| She Who Gives Migraines |
Author has written 2 stories for Lord of the Rings. NOTICE: My works will no longer be on ff.net, because it is evil and I hate it. Since soupfiction is down, I'm moving all my work to my new site. *points to above link* Go there, would ya? Thanks. Have fun. I am She Who Gives Migraines. Call me She. Unlike some people, I have very little life outside the computer. Also, unlike some writers here at ff.net, I DO have aspirations to become the next J.R.R. Tolkien, even though I know I have a long, long way to go. An idea would be a helpful tool, I supposed. *shrugs* I’m also an aspiring artist. Check out my site. If the counter is low, just give it a few hits for me, will ya? My lust object is Éomer. My favorite character is Éowyn. I am a pervy Rohirrim-fancier. My fandom is Lord of the Rings. Someday, I will come up with an idea so unique, so original, that it will blow OFUM and the PPC away. Until then, I am unfit to speak in the presence of Miss Cam, Jay, or Acacia. My spellchecker is the only thing keeping me alive. That and my dictionaries. She’s Simple Rules of Writing 1) “Your” is a possessive (Your book). “You’re” is a contraction. (You’re leaving). They are not interchangeable. 2) “Their”, “there”, and “they’re”, while sounding alike, are also not interchangeable. 3) Ff.net has this nifty little dictionary that you should really try. If you don’t know a word, use the dictionary. 4) Love your reviewers; ignore your flamers; honor those who give you constructive criticism. 5) Honor your beta-readers, for they are your friends. 6) Don’t post a story the day you join ff.net. Chances are, you have little to no experience with writing fan fic. Take your time and read a little first. Ff.net isn’t going anywhere. Read and gain knowledge of what is good and what is bad. She’s Simple Rules of Reviewing 1) It’s called the Review Function, not the “Kiss the Writer’s Ass” Function. You are expected to leave something critical and valuable to the story’s progression and/or betterment. If the story is good, however, feel free to kiss the writer’s ass all you want. 2) Leave something more than “OMG THIS is sooooooooooo good!!!!111 Rite more nooooooow!!!!11” Do you have any idea how irritating reviews like that are? Cut and paste your favorite parts; tell the author what you really liked. A thoughtful, well-crafted review shows more tact than a one-line review filled with spelling mistakes. 3) Yes, you SHOULD spell-check your reviews. 4) Don’t flame unless the story is just BEGGING for it. 5) Know the difference between Constructive Criticism and a Flame. Sometimes, CC can be very acidic, but a flame is a direct attack on the AUTHOR, as well as the story. 6) NO MORE OF THIS IN YOUR REVIEWS!!!!!!!!!! YOU ONLY NEED ONE EXCLAMATION POINT!!!!!!!! She’s Simple Rules of Writing Proper Lord of the Rings fan fiction 1) Sucky Old English is BAD. If you can’t tell the difference between thou(you), thy(your), and thine(yours), then, for Tolkien’s sake, don’t try to write in High Style. 2) Does your OFC(Original Female Character) fall in love with Legolas? She’s a Mary-Sue. No, I don’t care what you say. She’s a Mary-Sue. 3) Please, for the love of Manwë and Varda, don’t slash the Nazgûl. It’s freakish and disturbing, not to mention impossible. 4) While we’re on the topic of slash, don’t slash Aragorn and Legolas. As a matter of fact, don’t slash Aragorn with anyone. Aragorn already has a one-and-only. Her name is Arwen. A-R-W-E-N U-N-D-Ó-M-I-E-L. 5) Spell the names right. It doesn’t take that much effort to look them up. You don’t want to create mini-Balrogs, now do you? 6) If you slander Thranduil, I WILL COME AFTER YOU. This may not scare you, but I WILL BRING EVERY SINGLE DIVISION OF THE PPC I CAN FIND WITH ME. 7) Not EVERYONE desires Legolas. Leave the poor Elf alone. He’s been in enough slash and Mary-Sue stories as is. 8) If you can, use the accents. Éowyn, Barad-dûr, Fëanor, etc. It makes your writing look more professional, and it shows you care enough to put them in there. If you can’t, it’s no big deal. 9) Galadriel is married to Celeborn, the Lord of Lothlórien. They have one daughter called Celebrían. She married Elrond of Rivendell, and they had three children: Twin boys called Elladan and Elrohir, and one daughter called Arwen Undómiel. Celebrían has already passed over the Sea to Valinor. There. Now you have no excuses for not knowing that. I don’t want to see ANY more daughters of Elrond. ESPECIALLY not ones named “Evenstar”. I’m serious, people. 10) For the love of Tolkien, Eru, and all the Ainur, READ THE BOOKS. And do not just read them, UNDERSTAND THEM. Understanding the books is probably the best thing you could do to enhance your work. It’s not enough to have simply read the books; you have to reflect the knowledge you gathered there in your writing. Writing is wonderful. Writing fan fiction is wonderful. But remember: it’s FAN-fiction. Expand your mind, and create something spectacular of your own…if you can. It the words of my original fantasy character Gwáksa: “Bëla gwill, et númamo. Le ënir sírë ár ó.” And may the stars shine upon you all. ~She~ I'm gone. | |||||||||
1. Elf Daddy » reviewsThranduil is SICK of the Mary-Sues swarming around his son. How can he get them out of Mirkwood once and for all? That thing which is know to some as the Fourth Chapter has come at last...Lord of the Rings - Rated: M - English - Humor/General - Chapters: 5 - Words: 7,084 - Reviews: 37 - Updated: 9-22-02 - Published: 8-3-02 - Legolas & Gimli2. Welcome to NYC! » reviewsThe long-awaited sequel to 'The (mis)Adventures of Frodo and the Boys!' LAST CHAPTER: Why it's never a good idea to play with giant spiders...AND WHY TOOTHPICKS ARE EVIL!Lord of the Rings - Rated: T - English - Humor/Parody - Chapters: 17 - Words: 15,159 - Reviews: 46 - Updated: 8-9-02 - Published: 6-24-02