B2MeM Day Ten: Gondolin

[dawn_felagund]

Photo courtesy of Katka Samková, Sorina Bindea and Enrico Nunziati.

March 10: Gondolin

Come escape to the Hidden City, Beleriand's premier vacation spot! Enjoy the best views in Beleriand aboard Thorondor's Explorers Eagle Tours, dine at one of our five-star First Age taverns, then catch the Tony award-winning production of Maeglin in the city's theater district. Shopaholics will love choosing from the best Noldorin craftsmanship has to offer, and bus tours travel Idril's famous escape route.

Today's Challenge:
Start a story or poem with Charles Dickens' famous opening line from A Tale of Two Cities: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." (If you're creating a piece of artwork for this challenge, use this line as your theme or title.)

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/gondolin.png" alt="Gondolin Passport Stamp" />

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We're about one-third through the challenge, and it's been so exciting to see so many stories, poems, and artworks by both old friends and authors I've not had the privilege of meeting before! Thank you to all who have participated, whether as a creator, volunteer, or reviewer! :)

For anyone who may be just joining us, please post here when you complete your challenge. If you've posted it publicly, we encourage you to include a link. We are using these posts as master lists for putting together passports for participants.

There are no due dates or deadlines, so feel free to complete (and claim stamps for) past challenges if the inspiration strikes!

Finally, just a reminder that responses need only answer the challenge in the blue box; including the location is not expected and certainly not required.

Comments

[engarian.livejournal.com]

This one was easier than most. I've written and put it up for crit. So far 10 for 10 (throwing confetti and now looking for the vacuum cleaner :-D )

- Erulisse (one L)

Art:Galadriel

[alasse-mirimiel.livejournal.com]

Sketchy sketch finished!

http://alasse-mirimiel.livejournal.com/6935.html

[azalaisdep.livejournal.com]

Phew - I thought that was going to be evil and then got an idea:

Of Times There Were Before (http://azalaisdep.livejournal.com/77781.html).

Re: Art:Galadriel

[azalaisdep.livejournal.com]

I was looking forward to this, but all I see in either IE or Firefox is a black box where the image should be? :-(

Re: Art:Galadriel

[alasse-mirimiel.livejournal.com]

I can see the image, but I'll see what I can do :)

Re: Art:Galadriel

[alasse-mirimiel.livejournal.com]

Even logged out I can see the image. Check here and tell me if it's ok:

http://pics.livejournal.com/alasse_mirimiel/pic/0001qb7p

Re: Art:Galadriel

[azalaisdep.livejournal.com]

Ah, OK, I see the problem - on my monitor there's very little contrast between the ink and the background, so on first viewing the image just looked black. This work monitor doesn't help by having a very reflective glass panel in the front, so looking at a black background tends to mean I'm looking at my own reflection. I shouldn't worry, it's probably just me - I like what I can see of it!

Re: Art:Galadriel

[alasse-mirimiel.livejournal.com]

I thought the background might have been the problem. Still, glad you liked what little you can see :)

The Wrath of the Desert by Mirach

[(Anonymous)]

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6794887/10/
or
http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?sid=6779&cid=29467

[surgicalsteel.livejournal.com]

Done!

Bittersweet (http://surgsteelfic.livejournal.com/133475.html)

[esteliel.livejournal.com]

Another drabble: The House of the Mole (http://esteliel.livejournal.com/405039.html)

[mysterious-jedi.livejournal.com]

drabble:http://mysterious-jedi.livejournal.com/7161.html

[binkaslibrary.livejournal.com]

My contribution can be found at my lj. It's a response to days 4 and 10, f-locked, and written in Polish for a change. To sum it up, it presents Ecthelion's feelings after Aredhel came back to Gondolin and Eol killed her.

Thank you for your hard work :)

Cheers,
Binka

[lindahoyland.livejournal.com]

Here is my response to this challenge
http://lindahoyland.livejournal.com/266869.html

[dreamflower]

For my March 10 challenge:

September 23, 1401

(Sorry I accidentally posted this to the March 10 announcement. I will delete that comment!)

[blslarner.livejournal.com]

My day 10 story is chapter 9, Memories, at http://www.lotrgfic.com/viewstory.php?sid=1327

Enjoy!

[labourslamp.livejournal.com]

I split the quote, but got it done, and if anyone wants to quibble with me I'll be more than happy to argue semantics.

http://www.lotrgfic.com/viewstory.php?sid=1365

Athrabeth Celeborn ah Celebrimbor

[kayleelupin.livejournal.com]

A sort of remix of "Dear Naneth..." I suppose, which is my own fic, so I didn't call it a remix, lol...different conversation, at least. http://www.lotrgfic.com/viewstory.php?sid=1369 Maybe I'll combine the two for a third fic?

[telperion1.livejournal.com]

Title: Perspective (http://martasfic.dreamwidth.org/67190.html)
Word Count: 742
Rating: General
Characters: Tuor(/Idril), Maeglin, Pengolodh, Elemmakil
Beta: just_ann_now

Summary: Even the most fated of romances does not always go smoothly. In which Tuor proves that, whether elf or mortal, sometimes boys will be boys.

[alphien.livejournal.com]

I took inspiration by a line further into the opening paragraph, if that's all right.

“…it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair…”

Link: http://alphien.livejournal.com/33083.html

[aearwen2.livejournal.com]

Thoroughly enjoyed the prompts. Finished and up at LC.

[keiliss.livejournal.com]

Tried so hard for another Gondolin idea, nothing came. E/G fluff happened instead. Very short E/G fluff. Passport stamp, please (even though it's so short it's a case of 'blink and you'll miss it')

And now I need to go write some more. I had the idea of catching up before the end of the month, but that is so not going to happen now :P. Having such a good time with these. No pressure, just loads of fun.

[oloriel.livejournal.com]

I treated this one as part of a series. Over here, the first double drabble. (http://www.silmarillionwritersguild.org/archive/home/viewstory.php?sid=1206&chapter=4)

[arwen75]

Finished this one - will post publicly when I get the time....

[ex-idleleav.livejournal.com]

This one done, now, along with Bree-lands, Rohan, Armenelos, and Mirkwood. <3

[rhapsody11.livejournal.com]

Oh yay! Go you Kei! I will make you a passport, just take your time and if you have written more of these prompts, do let me know and I happily add them to your passport!

[keiliss.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the passport, sweetie. It already looks quite cool. I'll be writing more, just had no time for play in the last week or so. I'll comment as they get done.

And then I need to start tidying and posting them too *blush*

[heartofoshun.livejournal.com]

Finally finished the one labeled Gondolin -- http://www.silmarillionwritersguild.org/archive/home/viewstory.php?sid=1263.

Still have one outstanding work in progress.

Did I mention that y'all have been awesome and this has been an fnatastic series of challenges and I am so grateful for all your work? You have been and it has been and I am very grateful indeed.