[Viv]

Well, we've hashed out Mary Sues... why not Lego, too?

Seriously, when you see "Legolas/OFC" in the summary or character sections of a story, do you automatically ignore it? Should people stop writing stories about Legolas if they want the respect of the fanfic-reading public?

[Moralanqua]

NO! Oh no!

I love a well written Legomance! I loved yours even though you claimed it was a sue!

There are some really fantastic pieces, they fit seamlessly into canon and thats what makes them proper FanFiction! When you read and feel like you've been treated to another dose of your fav fandom.

[SpaceWeavil]

I have to say I don’t tend to read Legomances, but not because I have any aversion to that type of story. It’s just that Legolas isn’t one of my favourite characters, and also there are so many of those stories around, that I would tend to go for something different before I read one. I have read them though, and I think they’re like OFCs or anything else. You can get good ones or you can get bad ones. Like Mora says, if they’re in keeping with canon and well thought out, with good OFCs, then I don’t see why they should be inferior to other stories.

[sindohte]

I still love Legomances. However they tend to fall into three categories - howlers, so-so, and damn that's good. Now this is me being persnickity, but the Legomances that I tend to love are those written by how shall I put it, " a more mature writer." Still just because someone is over the age of 18, it is not guarantee that the Legomance won't suck *ss like a Hoover vacuum cleaner. But it gives me reason to hope that the author won't do something totally mind boggling stupid like having the OFC singing to the trees or having Legolas shooting squirrels with his bow (sorry toots, you won't get dinner that way. The only thing you will get is a bloody arrow with a scrap of fur as our little furry friend explodes)

And that points out one major problem that I have seen more with Legomances, likely due to the sheer number of them out there - they tend to violate canon and fanon out the ying-yang. And my major pet peeve is Lego acting like an attitudinal teenager

[Aerin]

I like the legomances, I do think there are a million crappy ones out there. But, I will read the good ones I.E. not stupid fangirly bang the elf and we're done. But one with good character development and the like, is totaly fun!

[SpaceWeavil]

[Anna]

I begin to read every Legomance I come across. I am completely fangirly, I know...
However, I rarely finish them. Most of them are just sooo crappy! But, I can´t stop hoping I´ll find that PERFECT Legomance!

[sindohte]

And what made it even worse was that the OFC singing to the trees and the squirrels exploding was in the same story Too bad Legolas didn't make something else explode

OFC breaks into song - "Beautiful tree, I love thee so."

Legolas pulls back his bow and lets fly his arrow to obliterate yet another squirrel

OFC abruptly stops singing and screams hellishly

Legolas - "Darn, all of that singing must have distracted me. I have never missed a target yet."

[SpaceWeavil]

Sindohte - I must have missed that little gem. Oh dear.

Anyway,

I just don't really have an urge to read or write Legomances. I suppose it would be different with a character I actually fancied, but Legolas ranks fairly low on my list of favourite elves. My latest craze is Celeborn / Galadriel stuff

[Viv]

[Roisin]

[sindohte]

Oh gee, how could I have forgotten that oh so crucial part of that wonderful tale?

[Roisin]

Thank you for causing me to giggle madly at my computer picturing arrows flying through the air with squirrels impaled upon them.

Roisin

[sindohte]

Just doing my job ma'am

[NancyBrooke]