Reviews for "Interrupted Journeys: Part One--New Journeys"

Sat Sep 11, 2004 11:49 am

Wow! I feel so lucky to find you at 2 places...

Amglaur shows respect to the king and it is not too painful. He really does love his little one and the idea that this lord may feel something towards his child must be distasteful. Yet, Thranduil has proven himself to be honorable and gentle with Lindomiel. This is a good sign.

Lindomiel is excited from her meeting with the Men. Hairy and smelly....spices, and potatoes- just so many new things to explore. She certainly has spunk. I loved the bit about soap.

Thranduil has finally admited his love, how touching. In turn, Lindomiel has much compassion . How amusing to think that she and the Queen have been discussing royal duties-and the King has been totally ignorant to such conversations.

Yes, Marti will be dangerous. She has already tried to stir up trouble and now will be even more upset. This does not look pleasant for our couple.

I hope that your husband has a little bit of a break this weekend. And good luck with ####. You are right about the "goodness" of discussing literature. Sometimes I have had a completely different take on the events after reading a review. It can only help the author to know that we, the readers, really do cherish a great tale....

Again, Thanks for all of your hard work.
Mina Sedh, Hisie Lome

Sat Sep 11, 2004 3:44 pm

I fear I have been a bad reviewer lately, and I just wanted to let you know, that I am enjoying this story still very much. The rewrites were lovely, and I hope to read more soon. (Hint hint). Anyway, hope that the crazy hurricane season you guys are having down there in Florida is not harming you/your possessions in any way!

Aewithen

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.

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.

Wed Sep 15, 2004 7:26 pm

You are back! I was quite concerned that you had had to leave because of xxxx.

Chapter 21 was fine. Elrond aiding Thranduil was grand. But, alas, the weaving is destroyed....that does not make one feel that Lindomiel is safe. We shall see. (Any bets on Marti being involved?)

P.S. Thank you for the message. It worked and I am feel more secure in the information.

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.

Wed Sep 15, 2004 9:27 pm

Sigh... Lindomiel is safe... thank goodness. Wonderful chapters. Now onto the wedding... Very Happy smiley face

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.

Fri Sep 17, 2004 3:35 am

Hello

I can't tell you how much I am enjoying reading your story. It is beautifully written and the pace at which you’re unfolding the plot is perfect. Thranduil is a much-maligned character in the fan fiction world and the way you are developing his character, as well as Lindomiel’s, is just wonderful. I'm intrigued to see how everything will link back to the opening conversation between Thranduil and his son.

And thank you for updating so regularly. I really look forward to reading your new chapters. I’m especially looking forward to the next one ... or will it be the one after that? Wink smiley face

Well done.

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.

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