B2MeM 2013:: Day Three: Wildcard Day

[dawn_felagund]

It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out of your door. You step into the Road, and if you don't keep your feet, there is no knowing where you might be swept off to.

Throughout the month, we will offer weekly wildcard days, days when there are no new prompts but instead a simple, Tolkien-related task, for those who wish to participate. We hope wildcard days will give you a chance to refresh your muses, read, catch up on your WiPs, and breathe! :)

Our first wildcard day task: Step out your front door.

B2MeM is an event for the entire Tolkien fandom. Just look at what's been posted so far! All three major books are represented and characters ranging from Bilbo to Balrogs, Finrod to Faramir. Because of our diversity, though, we may not all know each other and we may define ourselves more by the communities from which we come rather than viewing B2MeM as itself a community. So, today, step out from your front door. Say hello and meet someone new. Lean out, take a look down the road, and ponder where it leads.

He used often to say there was only one Road; that it was like a great river: its springs were at every doorstep, and every path was its tributary.

To participate, leave a comment here and introduce yourself. Tell us the name you go by, what your passion is in fandom, and anything else about yourself that you want to share. Then, share a link to your favorite of the fanworks that you've created. (If you're new and don't have any fanworks yet, feel free to share a link to your favorite work by another author or artist.) The link you share does not have to be to a B2MeM piece; please make sure you include appropriate ratings and warnings if this won't be apparent when visitors click on the link.

After you've introduced yourself, take a moment to read/view another person's fanwork and leave them a comment to say hi and tell them what you thought.

Comments

[grey-wonderer.livejournal.com]

I'm Grey_wonderer here on LJ and on DW and several other places as well, but certainly not everywhere. I am very pleased that the organizers of B2MEM have set up this event because it means there will be new Tolkien-based fan fiction posted. I like events that keep the fandom alive.
I am a hobbit fan and I enjoy reading hobbit fan fiction. I also like reading stories based on "The Hobbit" that involve the dwarves of Thorin's company.
Although I have written a few things, I don't enjoy recommending my own stuff, so I'm going to recommend someone else's work, since the instructions above give me the option to do that.

The story is a multi-chaptered, post-Quest, Lord of the Rings-based, g-rated, story with Merry Brandybuck and Pippin Took as the two central characters. The author has started her lovely story at the point where Merry receives word that King Eomer is ill and is requesting to see him one more time before he dies.

The story reads like a continuation of Tolkien's own work, and to this point, is faithful to the original. There are many OC's, including a wonderful young hobbit lad named Jamy and there are familiar characters from Tolkien's world as well. This is a story in progress, so if you decide to read it, keep in mind that the author, Elanor, is still working on it. It's called "A Secret Gate" and here is the link to the chapter list page. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.


http://entropyhouse.com/elanor/secretgate.html

Happy reading and happy B2ME month!

[dawn_felagund]

That's the second time I've seen that particular story recommended--I'll definitely have to stray outside my First-Age comfort zone and check it out! :) Thank you, Grey_wonderer!

[dreamflower]

It is VERY much worth it! Elanor's "A Secret Gate" is my favorite post-Quest fic. She has a beautiful lush style, an excellent handle on Merry and Pippin's characters, and a great vision of the early Fourth Age Shire!

So I second GW's rec!