[ilistine]

Started writing my first story.I can't belive I just dove into it and I need someone to help beta it with knowledge of the wainriders, Earnil II, and Ithilien.

I think my story is going to be a rated r-ish romance, violence, and plot.
I have 3 chapters written now.
Any one able to point me in the beta direction?

Thanks Ilistine

PS, Do all the names, men especially come from Sindarin roots? I chose names for my mortals and wainriders that are Sindarin, is that a huge no-no and if so is there a database of men's names? Checked Council of Elrond and Encyclopedia of Arda, seems everything has it's roots in Sindarin. I know in the Silm it talks about that, but hey I read that part while on vacation and I think that those tasty fireside mudslides may be why I am not recalling the facts so readily.
Thanks

[BittenBuggy]

Good question! Not that I have any idea But now I'm curious

[Andreth]

I'll beta it for you but, while I have a fair amount of knowledge of the Stewards, they're not my strongest point. But I'll be happy to help until someone more knowledgable comes along! Grammar and story pacing, I can help with, though. I've got a shelf full of Tolkien references, so I can help you there, too.

As far as names, Sindarin's fine. Some of the Dunedain-based cultures used a mixture of Quenya and Sindarin (like Boromir) so you've got some room to play around there, too.

And that's really the only way you can start writing - hold your nose and dive in, then start dog paddling with the rest of us!!