Reviews (11)

Thanks! :) Loremaster

Sorry I haven't answered you yet. School just started so I've been busy. The fic was inspired by "Catherine, Called Birdy" and "The Princess Diaries" along with the "Royal Diaries", too. I'm glad to find a fellow "diary" fan, too! Thank you for your compliments. I was worried that Elwing would come off as too bratty, but I'm glad that you find her realistic. Thanks very much for your compliments! Namarie! Loremaster

Thank you! I appreciate your kind words! Namarie! Loremaster

Thank you, thank you, thank you! Now on to my overly long reply to your review. I know mouthiness isn't a word. So you can clap me into the "Deliberate-Violation-of-Known-Grammar-Laws Prison." (Lame attempt at a joke. Please ignore. The muse responsible for this travesty has been sacked.) Anyway, the thing is I have a habit of making up words. Most should never see the light of day, but Elwing liked "mouthiness". She threatened to throw me into a dungeon without books or a computer for twenty years if I edited it out so I gave in and kept it. I mean, how could anyone live without those all-important essentials for twenty years? (In other words, that's me trying to justify my laziness. Silly old me.) As for the first chapter, it's the roughest out of the three, and I really need to edit. And I will. That is, I'll edit when I can finally get the lazy fix-it section of my brain out of the lounge chair next to the pool and start running on the Treadmill of Thought. (Bad attempt to be funny. Do ignore. The muses responsible have just been thrown into the pits of Mount Doom.) Thanks for telling me it's funny. I'm honestly not funny in real life so that makes me feel lots better about my sense of humor. I have this fear that I'll end up being one of those pinched, humorless, schoolmarmish (There I go again!), spinsterish (and again) types. So now my fear has been eased a bit. Thanks muchly for praising my characters. I have this all-consuming fear that I'll create Mary Sues that'll stink up my fic. So I feel much better now. Will we ever learn what the tutor's name is? I don't know. It's up to Elwing to tell me. Hopefully, she'll mature enough during the course of this fic to tell me. Not that I'm pretending this fic has any deep themes to it. I call it my "Fluffy, Feel-good Fic." It's simply a straight-up diary fic that makes me feel better writing. Thanks again for the praise and your willingness to review. I feel better when I get a review because that reassures my slightly overblown ego that someone's reading my fic. Thanks again! Namarie! Loremaster

Yep, the Princes of Dol Amroth will appear as well as the King Eomer and his family. Hmm, thank you for reminding me about Lord Hurin. His children will come in handy for later entries. Ahh, Celebrian. Contrary to what Elwing thinks, there's more to her (and Gilraen) that meets the eye. *snorts* Romance? At Elwing's age? Never! (Most cases of "love", in my opinion, at that age is merely an overflow of hormones, but then that's my cynical side talking. My romantic side side says otherwise.) However, even if there's no romance, there's always HORMONES! *cackles* Hmm, Elboron and Elwing. Might have to think about that. Don't worry, more Faramir shalt come! Thanks! Namarie! Loremaster

Squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! I love Catherine, Called Birdy! Yes, this is partially based on that book and other diary books. *sigh* Love diary books too much, I think. It's odd that I don't like writing in diaries myself. Nope, Elwing's not a warrior. While she does train, (Eowyn, err, INSISTED.) she doesn't strike me as a fighter. She IS rather tomboyish, though. This was written on a whim, by the way. So don't expect any actual plot to come up. However, I myself hope it doesn't end up too cutesy. I HATE sugary cutesy fluff. Namarie! Loremaster

Thank you very much for your kind words. Oh dear, you had to keep a journal for a school assignment? Elwing tells me that she feels your pain. She also told me to tell you that she appreciates your kind words and will try to "hang on." Thanks! Namarie! Loremaster

Hiya, Raksha! Thanks for your review! Elwing is rather bratty, mainly because she's at a difficult age and has never experienced any real hardship. Other characters will drop in, that I promise. Thanks! Namarie! Loremaster

Thanks, Indigo! I don't really have a plan for how this story will work; it'll probably go on forever and never actually have a plot. However, I do plan on having Elwing age - both physically and mentally. Arrggghhh, life at that age stinks. I should know; I'm actually around her age. Thanks! Namarie! Loremaster

Thank you! You're my first reviewer for my story so you get a chocolate-covered elf! Namarie! Loremaster