Back to Middle-Earth Month: Discovery

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Discover: to see, get knowledge of, learn of, find, or find out; gain sight
or knowledge of something previously unseen or unknown. Few subjects
captivate authors like discovery, as evidenced by the wealth and variety of
responses we received for today's theme, and, at times, the act of writing
is itself an act of discovery.

Elleth's aptly titled story "Discovery" opens today's theme with a question:
What is that light under the door? Ranger1 writes of the love of Galadriel
and Celeborn, a discovery that will span, and change, the history of
Middle-earth across the ages. Moving into the Second Age, Rhapsody the Bard
considers discovery--and hope--after the fall of Númenor. Wrapping up three
ages of discovery is Ellie's excerpt from "Glistening Part V" about Elrond's
discovery of his purpose in Middle-earth going into the Third Age.

Isil Elensar cannot resist a happy ending, and her story "Similitude"
presents Maglor with two startling discoveries that will change his tragic
fate. In Dawn Felagund's "Stars of the Lesser," Pengolodh discovers that
every story has two sides. Taking a darker turn is ford_of_bruinen' s third
in the "Glimpses" series, where Fëanor discovers death in the most unlikely
of places. Today's theme is wrapped up by an excerpt from pandemonium_ 213's
novella "The Apprentice." Here, we join Annatar and his apprentice as they
catch fireflies and discover new knowledge and light.

Today's stories about creation can be found at
http://www.silmarillionwritersguild.org/b2mem2008/discovery.php.

This concludes the first week of B2MeM postings for the Beginnings theme.
Next week, we consider Conflict, beginning with War on Monday.

The full Back to Middle-earth Month 2008 project can be found at
http://www.silmarillionwritersguild.org/b2mem2008.php.