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mark12_30 · 05-19-2003, 05:07 PM

Manardariel,

Thanks for your kind words!

I think your idea has lots of potential.

The diary form has been a bit worn out, and I think it's difficult to do well, or keep the readers' interest for very long. If you can simply tell the story in the first person-- rather than a dear-diary format-- that would be fine.

Galadriel is a complex character, and I think the story from her personal viewpoint could prove very interesting indeed. Internal conflict is what makes a character-driven story work, and external conflict (i.e. action) is needed for a plot-driven story. Having both makes the story interesting to a broader audience. In this case, you'd have both.

The nice thing about doing fanfiction online is that you can get plenty of feedback and the story can be refined and revised easily. (Revisions are good for the soul as well as the story, I think.)

So yes, it sounds like a fine idea. Dive right in as soon as you feel ready to!

General information to all interested writers: there is a very funny, very well-written fanfic over at Moon Leters under Green Books at TheOneRing.net. It's called "TheFanficLounge". There are a few PG moments, but they're mostly there to make a point. It's a fun way of being introduced to many fanfic-writing mistakes that you DON'T want to make. (Interestingly, the story is written in script form, which is another thing I consider best avoided... perhaps the author's implied tongue in cheek?) I heartily recommmend it to everybody interested in writing.

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05-19-2003, 05:07 PM	#21
mark12_30 Stormdancer of Doom Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Elvish singing is not a thing to miss, in June under the stars Posts: 4,349	Manardariel, Thanks for your kind words! I think your idea has lots of potential. The diary form has been a bit worn out, and I think it's difficult to do well, or keep the readers' interest for very long. If you can simply tell the story in the first person-- rather than a dear-diary format-- that would be fine. Galadriel is a complex character, and I think the story from her personal viewpoint could prove very interesting indeed. Internal conflict is what makes a character-driven story work, and external conflict (i.e. action) is needed for a plot-driven story. Having both makes the story interesting to a broader audience. In this case, you'd have both. The nice thing about doing fanfiction online is that you can get plenty of feedback and the story can be refined and revised easily. (Revisions are good for the soul as well as the story, I think.) So yes, it sounds like a fine idea. Dive right in as soon as you feel ready to! General information to all interested writers: there is a very funny, very well-written fanfic over at Moon Leters under Green Books at TheOneRing.net. It's called "TheFanficLounge". There are a few PG moments, but they're mostly there to make a point. It's a fun way of being introduced to many fanfic-writing mistakes that you DON'T want to make. (Interestingly, the story is written in script form, which is another thing I consider best avoided... perhaps the author's implied tongue in cheek?) I heartily recommmend it to everybody interested in writing. [ May 19, 2003: Message edited by: mark12_30 ] __________________ ...down to the water to see the elves dance and sing upon the midsummer's eve.