Fertile Fields For Fan Fiction

[Earniel]

Originally Posted by Valandil

Those both sound interesting. What kind of fairytale? Does it involve Elves? Or some of the water Maiar or something?

No Elves. I deliberatedly set the story in the period where the Eldar had stopped visiting and it's a small village, so they wouldn't come there anyway. But Uinen does feature heavily and even Ossë had a cameo.

The second: Sort of a "Hay-ward forced to become Detective" thing - huh? I like that.

I am not familiar with the trope in question. But it was supposed to be rather mellow, though, sort of 'local, sleepy copper discovers the recent uptick in cow-rustling is only the tip of something more sinister and ends up -rather inadvertedly- saving the day.'

[Valandil]

Originally Posted by Eärniel

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I am not familiar with the trope in question. But it was supposed to be rather mellow, though, sort of 'local, sleepy copper discovers the recent uptick in cow-rustling is only the tip of something more sinister and ends up -rather inadvertedly- saving the day.'

I got "hayward" from LOTR's Prologue - the section on Shirrifs, where JRRT basically says that they were chasing cows more than people. But though I knew he used a distinctive word, I had to look through the prologue to remember it. And I had to look up "trope" to be sure of what you were saying.

Cow-rustling... Fell Winter... Cows vs Wargs!!! *shudder*

[Earniel]

Originally Posted by Valandil

I got "hayward" from LOTR's Prologue - the section on Shirrifs, where JRRT basically says that they were chasing cows more than people. But though I knew he used a distinctive word, I had to look through the prologue to remember it.

Heh, I didn't recall Tolkien had a bit on them in the prologue. I just had a look at the section in question but luckily it sounds exactly about what I had in mind so that's good.

And I had to look up "trope" to be sure of what you were saying.

Yeah, I've been spending way too much time reading on the site TV tropes lately. It hasn't only added a new word to my vocabulary but it's a genuine time-sink as well.

Cow-rustling... Fell Winter... Cows vs Wargs!!! *shudder*

Now you're getting there! It has potential, no?

And don't underestimate the cows just yet. Can be nasty buggers if they put their mind to it...

[Rían]

Originally Posted by Eärniel

Yeah, I've been spending way too much time reading on the site TV tropes lately. It hasn't only added a new word to my vocabulary but it's a genuine time-sink as well.

Oh, why did you have to remind me of that wonderful site?! SUCH fun!

[Earniel]

Come back, come back, to TV Tropes we take you!

[Snowdog]

Both the Kin Strife and the Division of Arnor are good RP/Fan-fic periods. I once started (on another site) an RP based on the division of Arnor. It ended up being more a fan-fic I wrote out myself. It started in the waning, decaying, sparsely populated city of Annuminas in the year 775 in the last years of King Elendur. The summary was the King knew his time was growing short, and wanted to see his son take the crown, but he feared his disruptive and somewhat unruly grandsons. The younger two were appointed commanders of the armies of the south and of the east, which led to their gathering loyalties in those areas and set the foundation of the later split.

other times that would be good for RP/fan-fic writing would be the wars of Gondor and Rohan during the Long Winter of 2758-59, the time of Cirion and Eorl, and a tale around the death of the sons of Folcwine in the year 2885.

I believe your tale about Rhuadur is posted on Henneth Annun?

[Draken]

Bump...

I like the idea of exploring the bits of the story around the edges of the page, so to speak. Just what were the Blue Wizards up to in the East? What intrigues were played out on Umbar's bustling waterfront? That sort of thing.

My own, very slowly progressing, fanfic is set in a strategically irrelevant place north of Lothlorien in the build up to the War of the Ring. I like that feeling of miles-from-the-action obscurity.