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Day 8 of SWG 30-Day Character Study. My character is Mairon | Sauron | Annatar.

Today's prompt: The Mirror Cliche. Authors are often discouraged from describing their characters by having them look at their reflection in a mirror (or a pool, or a puddle, or whatever). For this one exercise, we want you to embrace the mirror cliche! Write a scene where your character sees their reflection. What do they see? What do they feel as they see it?

I didn't expect myself to focus on Angbang when I took this character study challenge, but today's drabble is again about Mairon's time in Angband and his complex relationship with Melkor. Here's my 100 word drabble: Obsidian Mirror.

Day 3 of SWG 30-Day Character Study. My character is Mairon | Sauron | Annatar.

Today's prompt: Strong Points, Part One. Think about at least three strengths of your character - talents they were born with, skills they have learned, positive character traits… Write a scene in which your character really shines at something.

Three strengths of Mairon (I've left out the obvious, that he's a skillful master of crafts - this list is more about his psychological strengths).

Mairon is a great organizer. He is able to make long-term plans and patience to see them through.
He can adapt to new circumstances; he's a survivor.
He cares about things and is capable of love – when he thinks that something/someone is worth of his love.

I wrote a drabble (100 words) to describe how these strengths could appear: Read it on SWG!