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6/6/04
More of Scene VI - the next part, finally done being formatted. Warning, it gets a bit - rowdy. Last scenelet was devoted to the dynamic tension between Justice and Mercy, but those Powers have gone off to attend to other business, and left the younger gods in charge. (More is & has been done, but alas not finished and polished, let alone formatted yet.)

5/31/04
"Waiting" - an illustration, more for Terrible Gifts/Betrayals, but it fits in here as well, something I sketched in the margins of jottings back around Easter and finally digitized. Mature content.

and finally - a large portion of Scene VI, written back in February mostly, finally edited and formatted. (There is more done, but not edited and formatted yet.) Luthien's choice explained, we hear from someone we have not yet heard from, logistics are considered and several people are rather rude. Oh, and some gratuitous Shakespeare refs, naturally. Hoping it's worth the wait—

02/15/04
The opening of Scene VI: home stretch underway. This is some of the oldest material in the Script - it was composed simultaneously with Act II, particular sequences in "Houseguests from Hell" being written with these very confrontations in mind. And the poem is not mine, I cannot claim credit for anything but minimal editing of the lines. Megakydos to anyone who recognizes it; it's so obscure that I can't help feeling some sort of prize ought to go to the first readers who do so. (Maybe a hand-colored digital sketch?) 

02/14/04
Two lovely new pieces of fanart provided by Pika a while back and belatedly posted - one of the ever popular "Luthien in Nargothrond" theme, and a character sketch of our favorite Philosopher-King looking rather wry and sardonic at the moment. (The beginning of Scene VI to go up tomorrow...)

01/13/04
Act IV, Scene V.xxix-xli Three scenelets, and the close of Scene V. More obscure canon brought to light; Eol makes trouble; Yavanna makes more. A fair amount of angst, but changes on the horizon. (And a Nibelungenlied ObRef, just for — er, fun.)

12/11/03
Act IV, Scene V.xxxvii-xxxviii Revelations — a whole slew of 'em, and of many sorts, and not all welcome; a Moment of Truth; a Request, and a Question answered, at long last. Yes, I make very free — but always upon foundation. (And a direct borrowing from the Bard, to boot.)

12/9/03
Act IV, Scene V.xxxv-xxxvi in which Luthien has a meltdown, Maiwe is on to schemes, Aegnor agonizes over past choices, old misunderstandings are revealed, and — this is beginning to sound like a soap opera rather. Except that soap operas don't have *spoiler* or *spoiler* in my experience; if they had, I might watch them.(Or more Yeats references, or Anglo-Saxon history in-jokes, or mention Ragnarok either, usually.)

12/05/03
Act IV, Scene V.xxxiii-xxxiv in which obscure canon and speculation are spun very tightly together, there is a Crisis and some resolution, and a free Yeats ObRef too.

11/30/03
Act IV, Scene V.xxxi-xxxii deals with (finally!) The Duel; the complete inside story, from a loftier perspective; also includes questions of "negative theology" and a Babylonian myths ObRef.

11/12/03
Act IV, Scene V.xxvii-xxx Another version of events previously recounted, plenty more obscure canon, some relationship counseling by someone with lots of experience, plans good and bad (and crazy), and a Shakespearean sonnet (ultracompact model) included just for fun. (Points to anyone who spots the sonnet ref.)

10/01/03
Act IV, Scene V.xxi-xxvi (yes, that is is six new scenelets.) Some angst, a little speculation, and a lot of obscure canon as Luthien's perspective on recent events unfolds (and Aredhel manages to insult her cousins, humans, and Huan all in one go.) Meanwhile, Yavanna points out some troubling parallels. Allusions to "Narn I Hin Húrin" are all intentional.

Although the scene this goes with is a little further along, here's an art-nouveauish, fairy-tale style illustration of Canto XIII, " 'The road was wild,' she said, 'and long,' " along with a closeup detail and a scan of the preliminary margin sketch, to scale, in ball-point pen. This was all drawn digitally, over the scan of the doodle, using a pen-mouse in Photoshop. I highly recommend the Wacom tablets myself.

8/09/03
Act IV, Scene V.xvii-xx Revelations, explanations, more authentic Anglo-Saxon riddling, and plenty of foreshadowing. Possibly some amusement value withal. (And now past the halfway point for Scene V.)

7/18/03
Act IV, Scene V.xv-xvi An eruption followed by a demi-divine intervention, and what it means to "serve the gods" . . .

7/12/03
Act IV, Scene V.xiii-xiv Attempts to put things into perspective, in different ways, and conversation with an occasionally-arboromorphic deity.

7/7/03
Act IV, Scene V.xi-xii Confrontations, as past intervals of cold and darkness are recalled (and several Renaissance cultural ObRefs, not just the Julius Caesar one.)

6/30/03
Act IV, Scene V.vii-x. Change, on several fronts, as past and future collide and more questions are asked all around.

6/25/03
A shorter update, rather than one massive one later - Act IV, Scene V.v-vi. The complications of secrecy, reflections on the past (and future) and a nadir.

6/20/03
Act IV, Scene V.iii-iv up, with dynastic rivalries, ethnic tensions, and politics Beleriand style - and much more serious matters, in "Ainulindalë & Valaquenta for Intelligent Readers" (aka V.iv). Things will get better, I promise - eventually.

6/03/03
Act IV, Scene V is up, first two parts (more Obscure References, a question answered, and family grievances galore. And the Notes are caught up through IV:IV

5/26/03
Not strictly a Script update, but useful for keeping track of who's who, and who's related to whom: The Dynasties of the Ruling Houses of the Eldar and the Edain, consolidated into one giant family tree. (I've only been working on this off and on for, well, as long as the Script…) Color-coded 9" x 16.5" PDF file, 250KB, also available in black-and-white format for printing out and doing your own color coding, if you wish.

5/19/03
Not all caught up yet, but the Notes are done through IV:III, if a little rough still. 

5/13/03
Act IV, Scene IV is complete — not Act IV, though. Multiple mythological references — to Graeco-Roman, Hebrew, Sumerian/Assyrian — together with Middle-English metaphysics and a reference to SA events as well as more FA foreshadowing; advance congratulations to whoever spots them all, and advance apologies for a bad Gaelic pun. 

5/5/03
One Year Anniversary since the posting of what would become Act I, The Throne Room Scene, and in commemoration, the opening part of Scene IV.xxi, in which Ulmo's latest champion endeavors to explain his personal understanding of "the chink in the Armour of Fate" to his family, with mixed results...

5/01/03
Script Fanart link fixed—sorry for the inconvenience, and thanks to Lydia for pointing out the problem!

4/29/03
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Act IV, Scene IV.xix - xx Things get grim again, with history both recent and ancient (or simply recent, depending on one's personal perspective) and someone often mentioned finally puts in an appearance.

4/26/03
Act IV, Scene IV.xvii - xviii In which family discussions and other mayhem take place, and a significant part of the action is itself an ObShakespeare ref. 

4/7/03
Script update - Act IV, Scene IV.xv through xvi 2 new scenelets, in which abstruse metaphysical concepts fuel debate, there is (yet) another surprising reunion, more cultural-linguistic differences are manifested and old arguments, like underground fires, prove to never die out completely.

3/25/03
Major update -- Act IV, Scene IV.xii through xiv -- 3 scenelets, longish, in which a plan goes far agley, a venerable literary and dramatic convention becomes somewhat surreal with the addition of a chorus, four-and-a-half centuries of catching up turns out to be an awful lot, an explanation is posited of the inescapability of the Sea-hunger once awakened, Beren's compulsive troublemaking tendencies are displayed, and various family members try with middling success to avoid each other. (also more ObRefs -- to Yeats, The Hobbit, & Smith of Wootton Major, to name a few...)

3/6/03 Just for fun, here's a scan of an old bit of Act II as it appeared before typing in. Pretty much all of it starts out like this, though some of The Script is in a notebook rather than a 4" piece of pasteboard.

3/3/03 Major updates to the physical plant: The Script now has its own site, freehosted sans ads at Portland.co.uk, where I've had the page for Battered Caravanserai for some months with no serious issues. What this means for you is that the high-resolution images of the original frontspiece artworks for The Script, suitable for printing (about 1 MB file size) are NOW ON-SITE. Odd Lots' 10 MB wasn't big enough, but with 15 MB dedicated to The Script, I can finally give this convenient option. Click on any graphic to reach the hires versions, and right-click (opt/click on Mac) to save to your own computer.

Two fanart graphics, one new, one belated, on the Script fan-art page as well. Check out the talent of these artists (who are probably going to be embarrassed I'm saying this...)

02/26/03 Act IV, Scene IV.x/xi A very-much abridged depiction of certain disadvantages of immortality and memory which seem not to occur to many writers of Elven romance. (Note: every illustration of disfunction described is based on a Primary World incident -- but did not all take place between the same persons.) Points to whoever figures out who's being dragooned into the plot (not that there's any earthly value to guessing it, of course.)

02/11/03 Act IV, Scene IV.ix - a small update, but crucial. Any Third Age invocations are entirely intentional.

02/09/03 Act IV, Scene IV - next two parts posted, vii and viii; a longish update. Much seriousness behind the silliness, as a long-anticipated event takes place and a certain student learns valuable life lessons from the dead.

01/26/03 Another large update: the first half of Act IV, Scene IV (six scenelets) is posted, wherein our heroes learn once again that, indeed, things can always get worse... Several free Shakespeare paraphrases and an ObRef for Lucian as well, for those who enjoy spotting such things.

 Act II. Houseguests from Hell: The Sojourn in Nargothrond
 (begun 5/28/02, completed 7/03/02. Frontspiece sketch completed 7/16/02)

 Act III. Tinuviel at Bay: A Caccia of Beleriand
 (begun 7/03/02; completed 11/03/02. 8/10/02 frontspiece sketch in place.)

Enteract
(completed 8/30/02 - Prologue & Epilogue speeches written 11/16/02.)

Act IV. Beloved Fool: Beyond the Western Sea, Part I (Scenes I-III)
(begun 6/02; Scene I posted 12/24/02.)

Act IV. Beloved Fool: Beyond the Western Sea, Part II (Scenes IV-)

Connections
A short explanation of how The Script relates to my other Silmarillion-inspired fiction.

Script fan-art page

"The Silmaril"
Fan Nick Green's own screenplay version of the Geste - which has, as the author notes, the rare distinction of a rejection letter from no less than PJ! (Collecting rejection letters is a writerly hobby with a heirarchy all its own, btw.)