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queenoftheshire
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Heh heh heh... fine with me too! Mmm... Thanks for reminding me about the mortals! 
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GypsieRose
Joined: 09 Jul 2003
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Location: Illinois, USA
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| Viv wrote: | | The results of this poll so far are intriguing; they sort of support a suspicion I've had for a long time. I always wondered why my legomance, which is poorly written and overly angsty, gets so much more attention than some other pieces. Now I know: folks read Legolas. Or Eomer, or Boromir, or whoever has captured their fancy. Nothing wrong with that, of course. |
Well, although I listed "main character" as my primary reason for reading, it is of course not cut-and-dried. Sometimes I can just be browsing for "whatever looks interesting," not for any specific characters. And other times, if a summary or a clever title really catches my eye, it can derail me from my original intentions.
| Quote: | | I just need to swat the muse who wants to write Feanor or Gimli. Nobody is gonna read that stuff. |
You may lose some quantity of readership, but you'll very likely make up for it in quality. People who will read a Feanor or Gimli fic will be so thrilled that you actually wrote their favorite, they'll give you mad props in their own minds and probably check out your other stuff as well. I wouldn't be surprised if fans of the less popular characters were also more likely to respond/review as a way of encouraging the author who actually writes about them.
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dolarabee
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Location: Sydney, Australia
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GypsieRose <-- What she said... 
Characters
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Though it's not set in concrete. Depends on my mood, and I also do like to go for new authors.
Ratings and reviews don't come into it for me either... and not just for fics, same goes for movies and books. I like to draw my own conclusions...
do.
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miriel361
Joined: 10 Jun 2003
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'Course, a solid hunk of mortal male is my preference, but to each her own:) |
What she said. Yes.
Although I wouldn't mind an elf for a change... (Don't tell hubby I said that.) |
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SilverMoonLady
Joined: 14 Jul 2003
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So long as you don't tell mine 
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miriel361
Joined: 10 Jun 2003
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| Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2004 4:01 am Post subject: |
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*grins naughtily and looks around to make sure that Mr. Miriel is otherwise occupied...*
So have guys with long hair started to pick up your interest too? |
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SilverMoonLady
Joined: 14 Jul 2003
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Location: Breaking in a Brandybuck... *wicked grin*
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Oh I'm an equal oportunity lust monster  I do have a penchant for the shorter sort in my writing and in my reading as well, but must admit to a niggling desire to further... explore a certain Marchwarden of Lorien......... Let's just say, I'm looking for the *right* one. Still horribly leary of all elf fic for various reasons explored on another thread, but am putting my little toe in the water. 
And I would really really *love* someone to, uhmm... , address the hidden assets of a certain dwarf..... those tatoos haven't left my brain yet:) That really is a lovely picture
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sindohte
Joined: 13 May 2003
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Location: Rubbing up against an Elf
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That is indeed a most uplifting picture of Gimli. So who do you think he would hook up with? Galadriel would be one possibility, but I wouldn't know if the poor dwarf's equipment would be able to function in the presence of his ultimate lust object  esp. one that can read his every dirty thought. Or then again maybe just the opposite would happen Maybe dwarves do like it down and dirty.
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SilverMoonLady
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I've always found my mind wandering to the strangest places during that particular activity, so mind-reading is probably not what I'd call a plus!
I don't know.... I enjoy surprises
But somehow I think I'd much rather leave the Galadriel/Gimli thing in the pure and pristine state I found it in, despite my recent forray into complete canon-crushing smut
*feels a first person POV bunny hop onto her foot* *kick* oh no you don't!! I've got too much started elsewhere already!
Somebody save me and write something!!!!!!!!!!!
*runs screaming from the room, swatting bunnies with her broom*
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Philia
Joined: 15 Aug 2004
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| Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2004 10:39 am Post subject: |
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First thing I check is whether it's Slash or not ... cause I don't like LOTR slash at all and it's become very hard to find good non-slash LOTR fanfiction (so BLESS this archive!). Second thing are the main characters and category ... for example, I'm addicted to angst/drama. I usually don't check reviews cause that's just everyone's own opinion and not mine. I always thought reviews were kinda meant for the author so he could get an idea of what people liked/disliked.
But that's just me |
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SpaceWeavil
Joined: 27 May 2004
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Location: Looking at shiny things
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| Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2004 11:20 am Post subject: |
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| Philia wrote: | First thing I check is whether it's Slash or not ... cause I don't like LOTR slash at all and it's become very hard to find good non-slash LOTR fanfiction (so BLESS this archive!). Second thing are the main characters and category ... for example, I'm addicted to angst/drama. I usually don't check reviews cause that's just everyone's own opinion and not mine. I always thought reviews were kinda meant for the author so he could get an idea of what people liked/disliked.
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I like reading the reviews for a story but only after I’ve read at least part of the story itself. That’s just me. I don’t really follow the star rating system because I don’t understand it (Is it an average rating, taken from the number in brackets?).
Summary is very important, as is length at times. If I’m just browsing, looking for something to fill a few hours I will tend to go for shorter stories, and leave the longer ones for times when I know I’ll have enough time to sit and read.
It’s hard choosing a story though as there are so many. I was kind of relying on the ‘story of the day’ thing for a while, just to give me a story to read, but lately it seems to be repeating all the same ones. I haven’t seen one up there for more than a week that I haven’t read from the same link very recently. So I have to now resort to the above criteria.
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Ilmatar
Joined: 20 May 2004
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I mostly read fics that have elves in them. I prefer Legolas and Elrond fics.
If I am browsing through FF.net I usually check the author´s profile first (well if someone is called leggylover I naturally do not bother ) to see how old the author is. I also want to know what they have to say about themselves. If an author jus luvs Leggy and anything with Orli, I usually do not bother reading. Same with people who are 12 and write "an epic tale of love and lust"... I kind of think they cannot possibly know anything about the latter... hopefully 
here in OSA, I find the stories I read on other people´s recommended reading. They are usually good... |
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simon22cat
Joined: 17 Aug 2004
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Location: In front of the computer. Duh.
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| Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 3:49 pm Post subject: |
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A well written summary will always catch my eye. Not the 'Pleze read this is a kewl story IT ROCKS!!!-hate those.
There are certain authors I automatically read-you always know that their story will be good
Reviews don't do it for me-it is kind of like a movie reveiw; everyone has a different opinion
Character/pairngs I won't read are just about anything with the Hobbits as a main character-Don't like Hobbits. Give me a tall, long haired elf over a short, furry footed Hobbit any day. |
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