The Library of Moria's LJ community

Heads-up: there's a little over THREE DAYS left to sign up for the 2019 round of lotr_sesa! While small and intimate exchanges are wonderful in their own right, we're firm believers in "the more, the merrier". ;) So why not join us if you already haven't done so, and why not tell a friend?

The rules can be found in this post.

Timeline (2019):

- Signups: November 2nd to 11th.

- Assignments sent out: On or near November 14th.

- Assignments due: December 20th.

- Stories/art revealed: December 28th.

- Author/artist names revealed: January 3rd.

The sign up form can be found HERE (or here if the main link gives you an error message). If you need help with signing up, please don't hesitate to contact the mods at lotrsesa[AT]gmail.com.

You can also find us on Dreamwidth and Tumblr.

Greetings from your friendly neighbourhood elves! (Hopefully of the Tolkien variety rather than the tiny and twee North Pole type. ^_~)

So, it's that time of the year again: time to sign up for the Lord of the Rings Secret Santa exchange! Slash, femslash, het and gen, fic and fanart; you can request it all, so why not join in? Sign-ups will run from now until November 11th.

Please note that this is an FPF challenge. (i.e. Fictional, not real people fiction/RPF.) We're always open to all the Peoples and Ages of Middle-earth, which means that characters from The Hobbit and The Silmarillion are welcome too!

The Rules (2019):

1. Your story (or fanart) is due December 20th 11:59 pm Pacific Time (you can check what that is in your time zone here) and will go online December 28th -- please post it to the community (and nowhere else, until January 3rd) and we will make it public on December 28th.

2. Naturally, it'd be better if you didn't talk too much about your fic/art beforehand in places where your recipient could see it. Also, as a matter of fairness, please make your story more than 500 words (1000 is better). For fanart we'd expect you to spend at least a couple of hours on your work.

3. Please only sign up if you plan on actually fulfilling your end of the bargain. If you're going to be late or cannot complete your assignment, please let us know so we can discuss alternate arrangements. In addition, there will be a pool of emergency replacement writers/artists, so that everyone who signs up gets their gift.

4. Signing up: the sign up form can be found here (or here if the main link gives you an error message). If you need help with signing up, please don't hesitate to contact the mods at lotrsesa[AT]gmail.com.

5. This year's timeline (2019):

- Signups: November 2nd to 11th.

- Assignments sent out: On or near November 14th.

- Assignments due: December 20th.

- Stories/art revealed: December 28th.

- Author/artist names revealed: January 3rd.

6. When you're done, please add your story/art to the collection on AO3. All gifts will be revealed on December 28th.

That should be it. Assignments will be sent out shortly after signups close, hopefully on or very shortly after November 14th, giving you approximately five weeks to finish your assignment. We realize that it's not possible that everyone gets to write their OTP, but we'll do our best to make sure you don't have to write something that squicks you, so be sure to let us know your preferences.

Have fun -- and spread the word!

[LotR SeSa on LJ] [Lotr SeSa on Dreamwidth] [LotR SeSa on Tumblr]

So far the archive has been holding up with no new spammy members.

I've cleaned up all the fake accounts I could find and all the fake reviews. There were a few recent members I wasn't sure, so I've left them, for now.

If I accidentally deleted a real member, please accept my apologies and register again. They were more than 10k fake members so it's possible that I might have made a mistake.

Let's cross our fingers that the LoM stays clean!

Hi!

For a long while the LoM has been plagued with spammers. After two very agressive invasions to the site, we've manage to avoid further hacking actions but despite a few tries to block IPs we still get a lot of spam, since the spammers keep changing IP. I've finally managed to have time to look into other solutions and I've implemented two - a challenge question, which I think it's easy enough for a human, and an automatic spammer blocker which works differently from blocking IPs.

I'll be monitoring the site in the next few days to see if the problem persists. In the meanwhile, I would appreciate that you tell me if you are having any problems accessing the site.

Cheers,
Tal

Greetings from your friendly neighbourhood elves! (Hopefully of the Tolkien variety rather than the tiny and twee North Pole type. ^_~)

So, it's that time of the year again: time to sign up for the Lord of the Rings Secret Santa exchange! Slash, femslash, het and gen, fic and fanart; you can request it all, so why not join in? Sign-ups will run from now until November 11th.

Please note that this is an FPF challenge. (i.e. Fictional, not real people fiction/RPF.) We're always open to all the Peoples and Ages of Middle-earth, which means that characters from The Hobbit are welcome too!

The Rules (2018):

1. Your story (or fanart) is due December 20th 11:59 pm Pacific Time (you can check what that is in your time zone here) and will go online December 28th -- please post it to the community (and nowhere else, until January 3rd) and we will make it public on December 28th.

2. Naturally, it'd be better if you didn't talk too much about your fic/art beforehand in places where your recipient could see it. Also, as a matter of fairness, please make your story more than 500 words (1000 is better). For fanart we'd expect you to spend at least a couple of hours on your work.

3. Please only sign up if you plan on actually fulfilling your end of the bargain. If you're going to be late or cannot complete your assignment, please let us know so we can discuss alternate arrangements. In addition, there will be a pool of emergency replacement writers/artists, so that everyone who signs up gets their gift.

4. Signing up: the sign up form can be found here (or here if the main link gives you an error message). If you need help with signing up, please don't hesitate to contact the mods at lotrsesa[AT]gmail.com.

5. This year's timeline (2018):

- Signups: November 1st to 11th.

- Assignments sent out: On or near November 14th.

- Assignments due: December 20th.

- Stories/art revealed: December 28th.

- Author/artist names revealed: January 3rd.

6. When you're done, please add your story/art to the collection on AO3. All gifts will be revealed on December 28th.

That should be it. Assignments will be sent out shortly after signups close, hopefully on or very shortly after November 14th, giving you approximately five weeks to finish your assignment. We realize that it's not possible that everyone gets to write their OTP, but we'll do our best to make sure you don't have to write something that squicks you, so be sure to let us know your preferences.

Have fun -- and spread the word!

[LotR SeSa on LJ] [Lotr SeSa on Dreamwidth] [LotR SeSa on Tumblr]

Every Breath by Himring
Summary: Fingon has rescued his cousin Maedhros from Thangorodrim--their thoughts on the subject of obligation and gratitude.
Rated: Teenage Audience
Categories: FPS Characters: Fingon, Maedhros
Type: Hurt/Comfort
Warning: Depressing themes
Chapters: 1 Completed: Yes
Word count: 96

A Reminder by PikaDrayer
Summary: When Glorfindel forget one of the rules Elrond set at the beginning of their relation it is up to the Lord of Rivendel to remind him why those rules are in place.
Rated: Mature Audience
Categories: FPS > Elrond/Glorfindel, FPS > Glorfindel/Elrond Characters: None
Type: Hurt/Comfort
Warning: None
Chapters: 1 Completed: Yes
Word count: 1996

Balcony Scene by Himring
Summary:In Valinor, after Maedhros and Fingon's re-embodiment.
A light and fluffy variation on the famous rescue, with a little bit of help from the Bard.
Rated: Teenage Audience
Categories: FPS Characters: Fingon, Maedhros
Type: Romance/Drama
Warning: Sap/Fluff
Chapters: 1 Completed: Yes
Word count: 199

Fingon Toasts the Stars by Himring
Summary:Fingon, by himself, musing on the night sky, glass in hand.
Rated: Teenage Audience
Categories: FPS Characters: Fingon, Maedhros
Type: Romance/Drama
Warning: None
Challenges: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Completed: Yes
Word count: 70

Where the Stars Burn by Dziude
Summary: Sometimes there is hope to be found where it is least expected. A little poetic musing which could be from the POV of either lover... let me know who you imagine.
Rated: General Audience
Categories: FPS, FPS; Gimli/Legolas
Characters: Gimli, Legolas
Type: PWP, Romance/Drama
Warning: None
Chapters: 1 Completed

Stirring the Embers by Dziude
Summary: A dwarf may well stare into the fire, on the long evenings out in the wilds. Or gaze past it, to what is behind- and what is inside himself.
Rated: General Audience
Categories: FPS, FPS > Gimli/Legolas, FPS > Legolas/Gimli Characters: Gimli, Legolas
Type: Romance/Drama
Warning: Angst
Challenges: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Completed: Yes
Word count: 649