I made Marigold's Recommendations list for 2003! This is what she has to say about my story: ~ Thief of Hearts: How Pippin Stole Merry's Heart ~ by Pipkin Sweetgrass ~ "A short, sweet story about Merry's first meeting with his new cousin, Pippin. Exactly long enough, and I liked Merry's thought processes in this. There are quite a few stories out there that cover this event, from many different perspectives, but this one is just different enough to make it especially nice."
Thanks, Marigold!
About recommendations, I will accept any story that reflects the spirit of the relationship between Boromir and his hobbit friends. You'll have a better chance of a rec if Boromir lives, but if the story is good enough and reflects the spirit of the relationship, then I will give it consideration, though I'd rather it be about Boromir and "his" hobbits. I'm especially looking for AU Boromir Lives stories.
If you have or know of any quality fan fiction about Boromir and Pippin, by all means contact me. I'll happily give it a read and if I like it and have the author's permission I'll provide a link. I love AU, and it doesn't have to be all that close to canon for me to enjoy or rec it. My own is very AU. So if you have some good AU stuff about Boromir, Merry and Pippin please send a link and your permission to put the link here.
There are conditions.
#1- Absolutely positively NO BOROMIR BASHING!!!
#2-That goes for Pippin and Merry, too.
#3-I have given much consideration on the matter of slash and have decided against it.Please do not send me any material that is slashy in nature.
#4-I will not comment on my personal preferances in this matter because to me it's a lot like asking someone the details of their sex life, so don't bother to ask. If I don't make an issue of whether I read/write/like/hate slash then an issue can't be made of it.
#5- I MUST have the author's permission.
#6- If you have any photo-manips or other graphic art featuring Boromir, Merry and Pippin I'd love to see them and may hand out an award or rec for them. Again, nothing slashy in nature, please. Let's keep it family-friendly.
Okay, that's the rules, at least for now. Rules are subject to change so keep up with the rules for this place, please.
IMPORTANT ANNOUCEMENT!! Thanks to fanfiction.net's new feature, C2 Communities, I'll never have to use a LJ cut again! Thank goodness! I found them to be terribly inconvienient, and since I don't archive slash, the rating is not a problem. You can find my community, Evermind: A Boromir Lives Story Archive here: http://www.fanfiction.net/c2/7144/0/1/ As I said before, I will archive stories where Boromir doesn't live. Awards for this type of tale are called Bee Charmer: Remember Me Awards. However, you should understand that the most choice award is still for Boromir Lives stories. The Buzz Award is still for webpages and other web content, such as graphic art. This is the Remember Me Award!
Got plot bunnies? Here is where I can help. I'll be listing a few things that might spawn some plot bunnies for all the writers, including me! I'll add more from time to time, feel free to borrow a bunny, or to suggest one!!
#1 ~ Pippin's name means "a thing which is precious."
Boromir's name ~ The word "bor" means "endure" and "boron" means "steadfast, trusty man, faithful vassal." The word "mir" means "jewel, precious thing, treasure." (HoME, vol. V, "The Etymologies")
