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NeumeIndil
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I'll repeat my offer to beta if ya'll need it. My email's in my profile. 
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Viv
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I wouldn't recommend lumping two disparate stories into one posted fic. When I see drabble series that seem mostly unrelated, I tend to skip them. I like fics I read to be a coherent piece. But that's all just personal opinion.
So, say you end up writing two fics as a result of this thread: just pick the oneyou want to submit as a challenge piece.
If you write one, post it as a challenge response, and then later write a different story that you would prefer to be the challenge entry, I believe I can make that change with all these sooper admin powers Do has granted. 
Don't sweat the small stuff; just write. 
And read. Reading's good, too. |
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eiranae
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| Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 10:36 pm Post subject: |
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| Viv wrote: | I wouldn't recommend lumping two disparate stories into one posted fic. When I see drabble series that seem mostly unrelated, I tend to skip them. I like fics I read to be a coherent piece. But that's all just personal opinion.
So, say you end up writing two fics as a result of this thread: just pick the oneyou want to submit as a challenge piece.
If you write one, post it as a challenge response, and then later write a different story that you would prefer to be the challenge entry, I believe I can make that change with all these sooper admin powers Do has granted.
Don't sweat the small stuff; just write.
And read. Reading's good, too. |
That makes sense. Okay, I'll just submit one of them.
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Viv
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| Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 11:57 pm Post subject: |
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NancyBrooke
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| Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 9:25 am Post subject: |
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| Viv wrote: | | I wouldn't recommend lumping two disparate stories into one posted fic. When I see drabble series that seem mostly unrelated, I tend to skip them. I like fics I read to be a coherent piece. But that's all just personal opinion. |
I have always thought so, too (and still do).
| Quote: | | Don't sweat the small stuff; just write. |
Good Advice! Thanks, Viv.
| Quote: | | And read. Reading's good, too. |
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Alassante
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| Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 9:59 am Post subject: |
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| Viv wrote: |
And read. Reading's good, too. |
And don't forget to review
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NancyBrooke
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| Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 10:23 am Post subject: |
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| Alassante wrote: | | Viv wrote: | | And read. Reading's good, too. |
And don't forget to review |
 Pimp diddiddy Pimp Pimp Pimp: Mine is done. Thanks to Neume for the character! Meet The Maegd Feorran.
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RobinKa
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| Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 10:26 am Post subject: |
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| NeumeIndil wrote: | | I'll repeat my offer to beta if ya'll need it. My email's in my profile. |
I'll send you a drabble to beta. Thanks in advance
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eiranae
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| Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 12:14 pm Post subject: |
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Well, here's my attempt at smut.
Thanks so much to Elea for her quick beta job and for prodding me to try my hand at smut. Thanks to Alassante for the character challenge, and a big thanks to Nancy B for coming up with the whole idea.
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NeumeIndil
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| Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 10:17 pm Post subject: |
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No prob.  Loved it, Binks, and Eira both. Anybody else? I don't work till 3 tomorrow.
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RobinKa
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| Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 1:19 am Post subject: |
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Aaaaand my challenge drabble is up: Mystery I Named You. Thanks to Al for challenging me with the character of Finduilas of Nargothrond and to Neu for the beta.
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elea24
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| Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 9:01 am Post subject: |
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Ick! Wading through canon can be such a pain in the backside! I swear Tolkien made certain things like an easter egg hunt, where you have to scrabble around looking for clues until you can finally piece something together that looks like it could work -and even then he gives you at least two different versions that both could work and you have to try and find something that makes sense and doesn't mess up your storyline. *sigh* 
So, yep, I haven't started mine yet. I'm still in the planning stage, trying to work through canon. I know what I want my characters to do, but trying to put them into a suitable (and mostly correct) setting is proving tricky. I'm off to Wales with my family for a week tomorrow and will be without my laptop  but I will be taking a whole pad of paper, a pen, the Unfinished Tales and the Silmarillion with me so hopefully when I come back I should at least have the prologue and chapter 1 done ¬¬ |
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eiranae
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| Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 11:58 am Post subject: |
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Here's the one Neume challenged me to do.
Roac and Roll
Thanks Neu for the challenge and the beta.
I am really loving this!
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elea24
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| Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 5:09 am Post subject: |
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Hello! 
How is everyone? I've just got back from sunny (mostly) Wales with a prologue and two chapters under my belt. 
It really wasn't hard finding inspiration about Dol Amroth when I did most of my writing sitting on this cliff. It's a hard old life, right?
I was wondering if someone would be kind enough to beta what I've got? I would really appreciate it.
P.S. Before you hound me, Eira, the smut is coming in chapter 3 ... I think ...  I'm just avoiding it at the moment. |
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RobinKa
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Welcome back, Elea!
It looks fantastic ---> a perfect place to get some inspiration and I'm glad to hear about the story, YAY! 
As for the beta, I'll be happy to do it, though I may not be the best choice when it comes to grammar and all that jazz 
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