I like your style. You picked a good place to start. I hope you'll find it in yourself to finish this so other self-insertion writers (such as myself) will have a working model of the RIGHT way to do it. This is going in my Alert list...please update. :D

Oh, goddess, this is lovely! I really, really, really love this. It's such a refreshing change from the normal self-inserts...you actually acknowledge the fact that your character is a human, and not an angelic/über-strong/strikingly-beautiful vapid, braindead Mary Sue.
My one problem would have to be the fact that it's been two years - update.

An interesting, engaging start...
That sort of demands to be followed by more chapters. At least one more update, eh? Guess I'll just settle down on your front lawn to wait...
*starts pitching her tent*

You know, this is an interesting self-insert. Although I've found myself increasingly annoyed with badly-written "girl falls into ME" plot device, I do enjoy reading this fic. I'd enjoy it even more if there was more than one chapter...hint, hint. I will put this on the favorites list just so I can check back occasionally and add a random "Update me now" review if you don't...

Cheers,

Lindsey

... WOW! Oh you MUST write more! This is absolutely fantastic so far. You certainly caught my attention, and I'm adding you to my favorites because of it! Keep it up!

Very good introduction! I like it that she's not perfect. And that she got hurt. That's going a long way towards making it believeable, and something I never find. And, thank Goddess, there's been a whole chapter and we don't know what she looks like! YAY!
*ahem* Sorry, suffering Post-Mary Sue Braindeadness Syndrome (proof: have written the word "braindeadness").
Anyway, it's a good start, and I'd like to see how it turns out.

*stares* Ok... Why is there not more of this story? You can't just captivate people like that and then leave them with nothing! More I say! More! :)

Well, I'm intrigued.

No, not all OFCs are Mary Sues. Not all "someone from here falls into there" fics are Mary Sues. And not all self-inserts are Mary Sues.

I think the trick to doing a successful self-insert would be to know yourself and your own flaws, and not flinch from including them - that is, to write yourself into the story with the same honesty and compassion that you'd write anyone else. It looks like you can handle it. This is well-written, interesting, and your OFC is definitely flawed, but humanly so. Nicely done - I'm looking forward to the next chapter.

Very interesting and descriptive, look forward to reading more.

Hey there-

You've *got* to update this! As a previous reviewer noted, there is so much awful LOTR crap on ff.net, we need all the good stories we can get. Besides, I want to see how you can pull off a serious self-insert fic. If I put you on my Favorite Authors list, will you update soon? Pretty please? :)

Bast! Please, put up the next chapter--soon! All of fanfiction.net is being engulfed in badfic, and we need good writers like you to save it from utter destruction!
BTW, excellent beginning. The characterisation of Morannon was very good. I'm just wondering what is going to happen with the car. Or rather, how the denizens of Middle-earth are going to react to it, considering that they have never seen an automobile before. Hehe.they'll probably think it some foul craft of Saruman's. :)

I like this so far. I think it has major promise, and I look forward to seeing where it will go. I wouldn't sweat too much about making this serious... I know you have a competant enough grasp of good writing to accomplish it. I'll be on the look out for updates (:

Sorry, I haven't been on the internet at all lately, but your story looks really good!

Great start GLB! I like it. I'll be interested to keep reading. See, self-inserts aren't always bad. :)

Love the name Morannon, by the way. :)

Oh yah, I updated my fic if you care to read it. :) Hehe, there I go again with my shameless plugging...hehe.

Keep up the good work! -Emilee

LOL--Only you GreyLadyBast, only you.

I can't wait to see what you do this. It looks to be a trip!

Please do continue!