writing rambles

[bunn]

I am trying to finish off my first Tolkien reverse summer bang story, which is about a slight AU Idril and Tuor.  I hadn't written Idril before (have written Tuor before, but he was a sealion skinchanger then, so arguably not very canon either!) 

I like the idea, and I'm over the minimum word-count, but somehow the story hasn't quite taken wing. 

I think what I'm struggling with is that Tuor and Idril have neither of them done a thing wrong in their entire lives, so far as I can tell, and are also enormously competent. I do like a competent character, but a character with weaknesses is perhaps easier to relate to.   Or maybe it's just a 3/4 done stall and I just need to get the end of it finished.  

Comments

[mindstalk]

Make one up? What was young Glorfindel like, really?

Oh, post-canon. Surely Valinor has no shortage of bumbling fools and prickly egos, as needed... you did write Return to Aman!

Did I ever mention my idea that Tuor and Idril are in charge of Tol Eressea? They seemed a natural fit for leading a coastal refuge of Noldor and Sindar. I figure the Valar uneasily asked people not to talk about Tuor too much back east, so Numenor/Middle-earth was vague on details back even in the Second Age.

[bunn]

I got there in the end! It's now waiting for TRSB reveals.

Idril would certainly be well placed to run Tol Eressea. I feel like Tuor's situation would need to be pretty maritime, so I guess that depends how big Tol Eressea is in your mind's eye. You get the impression it's of a rather flexible size from the few canon hints!