Dreamflower's Musings
by Dreamflower
This will be a place where I can share some of my non-fiction thoughts regarding Tolkien, his world, and the fanfiction written about it. NEW"How to Write a Good Summary for Your Fanfic": (Because if you say you suck at summaries, who will want to read your story?)(Written for the LOTR GenFic Community's 2016 non-fiction challenge.)
G · In progress · Updated 2 September 2016
Chapters
- 1. The Validity of Fanon in Hobbit Fanfiction (2,563 words)
- 2. Tolkien's Use of Expletives (1,009 words)
- 3. Hobbit Ages (413 words)
- 4. Gandalf's Visits to the Shire (928 words)
- 5. The Importance of Being Bilbo (1,836 words)
- 6. The Myth of the One Ring's Power (6,841 words)
- 7. Hobbit Names and Naming Conventions (5,645 words)
- 8. The Shire Calendar (1,286 words)
- 9. The Shire Calendar: Election Years and Overlithe (756 words)
- 10. Are You On the Outside Looking In...or the Inside Looking Out? (3,579 words)
- 11. Characterization in Fanfic: Using Canon as the DNA for Your Characters (4,350 words)
- 12. The Evenstar and the Ringbearer: The Intertwining Destinies of Arwen Undómiel and Frodo Baggins (1,985 words)
- 13. The Ultimate Friendship (601 words)
- 14. Was Frodo Baggins One of The Wise? (954 words)
- 15. The Classic Lord of the Rings Gapfiller: (1,705 words)
- 16. Why I Believe The Last Goodbye is the Perfect Last Song (1,996 words)
- 17. How to Write a Good Summary for Your Fanfic (3,225 words)