2005 Author Reviews for
Rhapsody

Rhapsody is another of my favorite authors that I have watched grow over time. She often touches on some of my favorite subjects with her love of horses and her Silmarillion drabbles as well as her full length fan-fictions. Keep up the good work.

What can I say about Rhapsody that I haven't already said to her personally? She is, without doubt, one of the most tenacious writers I have met in the wonderful world of fan fic. She never ceases to amaze me with how, despite her status as an english as a second language author, she always manages to convey such depth in her canon characters and without ever wasting a single syllable. I have had the luck to help her out on developing an a/u character recently and I was quite taken with her ability to tough through some pretty stiff concrit, go down a list issue by issue, take it away and come back with an amazingly drawn and very true to canon character. I admire her so much for not giving up and never losing faith in her ability to overcome obstacles to get where she wants to be. In the end, it makes for some very enjoyable stuff as well.

Rhapsody continues to impress me with her writing style. It flows so well and considering that English is not her first language that is amazing. You would expect someone new to the language to be more stilted in their style but I have never seen that with Rhapsody, even her earlier stories. As she writes more, I see how much she is truly growing and I think by next year she will be on fire. Her new story that is not nominated is great and I truly enjoy reading it. She writes so you can picture the events in your mind without struggling through one thousand descriptive words or a million metaphors. Some of her stories and drabbles that are supposed to be sad are truly heart wrenching. She knows how to write angst very well and has a way with making sure you feel what the characters feel. And she is very knowledgeable of the Tolkien world, which comes through in her writing as well. Perhaps the fact I know she likes to work with graphic art as well, I cannot help but think her talents with art colors her writing so she creates a complete world for the reader to see.

Rhapsody has such an insight into Tolkien's characters and world, especially the characters of the Silmarillion, and she portrays them with such consummate skill. It is so remarkable, reading her wonderfully crafted prose, to think that English is not her first language. She is a master of both description and characterisation and ably brings the lesser-known figures of Middle-earth history to life.

What can I say about Rhapsody that I haven't already said to her personally? She is, without doubt, one of the most tenacious writers I have met in the wonderful world of fan fic. She never ceases to amaze me with how, despite her status as an english as a second language author, she always manages to convey such depth in her canon characters and without ever wasting a single syllable. I have had the luck to help her out on developing an a/u character recently and I was quite taken with her ability to tough through some pretty stiff concrit, go down a list issue by issue, take it away and come back with an amazingly drawn and very true to canon character. I admire her so much for not giving up and never losing faith in her ability to overcome obstacles to get where she wants to be. In the end, it makes for some very enjoyable stuff as well.

Rhapsody is another of my favorite authors that I have watched grow over time. She often touches on some of my favorite subjects with her love of horses and her Silmarillion drabbles as well as her full length fan-fictions. Keep the good work.

I keep telling you, many many times, that I love your stories. You do so well with emotions that I do keep a stash of kleenexes handy. You are good with drama/angst, and yet you also write really good "feel good" stories (like Abrecan, and your hobbits). But I think the best thing about your writing is the dialogue. I can see any of your characters (canon or original) arguing, playing, engaging in lover's talk, and it's almost like watching a movie. :-) Keep writing, my friend. There is lots more where this came from!