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By : ElvenDemagogue

From ElvenDemagogue on February 08, 2005
Beat me over the head, Beth?? tsk tsk tsk. Frosty told me about your questions, so I just had to come look. ;) I dunno if she's responded to you via email or chapter, so I'll play it as if I assume she has already and not recite the list again. But it's very nice to read what you like...I'll definitely keep those locations/characters in mind...as much as I love Gondor, it's time to visit the Elves again at some point or other. ;) :D

And...Elrond is HOT! He's the KING! ;) :D Sowwy. *cough*
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From ANON - Dread Lady Freya on February 07, 2005
Excuse me? I do NOT preen! I may have, on occasion, primped but I do not PREEN! *clears throat* Now, where were we? Ah, yes �

WOW, Frosty! You can choreograph my dreams anytime! I just love it when she likes him and he likes her, but neither knows what the other�s thinking. Reminds me of the Summer of Pain before hubby and I got together. *sigh* Lots of chances for furtive glances, miscommunication and sexual tension! No pending sense of doom, yet. But I know it�s just a matter of time. *rubs hands together in anticipation* Oh, and one other thing �

*Grabs Wee Willie and runs out of frame shouting, �Here I come, Boromir! Don�t worry, I�ll save you from that evil harridan!"*

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From ANON - TheBlueMoon on February 06, 2005
I like. Continue. @.@
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From ANON - Seraphina on February 06, 2005
Ohh! I love this story already! I love how the characters speak so properly, but you can still relate to them. Sometimes authors are so focused on the fancy language that they forget to add any emotion to their words. But you're doing magnificent!

I've been looking for some good ElrondOC stories. I've found one! Woo! And it's not cheesy! WOO!

I've become this story's stalker. *pitches a tent and loads in a couple cases of Mountain Dew and Gummy Worms.* Write on!
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From ANON - Beth on February 06, 2005
Hey there! I had some suggestions and ideas when I thought about this story some more.

1. Possibly having Cala meddle in some kind of ritual/potion/spell that she should NEVER have touched. It backfires in one of two ways-- a) it affects or damages something in Rivendell and Elrond punishes her for it, or b) it directly affects either her or Elrond's emotions/behavior, and definitely NOT for the better.

2. Outsider comes into the picture and tries to steal Cala's affections, and Elrond doesn't like this one bit for reasons he does/does not fully understand. (not creative, but ALWAYS amusing. Battle of wits, charm and/or hearts ensues.

Question--I was reading through some of the discussions on your message board, and I ran across the comment that you write for Elven what she likes and vice-versa. Many of your past stories run together in my mind, because both of you are good enough writers and work together so much that you use similar styles and it's sometimes very difficult to separate one author from the other. Who are/is you favorite character(s), and who are/is Elven's? Just curious, it's not important.

One of the things I enjoy a lot is your diveristy of settings. Sometime you should try writing one prequel set before the WotR, a story during the War, and the sequel after.

Not that I think anyone cares, but in case you couldn't tell already, my favorites are, in descending order (from beloved to scorned XD) :

Locations:
1. Caras Galadhon
2. Minas Tirith
3. Mirkwood / Rivendell
4. Ithilien / Minas Morgul
5. Edoras / Helm's Deep
6. Bree
7. Random Places
8. Hobbiton (not that I don't think it's very cute, but no favorite story of mine has ever had its setting there)

Timelines (AU):
1. WotR
2. Immediately after the WotR / Very Early FA
3. Immediately before WotR / Very Late TA
4. Late SA / Early TA (Rise of the Shadow, 1st War with Sauron)
5. Everything Else (I have yet to read a Modern-Age 6th-Age sotry I like, although I've heard Scribe has some good ones)

Male Characters:
1. Yes, I know it's trite, but he was my type BEFORE the films... Legolas.
2. Faramir (HA HA HA HA HAAAAA! Bet you didn't see that one coming...neither did I. I had to think about this for a looooong time, and I still really could care less if forced to choose between numbers 2-6)
3. Any one of the miscellaneous secondary Elves, provided they have a well-developed character--Elladan, Elrohir, Rumil, Orophin, Thranduil, Erestor, Saelbeth, etc)
4. Aragorn / Boromir -- they're both equally hot. On second thought, maybe they should be up there with Faramir...
5. Incarnated Sauron or Melkor/Morgoth (think of a demonic, very handsome verson of Severus Snape or someone equally vampiric) / Eol/ Maeglin / Tuor
6. Eomer / Prince of Dol Amroth
7. Elrond (I keep seing Hugo Weaving and I just can't make myself think he's hot. I tried, I tried! *cries*)
8. Frodo (too cute to be hot)
9. Icky people like Theoden. Gandalf, Samwise, the Witch King, Gimli, The MoS... XD

Don't get me wrong, I looooove the MoS and the Witch King and Gandalf in their proper roles. Duh. But it is all about Legolas and the stewards here. *lures Legolas with provacative bodice*

Female Characters:
1. Your Mary Sues / OFC's
2. Eowyn / Arwen
3. Almost all other Mary Sues / OFC's

And now I know myself better. How strange. *shrugs*

Anyway, please beat Elven over the head gently until she posts more of Masks or WH. Thank you! :D *runs off*
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From ANON - Dread Lady Freya on February 05, 2005
*rolls eyes and sighs* I suppose you�re going to tell me there�s no Boromir in THIS one EITHER!? *sighs again* We-e-e-e-ell, I suppose I�ll read it anyway. After all, if you�re not using Boromir then I can. *grins evilly*

��I could do without images of what goes through your mind in my dreams.�� That�s right, Arwen, you do NOT want to go there. :D

Oh, and if you�re taking a poll on whether or not to include the N/C, put me down for a great big YES! *takes place in �Depraved� queue* How �bout adding a little twist, though, why not have our heroine do the taking this time, hmm?

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From ANON - Beth on February 04, 2005
Hmmm, it's probably best that Cala doesn't run off at the mouth on Elrond in front of Arwen. What a scene THAT would make! XD

I want to know more. I'm just not sure where this is heading yet, although I am very intrigued.
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From ANON - Sandra V on February 01, 2005
@ Beth:

Absolutely NO reason to feel sheepish, au contraire, my dear. That was a great and fascinating post (yes, Frosty, I am aware we are taking a short little detour from review land, I am sorry, lol!). In fact, I couldn't agree more with what you said and would sign every word of it. I am also delighted to learn you have covered the topic intensively during your studies - always nice to meet somebody who also has covered the matter from a professional point of view. It is also quite a coincidence that we both share that common experience in our childhood and what you said regarding the topic makes sense to me as well. So thank you very much for sharing, it is much appreciated! :) *huggles Beth from across the big pond* :)

And to put it in the words of my beloved Monty Python gang:

"AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT!" :D
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From ANON - Beth on February 01, 2005
to SV: (8warning about sensitive subject material or TMI for those easily disturbed, although I can't think why someone like that would be reading these reviews)

Thanks! It's ironic you should mention that topic--I started writing a paper on force fantasies and what is accepted within normal cultural bounds, etc for a magazine last spring. I didn't want Frosty or Elven to think that was the only reason I liked their stories, though--I enjoy them b/c they're well written het (with occasional slash! :D) in them. PWP is kind of boring, and so many of the stories in the archives are completely ooc. I mean, Legolas sleeping with Gimli?!? ...Moving on.

There was a lot of argument on campus before I even wrote the article because someone mischaracterized it as "rape fiction." Yes, non-fiction discussions of psychology are really rape stories. *rolls eyes* Is it acceptable for a woman to imagine she's the guy taking the girl? If we accept women imagining they are forced, why do we condemn men for reading rape fantasies as well? Etc, and so on.

One of the topics I was going to discuss in this unpublished piece is how many people's reactions to sexuality in fiction sometimes have to with their psychological reactions to abuse. (While I never suffered long-term abuse, I was assaulted when I was a little kid--not asking for pity, just explaining here.) Strange but true; I really find writing and reading N/C to be cathartic because it reminds me that real life isn't a pretty, picture perfect story with all happy endings.

I hope no one is too freaked out by what I just said. I can be a frighteningly honest person. *sheepish*
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From ANON - Sandra V on January 31, 2005
@ Beth:

Hell, no, you are most certainly not (or we both are, you decide! *g*).

A liking for N/C in a story or a fantasy is perfectly normal and in fact healthy (as long as it stays there, of course!) as it plays with the elements of control, dominance, submission, power etc. apart, of course, from the sexual aspect. But it is mainly a sensual mind game so to speak. I could write a 50 page essay about that subject alone (then again... maybe not!!!), since psychological aspects of sexuality are touching my professional field to some degree at times, but I would bore you stiff, I assure you. ;) In RL somebody may be in charge of things and likes to be in control - which is why he or she may enjoy the N/C element when it is WELL written, because it then toys with the idea of what happens when you temporarily loose that control. Unfortunately a lot of authors - and readers - misunderstand what N/C is actually all about and turn this into the "rabbit sex in Middle Earth show". It drives me crazy every time I see it happen. *Sandra finds herself suddenly being slapped in the face by her multiple personalities* "DO SHUT UP AND TAKE YOUR PILLS!" :D
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From ANON - Beth on January 31, 2005
Wheee! New fic. I suppose I'll read this one, even though it's Elrond-centric. ;) The plot is fairly new, after all! But what about the N/C?!? *sobs*

Yes, I'm sick. Sue me.
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From ANON - Sandra V on January 31, 2005
*looks at author's page blinking*

Look, who's been busy! :D

I certainly did not expect to start a new story so soon, needless to say, I am delighted! :) Very interesting start plus I am confused and interested to see how you will bring Elros back from the past in this story, lol! Keep it coming, Frosty. :)
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