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Rings of Power Characters Favourite Reading Genres

Galadriel – Insists she only reads non-fiction, because why would you waste your time reading about people and places that aren’t real. Would rather die than admit she likes romantasy.

Elrond – One of those rare people who actually likes literary fiction and will bore people to death talking about it. His guilty pleasure is Dan Brown books, which only Durin knows about.

Gil-galad – Usually too busy reading articles and journals for work, but does like a bit of poetry.

Celebrimbor – Classic sci fi nerd. Arthur C Clarke is his hero.

Cirdan – Goes on about books that were written centuries ago that no one knows anything about.

Arondir – Loves books about natural sciences and gardening. He and Galadriel host a monthly non-fiction book club – they’re the only ones who attend.

Durin IV – Action thrillers all the way. The more nonsensical the plot, the better. Once read a poem about a tree that made him cry for 3 days straight.

Disa – Loves fantasy with strong female characters and interesting magic systems.

King Durin III – Listens to audio books but won’t tell you what they’re about.

Narvi – Loves comedies and can often be found sat in an alcove roaring with laughter over his latest read.

Theo – Uses a kindle only, mostly so people won’t be able to tell what he’s reading. Secretly a fan of trashy romance.

Estrid – Reads romance, but surprisingly discerning in her taste and likes complex relationships.

Isildur - Just reads what Estrid reads and has the same opinions Estrid has.

Elendil – Loves old legends with dashing heroes and fair maidens. Loves writing self insert fanfiction where he is the dashing hero and Miriel is the fair maiden.

Miriel – Is that person who will recommend an obscure book that you’ve never heard of, then it turns out to be the best thing you’ve ever read and completely changes your life. How does she find these books? No one knows. (She definitely knows about Elendil's fanfic though.)

Pharazon – Reads motivational self help books. None of them do him any good.

Earien – Likes a good political treatise or spy thriller. Will discuss them intensely as you sit there wondering what the hell she’s talking about.

Valandil – Bizarrely loves the classics. He can talk about Jane Austen all day long.

Kemen – Doesn’t read. Listens to podcasts about how to be an alpha male. Worst person you’ve ever met.

Nori – Loves adventure stories where characters discover new and exciting lands.

Poppy – Fantasy queen. Prolific reader. If you ever mention you like fantasy, she will give you a recommendation list as long as your arm.

The Stranger – Gets way too emotionally invested in characters and has been banned from reading after The Very Hungry Caterpillar destroyed him for a week. (“Why does he never have enough to eat?!”)

Adar – Loves histories, and particularly enjoys discussing where great leaders went wrong. Once read a parenting book and tried out various tips and tricks on the orcs, which was very confusing for all concerned.

Tom Bombadil – Reads Lord of the Rings and looks into the camera like he’s on The Office.

Sauron – Read Mein Kampf and decided Hitler didn’t go far enough. Loves psychological thrillers. Reads the romantasy books Galadriel likes so he can message her incessantly about them (she leaves him on read).

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Rings of Power Characters Favourite Reading Genres

Galadriel – Insists she only reads non-fiction, because why would you waste your time reading about people and places that aren’t real. Would rather die than admit she likes romantasy.

Elrond – One of those rare people who actually likes literary fiction and will bore people to death talking about it. His guilty pleasure is Dan Brown books, which only Durin knows about.

Gil-galad – Usually too busy reading articles and journals for work, but does like a bit of poetry.

Celebrimbor – Classic sci fi nerd. Arthur C Clarke is his hero.

Cirdan – Goes on about books that were written centuries ago that no one knows anything about.

Arondir – Loves books about natural sciences and gardening. He and Galadriel host a monthly non-fiction book club – they’re the only ones who attend.

Durin IV – Action thrillers all the way. The more nonsensical the plot, the better. Once read a poem about a tree that made him cry for 3 days straight.

Disa – Loves fantasy with strong female characters and interesting magic systems.

King Durin III – Listens to audio books but won’t tell you what they’re about.

Narvi – Loves comedies and can often be found sat in an alcove roaring with laughter over his latest read.

Theo – Uses a kindle only, mostly so people won’t be able to tell what he’s reading. Secretly a fan of trashy romance.

Estrid – Reads romance, but surprisingly discerning in her taste and likes complex relationships.

Isildur - Just reads what Estrid reads and has the same opinions Estrid has.

Elendil – Loves old legends with dashing heroes and fair maidens. Loves writing self insert fanfiction where he is the dashing hero and Miriel is the fair maiden.

Miriel – Is that person who will recommend an obscure book that you’ve never heard of, then it turns out to be the best thing you’ve ever read and completely changes your life. How does she find these books? No one knows. (She definitely knows about Elendil's fanfic though.)

Pharazon – Reads motivational self help books. None of them do him any good.

Earien – Likes a good political treatise or spy thriller. Will discuss them intensely as you sit there wondering what the hell she’s talking about.

Valandil – Bizarrely loves the classics. He can talk about Jane Austen all day long.

Kemen – Doesn’t read. Listens to podcasts about how to be an alpha male. Worst person you’ve ever met.

Nori – Loves adventure stories where characters discover new and exciting lands.

Poppy – Fantasy queen. Prolific reader. If you ever mention you like fantasy, she will give you a recommendation list as long as your arm.

The Stranger – Gets way too emotionally invested in characters and has been banned from reading after The Very Hungry Caterpillar destroyed him for a week. (“Why does he never have enough to eat?!”)

Adar – Loves histories, and particularly enjoys discussing where great leaders went wrong. Once read a parenting book and tried out various tips and tricks on the orcs, which was very confusing for all concerned.

Tom Bombadil – Reads Lord of the Rings and looks into the camera like he’s on The Office.

Sauron – Read Mein Kampf and decided Hitler didn’t go far enough. Loves psychological thrillers. Reads the romantasy books Galadriel likes so he can message her incessantly about them (she leaves him on read).

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Rings of Power Characters Do The Christmas Quiz

Team Elves:

Galadriel – Thinks she always knows the right answer and will argue with anyone who disagrees with her. Gets in a huge argument with 'Annatar' about the lyrics to 'Last Christmas' which drowns out half of the music round.

Elrond – The designated person to write down his team's answers. Uses the opportunity to correct Galadriel's wrong answers. Secretly wishes he was on Durin's team - they look like they're having more fun.

 Gil-galad – Wrote the quiz, so is not allowed to compete.

 Celebrimbor – Excels at anything to do with history or translation. Absolutely abysmal in the music round.

 Cirdan – Only knows things that happened in the First Age, anything modern completely passed him by.

 Arondir – Backs up Galadriel when she insists on her wrong answers, but when he occasionally has the right answer, she will listen to him.

 Team Dwarves:

Durin IV – Too busy getting the beers in and making sure everyone is wearing a Christmas hat.

 Disa – Aces the music round.

 King Durin III – Asleep in a chair - he's had a long day fighting Balrogs.

 Narvi – Tries to secretly get the right answers from Celebrimbor using a very complex series of hand gestures. Gets discovered and promptly thrown off the team.

 

Team Pelargir:

Theo – Texts in a corner and refuses to get involved, but has excellent knowledge of current events which he will throw out here and there.

 Estrid – Will sit there silently until she suddenly comes up with the right answer for a random question just at the last minute.

 Isildur – Talks himself into knots trying to figure out the right answers to the cryptic Christmas crossword round and misses the rest of the quiz as a result.

 

Team Numenoreans:

Elendil – He knows a lot of the right answers but he loyally waits for Miriel to say it. If she doesn't, he politely suggests it.

 Miriel – Knows Elendil could win the quiz singlehandedly and sometimes pretends not to know the answer just so he can suggest it.

 Pharazon – Googles the answers under the table.

 Earien – Horrifically competitive and will shout down the quiz organiser if she thinks the correct answers are wrong.

 Valandil – Just wants to have a nice time in the pub and didn't ask for any of this.

Kemen – Wasn’t invited. Now blocked from the group chat.

 

Team Halflings (plus Stranger):

Nori and Poppy – They only have the answers to the Christmas food round. They completely ignore the rest of the rounds in favour of eating their way through a huge cheeseboard.

 The Stranger – Comes up with the answers for the previous rounds in the middle of the current round. Gets super confused when he realises they've already moved on.

 Tom Bombadil – Has the most eclectic knowledge. Knows the answers to the obscure stuff but cannot for the life of him work out the anagram of 'Whtie Chrstimas'.

 

Team Bad Guys:

Adar – The only one who beats Elrond in the literature and poetry round. Stops the rest of the Orcs from declaring war on the Elves when they lose the music round, but only just.

 Sauron – Wanders around in the form of Annatar sowing the seed of doubt into the Elves minds until he gets distracted in his argument with Galadriel. The night ends when Durin throws a beer over him.

(The Elves win, mostly because of Elrond, but also because Gil-galad marks the quizzes and gives them lots of sneaky half points)

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Rings of Power Characters Play Scrabble

Galadriel – Protests that this isn’t her kind of game and then puts down several unexpected triple word scores, blowing her competition out of the water.

Elrond – Puts down words no one else has ever heard of and will fight to the death to prove they are legitimate.

Gil-galad – Turns up right at the end, puts down an incredible word, then leaves.

Celebrimbor – Oddly brilliant at making words that combine perfectly with other words.

Cirdan – Gets distracted reminiscing about other Scrabble games he’s played in the past.

Arondir – Words are not his forte. He frowns at the board a lot, but he looks very pretty doing so.

Durin IV – All his words are to do with weapons or rocks, and he gives up halfway through to get drunk instead.

Disa – Puts down many different words for ‘rock’ and argues that they are all Dwarven translations. Probably cheating.

King Durin III – Puts down ‘Balrog’ and then shakes in a corner for a while.

Narvi – Teams up with Celebrimbor to make new combinations of word that no one has ever heard of but somehow sound really legit.

Theo – Puts down only swear words.

Estrid – Has a better vocabulary than anyone expected and does passably well.

Isildur – Is too busy talking about how amazing Estrid is to actually play himself.

Elendil – Does well until he realises he might beat Miriel and then throws the game.

Miriel – Can play Scrabble in her head and comes up with some amazing words. Knows that Elendil lets her win and berates him about it later.

Pharazon – Definitely cheating.

Earien – Knows all the tricks and tips, is the kind of person who wins the whole game with the word ‘oh’.

Valandil – Keeps getting screwed over by Earien’s tricks.

Kemen – Wasn’t invited. Again.

Nori and Poppy – Get bored very quickly, when they stand up to get more food they accidentally tip the whole board over and no one can remember where any of the words were.

The Stranger – Thinks the idea of the game is to invent new words, and has so much fun doing so that no one can bring themselves to correct him.

Adar – Poetry in motion. He puts down words that makes the Elves cry to see them.

Tom Bombadil – Keeps swapping out all his letters for new ones and then puts down the most incredible words right at the end of the game.

Sauron – Swaps his rubbish letters for other peoples when their back is turned and then gaslights them into thinking nothing changed.

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Rings of Power Characters Go Bowling

Galadriel - Almost gets a perfect game but misses out on one point because Sauron turns into Halbrand to distract her. Broods about this all night long.

Elrond - Keeps forgetting to take his turn because he's chatting with other people. Only scores a strike when Durin bets him he can't.

Gil-galad - Didn't turn up. Too much work to do.

Celebrimbor - Spends ages judging the angle that the ball needs to roll in order to hit the pins with maximum effectiveness. When he does roll, it only knocks over one pin. Complains about this to anyone who doesn’t run away fast enough.

Cirdan - Scores a decent score, not because he's naturally good but because he has centuries of practice.

Arondir - Scores well and makes it look effortless. People stop their conversations to watch him roll because it's so elegant.

Durin IV - Throws the ball so hard he smashes up the lane and is thrown out. Cheerfully accepts his fate and sits at the bar nearby so he can cheer Disa and Elrond on.

Disa - Scores the perfect game and wins. No one saw it coming.

King Durin III - Too distracted by his shiny ring.

Narvi - Doesn't want to play, never wanted to play, only turned up because Celebrimbor is there. Props up the bar and listens to Celebrimbor's ranting with good humour.

Theo - Sits in the corner texting his friends and complaining about being dragged here.

Estrid - Is too busy cheating on her fiance with Isildur to even start playing.

Elendil - His attention is too taken up with helping Miriel roll to focus much on his own game.

Miriel - Didn't need Elendil's help but accepts it anyway so they can flirt with each other.

Pharazon - Gets Belzagar to roll for him. Berates him when he doesn't roll well enough.

Isildur - Too busy snogging Estrid. Is actually a very good bowler when he puts his mind to it.

Earien - Rolls with deadly accuracy, is horribly competitive, sucks all the fun out of it. No one likes playing against her.

Valandil - Keeps rolling with skill and finesse but has the worst luck (balls get stuck in gutter, pins refuse to fall over).

Kemen - Wasn't invited.

Nori and Poppy - Ordered all the food and drink and are stuffing their faces. They roll well but the balls are a bit big for them. The Stranger helps them with their go.

The Stranger - Doesn't understand the rules, gets more confused when people try to explain it to him, ends up bowling down someone else's lane.

Tom Bombadil - Sits in a corner singing, and when someone asks if he's going to play, he just laughs enigmatically.

Adar - Helps Glug and the other Orcs learn the game, forgets to actually play himself.

Sauron - Glares at the pins until they all fall at his feet.

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Gil Galad: So, Commander Galadriel, do we fight or defend ourselves?

Galadriel: ...The sun...is shiny...

Elrond: ...Maybe give her another 5 minutes.

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"Durin will come, Durin will come"

CAN YOU NOT

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#letelrondanddurinhug2024

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Elrond: Release Galadriel and stop the siege

Adar: You're, like, really pretty

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Obsessed with the Elves being constantly deceived by Sauron in all his many guises and Durin taking one look at him and going "fucking fraud"

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Useful Writing Resources

This is an extensive list of resources for every problem you could come across while writing/planning/editing your novel. Use it well;)

{ *** } Indicate a Highly Reccommended Resource

Planning/outlining Your Work

How To Outline ***

Zigzag Method : Creating Plots

How to Plot a Romance Novel 

Seven Great Sources of Conflict for Romances 

Let’s talk about brainstorming

Writing Something With Meaning ***

Past Or Present Tense? : How To Decide

Writing Your Work

How To Write A Fabulous Chapter #1 ***

How to Build a Romance Thread in Your Story 

The Big Book Of Writing Sex ***

6 Ways to Get Your Readers Shipping Like Crazy 

Romance Writing Tips ***

20 Tips for Writing Lovable Romance Novel Heroes

7 Ways To Speed Up Your Writing *** 

80+ Barriers to Love: A List of Ideas to Keep Romantic Tension High 

9 Romance Writing Mistakes to Avoid 

Removing the Creeps From Romance

19 Ways to Write Better Dialogue ***

50 Things Your Characters Can Do WHILE They Talk ***

How To Write Action And Fight Scenes

10 Steps To Write Arguments

9 Ways To Write Body Language

Writing Good Kissing Scenes

Writing Murders

Create And Control Tone ***

Tips for Writing Ghost Stories

Incorporating Flashbacks

12 Tips To Avoid Overwriting ***

Characters

Behind the Name

Top Baby Names

Looking for a name that means a certain thing? ***

7 Rules of Picking Names

Most Common Surnames ***

Minor Character Development

Writing Antagonists, Antiheroes and Villains

Characters With Enhanced Senses

5 Tips to Help You Introduce Characters

How Do You Describe a Character?

How To Write Child Characters

36 Core Values For Building Character

Questions To Answer When Creating Characters ***

4 Ways to Make Readers Instantly Loathe Your Character Descriptions

5 Ways to Keep Characters Consistent

Character Archetypes

25 Ways To Fuck With Your Characters

Building Platonic Relationships Between Female Characters

9 Simple and Powerful Ways to Write Body Language 

33 Ways To Write Stronger Characters

Conveying Character Emotion 

How to Make Readers Love an Unlikable Character…  

How to Create Powerful Character Combos

How To Describe A Character’s Voice ***

Describing Clothing And Appearance ***

Career Masterpost ***

Creating Your Character’s Personality ***

Character Flaws ***

Editing

DON’T EDIT>>> REWRITE THE WHOLE THING FIRST

Ultimate Guide To Editing Each Aspect Of Your Work ***

Why You Would Read Your Novel Out Loud ***

Grammar and Punctuation ***

How To Write A Captivating First Sentence

10 Things Your Opening Chapter Should Do: A Check-List for Self-Editing ***

Saving Your Story: Finding Where It Went Wrong

How To Condense Without Losing Anything

The Stages Of Editing

Dialogue/Description Balance

3 Proofreading Tips

The Short Story Form

Chapter & Novel Lengths

Anatomy Of A Novel : Chapters and Parts ***

How To Write Chapter After Chapter Until You Have A Book ***

Where Chapter #2 Should Start

Step By Step Guide To Editing Your Draft

Writing Tool: CTRL-F (How And Why You Should Use It) ***

How To Kill A Character

25 Steps To Edit The Unmerciful Suck Out Of Your Story

5 Ways To Make Your Novel Helplessly Addictive ***

Setting

{Setting} How To Describe Setting In Your Stories ***

20 Questions To Enhance Setting

How To Bring Your Setting To Life

Miscellaneous Resources You Can Use In Between

How to Write from a Guy’s POV 

The Emotional Wounds Thesaurus

Text To Speech Reader

Compare Character Heights 

A Visual Dictionary of Tops

Writers Helping Writers

7 Tricks To Imrove Your Writing Overnight

Work Out/ Word Count : Exercise Between Writing ***

Most Important Writing Tips ***

Let’s talk about diversity in novels

Letting Go Of Your Story

Keeping A Healthy Writing Schedule And Avoiding Procrastination ***

How To Create A Good Book Cover

Write or Die

Tip of my Tongue

Character Traits Form

Online Thesaurus

Writing Sketchy/Medical/Law

Coma: Types, Causes, etc

Tips for writing blood loss

Gunshot Wound Care

Examples of Hospital Forms

Common Legal Questions

The Writer’s Forensics Blog

Brain Injury Legal Guide

Types of Surgical Operations

Types of Mental Health Problems

A Day in the Life of a Mental Hospital Patient

Global Black Market Information ***

Crime Scene Science

Examining Mob Mentality

How Street Gangs Work

Writers’ Block Help/ Productivity

Story Plot Generator

@aveeragemusings ‘ Cure To Writers’ Block ***

50 Romance Plot Ideas

Reading Like A Writer ***

Defeat Writers’ Block

Writing In A Bad Mood ***

Writers Block

When You’ve Lost Motivation To Write A Novel ***

What To Do When The Words Won’t Flow ***

9 Ways To Be A More Productive Writer

“I Cannot Write A Good Sentence Today” (How To Get Over It) ***

Real Writing Advice ***

Info You Need To Know & Words You Didn’t Think Of

A Writer’s Thesaurus ***

Words To Describe… ***

Words & Phrases To Use In Your Sex Scenes ***

Colors (An Extensive List Of Colors)

List Of Kinks & Fetishes ***

List Of Elemental Abilities

inkarnate.com : World Creator And Map Maker For Your Imaginary Setting

Body Language Phrases

List Of Legendary Creatures

How To Write Magic

Hairstyle References

Hemingway : Writing Checker

Body Types: Words To Describe Bodies and How They Move Around

Poisonous Herbs and Plants ***

The Psychology of Color

The Meaning behind Rose color

Types of Swords

Color Symbolism

How a handgun works

How to Write a Eulogy

Types of Crying

Avoiding LGBTQ Stereotypes ***

Superstitions and More

The 12 Common Archetypes

Language of Flowers

12 Realistic Woman Body Shapes

Using Feedback And Reviews

Turning Negative Reviews Into Positive Ones ***

Proofreading Marks : Easy Symbols To Make Reviewing/Feedback Easier ***

Authonomy Teen Ink Figment Fiction Press ReviewFuse

These Are Trusted Critique Sites ;)

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i am not okay i am not okay I Am NOt OKaY

MEDUSA WHY WHYYYYYYYYYY

DARK!JASON YES JUST GO SNOG PYTHAGORAS NOW YES GOOD

HERCULES OH GOD NO NO NO

PYTHAGORAS IN A BLANKET (what that was totally the most important thing in that episode don’t look at me like that)

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de-lurking to show you why i shouldn’t be up this late at night

*lurks again*

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Sharpest View of the Andromeda Galaxy, Ever.

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured the sharpest and biggest image ever taken of the Andromeda galaxy — a whopping 69,536 x 22,230 pixels. The enormous image is the biggest Hubble image ever released and shows over 100 million stars and thousands of star clusters embedded in a section of the galaxy’s pancake-shaped disc stretching across over 40,000 light-years.

Use the ZOOM TOOL to view in full detail.

(WARNING: May cause existential crisis)

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a guide to uk cities for foreign people

manchester: gays. you will probably get mugged.

liverpool: like manchester, but less gay. you will definitely get mugged.

newcastle: probably quite good for canadians as exists in permafrost and has never left the 90s.

leeds: it's a lot cheaper than london

bradford: leeds but awful

nottingham: gun death capital of the uk!

derby: intense rivalry with nottingham, literally no one else in the country or world gives any fucks about this.

hull: violently resist anyone who attempts to take you here

leicester: i'm not sure this is a real place

york: this is an illustration from the top of a christmas biscuit assortment

birmingham: NO.

brighton and hove: more gays. is only a pretend city. mild to moderate chance of mugging. contains some deeply annoying hippies. full of teenage girls in short skirts. basically if san francisco was british.

portsmouth: there is literally nothing here.

southampton: exactly the same as portsmouth but smells of off milk

bristol: you have a 1 in 10 chance of ending up in a bbc recording. everyone sounds like a farmer or bob marley.

cardiff: you have a 1 in 5 chance of ending up in a bbc recording, and a 1 in 3 chance of being glassed.

plymouth: post apocalyptic wind tunnel full of drunk sailors pissing on depressed hookers. do not enter.

penzance: everyone here is from london now.

london: no one from london is actually from london and even breathing is expensive.

cambridge: windy and full of equal amounts of homeless drug addicts and public schoolboys. the junkies are nicer.

oxford: same number of cunts as cambridge but easier to escape from due to all-night bus to london

edinburgh: a goth turned into a city. basically london but slightly more scottish.

glasgow: it is impossible to tell whether people are angry or happy.

aberdeen: las vegas at the point when vegas starts crying uncontrollably

belfast: do not order "an irish car bomb" OR "a black and tan" here.

wolverhampton: really, really don't.

norwich: count people's fingers. mutations walk here.

coventry: like plymouth, bombed flat in ww2. like plymouth, failed to take the hint. like plymouth: do not alight here.

sheffield: poster-child for world war 3. good luck finding somebody with teeth.

chichester: so small it shouldnt even count as a city.

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When your OTP interact

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How the signs respond to “I love you”

Aries- I love you MORE

Taurus- …really?

Gemini- I love… cake.

Cancer- for how long?

Leo-  Well, why wouldn’t you?

Virgo- Thank you

Libra- I have to pee.

Scorpio- Mhm

Sagittarius- No, I love YOUUUUU

Capricorn- I know.

Aquarius- What even is love?

Pisces- Huh?