[SpaceWeavil]

I'm bored and starting a thread. If nothing else, I feel special if anyone replies.

Anyway, what is your favourite type of fiction to read or to write, within the LOTR fandom? What I mean is, do you prefer to write romance, spooky stories, adventure stories etc? Do you prefer to write different types of story from the ones you like to read?

One weird thing I've noticed is that the type I enjoy writing the least (though I still enjoy it) tends to be the one that gets the best response from readers.

I'm not sure what my favourite reading genre is in LOTR stuff. Probably adventure or action-orientated stories, though I like most things.

For writing, I'm currently in 'spooky' mode and have had great fun writing my Witch King story, as it's unleashing my creep factor, but again, I've found different satisfaction in different types of story. I never thought I'd enjoy writing a romance until I got to this site and tried it for the first time with 'Alliance'.

So, any opinions? Words of wisdom?

(Like I said, I'm just incredibly bored )

[Rous]

I personally like to write drama, with maybe a little romance eventually, but with a healthy dose of humour, (not comedy or slapstick) thown in for good measure. My first effort, I tried too hard at the funny stuff. I am not cut out for that. So, now mine is serious, but it has its moments. I cannot write love scenes, so I am really in trouble when the time comes that I will need to do so.

As for reading? I will read pretty much anything, as long as it is well written and I do not trip too often over the grammar. That has stopped me more often than a mediocre story. It is not like someone has to go and look up a word in the dictionary, for crying out loud. Spell check does pretty much everything for you, except write the story. Come to think of it, I have read a few where spell check should have written the story.

I have not read a spooky story. I guess I should amble over and check it out. Well, I am tired tonight, so maybe I will mosey on over tomorrow.

Irregardless, I just enjoy the whole setting so much that I will read almost anything. (Well, I would do that anyway. There is no such thing as not enough books. I get the rolled eyes thingy for reading three or four at a time. Well, he does not multi-task well.)

I can even read while...oops. Gotta go to bed!

[Eruanna]

Weavil:

As a Silm woman, I like the sex and violence...er...romance and action part of the fandom.

I think that romance and action are really at the heart of many legends and old tales on which LOTR was partially based.

Think of the Arthurian legends: battles, love, honour and intrigue. (As I said, sex and violence...LOL!)

I know JRRT might have made the Silm spicier than it was when it was edited by his son in 1977. The subsequent HoME series bears this out.

In the end, the virtuous are valiant and overcome the bad guys, and the good guy wins the maiden.

--Eruanna

[Viv]

I tend to devolve to writing humour, even when I set out to write serious stuff. The funny stuff also seems to get wider readership. So I guess that means I'm a lightweight by definition.

When I grow up, I hope to be a serious writer. I read all the serious stuff. [andsomefunniestoo]

Oh crap, and I almost forgot: I write a lot of smut.

[LuthienTinuviel]

Drama, poetry, and friendship stories. I noticed I'm better at making people cry than happy (is this good or bad, I dunno.)

I'm sucky at writing romance (my singlehood's probably got something to do with it ). Someday I hope I can be a competent enough writer to make everything I touch to gold. Like David & Leigh Eddings (Oh, the philosophical funnies in it! Darnit, I'm addicted to their works!) etc.

I'm currently exploring or dabbling in writing family-type stories, which is now on hold for study reasons.

Romance? Checkout Judith McNaught types...it's quite a hit amongst girls with enough English vocab to understand it here. A lot on the Mary Sue factor for both male & female parts, but the smut...

Yeah, some things transcends over everything. Hehe... I read too much too

[simon22cat]

I will read just about anything. Unless it is Slash or Hobbit-centric. Or Hobbit Slash. Ewww. My favorite has to be Haldir romance. Haldir action. Haldir drama. Ok anything with Haldir. What can I say-I like Haldir.

[ghettoelleth]

My preference for reading changes as my knowledge of Tolkien evolves. This week it happens to be anything first age, the darker and dirtier the better. As far as writing goes, I hate it all and all the crap that comes with it.

[inglor]

I read and write Pre LotR, unless its smut, and then I don't really care who is giving it to whom. Somebody wrote an Eowyn/Merry fic that was delicious.

I am somewhat of a canonisto, though my smut sometimes flies in the face of the LaCE.


Inglor

[ellisk]

I will read pretty much anything except graphic torture stuff and rape. Not interested in that. I'm not overly fond of romance either, honestly.My favorite stuff--what ever genre--has good dialogue in it (used to teach drama), good characterization and good prose.

As for writing, I just like filling in gaps, so what ever genre strikes me for that, I'll do.

[Haleth]

For reading, I prefer pre LotR gap fillers, (elvish, human, hobbit, entish or dwarvish) especially those that concentrate on characterisation. I have a soft spot for well written, well thought out Alternate Universes.

I tend to write florrid (but fortunately brief) gap fillers, and action/adventure/comedy.

I write the occasional romance but don't put them in public archives.

[ghettoelleth]

Hey, if any of you guys can point to me good fics involving:

Maedhros
Maeglin
Celebrimbor

Can you pin them up in here for me please? I'd much appreciate it.

[ghettoelleth]

Or point me to if you're not dyslexic

[paranoidangel]

I absolutely love reading humour, but I just can't write it. I'll read pretty much anything as long as it's funny.

My favourite genre to write, though, is angst. I do like putting my characters through the emotion wringer That said, I do like reading a good bit of it as well.

[Monarchsnake]

[SpaceWeavil]