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Friday, October 5th, 2007
1:08 pm [alexcat]	OEAM Art Contest Just wanted to repost the art contest reminder. A little less than a month until works should be in. You CAN turn them in before if they're done. They should be at least 300 dpi and should be usable as the front page for OEAM and for pieces at Cafe Press. Here are the rules: Calling all Artists We are announcing an art contest to find a new piece of art to adorn the homepage at Of Elves and Men. We also would like to use it on some gift items at our Café Press shop. The contest is open to anyone who would like to submit a piece of work. Here are the rules: 1. Artwork should be original, not a depiction of anything from the LOTR movies. We do not wish to get into any trouble with New Line Cinema. Depictions from the books are what we are after. 2. We are looking for a Tolkienesque landscape, more or less, though people can be included in the piece. 3. Artwork cannot be photo manipulations. Again we do not want to run into any copyright issues. 4. The winning piece will be exclusive to OEAM, though the artist will receive credit everywhere it’s used. 5. Works should be high enough resolution that they can be used to make items at Café Press. The prize for the piece chosen for the website is a $100.00 gift certificate at Amazon. I am also hoping to have banners made for all participants. Other prizes may be added later. The dates for the contest are Aug. 2- Nov. 3. 2007. Work may be submitted during that time period and the winner will be announced over the US Thanksgiving holidays. For more information, contact me at alex_cat_45 @ yahoo.com (Comment on this)
Monday, March 26th, 2007
9:35 am [alexcat]	Today's the last day to sign up for Slashy Santa Time is running out to sign up for ‘JingleBells in June 2007,’ the second annual mid-season slash fiction exchange! Sign-ups will close at midnight (GMT-5:00) on Monday, March 26, 2007. All stories will be unveiled on the http://www.geocities.com/slashysanta/site on Monday, June 25, 2007. If you’ve already signed up but haven’t received a confirmation, please check your SPAM filter for a message from slashysanta@ gmail.com, or email us directly. The response rate has been wonderful so far, with 45 confirmed participants, but there’s plenty of room for more. If you’ve wanted to play but have been putting it off, sign up NOW, before it’s too late! Go to http://www.geocities.com/slashysanta/signup.html to specify a pairing, rating, and the plot elements you would like to read, as well as the elements you are willing to write, and someone will write a story for you. In exchange, you will write a story for someone else using the specifications they provide. All stories will be submitted directly to the swap coordinators – you will not know whom you are writing for, nor will you know who has your request, until all fiction is posted on the Slashy Santa website. All we ask is that you adhere to some basic rules – If you sign up, please make sure that you can follow through and write at least 1,200 words. Please note also that this is a SLASH only FPS exchange (no Real Person or HET, please). Visit http://geocities.com/slashysanta/rules.html for the full set of rules and Frequently Asked Questions. Here are some important dates to make note of: **Sign-up period: March 12 - 26 **Assignments to be distributed: by April 9 **Deadline for story submissions: June 4 **Publication Date: June 25 Come check out our site at http://www.geocities.com/slashysanta/ and peruse some of the past entries – they’re terrific and will give you an idea of what’s in store! Hope to see you there! The Admins Slashy Santa ‘’Tis Always the Season for Slash!’ (Please feel free to copy this message and post on any groups you manage or in which you are a member.) Fim~ (Comment on this)
Friday, March 23rd, 2007
11:44 pm [alexcat]	Still time to sign up for JingleBells in June!~ There’s still time to sign up for the mid-summer FP Slashy Santa exchange! That’s right, it’s time for ‘JingleBells in June 2007,’ the second annual mid-season fiction exchange, brought to your fandom by the same folks who sponsor the renowned Slashy Santa Fiction Exchange. Sign-ups will close at midnight (GMT-5:00) on Monday, March 26, 2007. All stories will be unveiled on the http://www.geocities.com/slashysanta/ site on Monday, June 25, 2007. This year, the exchange will focus solely on the fantasy world of J.R.R. Tolkien. Whether it’s Elves, Men, Valar, Maiar, Hobbits, or Dwarves (or even Orcs!) that strike your fancy – from the First Age to the Fourth – spread the word, recruit your friends and fellow authors, and have some fun! How does a fiction exchange work? It’s simple. Sign up at http://www.geocities.com/slashysanta/signup.html to specify a pairing, rating, and the plot elements you would like to read, as well as the elements you are willing to write, and someone will write a story for you. In exchange, you will write a story for someone else using the specifications they provide. All stories will be submitted directly to the swap coordinators – you will not know whom you are writing for, nor will you know who has your request, until all fiction is posted on the Slashy Santa website. Even if you don’t want to take part in the exchange, you can still elect to be a reserve writer to be called upon in case of an emergency. Just say so on the signup form. All we ask is that you adhere to some basic rules – If you sign up, please make sure that you can follow through and write at least 1,200 words. Please note also that this is a SLASH only FPS exchange (no Real Person or HET, please). Visit http://geocities.com/slashysanta/rules.html for the full set of rules and Frequently Asked Questions. Here are some important dates to make note of: **Sign-up period: March 12 - 26 **Assignments to be distributed: by April 9 **Deadline for story submissions: June 4 **Publication Date: June 25 Come check out our site at http://www.geocities.com/slashysanta/ and peruse some of the past entries – they’re terrific and will give you an idea of what’s in store! Hope to see you there! The Admins Slashy Santa ‘’Tis Always the Season for Slash!’ (Please feel free to copy this message and post on any groups you manage or in which you are a member.) (Comment on this)
Thursday, March 15th, 2007
4:52 pm [alexcat]	~From the lovely ladies at Slashy Santa~ From the Years of the Trees through the Fourth Age – it’s time once again to make your Tolkien FPS fanfic dreams come true… Have you always wanted to read a certain pairing or scenario, but couldn’t write it yourself? Or have a plot bunny that’s been rolling around in your mind, but just can’t see yourself writing that particular story? Have it written for you – specifically and especially for your own sweet self! And share your own fic gift in exchange - That’s right, it’s time for ‘JingleBells in June 2007,’ the second annual mid-season fiction exchange, brought to your fandom by the same folks who sponsor the renowned Slashy Santa Fiction Exchange. This year, the exchange will focus solely on the fantasy world of J.R.R. Tolkien. Whether it’s Elves, Men, Valar, Maiar, Hobbits, or Dwarves (or even Orcs!) that strike your fancy – from the First Age to the Fourth – spread the word, recruit your friends and fellow authors, and have some fun! Sign-ups begin Monday, March 12, 2007 and will close at midnight (GMT-5:00) on Monday, March 26, 2007. All stories will be unveiled on the http://www.geocities.com/slashysanta/ site on Monday, June 25, 2007. How does a fiction exchange work? It’s simple. Sign up at http://www.geocities.com/slashysanta/signup.html to specify a pairing, rating, and the plot elements you would like to read, as well as the elements you are willing to write, and someone will write a story for you. In exchange, you will write a story for someone else using the specifications they provide. All stories will be submitted directly to the swap coordinators – you will not know whom you are writing for, nor will you know who has your request, until all fiction is posted on the Slashy Santa website. Even if you don’t want to take part in the exchange, you can still elect to be a reserve writer to be called upon in case of an emergency. Just say so on the signup form. All we ask is that you adhere to some basic rules – If you sign up, please make sure that you can follow through and write at least 1,200 words. Please note also that this is a SLASH only FPS exchange (no RPS or het, please). Visit http://geocities.com/slashysanta/rules.html for the full set of rules and Frequently Asked Questions. Here are some important dates to make note of: **Sign-up period: March 12 - 26 **Assignments to be distributed: by April 9 **Deadline for story submissions: June 4 **Publication Date: June 25 Come check out our site at http://www.geocities.com/slashysanta/ and peruse some of the past entries – they’re terrific and will give you an idea of what’s in store! Hope to see you there! The Admins Slashy Santa ‘’Tis Always the Season for Slash!’ (Comment on this)
Saturday, November 25th, 2006
9:50 pm [talullahred]	Prompts A, B and C She lives... I'm not posting this story directly in the community, since I didn't follow the prompts in the most exact manner, but I'm posting the header and links for those who might be interested. Blue Skies Author: talullahred (talullahred@gmail.com) Rating: PG13 Fandom: Tolkienverse Characters: Rúmil/Fingolfin, Galadriel Summary: Fingolfin needs Rúmil's help. Beta: Many thanks to slayer9649. All remaining mistakes are mine. Notes: Written for Larian Elensar. Hope you like it. ;) Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, September 13th, 2006
11:16 pm [alexcat]	Slashy Santa deadline nears Sign-ups for the Third Annual Slashy Santa Fiction Exchange will close at midnight on SEPTEMBER 18, 2006! Hurry and sign up before it’s too late! As in the previous years, this exchange is open to all authors in The Lord of the Rings and the Anita Blake fandoms. Whether it's Elves, Hobbits, Dwarves, smelly Men, Weres, or Vamps that make your pulse race and your panties damp, spread the word, recruit your friends and fellow authors, sign up, and have some fun. We’ve had an excellent response rate from both fandoms so far, but we’re still hoping for more! Visit our site http://www.geocitie s.com/slashysant a/ for the full set of rules and Frequently Asked Questions, and to access the sign-up form. Here are some important dates to make note of: **Sign-up period: September 6 – September 18 **Assignments to be distributed: October 1 **Deadline for story submissions: December 8 **Publication date: December 22 on http://www.geocitie s.com/slashysant a/ There is no maximum story length, but we ask that all submissions be a minimum of 1,200 words. Please note also that this is a SLASH only, FPS only exchange (no RPS or het, please). Sorry, maybe another year! Please feel free to copy this message and post on any groups you manage or are a member of. 'Tis Always the Season for Slash! (Comment on this)
Wednesday, September 6th, 2006
11:22 pm [alexcat]	From Fim and Sian at Slashy Santa: Slashy Santa now accepting sign-ups! The Third Annual Slashy Santa Fiction Exchange is now accepting sign-ups! The sign-up period will run from September 6-September 18. All stories will be published on the http://www.geocities.com/slashysanta/ site on December 22, 2006. As in the previous years, this exchange is open to all authors in The Lord of the Rings and the Anita Blake fandoms. Whether it's Elves, Hobbits, Dwarves, smelly Men, Weres, or Vamps that make your pulse race and your panties damp, spread the word, recruit your friends and fellow authors, sign up, and have some fun! How does a fiction exchange work? It's simple. Sign up and specify a pairing, rating, and the plot elements you would like to read, as well as the elements you are willing to write, and someone will create a story for you. In exchange, you will write a story for someone else using the specifications they provide. All stories will be submitted directly to the swap coordinators; you will not know whom you are writing for, nor will you know who has your request, until all fiction is posted on the Slashy Santa website http://www.geocities.com/slashysanta/ on December 22, 2006. All levels of writing experience are welcome. First-time authors are especially encouraged to participate, as well as seasoned writers looking for a new challenge. Here are some important dates to make note of: **Sign-up period: September 6 – September 18 **Assignments to be distributed: October 1 **Deadline for story submissions: December 8 **Publication date: December 22 on http://www.geocities.com/slashysanta/ There is no maximum story length, but we ask that all submissions be a minimum of 1,200 words. Please note also that this is a SLASH only, FPS only exchange (no RPS or het, please). Sorry, maybe another year! Visit our site http://www.geocities.com/slashysanta/ for the full set of rules and Frequently Asked Questions, and to access the sign-up form. Please feel free to copy this message and post on any groups you manage or are a member of. 'Tis Always the Season for Slash! (Comment on this)
Wednesday, August 30th, 2006
10:56 pm [alexcat]	Use of Elvish in Tolkien fics I just want to know what all of you think. Why do you use it? Why don't you use it? (9 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, July 10th, 2006
8:20 pm [arthvaineth]	Question Hi there, I got a question about the guidelines of writing. I believed that is one of the guidelines of ALL slash writing sites. Hope I am right. "No story may contain underage (under 18) persons real or ficitonal in a sexual situation." That made me wonder... How about the rape scene? If a character was rape underage, even not graphically mentioned/ description, is it consider as underage sexual situation? Current Mood: curious Current Music: Forever Young (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, April 25th, 2006
1:40 pm [arthvaineth]	Prompt #3: “Come live with me and Be my love...” Title: My love likes a red red rose. Type: FPS Author: Arthvaineth Rating: R Pairing: Turgon/ Thala(OCM) Disclaimer: I do not own any characters from the Tolkien world. They belong to their respective copyright holders. Beta: Alex Cat Word Count: 1997 Summary: Tuor had a foster son and Turgon fell in love with him. Note: Nestaion, the healer. ~*~ ( Come read with me and Be my reader... ) Current Mood: full Current Music: Same In Any Language (Comment on this)
Monday, April 10th, 2006
9:05 pm [alexcat]	Lifted from Dan simmons website... sent there by Jasta: Mark Twain’s Rules of Writing (Freely adapted from his essay on the Literary Offenses of James Fenimore Cooper) 1) A story shall accomplish something and arrive somewhere. 2) The parts of a story shall be necessary parts of the story and shall help develop it. 3) The people in the story (characters) shall be alive, except in the case of the corpses, and the reader should be able to tell the corpses from the others. 4) The people in the story, both dead and alive, shall show a sufficient excuse for being there. 5) The talk in a story (dialogue) shall sound like human talk, should be talk such as a human being would be likely to talk in the given circumstances, should be interesting to the reader, should help out the tale, and should stop when the people cannot think of anything more to say. 6) When the author describes a character in his story, the conduct and conversation of that person shall justify the description. 7) The author and characters shall confine themselves to possibilities and let miracles alone – or, if they must venture a miracle, the author must make it look possible and reasonable. 8) The author should make the reader feel a deep interest in the characters of the story. The characters should be real enough that the reader will love the good ones, hate the bad ones, and care what happens to all of them. 9) The characters shall be so clearly defined that the reader can tell beforehand what each will do in a given emergency. In addition to these large rules, there are some little ones: The author shall . . . . 10) SAY what he wants to say, not merely come near it. 11) Use the right word, not its second cousin. 12) Avoid a surplus of words. 13) Eschew obfuscation. 14) NOT leave out necessary details. 15) Avoid laziness in writing style. 16) Use good grammar. 17) Employ a simple and straightforward style. (4 Comments |Comment on this)
5:14 am [numenora]	1300-Word Drabble/Fic Title: Swept Away Type: FPS/Original Story and Characters Author: Númenora Characters/Pairing: Alexias/Edward (Ned) Rating: PG Genre: Drabble Word Count: 1300 Warnings: Slash Disclaimer: N/A Timeline/Setting: Somewhere in 1800’s England Feedback: Yes, abookishgirl@netzero.net Summary: A young nobleman fears his happiness is over when he learns of an arranged marriage. For the writers_art challenge: "C" is for "Come live with me and Be my love..." ( Read more... ) Current Mood: nervous (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, April 9th, 2006
11:34 pm [alexcat]	"C" is for "Come live with me and Be my love..." This bit from Marlowe's A Passionate Shepherd to his Love is your prompt: Come live with me, and be my love; And we will all the pleasures prove That valleys, groves, hills and fields, Woods or steepy mountain yields. Write 200 words or more. Do not directly quote it, use the theme as your prompt. Any fandom or original work is fine. You can find the complete poem here: http://www.rjgeib.com/thoughts/shepherd/shepherd.html Good luck! (2 Comments |Comment on this)
10:24 pm [alexcat]	Prompt #2: Bravely he turned to face them (300 words) This one is from Serenity/Firefly: ( Bravely, he turned... ) (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, April 1st, 2006
11:14 pm [alexcat]	The Art of the Drabble Since drabbles have exceedingly popular with new fanfic challenge communities opening every day, I thought I'd post the defintion of a drabble. I have hunted all over and every source I have found uses this one: Set by the Birmingham University SF Society as thus: a self-contained vignette of exactly 100 words, no more, no less, with up to 15 more words are allowed for the title. Hyphenated words are in dispute. The term originates from a Monty Python skit: "Drabble. A word game for 2 to 4 players. The four players sit from left to right and the first person to write a novel wins." Drabbles started in British SF fandom in the late '80s. A half-drabble is fifty words long; a double drabble is 200 words long. I found it at http://www.subreality.com/glossary/terms.htm#D Opinions on drabbles? (12 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, March 29th, 2006
2:29 pm [numenora]	Double-Drabble 200-Words Title: Little Archer Author: Númenora Characters: Boromir (17 yrs) and Faramir (12 yrs) Rating: G Warnings: AU, Warm and Fuzzy, un-betaed. Timeline: TA 2995 (Minas Tirith) Book verse Disclaimer: Neither character is mine. Word Count: 200 Summary: Letting go is hard. ( Read more... ) Please review (9 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, March 27th, 2006
10:53 pm [arthvaineth]	Prompt #2: "Bravely, he turned to face them." Title: Lost Song Type: FPS Author: Arthvaineth Rating: R Pairing: Daeron/ Thingol Disclaimer: I do not own any characters from the Tolkien world. They belong to their respective copyright holders. Beta: Alex Cat Word Count: 300 Summary: Daeron left Doriath with regret. ~ * ~ ( Lost Song ) Current Mood: accomplished (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, March 25th, 2006
8:18 am [alexcat]	Prompt # 1: The Oath Title: The Oath Author: Alex (alex_cat_45@yahoo.com) Type: Gen Rating: PG-13 Disclaimer: I do not own them nor do I profit from them. Beta: Larian Word Count: 438 Archive: OEAM Author’s Note: This was done for the Albatross challenge at writers_art LJ Community. Spoilers: For the Silmarillion. Summary: Maglor reflects on his burdens. ~~~ ( The Oath ) (12 Comments |Comment on this)
8:11 am [alexcat]	Prompt #2: B is for... Use this phrase as the first line: "Bravely, he turned to face them." 300 words. Try to hit it exactly though if you don't, we won't yell! :) And remember, any fandom or original will do. Anyone who wants to do prompt # 1, feel free also. There are no time limits. (Comment on this)
Sunday, March 19th, 2006
5:20 pm [mirasaui]	Prompt #1: Albatross Title: The Albatross Author: Mirasaui (mirasaui@aol.com) Type: Gen Fic Characters: Círdan, Lindir Rating: G Beta: Alex_cat Disclaimer: This is Tolkien’s sandbox in which I play. Summary: Lord Cirdan tells a story of his youth to comfort a lonely child. Note: Written for the Writers Art LJ community. The prompt was ‘Albatross’ as quoted from part of a stanza in “The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner”. ( Prompt #1: Albatross ) (2 Comments |Comment on this)