PicoWriMo

Yes, I'm actually writing the whole thing from the point of view of a "main" character who, IIRC, doesn't have a single line of dialogue in the books and only speaks Dwarvish in the films. I've been writing the character as female for many years (long before the films came out) and did a great deal of background work on her, which is why the first six or so chapters are good, if I say so myself. Ever since canon events have started, though, it has been a never-ending struggle.