Admin Post: October 2017 Challenge: Behind the Scenes

[dawn_felagund]

The Silmarillion is full of pivotal moments, of events where the characters we love and loathe literally and figuratively shaped the world of Arda. This month's challenge asks you to take one of those moments, one of those big events or turning points in the story, to think about where and what happened … and then create a fanwork about what was happening at that moment in time, anywhere but at the site of the action.

"Behind the Scenes" asks you to write, draw, or create a fanwork that shows what a character who was not involved in the major event was doing at the time it was taking place. The character may be canon or original. For example, what was Fëanor doing on the day that Lúthien was born? What was going on with the Elves of Ossiriand as the Battle of Sudden Flame began? As Númenor sank beneath the waves, what did Elrond's day look like? The event may impact your character later on in time, but in the moment when your story takes place, your character(s) has no idea what is happening.

Fanworks for the "Behind the Scenes" challenge must be posted to the archive (or DW or LJ for fanworks other than writing and podfic/audio) by November 10 in order to be eligible for this month's creator stamp. Late fanworks for all of our challenges are always welcome (but do not receive stamps); reviewer stamps never expire (but let me know, please, if you need a reviewer stamp for a challenge that is more than two months old).

Full challenge guidelines (and past challenges) can be found on the site here.

Comments

[keiliss]

I'm doing really badly at filling any prompts the past few months, but I know exactly what I'd do for this. I just hope I get to write it this time. End of winter writer's block really got me this time, I think. I've been useless since the end of August and I'm getting tired of myself now.

[dawn_felagund]

Good luck with it! Winter is a terrible time for me creatively. Hopefully the change of seasons will help.