Long-remembered party
Reposted from telperion1 , the following brilliant idea which I thoroughly endorse and am definitely going to do myself!
In honor of tomorrow being September 22nd, I have a suggestion for everyone who is or was part of the Tolkien fandom.
Close your eyes. (Okay, maybe not if you're still on your first cup of coffee... clear your mind at any rate.) Think back to when you first came to fandom. Whenever that is.
Think of the first few stories that absolutely wowed you. Preferably by writers who are somehow still active in fandom, or that you otherwise have a hope of writing. Think about why you loved this story so much.
Now open up your email program, or dash over to an archive where their stuff is hosted, and leave them a note. Doesn't have to be long. You don't have to share with anyone else that you've done this. Just take two minutes and let someone know that you still remember their work fondly.
Go on. I double-dog dare you. Not because it's a dare and you get swept up in the adrenaline... but because people deserve to know how much their fic touches people. And today is as good a day as any to find the time to do that.
I can already think of at least three of my starters-for-ten...
In honor of tomorrow being September 22nd, I have a suggestion for everyone who is or was part of the Tolkien fandom.
Close your eyes. (Okay, maybe not if you're still on your first cup of coffee... clear your mind at any rate.) Think back to when you first came to fandom. Whenever that is.
Think of the first few stories that absolutely wowed you. Preferably by writers who are somehow still active in fandom, or that you otherwise have a hope of writing. Think about why you loved this story so much.
Now open up your email program, or dash over to an archive where their stuff is hosted, and leave them a note. Doesn't have to be long. You don't have to share with anyone else that you've done this. Just take two minutes and let someone know that you still remember their work fondly.
Go on. I double-dog dare you. Not because it's a dare and you get swept up in the adrenaline... but because people deserve to know how much their fic touches people. And today is as good a day as any to find the time to do that.
I can already think of at least three of my starters-for-ten...