#so I can focus on something instead of just having wildly tonally different plot bunnies bouncing around my head CHALLENGE

[tanoraqui]

the real problem with The Silmarillion is that the creative sandbox is SO big, from the literal world map to the many-millennia timeline to the characters who are half historical figure constructed from 6 different half-contradictory drafts, half mythical archetype, and don’t even get me STARTED on the theological philosophy… that there is NO chance anyone else will remotely properly write the fic in your head. In other fandoms, I can be pretty sure that at least the people in the carefully chosen 12-person discord server I belong to all have the same fic in their heads that we jammed together at 2am, with the same interpretations of character and theme which we’ve debated and discussed at length. But The Silmarillion? You can spend 3 hours discussing a single character in like a 5-year period and walk away completely happy with shared headcanons BUT SIMULTANEOUSLY certain that their interpretation of the character is fundamentally different than yours, such that any fic they write would suffer from notable if not severe “he would not fucking say that” disorder…and that both your and their interpretations are completely reasonable reads of the text, so you can’t even be mad.

So you HAVE to write ALL your own fic or it’s AGONIZING.

#the silmarillion #tumblr give me polls so I can ask my audience what they most want to read #so I can focus on something instead of just having wildly tonally different plot bunnies bouncing around my head CHALLENGE #me eight months ago: why do so many people write long elaborate return to valinor fics? it’s gets saccharinely samey surely #me now: I want my blorbos to get A chance to live happily ever after but the nuances of their many characterizations and relationships #as well as changes in elvish society culture and technology; the literal effects of the Oath; the attitudes of the Valar #the involvement and/or existence of certain OCs; and the balance of tragedy joy seriousness humor cynicism and hope must all be CORRECT or I #will at best be ANTSY