in any other story, merry would have died in battle or pippin in minas tirith, or frodo would have fallen or sam killed by gollum but tolkien, after facing losses in real life, said: no, this time they live. this time, they all get to live. in a way, the lord of the rings is a love letter to dead soldiers.
tolkien time and again denied characters a death in the battlefield, even if they wanted one.
most notably, eowyn and faramir who came to love each other and found happiness in a life they could have never imagined before. the most humble lives are preferable to the most honorable deaths.
The most humble lives are preferable to the most honorable deaths
preparation: get in the mood! make ocs! flesh out the ones you have! dust off the wips on the top shelf! make playlists and plot outlines and worldbuild! daydream…
further notes: obviously if anyone wants to steal this and use it as a prompt list, go ahead! if you tag me i’ll definitely try to get around to reading it, but you don’t have to! you can switch days around, mix and match, and while i named it ‘write me a novel’, reality is… i don’t expect anyone but myself to do that. you can write 31 separate little drabbles if your heart so desires. or write 10 drabbles and draw 5 prompt inspired pictures. anything! so yeah. :D
it makes me mad that smeyer gave the cullens (and all vampires in general) the ability to do pretty much anything with their great memory and precision, etc.
like, carlisle is a surgeon and he’s the only one doing ANYTHING worthwhile.
i need writer!bella with a new pseudonym every century, writing about her life and experiences, about what she’s been through, about her world views, and donating books to school libraries.
i need fashiondesigner!alice creating new fashion companies every century and donating nice clothes to people in poverty.
i need musician!edward that doesn’t do concerts, but releases his pieces under new names all the time, and sets up a scholarship foundation for low income students wanting to get a music/arts degree.
i need feminist!rosalie supporting planned parenthood by making silent donations of a million dollars every year and creating her own organization to help r*pe survivors.
i need activist!esme spending so much time spreading awareness to domestic violence, creating blogs and a foundation, and raising money to support women who have lost children.
i need animalrights!emmett starting up conservation sites (mostly for bears but also for other animals like wolves and cougars).
i need the cullens to use their immortality, financial success, and vampire skills to do good in the world, doing things they enjoy.
