MEFAs

[dreamflower]

I was very pleased and honored to learn that some of my stories placed in the MEFAs. Specifics behind the cut:


Miss Dora Baggins\' Book of Manners received Second Place in Races:
Hobbits: Incomplete
The Three Hunters received First Place in Genres: Adventure: General
A Mother\'s Work received Second Place in Races: Hobbits: Vignette
The Dwarf Dagger received an Honorable Mention in Genres: Drama: The Shire
When the King Comes Back (the Great Smials) received Third Place in
Genres: Drama: The Shire
The Archives Incident received Third Place in Genres: Adventure: Minas
Tirith
A New Reckoning received an Honorable Mention in Races: Cross-Cultural:
General
Tom Cotton received Second Place in Races: Hobbits: Post-Grey Havens
A Passing Troll received Third Place in Genres: Humor: The Shire or Buckland

I have to say, I was very surprised that "When the King Comes Back (the Great Smials)" placed, as that was my first fic, and I can see all the flaws in it now. And I'm very gratified at "Tom Cotton" placing, because where I first posted it (Marigold's Challenge 1) it recieved no comments at all.


Thank you ever so much to all of the people who reviewed!

Comments

[shirebound]

How thrilling! I'm so happy for you. :)

[dreamflower]

Thank you! and congratulations on your own win!

[surgicalsteel.livejournal.com]

Congratulations!

[dreamflower]

Thanks! 8-)

[surgicalsteel.livejournal.com]

Congratulations!

[febobe.livejournal.com]

*ginormous congratsiesnugs!*

[dreamflower]

((((huggles back))))

[lily-the-hobbit.livejournal.com]

Wow... that's many victories :D

Congratulations!

[dreamflower]

Well, it was a lot of stories in the competition. But it does feel good to know people liked them that much.

[rhapsody11.livejournal.com]

Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Well done and congrats!

[dreamflower]

Thank you very much dear!

[mews1945.livejournal.com]

Congratulations!

[dreamflower]

Thank you!

[slightlytookish]

Congratulations!

[dreamflower]

Thanks! and congratulations to you, too!

[addie71.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! That is wonderful!

[dreamflower]

Thanks! It's very nice to know people liked my stories so much!

[elandulin.livejournal.com]

"Tom Cotton" was a terrific little piece, and an important one, too. I'd like to see a 'sequel' of sorts--how things evened out later and people changed subtly and came to appreciate those changes as time went on. I was proud to give this story a review and am very glad to see that it did so well! I think the subject matter is integral to any stories that deal with the subsequent 65 years, when the last of the Travellers leave the Shire.

A big 'thank you' also, for nominating my Left Behind, which took a second place in a strange category called Drama:Featuring Merry (or something like that). Obviously, I couldn't have done it without you!

Congratulations!

[dreamflower]

I'm so glad that you appreciated that little vignette! I just realized I had written Tom as being Sam's close friend growing up, and that all of that had to change with the differences the Quest made in Sam's life--yet, I couldn't see Tom as being bitter over it. A little rueful maybe and wistful--but neither bitter nor envious, knowing what was behind the changes...

And "Left Behind" was amazing! I can still recall how enthralled I was with it when I read it the first time!

[bodkin-ra.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! Well-deserved.

And thank you for your reviews! You've been very busy - (much busier than me!)

WtKCB might have been your first story - but the potential is all there. I really enjoyed looking over A New Reckoning again. And being reminded of the horribleness of Hyacinth. Yea for the troll.

[dreamflower]

Thanks! *blushes*

Well, you know, I do love your stuff--I think you are probably the only person that could have me reading Fourth Age Elves in Valinor, and liking it!

And I'm very glad that you enjoyed re-reading my stuff--that's always lovely to hear!

[telperion1.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! I'm so glad so many of your stories did so well. I admit, I am a bear of little patience and slow reading (to paraphrase Pooh), so I usually just can't get around to long stories. WTKCB was one I wanted to read, as was your story about the year the hobbits spent in Gondor. But I did heartily enjoy "Tom Cotton"; that was such a perceptive look at how the change in the Travellers affected those who stayed behind.

And thank you for all the reviewing you did of other people. Expect a proper "thank you" from me once I get the results out. But I'll say it here, too.

*cheers for you*

[dreamflower]

Not everyone has time for reading loooong stories, LOL!

I'm very glad you enjoyed "Tom Cotton"--the response to that was surprising and gratifying!

As for my reviewing, my goal this year was smaller than the last two years, and I still just barely got it in under the wire! There were *SO* many other stories I wanted to R & R, and I just flat ran out of time!

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

Congratulations!

[dreamflower]

Thank you, dear!

[baranduin.livejournal.com]

Congratulations!

[dreamflower]

Thank you so much!

[obeliamedusa.livejournal.com]

That's wonderful! Congratulations! I did some poking around on the MEFA site this year, because somebody nominated Anchored for something, but I was kind of intimidated and never went back. :-\ But I remember reading Miss Dora's Book of Manners here on LJ, and thinking it was a most excellent and original piece of writing. Go, you! :)

[dreamflower]

You ought to try poking around a bit next year! Really, it's not nearly as intimidating as you might first imagine, and every year it gets more and more user-friendly. It's a lot of fun to see stories you know and love get recognition, or to find stories that you would never otherwise read.

And thanks for the kind words on "Miss Dora". That is such a fun story to work on! It gives me an excuse to just pontificate about Hobbits and the Shire to my heart's content, LOL! And then I can just blame it all on poor Miss Dora!!

[claudia603.livejournal.com]

yay, congrats!

[dreamflower]

Thanks! *grin*

[grey-wonderer.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! I really think The Dwarf Dagger deserved more. I love that one!

[dreamflower]

Thank you!

I'm very glad you enjoyed "The Dwarf Dagger". It's one of those stories that never would have been written without the right prompts!

[periantari.livejournal.com]

Congrats Dreamflower! =)

[dreamflower]

Thanks, sweetie!

[thebeecharmer.livejournal.com]

Congrats, sweetie, you deserved all of them. I'm pretty tickled meself!

[dreamflower]

Thanks, hon! And congrats on your own wins! Those were very well deserved also!

[sophinisba]

Congratulations, Dreamflower, and thanks a lot for all the nominations and reviews you contributed to this process!

[dreamflower]

Well, you know, it's so fun to have a chance to expose stories I've read and loved for recognition, and to review them. Probably the only thing I regret is the number of stories that other people beat me to nominating! I just wasn't fast enough this year!

I love reviewing, anyway--so it's been a blast!

[ceshaughnessy.livejournal.com]

Hugs and Congrats, hon!!!

[lilybaggins.livejournal.com]

Congratulations, Dreamflower! You really cleaned up. :D