Day Thirty-One

As a citizen of Middle-earth, one day you wake up with a choice: yesterday or tomorrow. Which would you pick and why?

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Well, today is the last day of B2MeM for this year! I want to thank again rhapsody11, heartofoshun, and angelica_ramses, whose prompt-creating and icon-making skills are the reason that we could have this challenge this month.

But I also want to thank everyone who has taken the time to write, draw, create, or read and review B2MeM entries this year. You all are the reason that B2MeM has been such an enormous success this year! I thank you for sharing your talents with us this month--I have so enjoyed (and am still enjoying, because I have not caught up on all of them yet!) the entries for the challenge this month.

But, while today is the last day of March and, therefore, the last official day for B2MeM, please remember that you can continue sending your links, and I will continue posting them. If you're aiming for all thirty-one prompts, please try to finish by mid-April just so that we can get the banners out, but if you liked the prompts and want to work with them at a later date, they will remain on the SWG site indefinitely, so have fun! :)

I will be sending emails as people reach the thirty-one mark. If you do not hear from me (or one of the SWG co-moderators) within a few days of sending your thirty-first entry, please drop me a line. I've handled about 300 links so far this month and so am sure that I've made some mistakes. And spam filters can be malicious too. :) I and my co-mods are always reachable through the SWG site at moderator AT silmarillionwritersguild DOT org, or you can contact me privately at DawnFelagund AT gmail DOT com.

Also, please remember that work does not have to be posted publicly to count. We do not want to penalize people who want to have work beta-read before publicly posting it or who just don't feel comfortable sharing. Just send us an email letting us know that you created an entry for that day (no, you do not have to send us what you did!), and we'll give you credit for that day.

Finally, one last time for the daily reminders for links: Now all thirty-one prompts and links to the entries written so far can be found here. (Forgive me, I did not get the list updated today! I will do so tomorrow!) And banners and icons for participants can be found here.

Thank you again for keeping the dream alive for another year! :) May the muses smile upon you!

Day Two--Mercurial Monday!

For Mercurial Monday, we offer B2MeM participants the choice of two prompts. Participants may choose whichever they prefer. In addition, the second prompt may be used in place of any other prompt in the challenge!

Think of an experience when you realised that you suddenly understood an idea, a skill, or a concept you had been struggling with--it might be something related to a class that you took or a specific skill you were trying to perfect it. Translate this moment to your Middle-earth character and capture this in a story, poem or piece of art.

Bob Dylan says "Don't criticize what you don't understand." Do you agree with this? Have you ever been criticized by someone who didn't understand you? Think or write briefly about this experience. Now write a story, poem or create an artwork where unfounded criticism plays a central part.

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I have updated the website with all links that I have received so far. I encourage all to check out the entries created so far--you will not be disappointed! :) You can find them here.

And icons and banners for participants can be found here.

Day Twenty-Nine

What if you have been falsely accused of something? Take that emotion and write a story or poem or create a piece of art what your character would do. What would he or she do: set the record straight or walk away or ...?

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Banners and icons for participants are available here, and all entries created so far are linked here. (I was out of town for most of the day and so didn't get anything posted after mid-afternoon EST added yet but will do so first thing tomorrow! :)

Day Twenty-Eight

What's your favorite month of the year? Consider or write briefly about why this month is special. Picture your character during this month, his or her activities or reflections. Try to cover this in a story, poem or piece of art.

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Banners and icons are available for participants; both general banners and an icon and banner for each daily prompt are available. You can find them here.

I did not get a chance to update the list of responses for today, but what was posted through last night can be found here.

Day Twenty-Seven

Imagine this, a relative of your chosen characters passes on and lives your character a trunk. He or she opens it when... Capture that moment in a piece of art, be it a drawing, story or poem.

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Links to all of the entries created so far are here. And icons and banners for participants can be found here.

We've now less than a week left in B2MeM. As some of you know, participants who create something for all thirty-one prompts will get a special banner to commemorate their achievement. Since we're getting close to that time, I thought I'd offer some reminders.

• You do not need to finish by 31 March. We understand that people have lives outside of fandom and that muses aren't always the most cooperative critters. However, we are requesting that if you're attempting the thirty-one-prompt "marathon," please try to finish my mid-April, just so we're not handing out banners until the Eighth Age. :)



• Remember, if a particular prompt doesn't inspire you, you can do in its place any Mercurial Monday prompt that you have not already done.



• You do not need to post publicly or "hand in" your work for this challenge. We do not want shyness, incompleteness, or issues with beta readers to prevent people from feeling that they cannot participate. Just drop us a line letting us know you've created something for a particular day; you do not need to send it to us or "prove" it in any way.



• Likewise, please remember that multiple prompts can be included in a single work. Just let us know that you're doing this so we're sure to give you proper credit.

I will contact everyone who I believe completed the thirty-one prompts beginning in early April. If you finish all thirty-one and have not heard from me (or one of the other SWG co-moderators), please do feel free to drop me a line. I'm doing my best to keep up with what's being posted on various sites and mailing lists, but there is a lot (not all of it posted in places where I can easily grab a link), and I'm sure I've missed some.

And that concludes today's extra-long announcement. :) As always, questions and such can be directed to me personally (DawnFelagund AT gmail DOT com) or to the SWG email account (moderator AT silmarillionwritersguild DOT org). Have fun and happy writing/drawing/creating! :)

Day Twenty-Six

Think of a teacher who played a key role in your life. What qualities about this person influenced you? Write briefly about this person: a short character sketch, scene, or conversation involving her or him. Write a story, poem or create an artwork about a character who educated his people in some way.

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The daily reminders ...

If you would like banners or icons for participation, you can find them here.

And if you'd like to see and read what has been created so far, the links list is updated here.

(Remember, if you'd like your work added, either post a link on the relevant entry on this community or email me at DawnFelagund AT gmail DOT com!)

Day Twenty-Five

What are your fondest memories of your childhood? And the saddest? Write briefly about a memory that is particularly powerful, whether it is happy or sad. Write a story, poem or create an artwork based on those feelings and experiences or based on a character's memories.

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I just finished updating the links list, so all entries created so far can be found here. Banners and icons for participants are available here.

Today is also the day Frodo destroyed the Ring in LotR and it is Tolkien Reading Day, so best wishes to all for today's myriad Middle-earth holidays! :)

Day Twenty-Four

Choose your favorite line or quotation from a non-Tolkien source. It can be a book, movie, poem--anything you can think of! Write down that quote. Now create a story, poem, or work of art that relates to it somehow, either the quote itself or the meaning that you take from it.

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I did not get the website updated today, but everything created as of last night Yes I did! :) All entries posted in this community and on the SWG archive can be found here. (I did not get a chance to make the rounds of other archives--tomorrow! :) Banners and icons for participants can be found here.

Day Two Twenty-Three--Mercurial Monday!

For Mercurial Monday, we offer B2MeM participants the choice of two prompts. Participants may choose whichever they prefer. In addition, the second prompt may be used in place of any other prompt in the challenge!

You find an old dusty bottle and, when you pick it up, a genie pops out! What three wishes would you make and why? Now, imagine that your character bumps into a genie (or a Middle-earth variation of it) and she offers to grant your character three wishes. What are the wishes and why would he and she wish for them? Create an artwork, story or poem how your character mulls it over or goes about it.

What is the greatest sacrifice you can be asked to make? Think or write briefly about this. Write a story, poem or create an artwork where the characters make their greatest sacrifice.

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And the daily reminders ...

I am caught up with all of the links I have received and then some (including the one I just got in my inbox thirty seconds ago!), so all of the entries as of now (1044 EST) can be found here. Past prompts are here as well. If you'd like me to add your work to the list, please either leave a link (or post the work) in a comment on the relevant entry in this LJ community, or email me at DawnFelagund AT gmail DOT com.

Banners and icons for participants can be found here.

If you're just arriving and are wondering what the heck I'm talking about, the full project guidelines are on our homepage.

Day Twenty-Two

According to the Romans, the basic principle of the law is that agreements should be respected under all circumstances. Do you agree with this? Is there a time in your life when you had to break this principle? When someone broke an agreement with you? Now write a story, poem or create an artwork where characters are forced to break this principle.

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I have just about all the links added to the webpage. (You all have been busy! :) You can find them, as well as past prompts, here.

Banners and icons for participants are here.