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lissaselves
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| NancyBrooke wrote: | | lisser8 wrote: | | the writer merely claims to write AU! No they don't; they write nonsense. |
Oh, I like her. I really like her. |
Erhm ... thanks ... I hope.
What can I say? I'm not a morning person (original post written at 6.30am. My tolerance increases as the day progresses; you'd not believe what I'm willing to read come midnight.  ) |
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Viv
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| Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 4:00 pm Post subject: |
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| lisser8 wrote: | | My tolerance increases as the day progresses; you'd not believe what I'm willing to read come midnight. ) |
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lissaselves
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| Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 4:15 pm Post subject: |
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| Viv wrote: | | lisser8 wrote: | | My tolerance increases as the day progresses; you'd not believe what I'm willing to read come midnight. ) |
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lol You a mind-reader, Viv? 
I'm sitting here, sipping my Tuborg (Danish beer) and reading a fic which ... allows me to prove my tolerance. 
Cheers to you too! *I've got to get me some of those neat emoticons!* |
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Haleth
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| Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 4:16 pm Post subject: |
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But the 'haughty' Haldir, the cruel Marchwarden ...  Just don't get it: call him something else, 'cause this is not Haldir!
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You're absolutely right. That isn't Haldir.
That's Caranthir.
It's just as well that most of the raving, foaming-at-the-mouth fangirls can't be bothered with the Silmarillion.
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eiranae
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| Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 4:19 pm Post subject: |
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Aren't those emoticons great. Just click the view more emoticons button to get a bigger screen full o' them.   
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NeumeIndil
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| Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 4:27 pm Post subject: |
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^ My favorite... because 9 times out of 10, it's true. 
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lissaselves
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| Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 4:40 pm Post subject: |
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>It's just as well that most of the raving, foaming-at-the-mouth fangirls can't be bothered with the Silmarillion.<
The Sil-writers are definitely spared some headaches! There's not much risk of that one being made into a movie. Now CoH, on the other hand ...
Eira, thanks for pointing! *goes to polish glasses* now, let's see ...  There it is!  Ahhh, finally week-end - and David Essex on the radio with that beautiful cloud song. Haven't heard that one since I was young. I'm digressing.
Seriously: it's very easy for me to rant and rave about horrible Haldir stories, but as I've never published a story myself I probably don't have the right to do so. |
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eiranae
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| Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 4:45 pm Post subject: |
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| lisser8 wrote: | >It's just as well that most of the raving, foaming-at-the-mouth fangirls can't be bothered with the Silmarillion.<
The Sil-writers are definitely spared some headaches! There's not much risk of that one being made into a movie. Now CoH, on the other hand ...
Eira, thanks for pointing! *goes to polish glasses* now, let's see ... There it is! Ahhh, finally week-end - and David Essex on the radio with that beautiful cloud song. Haven't heard that one since I was young. I'm digressing.
Seriously: it's very easy for me to rant and rave about horrible Haldir stories, but as I've never published a story myself I probably don't have the right to do so. |
The fangirls do seem to stick pretty close to movie verse. I don't think Glorfindel and the twins have much to worry about.
No problem. Those are just too much fun to miss out on. I like the one Neume picked, but this one  is my favorite. That's how I feel most days.
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lissaselves
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| Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 5:30 pm Post subject: |
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| eiranae wrote: | | [ I like the one Neume picked, but this one is my favorite. That's how I feel most days. |
Oh - sorry to hear that. Writing not coming along as you'd like? |
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eiranae
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| Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 5:34 pm Post subject: |
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I've hit a few snags in writing and in life. Guess you just have to take them as they come. This week has just been full of drama. I'm glad to see the end of it.  
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lissaselves
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| Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 6:08 pm Post subject: |
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| Hope it works out for you, Eira! |
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LuthienTinuviel
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I have a confession.
One of my first fanfics on LOTR was a Mary Sue which I abandoned after page 83 and it never saw the light of day. (ROFL, it was my first attempt at writing). I'm guilty of writing rubbish, and shamelessly trying to do better. Btw, I really did pour my heart in this one, newbie and all, but in the can it must remain.
The second one was a Haldir/OFC pairing which was incidently about an unrealistic Mary Sue. I have never republished it anywhere after rereading and realizing that it was SO bad.
The Haldir I've pictured in my mind is this workaholic noble dude-elf with a heart of gold who's actually outgoing when he's not out being the Marchwarden. As for Craig David, oh he's just a bonus to look at in the movies.
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lissaselves
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| Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 10:12 am Post subject: |
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| LuthienTinuviel wrote: | | The second one was a Haldir/OFC pairing which was incidently about an unrealistic Mary Sue. I have never republished it anywhere after rereading and realizing that it was SO bad. |
lol - I skipped the first one and went right to the bad Haldir-story (although in my defence there are no Mary Sues; no sex either - poor guy!
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The Haldir I've pictured in my mind is this workaholic noble dude-elf with a heart of gold who's actually outgoing when he's not out being the Marchwarden. |
YYYYEEEESSSS!  That's almost exactly how I picture Haldir! *ish very happy now*
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As for Craig David, oh he's just a bonus to look at in the movies. |
Oh, I quite agree! Didn't like the character, but certainly enjoyed watching Craig Parker (that's his name) - and did I mention that he's even cuter without the wig? |
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eiranae
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| Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 10:33 am Post subject: |
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| lisser8 wrote: |
Oh, I quite agree! Didn't like the character, but certainly enjoyed watching Craig Parker (that's his name) - and did I mention that he's even cuter without the wig? |
Isn't he though!  It's so much easier to drool over him as compared to the 'way to young for me' Orlando Bloom. 
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lissaselves
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| Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 10:38 am Post subject: |
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Eira, we agree on that! You know, I even watched that YouTube thingy ... oh, this should probably go in the thread about embarassing little secrets. Will post explanation there.  |
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