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This month, the Realm of Nessa interviewed CoE member, Nienna Realmer, forum sensation, and Official Waffle Recovery Team Leader, ElfmaidenofLorien! • So how were you introduced to LotR? Well, by the time LotR came into my life it was after all the movies were out. I had heard about it because my parents went to…

For years she’s watched over the thousands of crazy fans who have found a home on CoE. She’s the mastermind before whom we stand in awe. Programming, hiring staff members, solving problems, serving as 911 AND the police force… a complete list of Rivka’s accomplishments around here would be pretty useless. Better to just go…

~by vanyar ~ image by asea_aranion~ Ever since the dawn of time, sponges have existed. They lurk, merciless, at the bottom of every ocean. Then man came along and domesticated these ferocious poriferans, and soon taught their domestic help how to use them. Due to the spongy nature of a sponge, they worked great for…

~by Fealome When it comes down to the fine detail, a Ringer might easily wonder, “Was there anything Tolkien left out?” From page one of The Fellowship of the Ring it’s clear that the story we are reading isn’t just a story. It a world, a history, a language (or two), an architecture that ranges…

~by Shadowfax_Pip One does not necessarily need to be an exceptional writer to write fanfiction. If anything, it will improve one’s writing skills- usually for the better. However, there is such thing as weak or inconsistent fanfiction, mostly due to a main character that is not well-rounded (such as the infamous Mary Sue), a wandering…

~by Shadowfax_Pip Why write fanfiction? What is the appeal of using someone else’s characters and storylines? Wouldn’t it be more rewarding to write your own original story? These questions assail the writers of FF, and sometimes even dissuade young writers from writing FF or even their own stories because they feel that it isn’t ‘original’…