Online Chat

Today for the first time in a long time I took part in an online chat, hosted by a Tolkien-centric site as part of their celebration marking the release tomorrow of JRRT's THE CHILDREN OF HURIN. Despite a moment of panic when I thought I wouldn't be able to log on, it seems to have gone fairly well; it was a nice group of folks with some pertinent questions. I hope I was coherent in my replies; the mid-chat discovery that trying to type in a parenthesis deleted the whole sentence threw me a bit. Still, it was an enjoyable interlude, and utterly unlike proofing galleys, to which I returned once it was over. We may be able to do another one once my book is out; we'll see.

And in contrast with the internationalism of the online chat (where my worst problem was figuring out the time-zone differences on the schedule), tomorrow night brings a (more or less) local event: a group reading of THE CHILDREN OF HURIN at the University of Washington Bookstore's Bellevue branch (990 102nd Ave. NE), starting at 7 o'clock. We plan to attend, get a first glimpse of the new Tolkien, and maybe sign up to be among the volunteer readers. Here's hoping we see some familiar faces there.


current reading: SAVING MONTICELLO by Marc Leepson, THE CHINESE PARROT by Earl Derr Biggers.

CHILDREN OF HURIN online release party

It looks like I'll be taking part in an online chat tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. my time (17:00 GMT), assuming I'm able to log on (not being certain if my laptop is compatible with their system -- we'll soon find out). For the official announcement of the event, check this link:

http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/The_Children_of_Húrin_Release_Party

It's short notice I know, but hope you can join us.


In other news, I'm planning to attend a reading of passages from THE CHILDREN OF HURIN being held at the University Book Store in Bellevue on Tuesday night. According to the local paper, the event starts at 7 pm.

--JDR


current reading: SAVING MONTICELLO by Marc Leepson [2001]