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Feel free to signal boost this post if you think anyone in your circles would be interested.  I will post a reminder nearer the end of May.

What: A laid-back challenge to produce Tolkien fanfic (or fanart) of a doomy and/or gloomy flavor during the month of June.

When: Any time during June.

Where: On your LJ, archive(s), or wherever else you post your writing/art.

Why: Because I am self-serving and want to motivate myself to write/read more Tolkien fic. Why not?

Who: You, if you want. Or not you, if you'd rather not.

How: There are no official rules, deadlines, or other things that would cramp our doomy and gloomy style. The criteria are highly subjective (see "What is this doom and gloom you speak of?"). I will endeavor to host weekly update/chit-chat/rant posts on my LJ. That is all.

What is this doom and gloom you speak of? I believe this varies a lot depending on the person. It probably goes without saying that the unmitigatedly fluffy or optimistic is not what this challenge is about, but aside from that it's subjective. If you rarely create or read/view dark and/or angsty fanworks, something mildly sinister may be pushing the envelope for you. Others among you may be comfortable writing perfectly ghastly and depressing things. Just follow your heart, such as it is.

Questions, concerns, bribes? Comment here! } =)

Date: 2014-05-11 06:53 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] allofthefandoms.livejournal.com
Will there be a collection on AO3 or LJ so I can find all of the submissions?

(Also this is a grand excuse for getting my sad Boromir/Faramir fic out of my head and onto paper.)

Date: 2014-05-23 09:03 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] huinare.livejournal.com
(Sorry for the late reply! Circumstances conspired to keep me off LJ for a couple weeks.)

I wasn't expecting many responses to this, so initially I was just going to aggregate links to stories in an LJ post. If there's interest in an AO3 collection at the end of the month that could be a good idea, although I'm not too familiar with the workings of A03.

Yay, getting fics out of one's head is always good. I've had one I've been meaning to write for about 8 months, which I will at last be working on.

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