| sushi | 11/27/06 07:08 pm | 2: Chapter Two | Anonymous |
I liked it, although they were slightly out of character at times. It was really good!
Author's Response: I'm glad you liked it. I try hard to be true to the characters, so I'm sorry that you didn't think I always succeeded. Thank you.
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| So Yun | 10/11/06 11:03 am | 2: Chapter Two | Anonymous |
Excellent story wolf!!! Another one to add to your collection i cant wait for you're others. Also i will be resubmitting all my LotR stories on here and hope for the best. Would you be able to review them? I know im not the best writer but i aspire to become like you and sivan. I've gotten over my personal dilemma of not writing, haha 38 days straight! But i hope you will look forward to my elfling stories which are now swirling in my head gah! Also i plan to finish all my legolas/thranduil stories, i guess i owe it to myself and readers. Yun
Author's Response: Thank you. I'm glad you're going to post your stories. I'll be glad to read/review your work. I have to warn you, though, that I have a great many stories on my "To Read" list, so I can't promise when, but I do promise I won't forget. Good for you! Sometimes it seems daunting to actually write something others will read, but once you start, it's like an addiction. At least, it is for me. I started writing when I was ten years old (and I won't say how long ago that was!), and I still love it. I love elfling stories. Yes, do finish. Never abandon a story unless you are physically or mentally :o) unable to. I have read a number of really good stories that people just quit writing. I hate that. If I quit writing on a story, I'm probably dead. I don't mean to sound morbid, but you get my drift. The more you write, the better you'll get. And thank you for aspiring to write like me. That's a wonderful compliment.
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| Elemmire | 10/07/06 09:12 pm | 2: Chapter Two | Signed |
Finis. (I very much believe your claim concerning FaF and this... the one on Teitho was ah... less appealing) I think you dropped it. You built the stage, then eased it off quickly, to the point where the end was verily expected. I'm a spoilsport, though, so you do not have to heed me. Well, your conclusion on Aragorn's speech is creative, and an interesting viewpoint. But, though I honor the theory of yours, it seems to me that Strider was not so free with his own expressions and he had a regal way of speaking, even when he was refering to himself as if he refered to another (FotR, book 1). I will respect the concept of "Yeah", yet I should leave you with a small thought. One, is that saying Rangers would use a term unlike their Elvish relatives appears odd... the men of Westernesse would have a higher form of speech to my eyes. Gondor, I may grant. ~ Elemmire
Author's Response: Unfortunately, I can’t expect that every story I write will be liked by everyone, regardless of when it was written. My main goal is to write an entertaining story. That doesn’t mean it has to have a surprise ending. If the story is enjoyable to read, what difference does it make if the ending is predictable or not? As I’ve said before, there is a length limit at Teitho, so the stories I write for it have to move quicker than those that I can take my time with. Thank you. As to speech, Númenor was destroyed near the end of the Second Age. It seems odd to me that their language would have remained completely untainted through to the end of the Third Age, especially considering how many other people they have come into contact with. If you want to say Aragorn’s language was high speech, I think it would have to be because he was raised in Rivendell and not because he was a descendant of Númenoreans. How many other rangers were raised by elves? Besides, if we fanfic writers can take canon characters and create our own events using them, why can’t we adjust the language so it is more free-flowing for our readers? That’s exactly what I’ve said before I try to do. I am not trying to be argumentative in my rebuttals to any of your reviews. I’m simply trying to explain why I do what I do. Sometimes I think I make good points, and sometimes I agree you do. It’s really not a matter of right or wrong, unless it opposes a fact that exists in canon (other than AU, of course). It’s just differing opinions, which we are both entitled to express. :o)
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| Tardo | 09/28/06 08:43 pm | 1: Chapter One | Anonymous |
Nice chliffi! Please write! I must now, what happends next...
Author's Response: Thanks. I will post the next chapter soon, so hang in there.
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| So Yun | 09/27/06 09:10 am | 1: Chapter One | Anonymous |
Yea wolf i left coz of the crash, i have made it on the most prolific reviewer and author list, number 4 on each. Was also a fave member of 6 ppl, lost 38 stories and poems and many many reviews which i gave and received. Im glad you're on this site too! I cant live without your stories!! Yun
Author's Response: I feel for you. That was horrible. I thought I lost a lot. I'm glad you found another home here, though. Thank you very much.
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| So Yun | 09/23/06 03:44 am | 1: Chapter One | Anonymous |
hey wolf, I swapped sites, i love this story!!!!! You must update it, its awsome!! Yun
Author's Response: By swapped, do you mean you no longer visit the lotrff site? Was it due to the crash? That was really bad. I lost a couple of stories and a lot of reviews, including all of the great ones you had left recently for the majority of my stories. :o( Also I had made my way up to second place on the Top Ten Favored Authors list. But several who had added me right before the crash got wiped out, and I'm back in fifth place. That may sound petty, and I'm happy just to be on the list, but I was proud of being second. Ah well. Others had bigger problems. I hope you didn't lose too much. Thank you. I'm glad you like this story so far. More will be coming soon.
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| Silivren Tinu | 09/22/06 01:35 pm | 1: Chapter One | Signed |
I just saw you have posted your Teitho fic here, and as I'm currently not getting any story or review alerts from ff.net I'll review it here for a change. ;-) I didn't manage to read the Teitho fics this time (Real Life can be annoying), but the good thing is that I have the pleasure to read a story from you which I don't know yet! *g* Well, you certainly have a talent for horror fics, too. This story is deliciously creepy! I liked all the detailed descriptions you put in there, it made me feel like watching a movie. The trees alone made me get goose-bumps, and I liked that you mentioned how Legolas felt about them. It must hurt him as a wood-elf to see trees distorted like that. I loved their fight against the shadows and the flying sparks. I liked how much Gimli enjoyed himself - for once all of them can simply enjoy using their fighting skills, without being in any immediate danger. It was fun to see them like that, and a dwarf with an ethereal appearance must be a sight to see! Hehe. Okay, once again, I LOVE your descriptions! I think I really wouldn't want to meet that giant worm, though I do not mind at all that our heros meet it. *eg* This story was wonderful so far, just as usual, and I'm looking very much forward to reading the second chapter! (I promise not to peek at the Teitho site, lol!) I only hope ff.net will work again soon, it would be helpful to know when you post the next chapter. :P Tinu
Author's Response: Oh, how I know about RL. Oh, goody. I tried to make the swamp itself creepy, not to mention everything that's in it. Thank you. I work extra hard on my descriptions and my dialogue. Gee, what else is there? :o) When I reread what I wrote about the trees, I knew I had to mention how Legolas would feel about them being in that condition, since, in various stories, I often make a lot of Legolas's connection to trees Despite the location and circumstances, I did want them to have fun battling the shadows, especially Gimli. He's a lovable soul, but he does like to get his licks in with his ax. Glad you picked up on that. All three of them are going to wish they hadn't met that worm, either. Thanks again for the great compliments. I'm glad you are waiting until I post the next chapter to read the rest of it, because I've added a few things to the original at Teitho.
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| Elemmire | 09/21/06 11:48 pm | 1: Chapter One | Signed |
"Jump Legolas, jump outa the way!" It better be continued! Well, you are much improved from For a Friend, I should say, and it is slightly sad that you do not have a place to flaunt in the Teitho Proverbs. You know, I almost entered... almost. You do, though, need to get slangs and such out of the dialoge- how many times did Galadriel say "Yeah" in the books, you know? (Yea would of been fine.) You have it, well, I guess you could say, "very modern" talking. That threw me off, but I like your expanse in descriptive words. I can see how it satisfies you. The plot seemed... slow in forming, and to my taste, not thick enough, but still, I'm waiting for the next chapter! TBC,
Elemmire
Author's Response: I think it's too late for Legolas to jump. I found your remark that I was much improved from 'For a Friend' kind of humorous, since I wrote this story years ago, long before FaF. I've never had a problem with Aragorn saying yeah. Galadriel, Gandalf, Elrond, Legolas - yes. They wouldn’t. But Aragorn spent a long time with the rangers and with ordinary men in Gondor, so it's logical, to me, that he picked up a little slang. I'd never have anyone say 'Cool' or' 'My bad'. *That* is modern. Tolkien had Elrond use the phrase 'Nick of time' in the first book. Wouldn't you consider that a bit modern? I want people to be able to read the story in a free-flowing way, so I use dialogue the way people talk now without using ultra modern terms. If you disagree, that's fine. It's a creative difference. Not all stories need a build-up by setting the scene, but I thought it was important here, so the action did take a little time to develop. I don't know what you mean by 'not thick enough'. The story is not meant to be a deep, psychological exercise. I hope you will find the rest of the story more to your liking.
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