Snowflake Challenge, Day 1

[curiouswombat]

If you don't know about the snowflake Challenge, and want to, click here.

The Challenge for today is In your own space, post a rec for at least three fanworks that you have created. It can be your favorite fanworks that you've created, or fanworks you feel no one ever saw, or fanworks you say would define you as a creator.

Actually I find it quite hard to blow my own trumpet - but I am best known by some people for the Return of the Key series - so I thought perhaps to actually start by a rec for that original story, which featured both characters from the Buffyverse and those from Lord of the Rings.

Return of The Key - 17 chapters long, rated FR15.

Then I have a favourite which is purely a Buffyverse one, written well before the comics and so fitting canon up to Chosen, which looks at a possible future for Xander.

Half a Sky of Stars - just over 2,000 words long, rated FR13.

And a favourite pure Tolkien world one, that is not part of the Returnverse and seems to not get noticed much - this looks at the sons of Elrond in the fourth age - it was a really difficult one to write - but it wouldn't let me stop until it was done -

A Powerful Absence - just over 7,000 words long, rated 'teen'


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Comments

[sparrow2000.livejournal.com]

It's funny, I said exactly the same thing, that I found it hard to fly the flag for my own stuff.

As I hope you know, I adore Half a Sky of Stars. It's one I want to point new writers to and tell them that's how you write strong, independent post Chosen Xander who's found purpose outside of the Scoobies.

And you've got me curious about the other ones, because I've never dipped my toe in Tolkien fic before. :)

[minuial_nuwing]

Oh, my. **sniffle**

I have followed your Returnverse since we met through LJ, but I had never read 'A Powerful Absence.' It is only the second twin death story I have ever willingly read (jay_of_lasgalen wrote the other), and it was painfully poignant. I especially liked your take on Galadriel. Lovely piece.

[wheelrider.livejournal.com]

Huh, I had missed "A Powerful Absence" -- will put on my reading list!

[(Anonymous)]

I am rereading Return of the Key at the moment for about the third or fourth time, I will have to try Half a Sky of Stars when I get done and I think A Powerful Absence is so possible, including Arwen's reaction to the news. I can't blame Elladan for wanting to keep Elrohir to himself for a while!

I don't write my self and I have every admiration for those who do and give us non-writers so much pleasure.

Huggs and a Happy New Year,
Lynda

[thismaz.livejournal.com]

I had not read Half a Sky of Stars, before, but I have now and it is lovely.
Strong, independent Xander is a character I love and the version you have drawn is beautiful. All the more real for the gradual nature of his realisation of independence.

[draconin.livejournal.com]

I like Half a Sky a lot. The acceptance and peace that he's reached is wonderful, and although I also enjoy ones where he goes on fighting the good fight I've always felt that he really, really deserved to be at peace not only with the world but with himself.

[cairistiona7.livejournal.com]

Oh, I've been wanting to read "A Powerful Absence" but I had failed to bookmark it... I've remedied that and it's now in my "Snowflake" folder. Which is getting quite fat.

I know what you mean about it being hard to SSP. I'm not wild about it myself.

[spikereader.livejournal.com]

I've not read the Tolkien fics, but I do love Half a Sky of Stars.

[the-winterwitch.livejournal.com]

Wow, I thought I already knew (and had read) anything from your pen, but the second one has escaped me so far! *downloads*
(I should rather go to bed, I suppose; I managed to understand your entry completely wrong... *smacks head*)
"A Powerful Absence" is such an intense story and features among my personal most favourites ever.

[(Anonymous)]

Just one more comment on A Powerful Absence, why does every body kill off Elrohir? I think of the three dead twin stories I have read, yours, Jay's, and Eresse's it is always Elrohir who dies, not fair I like Elrohir, he strikes me as the more vulnerable of the two, or at least the one who seems to get injured more often!

Lynda