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LotR/Silmarillion/Tolkien question

lexin wrote in lotrfic_crit Jun 06, 2015 17:23

I don't know where it's going, but I'm trying to commit fanfic. At last! It may never go anywhere, but at least I'm writing again after a long dry spell ( Read more... )

writing, question

To perhaps spark some discussion

lexin wrote in lotrfic_crit Jan 01, 2009 00:34

Should you bamf into Middle Earth, what skills do you think you might bring? That is, if any?

(This post is brought to you by the person idly reading the GAFF forums, possibly even for the last time.)

question

Orcs and gooseberry bushes?

lexin wrote in lotrfic_crit Jul 07, 2008 18:03

You know what I've been wondering about lately? The science behind orc creation. The difficulty is that I never took biology; when I was young I was deeply squeamish and having realised that biology involved dissections, I took physics. That out physics master was a looker while the biology master was a complete creep only helped my decision ( Read more... )

criticism, elves, lotr, meta, ideas

Fannish 5

lexin wrote in lotrfic_crit May 16, 2008 16:08

From the fannish5, "In what five fictional locations would you love to live ( Read more... )

meme, lotr

Where are the aphorisms of Anórien?

legionseagle wrote in lotrfic_crit Sep 12, 2007 20:35

This is based upon an original post in my own journal, but much enriched (and expanded) by the comments I received to it.

In order to find a debate on the use of the passive so as to comment on hedda62's fascinating post which draws an extended and subtle analogy between Integrated Pest Management (for gardeners) and editing one's literary works*, I ( Read more... )

Bookverse Improbabilities

gandalfs_appren wrote in lotrfic_crit Aug 29, 2007 16:45

crowdaughter suggested I post these remarks here. So I looked y'all up and now I'm testing the waters!

I've said for a long time that it's never wise to look too closely at the plot details in LotR: Tolkien wasn't writing a character-driven plot, he made it up as he went along, and even when he made major changes, he kept a lot of the original. So ( Read more... )

A quotation from a friend which I thought appropriate to this comm...

lexin wrote in lotrfic_crit Jul 08, 2007 16:05

Quoted with permission from a locked post of legionseagle's. The context for this was an idea for a set of courses for writers, where they'd discover how difficult it is to:

swim in cold water in your clothes; and
open an average wooden door by shoving it with your shoulder.

"And, of course, as I thought of overnight, once the business became established ( Read more... )

criticism, ideas, question

Examination questions

lexin wrote in lotrfic_crit May 08, 2007 13:09

Sharpen your 2B pencils, ladies and gentlemen, there is on the web the "definitive Tolkien examination ( Read more... )

knowledge

Interesting article on Salon

lexin wrote in lotrfic_crit Apr 30, 2007 15:34

Why can't gay dwarves get married in Middle-earth?

I came across this article on Salon.com thanks to a link on ithiliana's journal and I thought I'd draw it to your attention ( Read more... )

articles, gaming, ideas

Admin: News!

lexin wrote in lotrfic_crit Apr 16, 2007 11:51

As of today we are a paid account!

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