sorry i’m reblogging this again but this just makes me so fucking angry. this reminds me of those dudes running game of thrones who had virtually no experience and were allowed to just. treat a multimillion dollar franchise as their little fuck-around-and-learn-about-tv sandbox. why are white men with no credentials allowed to get away with this over and over again while the rest of us have to fight tooth and nail for literal crumbs. i fucking hate the entertainment industry
tfw you realize you put more thought into your self indulgent fanfic in middle school than someone in charge of a multimillion dollar franchise that employs thousands of people and is watched by millions.
Our two-week summer camp is a chance for you to work on the project of your choice in the company of other writers. No matter which stage of the process you’re in–brainstorming, outlining, drafting, revising–Camp Tolkien’s activities are here to help you make progress. Bring along your projects, and have fun!
At Camp Tolkien, Saturday is Free Day! Today, we bring back all the activities from the past week, and you can join in whichever one you wish. This is your opportunity to try an activity that you didn't have a chance to try earlier in the week, try an activity from a day you missed, or to repeat a favorite activity. Try one or try them all--it's your free day, so do what you like.
The activities will be listed under the cut. They will be listed in the same order they were provided during the week.
When you’re finished, reblog or reply to this post, telling us how it went, and/or sharing what you wrote for the day.
Have fun, go forth, and create!
Monday
Icebreakers: Tell the other campers about the project you’ve brought to camp by writing a one-paragraph summary.
Photography: Find or create at least five reference pictures that visualize settings and/or characters in your project.
Archery: Set a timer for two minutes. Write as many words as you can in that time. Repeat this four more times, for a total of five mini writing sessions. Keep track of your word count for each, and let us know your high score.
Nature Walk: Work on your project while you’re outdoors.
Tuesday
Orienteering: Draw a map of a location in your project–a building, a neighborhood, a town, a world, whatever you wish. Note that does not have to be an accurate map–it could be a certain character’s perception of their surroundings, it could be biased, it could be more about artistry than facts, it could just be a napkin scribble if you want.
Painting: Write a detailed description of at least one character in your project.
Scavenger hunt: Incorporate the following five words in whatever you write for your project: friend, tree, march, red, finish. Alternately, find as many of those words as you can in what you already have written for your project, and share each sentence.
Rock climbing: Set a timer for thirty minutes and try to finish as much of a draft of a scene as you can in that time.
Wednesday
Alphabet Game: Make a list of twenty-six things that could happen in your story–each one starting with a different letter of the alphabet.
Dioramas: Write a detailed description of one room in one setting in your project.
Hiking: Go on a walk outside and use something about the experience (a sensory detail, something you saw) as inspiration for your project.
Zipline: Write as fast as you can for ten minutes. You are not allowed to backspace, cross out, or delete anything during that time.
Thursday
Friendship Bracelets: Tell us about two characters who are currently friends, or talk about a childhood/former friend of one of your characters.
Skits: Write a short dialogue scene in script format.
Relay Race: Start a stopwatch. Write 100 words. See how long it took you. Set a timer for the same amount of time, then see how many words you can write in that time.
Tumbling: Switch up the format of how you work on your project. If you usually type, write by hand (or vice versa). If you must type, type in a different program, or use a different-colored font.
Friday
Woodcarving: Take a previously-written portion of your project and try to reduce its wordcount by 25%.
S'mores: Set a timer for five minutes and write as many words as you can. Then do a ten-minute writing session. Then a fifteen-minute one. Then treat yourself to a snack.
Storytelling: Tell us about a story from within the world of your project. It could be a folktale, a bit of history, family lore, something from a character's backstory, whatever you like.
Movie Night: Listen to a favorite movie soundtrack while you work on your project.
prguitarman
theartofmadeline
blakekathryn
tangentwithtanner
andulkaphoto
ellievsbear
janainaart
gummygunk
kianamaiart
dailybridgerton
