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Coalesced Diffusion by Thundera Tiger	6 Review(s)
Antane	Reviewed Chapter: 6 on 7/16/2013
Oh, my poor Frodo! All gave some, some gave all - thank you, Frodo, and thank you Thundera for these glimpses into that dear soul. :) Namarie, God bless, Antane :)

whisperer	Reviewed Chapter: 6 on 7/10/2013
the Sailings is perfect! Loved it much.. one for Sam? :) Author Reply: Thank you very much! As for Sam, he's coming out tonight in Chapter 8.

Fiondil	Reviewed Chapter: 6 on 7/2/2013
This was hard to read and I imagine it was hard to write simply because it's Frodo. I liked "North" (so true) and "Rime" had me chuckling. "Reassure" was very powerful and, of course, "Sailing" is very poignant. Good job, Thundera! Author Reply: Thank you so much! Frodo was among the harder character to write, though I have to confess that Pippin was far and away the most challenging. Anyway, I'm so glad you liked "Reassure." It was a bear to write, and by the end I had completely reevaluated the entire scene between Galadriel and Frodo. Yeesh. Thank you again!

Larner	Reviewed Chapter: 6 on 7/1/2013
Frodo's story is, of course, the one I've most delved into in my own writing, so these all touch me deeply. I LOVED "rime." How appropriate. And the last one is so proper for Frodo, of course. How well you have caught his growing awareness of how the Ring is remodeling his soul, and how he has lost so much of himself as a result of Its machinations. And realizing that the Ring was indeed awake and manipulating him, forcing him to reveal himself as Its holder, must have been terrible for him! Did you do the various word generations first and assign them to the various members of the Fellowship, or was it apparently Someone else's design that "sailing" came out in the list for Frodo? Author Reply: I actually struggled with this one toward the end because EVERYTHING started to get wrapped up in the Ring. It felt so repetitive, but that's exactly what was happening. So in the end, I decided to let it happen. I'm still not entirely convinced I went about it the right way, but there's definitely a feeling that the Ring is taking precedence and I think that's important. As for these word prompts, I did them by character. So I would designate a file as Frodo's and head for the random word generator, get it to spit out 25 words, and those were Frodo's words. I would then rearrange the order depending upon what each prompt seemed to suggest, so the fact that "sailings" showed up at the end of the list is all my doing. But the fact that "sailings" showed up in Frodo's list is not. That's just what the word generator gave me when I was getting Frodo's words. I actually remember doing a double-blink when that word popped up. There are a few others that were just perfect for the characters. Misanthropic, for example, is so telling of Boromir's state of mind when he finally makes a play for the Ring. And of course he would be the one to get hypotension.

Dreamflower	Reviewed Chapter: 6 on 7/1/2013
Oh my! You capture Frodo's increasing descent into darkness and confusion and sorrow so very well here. I think my favorite ones are the first (because Crickhollow! What a wonderful beginning!), the one about the foot hair and frost (because so hobbity), the one about Galadriel (because it gave me thinky-thoughts)and the last five taken together, which seem to summarize that whole part of the story perfectly. Great job! Author Reply: The one with Galadriel actually surprised me because that wasn't what I was expecting at all. The thought came to me mid-writing, and I hadn't previously considered the possibility that Frodo's version of a test wouldn't be if they would take the Ring but if they would trust him to take all their hardwork and sacrifice it no matter how the Quest ended. It's a really intriguing thought (in my humble opinion) that has me considering all kinds of new angles. So I'm glad it rang as something to be considered for you, too, because it makes me feel like I'm not quite so far out on the limb.

shirebound	Reviewed Chapter: 6 on 7/1/2013
Poor Frodo. sniff No wonder I'm compelled to write so much hurt/comfortcomfortcomfort for him. Clumsy, Nurturing, Munches, Antagonist, and Sailings are my favorites, especially the idea of Sam's seasickness seen in a different light, and Frodo seeing himself as a failing steward. Wow. Author Reply: Frodo is a gimme for just about any hurt/comfort people want to throw at him. Embrace it. It's one of the perks of writing Frodo. :) My favorite is probably "Antagonist," so I'm very glad you picked that one out. It's one of the few that wrote itself and actually worked without much in the way of revision. (Those are SO rare.) Many thanks for the review!

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