B2MeM 2011: Day Three--Vinyamar

[dawn_felagund]

Photo courtesy of Tomasz Mazurkiewicz.

March 3: Vinyamar

The magnificent city Vinyamar, built on the slopes of Mount Taras, makes for the ideal place of bird-watching. From the majestic swan to the common sparrow, this is a must-visit place for the devoted birdwatcher. This magnificent settlement has much to offer: Lay your head to rest in the halls of Turgon’s halls and perhaps Ulmo and company might give you inspirational or daring dreams. (Please note, however, that the travel agency cannot be held responsible for its consequences). The architecture of the city showcases a magnificent blend of two cultures that first connected in Vinyamar and together built one of Elvenkind's most vibrant civilizations.

Today's Challenge:
Some people have difficulty embracing changes and moving on. Write a story or poem or create artwork that shows the consequences of refusing to change.

Passport Stamp:
Once you complete the challenge, you may save today's image or copy the code below to display your passport stamp wherever HTML is acceptable. To have your stamp added to your passport, please comment on this post.

<img src="http://www.silmarillionwritersguild.org/images/b2mem11/vinyamar.png" alt="Vinyamar Passport Stamp" />

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Please leave a comment here when you complete the challenge so that we may add the Vinyamar stamp to your passport! If you have your response posted publicly, please do include a link so that others can read your work!

Remember that your entry needs only to answer the challenge in the blue box; you do not need to include today's location (Vinyamar) in your response.

Comments

[heartofoshun.livejournal.com]

I am sick and haven't done any yet. But I am loving these locations!

[dawn_felagund]

You know us well enough by now, too, to know that responses certainly aren't due the same day they're posted! We don't believe in due dates. :) So please do grab the ones you like when you're up to it. I hope you feel better soon! *hugs*

[heartofoshun.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I have ideas for all three so far.

[dawn_felagund]

Me too. But, as evidenced by my speed in posting the newsletter *ahem*, that ain't happening!

[heartofoshun.livejournal.com]

I am laughing. Oh, Baby Jesus!! I found a typo in my bio also, a whopper. But I was sick and now I can't find it again.

[dawn_felagund]

Oh dear! I'm hoping to post it tonight. I'll hold off on making a PDF in case you find it again!

[heartofoshun.livejournal.com]

Found it! Found it! Just emailed you. It's simply deleting one extra word.

[zdenka]

responses certainly aren't due the same day they're posted

Oh. Hmm . . . I'm new to the comm and I didn't know. You may get some late responses from me, then. :-)

[dawn_felagund]

Yay! Yes, we're very laid-back here. Our challenges never have due dates, so have fun! ;)

Welcome! :)

[zdenka]

Thank you! :-)

[labourslamp.livejournal.com]

My fic for Day 3, again in Shire, and (despite my main corpus saying otherwise) gently thumbing my nose at the idea that refusing to change with the times is necessarily bad... http://www.lotrgfic.com/viewstory.php?sid=1334

[(Anonymous)]

It's interesting to watch fics get posted and see how authors choose to position themselves with respect to the prompt. I like the way the grain hoard issue shows some wisdom to a certain kind of prudent conservatism that is preserving in fact social responsibility toward those with less.

Nicely done!

Dwim

[esteliel.livejournal.com]

Another drabble from me: Ice (http://esteliel.livejournal.com/402528.html)

Vinyamar - Constancy by Dwimordene

[(Anonymous)]

Title: Constancy

Summary: It's a minor glitch in Melkor's poetry, responsible for just a little genocide. On the fractiousness of Orcs.

URL: http://www.tolkienfanfiction.com/Story_Read_Chapter.php?CHid=5199

[telperion1.livejournal.com]

Title: Vestiges (http://martasfic.dreamwidth.org/65222.html)
Word Count: 633 + Notes
Rating: G
Characters: OC First Age Easterlings
Beta: just_ann_now

Summary: An Easterling scout encounters the Sea for the first time.

[kayleelupin.livejournal.com]

My story, "Telpetari..." is posted to MPTT! http://www.lotrgfic.com/viewstory.php?sid=1342

[dreamflower]

Here is my story for March 3: Believe It or Not!

Vinyamar by Mirach

[(Anonymous)]

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6794887/3/
or
http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?sid=6779&cid=29428

I want to ask, where or how do I get the passport to put the stamps in?

Re: Vinyamar by Mirach

[rhapsody11.livejournal.com]

Hi Mirach,

we will be handing out the passports weekly and I will be taking care of yours throughout this month. Do you have an e-mail adress where I can send it to?

Vinyamar by Mirach

[(Anonymous)]

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6794887/3/B2MeM_2011_Haradhrim_Nights
or
http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?sid=6779&cid=29428

Two questions: How do you post a working link here? And where or how can I get the passport for the stamps?

(sorry if this is double post, it didn't appear among the comments so I'm reposting it)

Re: Vinyamar by Mirach

[rhapsody11.livejournal.com]

Don't worry about double posting, to keep spammers at bay, we screen comments of anonymous users. I am not sure why your url's aren't turned into actual hyperlinks, but when leaving a comment you can use the following coding:
<a href="placeurlhere">nameofstory</a>

[azalaisdep.livejournal.com]

My response to the "Refusal to Change" prompt:

I'll Linger Here, and Will Not Come (http://azalaisdep.livejournal.com/75343.html)

[lindahoyland.livejournal.com]

I've written a drabble for today
http://lindahoyland.livejournal.com/263120.html

[(Anonymous)]

Story will be publicly posted soon, currently undergoing crit by my fellow Lizards on LC.

- Erulisse (one L)

[(Anonymous)]

http://openmeadow.deviantart.com/art/Refusing-to-Change-199875712

Here's for the third of March! This time, in regards to a certain choice that Arwen makes.

~openmeadow

[elvses.livejournal.com]

Lost Tales of Gondolin, chapter 3: Unchanging (http://www.silmarillionwritersguild.org/archive/home/viewstory.php?sid=1194&chapter=3)

[foxrafer.livejournal.com]

Here's mine for the challenge: http://foxyfics.livejournal.com/87378.html

[blslarner.livejournal.com]

Thank God and its founder for the Encyclopedia of Arda! Heh!

http://www.lotrgfic.com/viewstory.php?sid=1327&warning=3

[dawn_felagund]

I'm in awe that you're trying to include the locations as well! I know how wobbly-kneed I feel at the thought of writing for some of the LotR locations in the second half of the month, so kudos! :)

[surgicalsteel.livejournal.com]

Done.

Refusal to Change (http://surgsteelfic.livejournal.com/131640.html)

\o/

[rhapsody11.livejournal.com]

A double drabble awaits a patient editor, but that's what I wrote for Day 3. :)

Day Three Challenge

[(Anonymous)]

I have to catch up with the day's I've missed. Did this one.

:) Tanis

[arwen75]

Well catching up again - hopefully by end of day will be caught up to date. So far managed to keep myself to drabbles for all entries, but certain that will not continue.

http://arwen75.livejournal.com/114954.html

[dawn_felagund]

You've been busy! Your passport is starting to look delightfully cluttered! :) I'll have it updated and online in just a few minutes.

[elleth (from livejournal.com)]

Still trying to catch up, but here's day three: The Wedding Gift.

[alphien.livejournal.com]

My contribution to the challenge:

Title: "Fimbrethil's Forest"
Characters: Treebeard
Wordcount: 100
Link: http://alphien.livejournal.com/31446.html

[silver-trails.livejournal.com]

New link for my entry: http://www.silmarillionwritersguild.org/archive/home/viewstory.php?sid=1237

[aearwen2.livejournal.com]

Finished and posted to the Lizard Council.

[keiliss.livejournal.com]

Finished this one too - pretty stamp, please.

[marchwriter.livejournal.com]

Third one down!

http://marchwriter.livejournal.com/8088.html

[dawn_felagund]

Hi, Marchwriter! Since you're working with these challenges, did you want us to create a passport for you? This is last year's B2MeM challenge, but we're still happy to make passports for those who want to play with the prompts. All I'd ask is to wait till the end of this year's B2MeM, which is rather crazy with 90 participants and therefore monopolizing my attention! :D But if you'd like a passport, just give me a holler! :)

[marchwriter.livejournal.com]

Aha...Hmmmm... it seems I'm a bit behind the times, then. I don't want to make more work for you, by all means, so a passport isn't necessary. But if you can send me the link for this year's challenge, I'd be much obliged. :)

[dawn_felagund]

That's okay ... we try not to close our challenges (unless necessary to make the challenge work, like this year), so if you find the prompts inspiring, by all means play with them! :) And passports are easy to make too, if you ever decide you'd like to have one.

Here's the B2MeM 2012 link, with details on how to participate:

http://www.silmarillionwritersguild.org/b2mem2012/

We also have a shiny new community, b2mem, where most of the action is taking place, but the rules for this year's B2MeM and forms needed to get signed up are available at the SWG link above.

[marchwriter.livejournal.com]

Great! Thanks!