10.22.2004
Idea for a new challenge...
Yes, I know, I keep suggesting things and then failing to participate (I think I've done that twice, at least), but I had an idea recently that I wanted to share. Basically: write a story (or at least work out an idea) for a Legolas-finds-a-girl story...but the challenge is to make it good, not bad. Bad stories are fun to write, but making a good story out of a cliché is a lot more of--well, a challenge.
If we want to make it harder, we should probably include at least one of the following standard clichés in our ideas:
If we want to make it harder, we should probably include at least one of the following standard clichés in our ideas:
- Girl is stunningly beautiful (extra points if someone compares her to Lúthien/Arwen)
- Girl comes from modern times
- Girl comes from some kingdom nobody's ever heard of before
- An arranged marriage is somehow involved
- There's at least one radical departure from canon
- Girl saves someone's life shortly after arriving
- Girl is proficient with weapons
- The Fellowship gets a tenth member
- Girl's name is a Barrowdowns-style mishmash of Quenya and Sindarin, or not Elvish at all
Can't think of any more at the moment, though I'm sure there are others. And remember, it's supposed to be good, not bad. A parody might work, but probably the point is to do a totally serious Legolas romance that manages not to come off as cliché. And most likely I'll never think of anything, myself, but maybe everyone else can have fun with it.
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