Dets- I’ve said this numerous times before but I am saying it again with particular feeling at the moment- the Sansukh ladies give me life. Seriously. Whether they’re canon characters or OCs, your portrayal of all of them is just. SO. Empowering. I’ve been seeing so much misogyny (most of it from love-failure dudebros) on social media lately that your blog and Sansukh are more or less my online oasis. (Please publish this ask cause I am 200% sure I won’t be the only woman feeling this way rn.)

wordleaf:

determamfidd:

*hugs* Urgh. Sorry you’re seeing so much of that crap lately. It’s so draining.

I’m THRILLED that my horde of ladies are helping you! I really am! Thank you Rippy – that’s absolutely so wonderful to hear. 

*hugs some more*

^^ All of this. Ladies who are actually written as people are tragically rare in fiction.

.kjdshflahsgjah THANK YOU

Fic meme: 31, 32 and 47?

baggvinshield:

31. do people know that you read fan fiction? my husband does! (he knows i write it too, and i’ve used him as a ‘beta’ a couple times aslkjklaj) no one else really knows but then again i’m not a big socialite so there aren’t many other people in my life, really, except my fandom friends who know i read it, and some ‘work buddies’ who definitely don’t know.
32. do you leave reviews after reading fics? if so, what do they sound like? OMG yes i do, most of the time, and i flip flop between sounding like this: “LSKJLKSJDLDFJLKDF OMG I’M SCREMAING WTF HOW COULD YOU”, and this: “Wow, this was incredible and amazing and I loved everything about it. Your use of literary device and also this other smart thing you did really made this fic, blah, blablahblah”
as a fic writer i appreciate both types of comments, so i hope other authors do too lol

47. if you had to introduce someone to fan fiction with a couple fics, which would you suggest? it is insanely hard to choose. i would send them to my bookmarks. if forced i would say Clarity of Vision by mithen

our bones are broken still by fideliant,

Sansûkh by determamfidd, and this spirk fic

The Lotus Eaters by aldora89

dsjfglsjdhfslslgslgshlfhgsldhfglsdhfg okay, my face is burning and my brain is now melted cheese. Thank you thank you!

Did you know that was seriously surprised to find out that you were Mahal? Because when I first listened to the podfic I could have sworn they caught Paul Bettany somewhere. You-as-Mahal for some reason reminded me greatly of PB-as-Vision…

Ohhhh that’s pretty cool! Haha, I normally speak quite fast and I sound SO Australian, and that really didn’t jive with how I think Mahal sounds, so I played around with metre and timing and delivery. Before they put the effects on my voice, I sounded a bit like a Galadriel/Elrond hybrid. 😀

(STILL HAVEN’T SEEN AOU – gaaaaaah it is seriously hard to get three hours alone, tbh. Will probs have to wait until it is released online, grrr)

lacefedora:

Gimli needed a naked Pointy-Eared Elvish Princeling to go with him. ~I love doing differences in body ratioooooosssss~ So much. It’s such fun. Legolas has some adornments there simply because I wanted him to have *some* pretties and elves do seem to love their fancy jewelry, why not against their skin too?

Should I color this? What do you all think?

For sansukh just because I accept all gigolas things in sansukh as canon. (and talks with determamfidd always seem to inspire these things!)

AHHH LACE

lookit that archer’s upper body! WOOOOOOOP LEGOLAS LOOKS STRONG AND LIKE A WARRIOR NOT A WISP i have no words for how much i love that hnnnnngh, AND YESSSSS DWARVEN TATTS ON HIS LEG HMMMMMYUM

I’m transfixed by the differences in them, like – just studying their forearms is amazing… brilliant body ratio stuff, lace! 

He’s fab, Lace, thank you! Thank you so much!

Who are your fav writers and blogs?

blechbah:

Hey Nonnie! Thanks for asking! 

Be prepared, i have a few

ridersofbrohon Is an amazing person and her fics are awesome. her name on ao3 is The_Lost_Moon_Of_Poosh (if i’m correct. jeez Katya dat name)

mistergandalf Is just fabulous with her amazing stories. She’s on Ao3 as ItalianHobbit 🙂

periculaludus  READ HER FICS OMG

bilboo her fics are just amazing. Nothing Gold Can Stay is a pure gem.

scarletjedi THIS 

determamfidd I CAN’T EXPLAIN HOW AMAZING SHE IS GOD. AO3

applepieisworthit go. there. now

AHHHHHHH NINA

Nina, you are such a kind kind person – thank you so much!!