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Msg# 7634
Author Reviews for 19 November -part 1 Posted by Rhapsody November 19, 2006 - 15:00:00 Topic ID# 7634Author: Gandalfs apprentice · ID: 175 · Genres: Romance [51]:
Fixed-Length Ficlet
Reviewer: Súlriel · 2006-11-15 20:21:55
Hm, what to say about GA's work? ...what not to say? :) She's taken many
hours of my life and kept me sitting and reading instead of doing
laundry or dishes - kudos to her for that!
I stumbled onto one of her stories, quite innocently, not knowing what I
was in for. Her writing is clear and concise, her deeply layered
characterizations mesh wonderfully with what I have in my mind after
reading JRRT's original works. I first read her some of her humor works,
but have since learned that there isn't much of anything she writes that
I don't enjoy on several levels, be it action, drama, humor or even AU.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Gandalfs apprentice · ID: 175 · Races: Elves [38]: Fixed-Length
Ficlet
Reviewer: Súlriel · 2006-11-15 20:22:15
Hm, what to say about GA's work? ...what not to say? :) She's taken many
hours of my life and kept me sitting and reading instead of doing
laundry or dishes - kudos to her for that!
I stumbled onto one of her stories, quite innocently, not knowing what I
was in for. Her writing is clear and concise, her deeply layered
characterizations mesh wonderfully with what I have in my mind after
reading JRRT's original works. I first read her some of her humor works,
but have since learned that there isn't much of anything she writes that
I don't enjoy on several levels, be it action, drama, humor or even AU.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Gandalfs apprentice · ID: 175 · Races: Men [73]: Fixed-Length Ficlet
Reviewer: Súlriel · 2006-11-15 20:22:45
Hm, what to say about GA's work? ...what not to say? :) She's taken many
hours of my life and kept me sitting and reading instead of doing
laundry or dishes - kudos to her for that!
I stumbled onto one of her stories, quite innocently, not knowing what I
was in for. Her writing is clear and concise, her deeply layered
characterizations mesh wonderfully with what I have in my mind after
reading JRRT's original works. I first read her some of her humor works,
but have since learned that there isn't much of anything she writes that
I don't enjoy on several levels, be it action, drama, humor or even AU.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Gandalfs apprentice · ID: 175 · Genres: Drama [107]: General
Reviewer: Súlriel · 2006-11-15 20:24:52
Hm, what to say about GA's work? ...what not to say? :) She's taken many
hours of my life and kept me sitting and reading instead of doing
laundry or dishes - kudos to her for that!
I stumbled onto one of her stories, quite innocently, not knowing what I
was in for. Her writing is clear and concise, her deeply layered
characterizations mesh wonderfully with what I have in my mind after
reading JRRT's original works. I first read her some of her humor works,
but have since learned that there isn't much of anything she writes that
I don't enjoy on several levels, be it action, drama, humor or even AU.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Gandalfs apprentice · ID: 175 · Times: The Great Years [56]: General
Reviewer: Súlriel · 2006-11-15 20:24:56
Hm, what to say about GA's work? ...what not to say? :) She's taken many
hours of my life and kept me sitting and reading instead of doing
laundry or dishes - kudos to her for that!
I stumbled onto one of her stories, quite innocently, not knowing what I
was in for. Her writing is clear and concise, her deeply layered
characterizations mesh wonderfully with what I have in my mind after
reading JRRT's original works. I first read her some of her humor works,
but have since learned that there isn't much of anything she writes that
I don't enjoy on several levels, be it action, drama, humor or even AU.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Gandalfs apprentice · ID: 175 · Genres: Drama [107]:
Fixed-Length Ficlet
Reviewer: Súlriel · 2006-11-15 20:25:10
Hm, what to say about GA's work? ...what not to say? :) She's taken many
hours of my life and kept me sitting and reading instead of doing
laundry or dishes - kudos to her for that!
I stumbled onto one of her stories, quite innocently, not knowing what I
was in for. Her writing is clear and concise, her deeply layered
characterizations mesh wonderfully with what I have in my mind after
reading JRRT's original works. I first read her some of her humor works,
but have since learned that there isn't much of anything she writes that
I don't enjoy on several levels, be it action, drama, humor or even AU.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Gwynnyd · ID: 186 · Times: Fourth Age and Beyond [31]:
Fixed-Length Ficlet
Reviewer: Súlriel · 2006-11-15 20:37:58
The thing that strikes me about Gwynnyd's work as a whole is the
attention to detail. I know she's laughing for me to say that, given the
differences in our styles, but the thing I admire most about her work,
regardless of the sub-genre, is that all the layers match. She has an
extraordinary consistency in characterization, and in both the physical
and emotional worlds in her writings. Her facts are grounded in
research, be it canon or real-life history and that lends an admirable
depth of reality to her body of work.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Gwynnyd · ID: 186 · Genres: Romance [51]: General
Reviewer: Súlriel · 2006-11-15 20:38:05
The thing that strikes me about Gwynnyd's work as a whole is the
attention to detail. I know she's laughing for me to say that, given the
differences in our styles, but the thing I admire most about her work,
regardless of the sub-genre, is that all the layers match. She has an
extraordinary consistency in characterization, and in both the physical
and emotional worlds in her writings. Her facts are grounded in
research, be it canon or real-life history and that lends an admirable
depth of reality to her body of work.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Gwynnyd · ID: 186 · Races: Men [73]: General
Reviewer: Súlriel · 2006-11-15 20:38:10
The thing that strikes me about Gwynnyd's work as a whole is the
attention to detail. I know she's laughing for me to say that, given the
differences in our styles, but the thing I admire most about her work,
regardless of the sub-genre, is that all the layers match. She has an
extraordinary consistency in characterization, and in both the physical
and emotional worlds in her writings. Her facts are grounded in
research, be it canon or real-life history and that lends an admirable
depth of reality to her body of work.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Gwynnyd · ID: 186 · Genres: Humor [50]: General
Reviewer: Súlriel · 2006-11-15 20:38:16
The thing that strikes me about Gwynnyd's work as a whole is the
attention to detail. I know she's laughing for me to say that, given the
differences in our styles, but the thing I admire most about her work,
regardless of the sub-genre, is that all the layers match. She has an
extraordinary consistency in characterization, and in both the physical
and emotional worlds in her writings. Her facts are grounded in
research, be it canon or real-life history and that lends an admirable
depth of reality to her body of work.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Lady Aranel · ID: 151 · Races: Elves [38]: Fixed-Length Ficlet
Reviewer: Súlriel · 2006-11-15 20:45:04
LadyA writes with a particular brand of sensual eroticism that is
completely her own. She writes mostly of love, romance, but also family,
friendship and of pain and loss. Her writing embodies for me the depth
of emotion, both the highs and the lows that come with a relationship -
and more importantly, sometimes, without.
She conveys in her writing that with all good things come a cost and she
takes you along on that journey with her characters, hoping, desiring,
crying and loving. My only complaint about her work - like a broken
record - is that there is never enough.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Lady Aranel · ID: 151 · Genres: Romance [51]: General
Reviewer: Súlriel · 2006-11-15 20:45:39
LadyA writes with a particular brand of sensual eroticism that is
completely her own. She writes mostly of love, romance, but also family,
friendship and of pain and loss. Her writing embodies for me the depth
of emotion, both the highs and the lows that come with a relationship -
and more importantly, sometimes, without.
She conveys in her writing that with all good things come a cost and she
takes you along on that journey with her characters, hoping, desiring,
crying and loving. My only complaint about her work - like a broken
record - is that there is never enough.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Lady Aranel · ID: 151 · Times: Fourth Age and Beyond [31]: General
Reviewer: Súlriel · 2006-11-15 20:45:44
LadyA writes with a particular brand of sensual eroticism that is
completely her own. She writes mostly of love, romance, but also family,
friendship and of pain and loss. Her writing embodies for me the depth
of emotion, both the highs and the lows that come with a relationship -
and more importantly, sometimes, without.
She conveys in her writing that with all good things come a cost and she
takes you along on that journey with her characters, hoping, desiring,
crying and loving. My only complaint about her work - like a broken
record - is that there is never enough.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Lady Aranel · ID: 151 · Genres: Drama [107]: General
Reviewer: Súlriel · 2006-11-15 20:45:54
LadyA writes with a particular brand of sensual eroticism that is
completely her own. She writes mostly of love, romance, but also family,
friendship and of pain and loss. Her writing embodies for me the depth
of emotion, both the highs and the lows that come with a relationship -
and more importantly, sometimes, without.
She conveys in her writing that with all good things come a cost and she
takes you along on that journey with her characters, hoping, desiring,
crying and loving. My only complaint about her work - like a broken
record - is that there is never enough.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Lialathuveril · ID: 597 · Genres: Humor [50]: General
Reviewer: Súlriel · 2006-11-15 20:49:49
Lia is a new-to-me author this year and I've greatly enjoyed reading her
work. She's another author with a distinctive voice - light-hearted with
understated humor worked throughout. I especially enjoy her Eomer's
playful side.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Oshun · ID: 589 · Genres: Humor [50]: General
Reviewer: Súlriel · 2006-11-15 20:57:29
What a shame that oshun only has one work in this year's MEFAs. She's a
dedicated and talented writer. Her use of humor shows through, not just
in humor specific works, but across the board in all her work. In her
romance and drama, she weaves it in subtly through the underpinning of
the story - just as in real life, humor is where you find it. Even when
she's writing high drama and conflict, broken hearts, broken life's -
and putting it all back together, the reader is pulled along.
One of the things I most greatly admire about her work is her use of
canon - her reading between the lines and using the less usual elements
that JRRT left us.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Súlriel · ID: 7 · Genres: Non-Fiction [5]: General
Reviewer: Oshun · 2006-11-16 06:07:20
This is a well-written, beautifully organized piece of work, serves as a
first-rate resource for writers. For those of us who are not experts on
horses, but who have multiple horses in our stories it is invaluable. I
have looked at it many times for the pleasure of looking at these
horses. It provides inspiration and understanding of the horses that
writers necessarily must include in almost any Tolkien fanfic. Recently,
I found exactly the horse I needed for my current work-in-progress. True
I picked a stallion and turned it into a mare, but she would have been a
far less interesting, and certainly less beautiful, without Súlriels
guide. The photos and the horses names are worth the read alone. If
this past year is any indication, I will be looking at this piece of
work for years to come. The horses, their personalities, and how to work
with them are just a few of things one can learn. How lucky we are to
have such a piece available to us and written especially for us and our
needs. Anyone who has ever spent hours and looking for verification of
some tiny historical, physical, or practical detail for a story, will
certainly appreciation the value of this workyou will never have to do
this again in regard to the appearance or personality of a horse.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Oshun · ID: 589 · Genres: Romance [51]: General
Reviewer: Súlriel · 2006-11-16 12:30:06
What a joy to find another of oshun's works in this year's MEFAs. She's
a dedicated and talented writer. Her use of humor shows through, not
just in humor specific works, but across the board in all her work. In
her romance and drama, she weaves it in subtly through the underpinning
of the story - just as in real life, humor is where you find it. Even
when she's writing high drama and conflict, broken hearts, broken life's
- and putting it all back together, the reader is pulled along.
One of the things I most greatly admire about her work is her use of
canon - her reading between the lines and using the asides and less
usual elements that JRRT left us.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Ottis413 · ID: 635 · Times: Fourth Age and Beyond [31]: General
Reviewer: Súlriel · 2006-11-16 12:48:40
I discovered Ottis last year and Open Scrolls archive and avidly read
anything and everything he posts. His humor is woven with real life
issues and his drama carries through with an under current of the humor
that is present in all walks of life. He writes a canon Middle-earth
with a gritty realism that I appreciate a great deal.
I especially like the conflicts and tension he uses in his plots and his
consistency and depth of characterization, be it Eowyn, Elrond or any
number of OCs, they are both true to how I see JRRT's image and yet
uniquely in Ottis' style and voice.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Ottis413 · ID: 635 · Genres: Alternate Universe [22]: General
Reviewer: Súlriel · 2006-11-16 12:49:18
I discovered Ottis last year and Open Scrolls archive and avidly read
anything and everything he posts. His humor is woven with real life
issues and his drama carries through with an under current of the humor
that is present in all walks of life. He writes a canon Middle-earth
with a gritty realism that I appreciate a great deal.
I especially like the conflicts and tension he uses in his plots and his
consistency and depth of characterization, be it Eowyn, Elrond or any
number of OCs, they are both true to how I see JRRT's image and yet
uniquely in Ottis' style and voice.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Lindelea · ID: 27 · Times: Fourth Age and Beyond [31]: General
Reviewer: Súlriel · 2006-11-16 12:56:51
I always enjoy Lindelea's works. She's another one that makes me duck,
blush and stammer when I try to say "I don't read Hobbit stories."
Her serious attention to detail and depth of characterization make her
OCs as real in Middle-earth as her well-drawn canon characters.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Lindelea · ID: 27 · Races: Hobbits [106]: General
Reviewer: Súlriel · 2006-11-16 12:56:52
I always enjoy Lindelea's works. She's another one that makes me duck,
blush and stammer when I try to say "I don't read Hobbit stories."
Her serious attention to detail and depth of characterization make her
OCs as real in Middle-earth as her well-drawn canon characters.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Lindelea · ID: 27 · Races: Cross-Cultural [28]: General
Reviewer: Súlriel · 2006-11-16 12:57:01
I always enjoy Lindelea's works. She's another one that makes me duck,
blush and stammer when I try to say "I don't read Hobbit stories."
Her serious attention to detail and depth of characterization make her
OCs as real in Middle-earth as her well-drawn canon characters.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Lindelea · ID: 27 · Genres: Humor [50]: General
Reviewer: Súlriel · 2006-11-16 12:57:49
I always enjoy Lindelea's works. She's another one that makes me duck,
blush and stammer when I try to say "I don't read Hobbit stories."
Her serious attention to detail and depth of characterization make her
OCs as real in Middle-earth as her well-drawn canon characters.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Lindelea · ID: 27 · Times: The Great Years [56]: General
Reviewer: Súlriel · 2006-11-16 12:58:25
I always enjoy Lindelea's works. She's another one that makes me duck,
blush and stammer when I try to say "I don't read Hobbit stories."
Her serious attention to detail and depth of characterization make her
OCs as real in Middle-earth as her well-drawn canon characters.
-----------------------------------------
Fixed-Length Ficlet
Reviewer: Súlriel · 2006-11-15 20:21:55
Hm, what to say about GA's work? ...what not to say? :) She's taken many
hours of my life and kept me sitting and reading instead of doing
laundry or dishes - kudos to her for that!
I stumbled onto one of her stories, quite innocently, not knowing what I
was in for. Her writing is clear and concise, her deeply layered
characterizations mesh wonderfully with what I have in my mind after
reading JRRT's original works. I first read her some of her humor works,
but have since learned that there isn't much of anything she writes that
I don't enjoy on several levels, be it action, drama, humor or even AU.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Gandalfs apprentice · ID: 175 · Races: Elves [38]: Fixed-Length
Ficlet
Reviewer: Súlriel · 2006-11-15 20:22:15
Hm, what to say about GA's work? ...what not to say? :) She's taken many
hours of my life and kept me sitting and reading instead of doing
laundry or dishes - kudos to her for that!
I stumbled onto one of her stories, quite innocently, not knowing what I
was in for. Her writing is clear and concise, her deeply layered
characterizations mesh wonderfully with what I have in my mind after
reading JRRT's original works. I first read her some of her humor works,
but have since learned that there isn't much of anything she writes that
I don't enjoy on several levels, be it action, drama, humor or even AU.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Gandalfs apprentice · ID: 175 · Races: Men [73]: Fixed-Length Ficlet
Reviewer: Súlriel · 2006-11-15 20:22:45
Hm, what to say about GA's work? ...what not to say? :) She's taken many
hours of my life and kept me sitting and reading instead of doing
laundry or dishes - kudos to her for that!
I stumbled onto one of her stories, quite innocently, not knowing what I
was in for. Her writing is clear and concise, her deeply layered
characterizations mesh wonderfully with what I have in my mind after
reading JRRT's original works. I first read her some of her humor works,
but have since learned that there isn't much of anything she writes that
I don't enjoy on several levels, be it action, drama, humor or even AU.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Gandalfs apprentice · ID: 175 · Genres: Drama [107]: General
Reviewer: Súlriel · 2006-11-15 20:24:52
Hm, what to say about GA's work? ...what not to say? :) She's taken many
hours of my life and kept me sitting and reading instead of doing
laundry or dishes - kudos to her for that!
I stumbled onto one of her stories, quite innocently, not knowing what I
was in for. Her writing is clear and concise, her deeply layered
characterizations mesh wonderfully with what I have in my mind after
reading JRRT's original works. I first read her some of her humor works,
but have since learned that there isn't much of anything she writes that
I don't enjoy on several levels, be it action, drama, humor or even AU.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Gandalfs apprentice · ID: 175 · Times: The Great Years [56]: General
Reviewer: Súlriel · 2006-11-15 20:24:56
Hm, what to say about GA's work? ...what not to say? :) She's taken many
hours of my life and kept me sitting and reading instead of doing
laundry or dishes - kudos to her for that!
I stumbled onto one of her stories, quite innocently, not knowing what I
was in for. Her writing is clear and concise, her deeply layered
characterizations mesh wonderfully with what I have in my mind after
reading JRRT's original works. I first read her some of her humor works,
but have since learned that there isn't much of anything she writes that
I don't enjoy on several levels, be it action, drama, humor or even AU.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Gandalfs apprentice · ID: 175 · Genres: Drama [107]:
Fixed-Length Ficlet
Reviewer: Súlriel · 2006-11-15 20:25:10
Hm, what to say about GA's work? ...what not to say? :) She's taken many
hours of my life and kept me sitting and reading instead of doing
laundry or dishes - kudos to her for that!
I stumbled onto one of her stories, quite innocently, not knowing what I
was in for. Her writing is clear and concise, her deeply layered
characterizations mesh wonderfully with what I have in my mind after
reading JRRT's original works. I first read her some of her humor works,
but have since learned that there isn't much of anything she writes that
I don't enjoy on several levels, be it action, drama, humor or even AU.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Gwynnyd · ID: 186 · Times: Fourth Age and Beyond [31]:
Fixed-Length Ficlet
Reviewer: Súlriel · 2006-11-15 20:37:58
The thing that strikes me about Gwynnyd's work as a whole is the
attention to detail. I know she's laughing for me to say that, given the
differences in our styles, but the thing I admire most about her work,
regardless of the sub-genre, is that all the layers match. She has an
extraordinary consistency in characterization, and in both the physical
and emotional worlds in her writings. Her facts are grounded in
research, be it canon or real-life history and that lends an admirable
depth of reality to her body of work.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Gwynnyd · ID: 186 · Genres: Romance [51]: General
Reviewer: Súlriel · 2006-11-15 20:38:05
The thing that strikes me about Gwynnyd's work as a whole is the
attention to detail. I know she's laughing for me to say that, given the
differences in our styles, but the thing I admire most about her work,
regardless of the sub-genre, is that all the layers match. She has an
extraordinary consistency in characterization, and in both the physical
and emotional worlds in her writings. Her facts are grounded in
research, be it canon or real-life history and that lends an admirable
depth of reality to her body of work.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Gwynnyd · ID: 186 · Races: Men [73]: General
Reviewer: Súlriel · 2006-11-15 20:38:10
The thing that strikes me about Gwynnyd's work as a whole is the
attention to detail. I know she's laughing for me to say that, given the
differences in our styles, but the thing I admire most about her work,
regardless of the sub-genre, is that all the layers match. She has an
extraordinary consistency in characterization, and in both the physical
and emotional worlds in her writings. Her facts are grounded in
research, be it canon or real-life history and that lends an admirable
depth of reality to her body of work.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Gwynnyd · ID: 186 · Genres: Humor [50]: General
Reviewer: Súlriel · 2006-11-15 20:38:16
The thing that strikes me about Gwynnyd's work as a whole is the
attention to detail. I know she's laughing for me to say that, given the
differences in our styles, but the thing I admire most about her work,
regardless of the sub-genre, is that all the layers match. She has an
extraordinary consistency in characterization, and in both the physical
and emotional worlds in her writings. Her facts are grounded in
research, be it canon or real-life history and that lends an admirable
depth of reality to her body of work.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Lady Aranel · ID: 151 · Races: Elves [38]: Fixed-Length Ficlet
Reviewer: Súlriel · 2006-11-15 20:45:04
LadyA writes with a particular brand of sensual eroticism that is
completely her own. She writes mostly of love, romance, but also family,
friendship and of pain and loss. Her writing embodies for me the depth
of emotion, both the highs and the lows that come with a relationship -
and more importantly, sometimes, without.
She conveys in her writing that with all good things come a cost and she
takes you along on that journey with her characters, hoping, desiring,
crying and loving. My only complaint about her work - like a broken
record - is that there is never enough.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Lady Aranel · ID: 151 · Genres: Romance [51]: General
Reviewer: Súlriel · 2006-11-15 20:45:39
LadyA writes with a particular brand of sensual eroticism that is
completely her own. She writes mostly of love, romance, but also family,
friendship and of pain and loss. Her writing embodies for me the depth
of emotion, both the highs and the lows that come with a relationship -
and more importantly, sometimes, without.
She conveys in her writing that with all good things come a cost and she
takes you along on that journey with her characters, hoping, desiring,
crying and loving. My only complaint about her work - like a broken
record - is that there is never enough.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Lady Aranel · ID: 151 · Times: Fourth Age and Beyond [31]: General
Reviewer: Súlriel · 2006-11-15 20:45:44
LadyA writes with a particular brand of sensual eroticism that is
completely her own. She writes mostly of love, romance, but also family,
friendship and of pain and loss. Her writing embodies for me the depth
of emotion, both the highs and the lows that come with a relationship -
and more importantly, sometimes, without.
She conveys in her writing that with all good things come a cost and she
takes you along on that journey with her characters, hoping, desiring,
crying and loving. My only complaint about her work - like a broken
record - is that there is never enough.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Lady Aranel · ID: 151 · Genres: Drama [107]: General
Reviewer: Súlriel · 2006-11-15 20:45:54
LadyA writes with a particular brand of sensual eroticism that is
completely her own. She writes mostly of love, romance, but also family,
friendship and of pain and loss. Her writing embodies for me the depth
of emotion, both the highs and the lows that come with a relationship -
and more importantly, sometimes, without.
She conveys in her writing that with all good things come a cost and she
takes you along on that journey with her characters, hoping, desiring,
crying and loving. My only complaint about her work - like a broken
record - is that there is never enough.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Lialathuveril · ID: 597 · Genres: Humor [50]: General
Reviewer: Súlriel · 2006-11-15 20:49:49
Lia is a new-to-me author this year and I've greatly enjoyed reading her
work. She's another author with a distinctive voice - light-hearted with
understated humor worked throughout. I especially enjoy her Eomer's
playful side.
-----------------------------------------
Author: Oshun · ID: 589 · Genres: Humor [50]: General
Reviewer: Súlriel · 2006-11-15 20:57:29
What a shame that oshun only has one work in this year's MEFAs. She's a
dedicated and talented writer. Her use of humor shows through, not just
in humor specific works, but across the board in all her work. In her
romance and drama, she weaves it in subtly through the underpinning of
the story - just as in real life, humor is where you find it. Even when
she's writing high drama and conflict, broken hearts, broken life's -
and putting it all back together, the reader is pulled along.
One of the things I most greatly admire about her work is her use of
canon - her reading between the lines and using the less usual elements
that JRRT left us.
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Author: Súlriel · ID: 7 · Genres: Non-Fiction [5]: General
Reviewer: Oshun · 2006-11-16 06:07:20
This is a well-written, beautifully organized piece of work, serves as a
first-rate resource for writers. For those of us who are not experts on
horses, but who have multiple horses in our stories it is invaluable. I
have looked at it many times for the pleasure of looking at these
horses. It provides inspiration and understanding of the horses that
writers necessarily must include in almost any Tolkien fanfic. Recently,
I found exactly the horse I needed for my current work-in-progress. True
I picked a stallion and turned it into a mare, but she would have been a
far less interesting, and certainly less beautiful, without Súlriels
guide. The photos and the horses names are worth the read alone. If
this past year is any indication, I will be looking at this piece of
work for years to come. The horses, their personalities, and how to work
with them are just a few of things one can learn. How lucky we are to
have such a piece available to us and written especially for us and our
needs. Anyone who has ever spent hours and looking for verification of
some tiny historical, physical, or practical detail for a story, will
certainly appreciation the value of this workyou will never have to do
this again in regard to the appearance or personality of a horse.
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Author: Oshun · ID: 589 · Genres: Romance [51]: General
Reviewer: Súlriel · 2006-11-16 12:30:06
What a joy to find another of oshun's works in this year's MEFAs. She's
a dedicated and talented writer. Her use of humor shows through, not
just in humor specific works, but across the board in all her work. In
her romance and drama, she weaves it in subtly through the underpinning
of the story - just as in real life, humor is where you find it. Even
when she's writing high drama and conflict, broken hearts, broken life's
- and putting it all back together, the reader is pulled along.
One of the things I most greatly admire about her work is her use of
canon - her reading between the lines and using the asides and less
usual elements that JRRT left us.
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Author: Ottis413 · ID: 635 · Times: Fourth Age and Beyond [31]: General
Reviewer: Súlriel · 2006-11-16 12:48:40
I discovered Ottis last year and Open Scrolls archive and avidly read
anything and everything he posts. His humor is woven with real life
issues and his drama carries through with an under current of the humor
that is present in all walks of life. He writes a canon Middle-earth
with a gritty realism that I appreciate a great deal.
I especially like the conflicts and tension he uses in his plots and his
consistency and depth of characterization, be it Eowyn, Elrond or any
number of OCs, they are both true to how I see JRRT's image and yet
uniquely in Ottis' style and voice.
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Author: Ottis413 · ID: 635 · Genres: Alternate Universe [22]: General
Reviewer: Súlriel · 2006-11-16 12:49:18
I discovered Ottis last year and Open Scrolls archive and avidly read
anything and everything he posts. His humor is woven with real life
issues and his drama carries through with an under current of the humor
that is present in all walks of life. He writes a canon Middle-earth
with a gritty realism that I appreciate a great deal.
I especially like the conflicts and tension he uses in his plots and his
consistency and depth of characterization, be it Eowyn, Elrond or any
number of OCs, they are both true to how I see JRRT's image and yet
uniquely in Ottis' style and voice.
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Author: Lindelea · ID: 27 · Times: Fourth Age and Beyond [31]: General
Reviewer: Súlriel · 2006-11-16 12:56:51
I always enjoy Lindelea's works. She's another one that makes me duck,
blush and stammer when I try to say "I don't read Hobbit stories."
Her serious attention to detail and depth of characterization make her
OCs as real in Middle-earth as her well-drawn canon characters.
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Author: Lindelea · ID: 27 · Races: Hobbits [106]: General
Reviewer: Súlriel · 2006-11-16 12:56:52
I always enjoy Lindelea's works. She's another one that makes me duck,
blush and stammer when I try to say "I don't read Hobbit stories."
Her serious attention to detail and depth of characterization make her
OCs as real in Middle-earth as her well-drawn canon characters.
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Author: Lindelea · ID: 27 · Races: Cross-Cultural [28]: General
Reviewer: Súlriel · 2006-11-16 12:57:01
I always enjoy Lindelea's works. She's another one that makes me duck,
blush and stammer when I try to say "I don't read Hobbit stories."
Her serious attention to detail and depth of characterization make her
OCs as real in Middle-earth as her well-drawn canon characters.
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Author: Lindelea · ID: 27 · Genres: Humor [50]: General
Reviewer: Súlriel · 2006-11-16 12:57:49
I always enjoy Lindelea's works. She's another one that makes me duck,
blush and stammer when I try to say "I don't read Hobbit stories."
Her serious attention to detail and depth of characterization make her
OCs as real in Middle-earth as her well-drawn canon characters.
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Author: Lindelea · ID: 27 · Times: The Great Years [56]: General
Reviewer: Súlriel · 2006-11-16 12:58:25
I always enjoy Lindelea's works. She's another one that makes me duck,
blush and stammer when I try to say "I don't read Hobbit stories."
Her serious attention to detail and depth of characterization make her
OCs as real in Middle-earth as her well-drawn canon characters.
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