Journeys discussion thread - Page 11

***Earniel*** · 02-10-2009, 02:24 PM

And it's very good writing practise too.

Some issues have put a cramp on my writing for a while, but I'm hoping to restart and have something up during the weekend.

***RÃan*** · 02-10-2009, 05:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VarnafindÃ«

Another post by Willow and I together - and we don't write one character each, we write one section each, and then invite edits.

That's how I like to work - usually works really well

I just love reading these posts!!! *gets a cup of tea and settles in*

Willow Oran · 02-17-2009, 08:24 PM

Yay! An Earniel post!

Quote:

â€œI just donâ€™t want to be cuddled, that is all,â€ she said,

Did you mean 'coddled'?

Cuddled sounds too adorable, like her brother is randomly trying to hug her while she's grouchy.

***Earniel*** · 02-18-2009, 06:14 AM

Argh! Serves me right for not checking the spelling...

But I doubt Halweg is much of the hugging sort.

***RÃan*** · 02-23-2009, 06:13 PM

Cute spelling error!

Sorry I've dropped the ball here, guys, but I had no idea this foot surgery would be so painful and difficult to recover from.

Willow Oran · 02-23-2009, 07:07 PM

It's all right. We're still moving at reasonable pace for this type of role-play. Neither recovery from surgery or good writing can be rushed, and when it comes down to it, it's the health matters that have to take precedence.

***RÃan*** · 02-24-2009, 12:03 AM

thanks for your patience - I'm even devoid of ideas right now, which usually isn't the case. The pain just kind of fills my head

***RÃan*** · 03-10-2009, 05:41 PM

Earniel's online - any progress on your idea, Froggie?

***Earniel*** · 03-10-2009, 07:39 PM

I've got a draft for the start of the scene which I think is pretty okay, but LLL and off-computer activities have taken up most of my time. I was aiming to send you something after the weekend.

***VarnafindÃ«*** · 03-11-2009, 02:39 PM

Perhaps Rameldir should get a letter from his friend Calimon soon, saying that it's OK for them to come ...

Perhaps Calimon feels a bit awed about receiving the Hero of the Balrog-slaying?

Or slightly worried as well. They did not know each other from the Crossing of the Ice. Calimon didn't cross the Ice - he went on Curufin's ship ...

***Earniel*** · 03-15-2009, 05:07 PM

That could definitely be an interesting angle to explore once they meet Calimon in Lothlorien.

RÃ*an, the draft is going to take a little longer, Tuesday probably. I got drafted into helping in my sister's garden all day.

Willow Oran · 03-15-2009, 07:03 PM

We should definitely explore that, but let's hold off on getting a return letter until the characters on the road are a bit closer to Rivendell, since right now it would mean jumping ahead of them by about a month.

***VarnafindÃ«*** · 03-15-2009, 10:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Willow Oran

let's hold off on getting a return letter until the characters on the road are a bit closer to Rivendell, since right now it would mean jumping ahead of them by about a month.

I guess I was sub-consciously thinking air-mail-letters

You're right, he's only just sent off his own. And he said in his letter that they wouldn't be leaving for a while anyway. So no rush.

Rameldir could look back at the first session of his new training instead ... which will need another PM when I've made a draft ...

Willow Oran · 03-16-2009, 02:08 AM

Take all the time you need to draft it. I'll be off in finals land for the next week and it's bad enough that I'll be trying to write my faeries, much Tolkien's elves, before I've got the Satyricon out of my system.

***RÃan*** · 03-23-2009, 03:58 PM

Nice post, Earniel - you really got the "feel of the land" in it - something that Tolkien did very well (and I don't do well

). I could really see and feel the land around them, and hear the breeze in the trees.

OK, let's work on the next part ... (Earniel thought up an interesting idea ... )

***Earniel*** · 03-23-2009, 05:52 PM

Thank you, RÃ¬an.

Did you get my last mail about that problem you mentioned?

***VarnafindÃ«*** · 03-23-2009, 06:45 PM

Good point, EÃ¤rniel:

Quote:

Cirdan had included a number of empty books and book-binding materials, saying Elrond and his people would soon find use for them.

It's easy to just think of books - but for there to be more books to read, empty books are needed first, in these days before the printing press!

And I loved the water-fight at the end

I'm working on my draft, there will be something for Willow - eventually ...

***RÃan*** · 03-23-2009, 08:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EÃ¤rniel

Thank you, RÃ¬an.

Did you get my last mail about that problem you mentioned?

hroom, hroom - did I?

*wakes up brain and goes to look*

Oh yeah - sorry! Yes, that sounds good!

***Earniel*** · 03-24-2009, 06:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VarnafindÃ«

Good point, EÃ¤rniel:

It's easy to just think of books - but for there to be more books to read, empty books are needed first, in these days before the printing press!

I was partially inspired by yours and Willow's posts about Rameldir and Glorfindel writing down stories and thoughts. I reckoned they could use the material.

Quote:

And I loved the water-fight at the end

Thanks.

Quote:

Originally Posted by RÃ*an

hroom, hroom - did I?

*wakes up brain and goes to look*

Oh yeah - sorry! Yes, that sounds good!

Okay, so no more aditions from your side for the second part at the moment?

***RÃan*** · 03-24-2009, 04:40 PM

whoops - could you re-send the second part, please?

02-10-2009, 02:24 PM	#201
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	And it's very good writing practise too. Some issues have put a cramp on my writing for a while, but I'm hoping to restart and have something up during the weekend. __________________ We are not things.

02-18-2009, 06:14 AM	#204
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	Argh! Serves me right for not checking the spelling... But I doubt Halweg is much of the hugging sort. __________________ We are not things.

02-23-2009, 06:13 PM	#205
*RÃan* Half-Elven Princess of Rabbit Trails and Harp-Wielding Administrator (beware the Rubber Chicken of Doom!) Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Not where I want to be ... Posts: 15,254	Cute spelling error! Sorry I've dropped the ball here, guys, but I had no idea this foot surgery would be so painful and difficult to recover from. __________________ . I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ã‘Ã¡ Ã«?* Ã³Ãº Ã©Ã¤ Ã¯Ã¶Ã¼ Ã–Ã± Ã‰ Ãž Ã° ÃŸ Â® Ã§ Ã¥ â„¢ Ã¦ ♪ ?* "How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lÃ³mÃ«! AurÃ« entuluva!

02-23-2009, 07:07 PM	#206
Willow Oran Deus Ex Machina Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,951	It's all right. We're still moving at reasonable pace for this type of role-play. Neither recovery from surgery or good writing can be rushed, and when it comes down to it, it's the health matters that have to take precedence. __________________ "5. Plain Rings with RUNES on the inside. Avoid these like the PLAGUE. -Diana Wynne Jones Tough Guide To FantasyLand ...it's not much of a show if somebody doesn't suffer, and preferably at length. Suffering is beautiful in any case, and so is anguish; but as for loathing, and bitterness... I don't think they belong on the stage at all. - Isabella, I Gelosi

02-24-2009, 12:03 AM	#207
*RÃan* Half-Elven Princess of Rabbit Trails and Harp-Wielding Administrator (beware the Rubber Chicken of Doom!) Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Not where I want to be ... Posts: 15,254	thanks for your patience - I'm even devoid of ideas right now, which usually isn't the case. The pain just kind of fills my head __________________ . I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ã‘Ã¡ Ã«?* Ã³Ãº Ã©Ã¤ Ã¯Ã¶Ã¼ Ã–Ã± Ã‰ Ãž Ã° ÃŸ Â® Ã§ Ã¥ â„¢ Ã¦ ♪ ?* "How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lÃ³mÃ«! AurÃ« entuluva!

03-10-2009, 05:41 PM	#208
*RÃan* Half-Elven Princess of Rabbit Trails and Harp-Wielding Administrator (beware the Rubber Chicken of Doom!) Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Not where I want to be ... Posts: 15,254	Earniel's online - any progress on your idea, Froggie? __________________ . I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ã‘Ã¡ Ã«?* Ã³Ãº Ã©Ã¤ Ã¯Ã¶Ã¼ Ã–Ã± Ã‰ Ãž Ã° ÃŸ Â® Ã§ Ã¥ â„¢ Ã¦ ♪ ?* "How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lÃ³mÃ«! AurÃ« entuluva!

03-10-2009, 07:39 PM	#209
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	I've got a draft for the start of the scene which I think is pretty okay, but LLL and off-computer activities have taken up most of my time. I was aiming to send you something after the weekend. __________________ We are not things.

03-11-2009, 02:39 PM	#210
*VarnafindÃ«* Princess of the Noldor (and Administrative Empress of the Lone Islands) Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Imladris (and sometimes Norway) Posts: 3,304	Perhaps Rameldir should get a letter from his friend Calimon soon, saying that it's OK for them to come ... Perhaps Calimon feels a bit awed about receiving the Hero of the Balrog-slaying? Or slightly worried as well. They did not know each other from the Crossing of the Ice. Calimon didn't cross the Ice - he went on Curufin's ship ... __________________ Signature picture art - Bard the Bowman - by vigshane Avatar art - Footsteps of Spring (a young Luthien) - by Henning Janssen

03-15-2009, 05:07 PM	#211
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	That could definitely be an interesting angle to explore once they meet Calimon in Lothlorien. RÃ*an, the draft is going to take a little longer, Tuesday probably. I got drafted into helping in my sister's garden all day. __________________ We are not things.

03-15-2009, 07:03 PM	#212
Willow Oran Deus Ex Machina Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,951	We should definitely explore that, but let's hold off on getting a return letter until the characters on the road are a bit closer to Rivendell, since right now it would mean jumping ahead of them by about a month. __________________ "5. Plain Rings with RUNES on the inside. Avoid these like the PLAGUE. -Diana Wynne Jones Tough Guide To FantasyLand ...it's not much of a show if somebody doesn't suffer, and preferably at length. Suffering is beautiful in any case, and so is anguish; but as for loathing, and bitterness... I don't think they belong on the stage at all. - Isabella, I Gelosi

03-16-2009, 02:08 AM	#214
Willow Oran Deus Ex Machina Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,951	Take all the time you need to draft it. I'll be off in finals land for the next week and it's bad enough that I'll be trying to write my faeries, much Tolkien's elves, before I've got the Satyricon out of my system. __________________ "5. Plain Rings with RUNES on the inside. Avoid these like the PLAGUE. -Diana Wynne Jones Tough Guide To FantasyLand ...it's not much of a show if somebody doesn't suffer, and preferably at length. Suffering is beautiful in any case, and so is anguish; but as for loathing, and bitterness... I don't think they belong on the stage at all. - Isabella, I Gelosi

03-23-2009, 03:58 PM	#215
*RÃan* Half-Elven Princess of Rabbit Trails and Harp-Wielding Administrator (beware the Rubber Chicken of Doom!) Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Not where I want to be ... Posts: 15,254	Nice post, Earniel - you really got the "feel of the land" in it - something that Tolkien did very well (and I don't do well ). I could really see and feel the land around them, and hear the breeze in the trees. OK, let's work on the next part ... (Earniel thought up an interesting idea ... ) __________________ . I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ã‘Ã¡ Ã«?* Ã³Ãº Ã©Ã¤ Ã¯Ã¶Ã¼ Ã–Ã± Ã‰ Ãž Ã° ÃŸ Â® Ã§ Ã¥ â„¢ Ã¦ ♪ ?* "How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lÃ³mÃ«! AurÃ« entuluva!

03-23-2009, 05:52 PM	#216
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	Thank you, RÃ¬an. Did you get my last mail about that problem you mentioned? __________________ We are not things.

03-24-2009, 04:40 PM	#220
*RÃan* Half-Elven Princess of Rabbit Trails and Harp-Wielding Administrator (beware the Rubber Chicken of Doom!) Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Not where I want to be ... Posts: 15,254	whoops - could you re-send the second part, please? __________________ . I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ã‘Ã¡ Ã«?* Ã³Ãº Ã©Ã¤ Ã¯Ã¶Ã¼ Ã–Ã± Ã‰ Ãž Ã° ÃŸ Â® Ã§ Ã¥ â„¢ Ã¦ ♪ ?* "How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lÃ³mÃ«! AurÃ« entuluva!

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