Hello! :) I go by iavalir on LJ, DW, and numerous fanfiction archives. I am active on Tumblr as well under a different username (message for link - trying to keep the two accounts separate, although I do pour a lot of my Tolkien headcanon in my Tumblr then write about them here!) I wish I can say that I grew up with Tolkien, whose books were recommended to me many times growing up. But my interest always was more in sci-fi and horror, though ironically I am also a fan of mythologies. The movies gave me a motive to read the books, and since then Tolkien has become my favorite series. :)
I love everything about Tolkien's world, and I try my hand in writing as many races, eras, characters, and pairings as I can. I feel most comfortable with elves and dwarves, although I have written some with Men (still not feeling as though I got a handle on hobbits yet.) I have a fondness for dwarves. Admittedly while liking them I never ventured too deep in researching them until the first Hobbit film was released. Now it seems the dwarves, and particularly Bofur and Kíli, have occupied my mind. In RL I work in health care, but I occasionally take on freelance graphic design projects for book covers. Before studying science I was an art student, and I try to keep all of my passions balanced (doesn't always work out, unfortunately!) I am also deep at work on my own fictional universe which has its own self-contained mythology.
Of my own works I don't know which to recommend, really. I tend to be critical of what I write, and I am surprised whenever I piece I'm iffy on ends up being popular (such as this one (http://archiveofourown.org/works/636729).) But I am still fond of The Cave in the Echoriath (http://iavalir.livejournal.com/6275.html), and it gives a feel for the sort of horror I enjoy writing (my most current horror piece, Kíli's Lover (http://iavalir.livejournal.com/66776.html), is slanted more towards gore (and warnings for death, graphic violence, and abuse.)) I am still proud of the first chapter of Amras and the Elements (http://iavalir.livejournal.com/25940.html) and plan to finish it. Éowyn the Passion Heart (http://iavalir.livejournal.com/19736.html) is perhaps my favorite of my Man-centric stories. A project I have been working on involves a crossover with Doctor Who, in which Curufin is The Doctor. So look out for that if you enjoy some fandom fusion! :)
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Date: 2013-03-04 12:07 am (UTC)I love everything about Tolkien's world, and I try my hand in writing as many races, eras, characters, and pairings as I can. I feel most comfortable with elves and dwarves, although I have written some with Men (still not feeling as though I got a handle on hobbits yet.) I have a fondness for dwarves. Admittedly while liking them I never ventured too deep in researching them until the first Hobbit film was released. Now it seems the dwarves, and particularly Bofur and Kíli, have occupied my mind. In RL I work in health care, but I occasionally take on freelance graphic design projects for book covers. Before studying science I was an art student, and I try to keep all of my passions balanced (doesn't always work out, unfortunately!) I am also deep at work on my own fictional universe which has its own self-contained mythology.
Of my own works I don't know which to recommend, really. I tend to be critical of what I write, and I am surprised whenever I piece I'm iffy on ends up being popular (such as this one (http://archiveofourown.org/works/636729).) But I am still fond of The Cave in the Echoriath (http://iavalir.livejournal.com/6275.html), and it gives a feel for the sort of horror I enjoy writing (my most current horror piece, Kíli's Lover (http://iavalir.livejournal.com/66776.html), is slanted more towards gore (and warnings for death, graphic violence, and abuse.)) I am still proud of the first chapter of Amras and the Elements (http://iavalir.livejournal.com/25940.html) and plan to finish it. Éowyn the Passion Heart (http://iavalir.livejournal.com/19736.html) is perhaps my favorite of my Man-centric stories. A project I have been working on involves a crossover with Doctor Who, in which Curufin is The Doctor. So look out for that if you enjoy some fandom fusion! :)