for the second story. It should be starting in a few days.

Interrupted Journeys: Part One--New Journeys · Mon Sep 20, 2004 4:03 pm

Reply to HisieLome: Thank you for the reviews. They are greatly appreciated. Glad you liked it and I hope to see you around for the next one. I should start posting it in a few days.

A Tangled Web · Sun Sep 19, 2004 6:35 pm

Absolutely outstanding. Clever, intricate plot, great dialogue, well written, great ending. I am extremely sorry to see this end. I have thoroughly enjoyed it. Bravo!

Interrupted Journeys: Part One--New Journeys · Fri Sep 17, 2004 9:36 am

Reply to LucyTia: Thank you so much for the review. I am glad you are enjoying the story. I had alot of fun writing it. It covers a lot of territory so some parts may be more interesting to you than others but I hope you keep checking back. The first chapter posted with Thranduil and Legolas was actually the last chapter I wrote. I wrote it last so I knew the entire plot well enough to know what to put in the first chapter just to pique a bit of curiosity over how Thranduil and Legolas arrive at that point. So I'm glad it worked to get you interested. Smile smiley face

Yes, poor Thranduil really has a bad reputation and people make him do all kinds of horrible things. I never saw any evidence for his reputation in the Hobbit or any of the other texts. I am having a lot of fun writing how he interacts with his family, advisors and duties as a king.

The next chapter is the wedding. It describes the aspects of the wedding that all Thranduil's guests take part in. You may be looking forward to the epilogue of this part of the story. It describes a more private moment in the making of the marriage. Wink smiley face

But for those of you that don't like that type of thing, don't worry--you can skip it all together and miss nothing.

Again, thank you so much for the review. Reviews mean a lot to the writing process. Even though I have this whole story written, I find I make small changes as I get feedback from the reviews. Since I can see the before and after product, I can tell you for certain that people's reviews have helped make this a better story because they made me think about certain things.

Interrupted Journeys: Part One--New Journeys · Thu Sep 16, 2004 6:53 am

Reply to Aewithen: Indeed! That was a mean cliffhanger since she wasn't even in danger, wasn't it. My friend dared me to cut the chapters there because she knows how cliffhangers drive me insane (I am very impatient). She teased me that I couldn't even do it in my own story even though I know what happens. She was almost right but I did post it that way Smile smiley face

And yes, on to the wedding, thank heavens. There are actually only two more chapters left and an epilogue.

Interrupted Journeys: Part One--New Journeys · Wed Sep 15, 2004 9:03 pm

Reply to HisieLome: No, the poor Gulf Coast has to suffer ####. I hope it dies a miserable death in the middle of the ocean before it makes land. My boss simply seems to think over the last few days that working a ten hour shift is normal. He goes through these phases and it is easier to ride them out than argue. Glad you liked Chap 21. No, I think no one including Amglaur is having warm fuzzy feelings about Lindomiel's safety. And that is not good. Glad the message thing worked.

Interrupted Journeys: Part One--New Journeys · Sat Sep 11, 2004 5:04 pm

Reply to Aewithen: Never worry about reviews. You have your own most excellent story that you are working on now! That takes time away from other things. I noticed I don't have as much time for reviews as I did before though I still try to do them because I have more of an understanding of how much fun they are. It's such a dilema Confused smiley face

I'm glad you are still liking this version. I wondered what people who read both would think and just today two people commented (you and someone on the Stories of Arda site). A friend of mine who has read the whole story and I sat down after I had through chap 23 (I think) posted here and we said--you know, this needs tightend up, focused, fleshed out in some parts and backed down in others to better match the character development in the series as a whole. The thing was that I hadn't read these beginning parts in over a year because I had been writing most recently the end parts all the way in the Fourth Age. I didn't realize how loose some of these early parts were until I posted them and really started carefully reading them again. So she helped me start that rewrite process as we sat with no electricity during Charley and then finish it as our husbands re-roofed our houses after Charley. I think it turned out better. I hope it at least didn't turn out worse! Surprised smiley face

Thanks so much for the review. I always appreciate them whenever life allows.

Interrupted Journeys: Part One--New Journeys · Sat Sep 11, 2004 4:55 pm

Reply to HisieLome: Thanks for the review! I laugh when I think about Amglaur. He so does not want to like Thranduil but he is just not turning out to be as bad as he expected. It seems funny to me. I am happy you caught the implication that Lindomiel is much more saavy to the development of this whole thing than Thranduil thought, talking to Dieneryn and all that. It is funny isn't it? I think Thranduil is as sharp as a tack but he just does not see everything in this relationship. It cracks me up. Good thing Lindomiel knows how to lead him along. Yes, it is good they have finally been very frank with one another about their feelings and kind of funny that Marti's own actions pushed them to it. Her little tantrum really backfired on her. Smile smiley face

By the way, I replied to your private message thing. If you didn't get the answer, let me know and I'll get it to you a different way. I've never used that function of this site and I don't know if I did the reply right.

Thanks so much for the review. I love them.

Interrupted Journeys: Part One--New Journeys · Sat Sep 11, 2004 3:39 am

Thank you for the wonderful review. Yes, Marti will sink VERY low. She's spiteful and she's clever. We will see that she is much more. It will get worse. I'm glad you like the characters. This whole series of stories is complete (if still in a bit of flux) and I've been writing it for a year now so I've grown rather attached to them myself. Hope you continue to enjoy. Smile smiley face

PS--My husband does not like his new roofing hobby. Wink smiley face

She says with bitter sarcasm.

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