B2MeM09: Day Seventeen

[dawn_felagund]

Day Seventeen

A stereotype is a generalization, usually exaggerated or oversimplified and often offensive, used to describe a group. Think about a group that you identify with, either in your real life or in Tolkien's works, and write down at least three stereotypes that do or might exist about that group. Write a story, poem or create an artwork where characters break stereotypes.

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[heartofoshun.livejournal.com]

That's a terrific icon! I adore it! (although the speed is a little quick for me and I have the reputation of being a fast reader!). Especially like that Elves "randomly mix Sindarin and English"! Shame on you (I think you have read too much bad!fic slash)! Also, Dwarves having an "almost Noldorin obsession with shiny" (I refer you to my character bio of Aulë for the canon root of that stereotype)! Just great. (Please excuse the excess of exclamation points.)

[dawn_felagund]

No worries, I think that it is finally spring, hypomania is setting in, and my life feels like one big exclamation point at the moment! ;)

I'm glad you (and others) like the icon. It's very different from what you and Rhapsy have done so far, and I wasn't sure if that was a good or a bad thing. It is also my first ever animated icon. (I will slow down the animation for you, too, later. I wasn't sure of the speed; since I know what it says, it is very hard to judge. I should probably get in the habit of asking Bobby in the future.) I have been meaning to learn to do animated GIFs for years and finally did! (That's ridiculous, I know, considering how easy it is.)

Yes, I have read my share of Elven badfic, slash and otherwise. ;) Although I've never encountered a story with parenthetical translations, although I hear that they exist. I'm still looking.

Irredeemable - by Dwim

[(Anonymous)]

Irredeemable (http://www.tolkienfanfiction.com/Story_Read_Chapter.php?CHid=4392).

Summary: The orc who swallowed a sword and coughed up a soul.


(I also love that icon and if I had a journal, I would take it for my icon collection.)

Re: Irredeemable - by Dwim

[dawn_felagund]

Okay, having read this piece, that is the funniest summary I've seen in a while.

And thanks on the icon! It was my first animated one, so I'm all proud of it and such. *polishes* Also, those fine drawings in the background? All mine too. ;)

Now everyone knows why I'm a fan writer!

Re: Irredeemable - by Dwim

[(Anonymous)]

Okay, having read this piece, that is the funniest summary I've seen in a while.

I spent some time trying to come up with something in keeping with the tone of the piece, and after getting a consistent mental blank or melodramatic crap, decided, "Screw it - go for the incongruous Rudyard Kipling-esque thing."

Also, those fine drawings in the background? All mine too. ;)

So I gather that Pengolodh will never have illuminations featuring animals and people, then...? ;-)

Dwim

Re: Irredeemable - by Dwim

[dawn_felagund]

So I gather that Pengolodh will never have illuminations featuring animals and people, then...? ;-)

Oh, is it that terribly obvious that drawing humans is not my forte? ;)

It certainly suits me as a student of medieval illumination since representations of space aliens frequently look more human than many medieval "people" on manuscripts. (I just spent the afternoon at the Walters Art Gallery with my teacher, giggling over baby-Jesus-with-the-receding-hairline and Hellraiser-meets-Virgin-Mary.) My teacher frequently reassures new students, "You can't draw people? Don't worry--they couldn't either!"

However, I think the Noldorin illuminators probably did better than that. So, yes, I suspect that Pengolodh's illuminations will probably include lots of gilded flowers, geometric designs, and knotwork patterns, coincidentally all things that Dawn is good at! ;)

[rhapsody11.livejournal.com]

*dies from laughter here* I love that icon!!

[dawn_felagund]

Oh no! I didn't mean to kill Rhapsody, I promise!

;^)

Thank you. It's very different from what you and Oshun have done because I have no talent for making pretty icons. But silly? I can do that! ;)

[rhapsody11.livejournal.com]

LOL, was a tad short for air for a few seconds or so!

Its immensely original and those drawings (the hobbit one is so cheerful!), the three of us have created a bunch of gorgeous icons that's for sure!

[heartofoshun.livejournal.com]

Hear! Hear! Great fun working with you two on these! (And to think Dawn was worried we could make enough!)

[dawn_felagund]

Yes, 2 weeks + 31 icons ... I didn't doubt that it was possible so much as that anyone would ever desire to take on such a task! ;)

[heartofoshun.livejournal.com]

It beats writing; I got to do the fun conceptualization and research part and skip the execution. A picnic!

[whitewave16.livejournal.com]

Nice icon. Here's my response to the past 3 days's prompts.
Do I get my Heretic Geek shiny now? ;-)

http://whitewave16.livejournal.com/31781.html

[dawn_felagund]

You know, when the last SW movie came out, I remember thinking, "This is probably the best version of Feanor's story that I'll ever see told." So I love the idea of this crossover! Not to mention that it's full of your usual brand of humor. I loved buzzing Rumil in particularly. :)

We need Heretic Geek shinies! We do! I don't have the talent to make them, but I'm officially making big soulful eyes in the direction of anyone that does.

8^)

[rhapsody11.livejournal.com]

*makes note of it* :D

[dawn_felagund]

*squees!*

[heartofoshun.livejournal.com]

OMG! I'll try to make a couple of Heretic Geek shinies also (although Rhaps is so much better at Shine than I am!). Mainly, the idea of them spurs me on to write something in the Heretic Geek mode.

[dawn_felagund]

Yay! :D That would be awesome!

[angelica-ramses.livejournal.com]

Outstanding icon. I like Men "in need of a good scrubbing"

[dawn_felagund]

Thank you! :D It was a lot of fun to make. (Although my boss was probably wondering what I was doing at my desk, snickering, with a pot of ink and dip pen!)

[telperion1.livejournal.com]

*hrmph*

I will have you know that Aragorn is not representational of all men! Denethor is excessively well-groomed, and Faramir and Eowyn make good use of Henneth Annun's fountains for bathing purposes. (Though on second thought, that may not be wholly about cleanliness...)

*ahem*

I took on a totally different mannish stereotype, one that I've struggled with. I'm sure that even within the same kingdom there would be regional stereotypes. :-) Here we have Ioreth, having a not-so-great day.

http://telperion-fic.livejournal.com/56151.html

[dawn_felagund]

*hrmph*

Bwahaha! I wondered who would be the first person to take offense at her favored race's stereotypes. :D If it's any consolation, they also got stuck with heroic. ;)

I love your story and think you're doing a good job with the dialect. I always find that vocabulary and grammar more than spelling create a character's voice for me in dialogue, and you did really well with this. I do find that, when cutting out parts of words, it helps me not to have the apostrophe to indicate the missing bit. It seems to draw my attention more to the fact that the word is in dialect than the sound of the word. Of course, that is my experience alone; I have no idea if it applies to one other person than myself! :)

I recently wrote a poem in dialect. It was hard! It's hard to know when you might be overdoing it or not doing enough. So I applaud you for this story! :)

[f-ireworks.livejournal.com]

Here it is, Misjudgment,

http://f-ireworks.livejournal.com/43379.html#cutid1

featuring two original characters, one gondorian, one rohirrim. You can guess what kind of stereotypes I worked with, hehehe :-D

[dawn_felagund]

I like the two PoV's here, how they both reveal their narrow thinking at the start and then both start to change their views. If only all people were that way ... *sad sigh*

This line,

He did not even smell of horse that she could tell.

gave me a good laugh! :D

Also, I give Branwen a lot of credit. My husband does armor-smithing and, much as I would love to do it too, I suspect that it is beyond my capabilities. Those huge hammers ... *ai!*

[f-ireworks.livejournal.com]

Dawn, the icon is absolutely hilarious!

[dawn_felagund]

Thank you! :D It was such fun to make!

[lindahoyland.livejournal.com]

Here is my story for this prompt,too long to post here.

http://lindahoyland.livejournal.com/142188.html

I just love the icon and just had to write something for it!

[dawn_felagund]

The images in this piece were really strong for me; I felt like I was watching a movie play out! :D Very nice; I enjoyed this a lot!

And, like I told f_ireworks in a comment above yours, I only wish that people were this apt to learn the perils of stereotypes in real life! :)

And thanks for the compliment on the icon! It was a lot of fun to make. (Also, my first animated!) I'm so pleased that people liked it. :)

[lindahoyland.livejournal.com]

THank you, I'm del;ighted you enjoyed this and felt you could see it.I was thinking about the scene in the film of Bree,though I write book universe(or try to).I'm always intrigued that in the book Pippin seems to take to Aragorn faster than the others,so maybe his family were more open minded about outsiders.
GRaphics are one of life's mysteries to me.A simple icon like this one I'm using is the limit of my abilities,so I love admiring the clever work of others.

[rhyselle.livejournal.com]

A bit late posting as the muse grabbed this and ran with it for three days and about 3000 words!

http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?sid=6191&cid=26441

[dawn_felagund]

I was going to praise this piece for how well you show the feral, blood-pounding way that drums can convey emotion, using as an example a Scottish band that my husband and I love ... Albannach.

Then I read your note at the end. ;) We have had the privilege of seeing them play live twice, once at Celtic Fling and again at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire and ... OME, there is nothing quite like sitting where the drums seem to make the air itself tremble around you, feeling as though the players are pouring out every bit of hurt and rage into their instruments. It's just an incredible experience.

And you captured this beautifully in this story and the rawness of the emotion that they are all feeling, all without being sentimental or melodramatic. I was mesmerized. This is an excellent story; I'm glad you decided to go running with the muses! :)

[rhyselle.livejournal.com]

I'd never heard them before I went to the Maryland Renaissance Festival with Nieriel Raina last fall, and I could hear the drums way out in the parking fields, and I felt my blood stir then. I sat through their other two shows totally caught up, and when they were done, I was so incredibly energized. I got their "Eye of the Storm" album, which I play a lot, and I look up videos of them on YouTube. *grin*

With Jamie looking very "Aragorn-ish", there was no way that I couldn't write this story. :)

[watersandwilds.livejournal.com]

The icon for this is absolutely fantastic. :D I've been waiting for inspiration for this prompt for days just so I could nab it. :P

Unexpected (http://watersandwilds.livejournal.com/56669.html): Haleth refuses Caranthir's offer of protected land for her people.

[independence1776]

Here's mine, a bit different than my norm: http://indy1776.livejournal.com/10079.html

[dawn_felagund]

Oh, cool! *loves obscure poetic forms* This is really nice ... and definitely an instance where working in so confined a form would be a real challenge, I think. But you pulled it off! :)

And, if you don't know, April is International Poetry Month ... ;)

[independence1776]

The stricter forms of this form use syllables, but I couldn't do that with what I wanted to do. :) Thank you!

No, I don't know since I rarely write poetry. :)

[lanyon.livejournal.com]

when haleth met caranthir in no (http://community.livejournal.com/100_indecisions/17200.html)

[esteliel.livejournal.com]

Rather late, but I just posted another Glorfindel ficlet: http://esteliel.livejournal.com/303087.html

[erfan-starled.livejournal.com]

Story at http://erfan-starled.livejournal.com/66775.html Warnings: not suitable for Silm readers; non-canon; au; Erestor; contains the word shivered. Twice. Goes back to the time when I didn't know a Noldo from my Elbo and I'd seen 'the Noldo' so many times in fanfic that I thought there was only one of them. Need I say, the prompt was perfect for me? *g* Loved it. Loved the icon. Thanks. PS I wrote half on the 17th, finished it on 4th April, but got it back today, beta'd. Am I too late for my icon and banner?

[dawn_felagund]

Oh, I like this, a lot, despite being unfamiliar with your 'verse. :) You handle the emotional intensity very well, and the ending is wonderfully written. And this reminds me that I still need to finish "By Stars' Light." I have not forgotten, just been really busy. :)

You are welcome to write for the prompts and use the icons and banners for as long as you'd like. :) The only thing on which we've placed a time constraint is on the "marathon," for people who want to write all 31, because I don't want to be tracking it and sending out marathon banners forevermore. But the individual icons and banners are good indefinitely. :)

And I love your warnings! That gave me a good laugh.

[erfan-starled.livejournal.com]

The icon info is useful and good news.

I would not trouble yourself over when you get to the other story. I didn't expect you to read it; truly I don't mind. I know how it is, and to be honest, I don't think there is enough time to read everything.

Thanks for reading. I'm rather fond of the 'verse in question here for its happy-go-lucky grafting of the word 'elf' onto any story I chose to tell, the addition of a couple of trees, and hey presto not-Tolkien-fanfic *g* This 'verse lost the toss for editing time, so I posted it as a.u. in fine, fanon tradition. Happy, early, clueless days.

Kind of you to read and comment, which I appreciate. Thanks for that and the chance of the icon :)