So, how do you like it?

I had some pretty great feedback regarding a new title for Seascape, and I ended up deciding on Sea of Crystal, Sea of Glass. To be honest, I kind of fangirl over this title because it's awesome. In any case, a new title calls for a new cover of course, so I played around with the originalContinue reading "So, how do you like it?"

A call for aid (scroll for poll)

I find myself in dire need of thine aid, my friends. A long time ago in a galaxy far far away, I thought it would be super cool to name all my books titles like Starscape, Seascape, Songscape... you get the idea. This was not as good an idea as it seemed. Starscape's title isContinue reading "A call for aid (scroll for poll)"

TWT: Arwen’s Song

This is possibly the best poem I've ever written. Arwen's Song We met at dusk in Imladris wood; He called, “Tinúviel!” As Beren called in years long past, Far west of Rivendell. In Lórien of singing gold We met at length once more; I plighted troth to Arathorn's son On Amroth's hill of lore. IContinue reading "TWT: Arwen’s Song"

TWT: Elf Poems

I don't write much fanfiction, but when I do, it usually doesn't make sense.     Elf Poems I, Gimli son of Glóin, the Elf being asleep in the canoe, have gone through his pack and found... shampoo bottles? Ah yes, but not filled with shampoo! They are filled with scrolls covered in his squigglyContinue reading "TWT: Elf Poems"

Book Sacrifice Tag (shamelessly stolen)

Lover of Lembas did this tag and I thought it was cool because it's about books we don't like for once instead of books we love. There are lots of books I wouldn't object to burning (although they will all remove themselves from my memory as soon as I try to answer these questions) 😛 SoContinue reading "Book Sacrifice Tag (shamelessly stolen)"

Random rambling about characters

Whenever I read another author's explanation of how they create their characters, I think, Wow, that looks so professional, I would love to have a neatly organised character sheet too! And then in a fit of busyness I start making one just like it, only to get to the "Character Traits" section and stall. I can'tContinue reading "Random rambling about characters"

(TWT) A Shadow Indeed: an (old) review of “Shadow of Mordor”

  I wrote this in April 2015 when the game Shadow of Mordor was coming out. If you want to make an enemy of me, imitate pop culture's twisting of Tolkien for their own ends. The theme of The Lord of the Rings, as seen by Tolkien, is that of immortality and its opposite. But thereContinue reading "(TWT) A Shadow Indeed: an (old) review of “Shadow of Mordor”"

TWT: Original or Stereotyped?

Whilst Tolkien can be cleared of the charge of inventing stereotypical female characters, I'm not so sure about Peter Jackson. His Arwen is undeniably far different from Tolkien’s original character, and considering the Arwen of the book and of the movies, I would like to decide which character is more cliché. In the  book, we see veryContinue reading "TWT: Original or Stereotyped?"

TWT: Ioreth

Ioreth is perhaps the most interesting supporting character of The Lord of the Rings. She appears an odd number of times during the events in Minas Tirith. At first she gives the impression of being an irritating old crone with a hearty devotion to old wives’ tales. “The hands of a king are the handsContinue reading "TWT: Ioreth"