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Aerenos
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 Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 10:04 pm Post subject: Hi everyone! Newbie alert - very green! |
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Hi everyone - I loved the lotr, and liked the movies a lot. I've never written a story set in Middle Earth though I lurked for a while to see what's here. Very cool website!
I'd be willing to review stories, but I must admit I don't know much about Middle Earth beyond the Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit. My comments would be mostly on plot, characterization, spelling and grammar, and I would need to learn a lot of the details of Tolkien's world. Like whether Gimli's dad is Grumpy or Sneezy or Sleepy. 
(PS. Sorry for the silliness - I can't resist!) |
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Khamul
Joined: 20 May 2006
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| Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2006 12:02 am Post subject: Re: Hi everyone! Newbie alert - very green! |
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| Aerenos wrote: | My comments would be mostly on plot, characterization, spelling and grammar, and I would need to learn a lot of the details of Tolkien's world. Like whether Gimli's dad is Grumpy or Sneezy or Sleepy.
(PS. Sorry for the silliness - I can't resist!) |
Oh, that's fine, we love silliness! 
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Usually. 
Welcome! We could always use a reviewer or two.
(And his name's Gloin. You hear about it in the Hobbit.  )
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NancyBrooke
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| Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2006 9:35 am Post subject: Re: Hi everyone! Newbie alert - very green! |
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Welcome, Aerenos, to OSA, glad you found us. All Tolkien fans are welcome! However ... Now, that you've been so bold as to introduce yourself, I feel I must disabuse you:
| Aerenos wrote: | | I'd be willing to review stories ... |
| Khamul wrote: | | Welcome! We could always use a reviewer or two. |
Good! as Khamul should well know, every reader should be a reviewer! It takes no special training or designation, just a willingness to click on that "Read / Add reviews for" box after a story chapter and take a few moments to leave a comment.
| Aerenos wrote: | | My comments would be mostly on plot, characterization, spelling and grammar |
That's more than many do - a lot of readers just leave a 'I loved this, can't wait for more ...' and, speaking exclusively for myself, I'm happy to get any comment.
| Aerenos wrote: | | but I must admit I don't know much about Middle Earth beyond the Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit ... and I would need to learn a lot of the details of Tolkien's world. Like whether Gimli's dad is Grumpy or Sneezy or Sleepy. |
Oh, we have all kinds here  ... folks who have only seen the films, only read the Trilogy, never read the Silmarillion ... Of course, there is a vocal and somewhat pompous contingent that has just read everything over and over and over and over ...  but we love them, we really do  (and they can be very helpful if you do have any questions).
So! Stop making excuses! Get out there and, when you read, please review!
Welcome
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Rhapsody
Joined: 11 Apr 2004
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Location: Maglor's Lap
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| Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2006 10:30 am Post subject: Re: Hi everyone! Newbie alert - very green! |
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Hi Aerenos 
Welcome on board! No worries about not having read every work of Tolkien, there are loads of great stories out there to read. And who knows, one day the Silmarillion is the next book
| NancyBrooke wrote: | | Aerenos wrote: | | but I must admit I don't know much about Middle Earth beyond the Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit ... and I would need to learn a lot of the details of Tolkien's world. Like whether Gimli's dad is Grumpy or Sneezy or Sleepy. |
Oh, we have all kinds here ... folks who have only seen the films, only read the Trilogy, never read the Silmarillion ... Of course, there is a vocal and somewhat pompous contingent that has just read everything over and over and over and over ... but we love them, we really do (and they can be very helpful if you do have any questions). |
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Hmmmm okay
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So! Stop making excuses! Get out there and, when you read, please review! |
Yeah you make an author always incredibly happy with that. Some folks will not start bouncing around for a day 
So, I wish you a happy journey while reading and maybe it one day writing... to quote Bilbo:
"It is a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door, you step onto the road, and if you don't heed your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to."
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Isadora22
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Hey! Good sentence taken from The Fellowship of the Ring! I also like to spend nearly a day here to read stories of other members. Some are really very interesting and worthy of paying attention at them.
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Isadora22
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| Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 10:01 am Post subject: |
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Hey! Good sentence taken from The Fellowship of the Ring! I also like to spend nearly a day here to read stories of other members. Some are really very interesting and worthy of paying attention at them.
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Isadora22
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Hey! Good sentence taken from The Fellowship of the Ring! I also like to spend nearly a day here to read stories of other members. Some are really very interesting and worthy of paying attention at them.
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krazykataave
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Hi. Read, review, rate all you want. Reviews are a good thing, a very good thing and since you've volunteered... 
Anyway a big welcome.
Kat |
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