How this Blog Works...

Because Beth raised the question as a comment in one of the posts below, a little explanation on how this Blog is supposed to work:

The most important page is the Home(page), the others i.e. JRRTolkien, Works by JRRT, Blog Authors are static pages.
Posts are published on the Home(page). Everyone who is listed as author should be able to post there. All other users and the authors as well can leave "comments" to posts by simply using the comment-link below each post. then you can also read what others commented on various posts (which also works when using the title as a link).
I suggest that (like it was in the forum), if someone wants to create a new "topic" he/she makes a "post" - others answer and talk about it via "comments".
The "General Discussion and News [:'month':]" post will be added by me (or someone else if I can't) at the start of every month as a new way of "Random News"...

The static pages are supposed to be filled within the coming weeks (see the "Help Me fill the Blog-Pages"-post). Works by JRRT is already done and the Blog-Authos list will be updated when necessary. If there is anyone who has the time to write a little bit for the JRRTolkien-biography-page I would be very happy !
These pages are not supposed to be changed but only updated from time to time - all contributions welcome !

I hope that this will answer the most important questions to all....
For all other matters use the "comments" ;-)
telco

New Tolkien Books 2011

There are some reprints and new editions that will be published in 2011 - and the list will certainly grow...

J.R.R.Tolkien A Biography - by Humphrey Carpenter - HarperCollins reprint publ. 28/04/2011
Tolkien and the Great War - by John Garth - HarperCollins reprint publ. 28/04/2011

Tolkien Studies, An Annual Scholarly Review, Vol. 8 - edited by D A Anderson, V Flieger and M D C Drout - published 2011 (exact date TBA)

More Updates to come !

Help Me fill the the Blog-Pages

Above the posts you find a few links concerning JRRTolkien, his Works, and the Blog-Posters.
The first two pages need to be filled and my time is limited at the moment, so all help to fill them would be welcome...

the JRRTolkien-page should include a little biography
the Works-page a bibliography
the Blog-Posters page will show the nicknames of all those who have a general post-admission on this blog (i will enter the names there if new posters join the blog ;-) )

Suggestions for further static Blog-Pages are always welcome (there could be a maximum of 10 pages)

General Discussion and News [:January 2011:]

This post will be added every month for general informal comments by all posters and visitors...

Posts and Comments

Dear Visitors,

On this blog comments can be made by all visitors.
New posts however shall be limited and can therefore only be made by some people...
These shall certainly include all the former http://www.tolkienforum.co.uk/ members who are invited to send me their email-address so that I can give them New-Post-Admission.
Others might also do so and the active forum posters shall then decide wheter or not you will be given admission...
This shall not restrict anybody but make sure that not everyone can leave various posts which are not concerned with the use of this blog.
Suggestions for new topics of discussion can be made in comments to this post by all visitors of course !

Blog-Design

As this blog is new, many things can certainly be improved.
Please feel free to post whatever comment concerning the Blog-Design.
All suggestions will help to make things better !

TheJRRTolkienWorld

Dear Guests to this Blog,

Welcome !

This Blog was designed as a platform of discussion and to pass on information of whatever kind concerning the creations of the late J.R.R.Tolkien !

May all those who leave a post or comment here help to show the genius of JRRT and pass on their knowledge of various kind, or simply their own oppinions and suggestins to all others who are as impressed by or interested in his work as I am !

telco