Infrequently Asked Questions
Originally Posted February 1, 2002
Gentle Readers,
Questions from readers trickle in occasionally. Here are some of the ones that get repeated.
Why is your essay "Warm Beds are Good" in .PDF format? And why can't I print it?
It is in .PDF format to make it more difficult for lazy students to plagarize it. It is set in a format that cannot be printed for the same reason. I'm sorry if this is an inconvenience, but I really don't want it abused. Some MacIntosh users have problems with this file, but it's not a consistent issue.
Are you still selling the site T-shirts?
This was a limited print-run venture, and unless 25 people say they want another one, it's not likely that I'll do it again. I still have two navy blue shirts with the elvish knives design, one in Fitted Small and one in XXL. Contact me directly, please.
What kind of loser would spend all that time to put together "What Tolkien Officially Said About Elf Sex?"
Somebody who had a spare hour and who thought "Teleporno" was pretty funny. That's how long the first draft took, an hour. It's been expanded here and there as time went on.
Is ansereg a concept in Tolkien canon?
No, but I'm flattered that three people have asked. The idea of ansereg, consensual Elvish BDSM, is an "alternative universe" concept, based on a "what if?" idea extrapolated from Tolkien canon.
Is ansereg part of "fanon"?
No. "Fanon" is an idea about part of Tolkien canon that fans have developed more than Tolkien did. An example of this idea is that of the "fords of Tharbad" being a rough kind of town. Fanon ideas are shared by many fans. Ansereg is my own AU, or alternative universe, interpretation. Please do not plagarize this. It is considered bad fanfiction manners. The web-based Ansereg role playing game (see the Links page for details) has my permission.
Will you ever write any Aragorn/Legolas slash?
I already have. It is in a story that is a parody of elf-slash fanfiction. You can read it here.
Will you beta read my story?
With all due respect to people who've asked in the past, no. I don't have time, and I don't feel like I'm a very good beta reader. I do encourage everyone to write their own stories. There is a section on my Links page with fanfiction writer resources, including a beta readers' list.
Can
you link to my site/story on one of your pages?
Maybe.
This is entirely subject to my personal taste. I have had third parties say,
"Hey, you recommended X and I didn't like it."
Will you post my adult Tolkien fanfiction story here at your site?
This is a single-author web site, so the answer to that is no. Again, the Links page has archive sites where you can post your story, even your extreme NC-17 het darkfic.
You may have noticed a theme in my answers by now, in that most of them are "no" or "maybe." I do sometimes say, "Yes." Several times when readers have requested stories with a character or about a pairing, they've inspired me and I've written the stories. This has included requests for certain characters, or for more of a pairing that I've written in the past. The #1 request is for an ansereg story involving Aragorn, and I'm planning a story that deals with that, in a way.