Proclamation: June of Doom & Gloom (Tolkien darkfic/angst/etc. challenge)

[huinare]

Feel free to signal boost this post if you think anyone in your circles would be interested.  I will post a reminder nearer the end of May.

What: A laid-back challenge to produce Tolkien fanfic (or fanart) of a doomy and/or gloomy flavor during the month of June.

When: Any time during June.

Where: On your LJ, archive(s), or wherever else you

Comments

[indy1776]

Yay! It's official!

Will you be making a round-up post in July or a post where we can drop links in during June? Or does that go in the chit-chat post?

[huinare]

Good question. Hoom...I think what I'll probably do is ask for links the last week of June, to be included in a July round-up post if the authors so wish.

[indy1776]

Sounds good!

[wheelrider]

Just follow your heart, such as it is.
;D

Looking forward to reading this dark hoard!

(Would love to participate, but... I haven't even had time to write a proper post about RL busyness. And oh yeah, still have a B2MEM story to finish.)

[huinare]

It will need readers as well as writers/artists! =) Hope RL is a bit less hectic for you soon.

[huinare]

I know how that goes. Brains do not always cooperate. Since this was my idea I'll have to do it, if not to lose face if anything else, otherwise I'd probably be a "maybe" also. ;P

[huinare]

...AU of the Nirnaeth Arnoediad where even more people have horrible things happen to them. :D

BWAHAHAHAAAA-

*calms maniacal laughter and steeples fingers*

If you do have the time, you should definitely write that.

[hhimring]

Hmm. I don't usually set out to write darkfic as such. I have a tendency to start with the dark stuff and then try to write myself away from it. On the other hand, I have a couple of darkish Nuzgul that I haven't brought myself to engage with yet... So maybe?

[huinare]

If you do feel like taking one of those Nazgûl for a stroll, please do. And like I said, it's all rather relative. Just as long as there aren't daisies sprouting all over the place. =D

Unless they're poison daises that also bring ill news and exploding things.

[tehta]

That sounds very interesting. I can't really write total gloom or total fluff (since I do not like reading them, and hence can't judge the writing) but I could go for dark irony.

[huinare]

I can't really write total gloom or total fluff (since I do not like reading them, and hence can't judge the writing)

I frequently prefer the tragicomical (or the horrific-comical...horricomical...?...that sounds wrong). Life is rarely all one thing or the other, after all. Although I definitely go in for some total gloom and doom also, in certain moods.

but I could go for dark irony.

YES PLEASE.