Fan Fiction Experiment - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

***The Barrow-Wight*** · 02-21-2004, 09:57 PM

I've gone back to the old forum (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi) and converted it to an experimental Fan Fiction forum. I've never been able to keep up with the Fan Fiction section of the main site like I wanted to, so I've decided to see if people can add their own stories without getting into to much trouble. The same rules will apply for what stories we will accept, but if you are one of our authors who is tired of waiting for me to post your story, here's your chance. New authors are also welcome, of course!

If you already have stories on the main site, please post them on the Fan Fiction forum to help get it started. If you have a new story you'd like to publish, please do so.

**READ THE RULES***

This is not going to be a free-for-all, anything goes Fan Fiction forum. Just like Fan Fiction on the main site, it will be strictly moderated.

I hope your story qualifies. Post a question there if you are unsure.

P.S. This is just getting started, and things may change quite a bit before things are finished. There is even the possibility that it may prove too difficult to maintain and it just won't work. But with responsible posting from authors and good control from the moderators, I think it could turn into a great source of quality Middle-earth Fan Fiction!

Child of the 7th Age · 02-21-2004, 10:37 PM

B-W,

This looks very interesting.

The current fanfiction forum includes poetry. Will poetry be included in the new site or not?

Child of the 7th Age

***The Barrow-Wight*** · 02-21-2004, 11:03 PM

That's a good question.

We get a disproportionate amount of poetry submitted as fan fiction, and most of it is fairly, uhh, ungood. I'm not really a poetry expert, but I'd prefer seeing more stories than poems if possible. I suppose we'll be taking poetry, but I wish I had a way to control what we post. I guess I'll need to find decent moderators for each of these forums to make them work well.

Carlas · 02-22-2004, 06:23 PM

This is a wonderful idea B-W, I am always waiting for more fanfictions to come out on the main site! I'm sure you can find some good moderators to take up such a task. And maybe if this works you can try a poetry forum.

Lyta_Underhill · 02-22-2004, 10:37 PM

I have been enjoying the new Fanfiction forum and reading and reviewing some of the stories. I can foresee it becoming quite messy once there are a lot of different authors and stories posted up there. The one chapter per post is a good idea, too. But what happens when there are 50 authors with 15 stories each? I can see the need for moderation becoming dire fairly quickly. Also, once a story is finished, the writing thread will slowly sink to the bottom unless the author or someone else *bumps* it up to the top.

If I ever finish writing a story, I shall give this forum a try with it. I need all the encouragement I can get, since I am MORE than a little rusty at fanfiction writing. As I understand it, one can post unfinished stories chapter by chapter as well, but that idea frightens me!

Cheers!
Lyta

Snowdog · 02-25-2004, 12:08 PM

An excellent idea! I will post a few Middle Earth based fan fictions, mainly shorts. I never thought poetry qualified as fan fiction, un less it was incorporated into a larger story. Just my humble opinion.

Finwe · 02-25-2004, 08:39 PM

Definitely a good idea!

Unfortunately, the majority of my Middle-earth fiction is in the form of poetry (generally about the Rohirrim riding to war, the Noldor coming to Beleriand, and one rather enigmatic one about Iluvatar). Now I really need to get off my butt and start writing some good fan fiction.

***Mithadan*** · 03-02-2004, 10:37 AM

I have placed the first chapter of Tales From Tol Eressëa on the board. Later chapters will be added shortly, however some require some editing so there may be some delay.

***Mithadan*** · 03-02-2004, 04:32 PM

Tales From Tol Eressëa II has now been posted.

Marileangorifurnimaluim · 03-19-2004, 07:15 PM

...alas, no slash.

I am, of course, completely unsurprised, if slightly disappointed. Oh well, I'll have to post my stories elsewhere.

- Maril

Gorwingel · 03-20-2004, 01:23 AM

Interesting idea

I can see advantages and disadvatages to this idea, but we will have to see how it ages.

Snowdog · 05-23-2004, 01:44 PM

I have one I was thnking of submitting. its a work in progress.. I'll submit it and see if it passes muster.

Durelin · 06-05-2004, 06:40 PM

Quote:

...alas, no slash.

And so I sigh in relief.

A little late, but: well done, Barrow-Wight!

Snowdog · 02-14-2005, 01:19 PM

Nine months after my last post here saying I would post something on thr fan-fic board, I finally post. Its a work in progress, and I have tons of this sort of stuff I need to edit and clean up and such. But this is a start.

Its the first of a series of writings titled Recollections of a Dúnedain Ranger.

02-21-2004, 09:57 PM	#1
*The Barrow-Wight* Night In Wight Satin Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 4,043	Fan Fiction Experiment I've gone back to the old forum (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi) and converted it to an experimental Fan Fiction forum. I've never been able to keep up with the Fan Fiction section of the main site like I wanted to, so I've decided to see if people can add their own stories without getting into to much trouble. The same rules will apply for what stories we will accept, but if you are one of our authors who is tired of waiting for me to post your story, here's your chance. New authors are also welcome, of course! If you already have stories on the main site, please post them on the Fan Fiction forum to help get it started. If you have a new story you'd like to publish, please do so. READ THE RULES* This is not going to be a free-for-all, anything goes Fan Fiction forum. Just like Fan Fiction on the main site, it will be strictly moderated. I hope your story qualifies. Post a question there if you are unsure. P.S. This is just getting started, and things may change quite a bit before things are finished. There is even the possibility that it may prove too difficult to maintain and it just won't work. But with responsible posting from authors and good control from the moderators, I think it could turn into a great source of quality Middle-earth Fan Fiction! __________________ The Barrow-Wight

02-21-2004, 10:37 PM	#2
Child of the 7th Age Spirit of the Lonely Star Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 5,133	poetry? B-W, This looks very interesting. The current fanfiction forum includes poetry. Will poetry be included in the new site or not? Child of the 7th Age __________________ Multitasking women are never too busy to vote.

02-21-2004, 11:03 PM	#3
*The Barrow-Wight* Night In Wight Satin Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 4,043	That's a good question. We get a disproportionate amount of poetry submitted as fan fiction, and most of it is fairly, uhh, ungood. I'm not really a poetry expert, but I'd prefer seeing more stories than poems if possible. I suppose we'll be taking poetry, but I wish I had a way to control what we post. I guess I'll need to find decent moderators for each of these forums to make them work well. __________________ The Barrow-Wight

02-22-2004, 06:23 PM	#4
Carlas Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Lost in the Fog of the Downs Posts: 359	This is a wonderful idea B-W, I am always waiting for more fanfictions to come out on the main site! I'm sure you can find some good moderators to take up such a task. And maybe if this works you can try a poetry forum. __________________ 七転八起...

02-22-2004, 10:37 PM	#5
Lyta_Underhill Haunted Halfling Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: an uncounted length of steps--floating between air molecules Posts: 841	I have been enjoying the new Fanfiction forum and reading and reviewing some of the stories. I can foresee it becoming quite messy once there are a lot of different authors and stories posted up there. The one chapter per post is a good idea, too. But what happens when there are 50 authors with 15 stories each? I can see the need for moderation becoming dire fairly quickly. Also, once a story is finished, the writing thread will slowly sink to the bottom unless the author or someone else bumps it up to the top. If I ever finish writing a story, I shall give this forum a try with it. I need all the encouragement I can get, since I am MORE than a little rusty at fanfiction writing. As I understand it, one can post unfinished stories chapter by chapter as well, but that idea frightens me! Cheers! Lyta __________________ “…she laid herself to rest upon Cerin Amroth; and there is her green grave, until the world is changed, and all the days of her life are utterly forgotten by men that come after, and elanor and niphredil bloom no more east of the Sea.”

02-25-2004, 12:08 PM	#6
Snowdog Emperor of the South Pole Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: The Western Shore of Lake Evendim Posts: 623	Stories... An excellent idea! I will post a few Middle Earth based fan fictions, mainly shorts. I never thought poetry qualified as fan fiction, un less it was incorporated into a larger story. Just my humble opinion.

02-25-2004, 08:39 PM	#7
Finwe Deathless Sun Join Date: May 2003 Location: The Royal Suite in the Halls of Mandos Posts: 2,609	Definitely a good idea! Unfortunately, the majority of my Middle-earth fiction is in the form of poetry (generally about the Rohirrim riding to war, the Noldor coming to Beleriand, and one rather enigmatic one about Iluvatar). Now I really need to get off my butt and start writing some good fan fiction. __________________ But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.

03-02-2004, 10:37 AM	#8
*Mithadan* Spirit of Mist Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Tol Eressea Posts: 3,374	I have placed the first chapter of Tales From Tol Eressëa on the board. Later chapters will be added shortly, however some require some editing so there may be some delay. __________________ Beleriand, Beleriand, the borders of the Elven-land.

03-02-2004, 04:32 PM	#9
*Mithadan* Spirit of Mist Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Tol Eressea Posts: 3,374	Tales From Tol Eressëa II has now been posted. __________________ Beleriand, Beleriand, the borders of the Elven-land.

03-19-2004, 07:15 PM	#10
Marileangorifurnimaluim Eerie Forest Spectre Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Buried in scrolls of fanfiction Posts: 798	Alack and... ...alas, no slash. I am, of course, completely unsurprised, if slightly disappointed. Oh well, I'll have to post my stories elsewhere. - Maril __________________ Deserves death! I daresay he does... And some die that deserve life. Can you give it to them?

03-20-2004, 01:23 AM	#11
Gorwingel Beholder of the Mists Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Somewhere in the Northwest... for now Posts: 1,419	Interesting idea I can see advantages and disadvatages to this idea, but we will have to see how it ages. __________________ Wanted - Wonderfully witty quote that consists of pure brilliance

05-23-2004, 01:44 PM	#12
Snowdog Emperor of the South Pole Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: The Western Shore of Lake Evendim Posts: 623	Middle Earth Fan fic... I have one I was thnking of submitting. its a work in progress.. I'll submit it and see if it passes muster.

02-14-2005, 01:19 PM	#14
Snowdog Emperor of the South Pole Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: The Western Shore of Lake Evendim Posts: 623	Nine months after my last post here saying I would post something on thr fan-fic board, I finally post. Its a work in progress, and I have tons of this sort of stuff I need to edit and clean up and such. But this is a start. Its the first of a series of writings titled Recollections of a Dúnedain Ranger.