Shirebound's LiveJournal

The winners have been announced for the 2014 "Tree and Flower Awards". I've had so little time for writing in the past year, I'm very thrilled that some of my stories were nominated, and won some honors.

( my stories )

The full list of winners can be found here. Congratulations to everyone! May the plot bunnies go ever on and on.

http://lotr-community.livejournal.com/304933.html



Made by Winterwitch. Photo credit: Winterwitch.

I'm so honored to have had several of my stories nominated for the brand-new "Tree and Flower Awards", and very thrilled to have placed in several categories! My congratulations to all the authors, and thanks to the mods for all their hard work and dedication to introducing new (and old) stories. The awards list can be found here:

http://lotr-community.livejournal.com/223332.html

All stories can be read here:

http://www.lotrgfic.com/

I'm thrilled for my friends whose stories have won MEFA awards. I was quite surprised to learn that two of my stories were also honored, since I was able to write so little this year. This unexpected recognition makes me very happy and proud. I plan to send out 'thank you's' to the reviewers soon.

( awards 2011 )

Big ♥ ♥ to everyone who contributes to this beloved fandom -- readers, writers, reviewers, artists, and Muses all.

This is the last day of my vacation, *sniff* It's been wonderful, and it'll be sooo hard to get up at 4 a.m. tomorrow and start my work schedule again! To cheer myself up I plan to make apple cake and banana bread today, to start off what I hope is a lot of baking this year.

And...

( awards stuff )

Cheers to the writers, readers, and dreamers who continue to share the magic of Middle-earth.

"A Rohan Tapestry" has won a MEFA Award:

"First Place in Races: Hobbits: Hurt/Comfort"

I'm extremely thrilled, especially since it's one of the few times I've written h/c for Merry (and Frodo too, of course). I'll be e-mailing the kind reviewers as soon as I get the chance.

And now... back to the office after eight days off. Should be interesting!

First, I just need to share this...

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Yay for it being Saturday, but booo for the wicked headache I woke up with waaaay too early this morning. *sigh* There's a storm coming up from the south, and I think the changing air pressure is having an effect.

A bit o' fic from yesterday... http://community.livejournal.com/waymeet/50347.html... and may I say that I'm thoroughly enjoying the elijah_con_2006 posts. Hop over and join, if you haven't already!

I've been having some contemplative fandom-related thoughts over the past few days. I've been writing LOTR fanfiction just about non-stop for more than four years now. Over the course of those years we've "lost" some truly gifted writers, while at the same time new writers have found our community and been welcomed with warmth and appreciation. It seems that the pace and sheer quantity of LOTR fanfiction has slowed somewhat from the post-movie deluge, but neither has it diminished altogether, as some folks predicted it would.

I'm so very glad to still be here, and to know that this community endures even through changing times. This is a very special place.

...to whoever nominated "Force of Nature" for the Golden Mushroom Awards. It's been "shortlisted" in two Categories: 'Boil Vey Award/Most Unusual Symptom' and the 'Honorable Marlin Perkins Award'. I guess "tree sickness" (or whatever it was that infected Frodo and Halbarad) is a fairly unusual symptom, at that!

*beams*

"Mind to Mind" has won a Golden Mushroom (the Boil Vey Award for "Most Unusual Symptom")! Thank you, everyone who voted! And what a thrill to see so many folks on my friend's list who have either won first place or runner-up, or were short-listed. I tried to submit an acceptance speech, but that pushy opportunist Celeborn got there first. You can read his speech here:
http://www.west-of-the-moon.net/gmagenspeeches2004.htm#symptomwinner

Cheeky Elf.

The Awards are here:
http://www.west-of-the-moon.net/gma.htm

:D

My most grateful and humble thanks to whoever nominated "Sing Me Home", which is apparently a semi-finalist for the upcoming Mithril Award voting. I'm truly honored.

Golly! Three of my stories have been nominated for "Golden Mushroom Awards"! I'm just bouncing -- I *never* get nominated for things! (I have to say that I'm quite amused with the "Best Damsel in Distress" nomination -- is that Frodo or Pippin??)

Many thanks to any of you who nominated me -- I'm going to bed now, with visions of hobbity mushrooms dancing around in my head!

"Quarantined" has been shortlisted for a Golden Mushroom Award in the Best Invented Disease (thatfrodocatchesinfiveseconds) category.

"Reunion in Cormallen" has been shortlisted for a Golden Mushroom Award in the Best Invented Disease (thatfrodocatchesinfiveseconds) category.

"Avalanche" has been shortlisted for a Golden Mushroom Award in the Best Damsel in Distress—this does not necessarily have to be female… category.

"Avalanche" has been shortlisted for a Golden Mushroom Award in the Best Hobbitsicle—hobbits are a dish best served cold category.