Unfinished Tales Discussion Project

[Valandil]

Finished reading, but no time yet to post. I take a trip this weekend. Will plan to jump into the fray soon after I'm back.

[Earniel]

Voronwen needs a little more time for her chapter. We'll put a tentative date for the 15th of March.

[Tessar]

I've mostly finished reading the chapter but I'm swamped in assignments and rehearsals. I'll probably just end up discussing the next chapter after the opera . I love reading the discussions though! Really lends a new interest to my reading.

[Earniel]

Ah, managed to find a used UT copy, then? We've still got plenty a chapter to spare if you want to try your hand at an intro. And most are still months away so you'd have some time to prepare.

[Varnafindë]

And I take it that discussions can go on in the old chapters as well.
Only the current chapter will be made sticky, but the old chapters will still be kept open - I believe even the old projects are still open, if anyone wants to reopen any of the discussions.

[Coffeehouse]

Eärniel, please sign me up for:

11. The Quest of Erebor
Tentative deadline: 5th of July 2010

This'll be fun.

[Earniel]

Excellent! The chapter's yours.

[Earniel]

We really need someone to take care of the chapters 'The Line of Elros' and 'Galadriel and Celeborn' soon or we're going to stall big time.

Any takers?

[Varnafindë]

I guess that if a new chapter comes up, people might start discussing again - depending somewhat on which chapter, perhaps.

[Earniel]

It died last year while I was away, I'd love to see it re-booted but I didn't have time to badger everybody about it then so I left it as it was. Keeping it more or less on the back-burner of my mind, hoping that I could try a relaunch when traffic picked up. That hasn't really happened yet, but then again it might not ever before the new movie is out, which would be too late if we stick to the original planning.

So we could try again now anyway. But I'd have to see if jammi's still up to his chapter or reassign it before we can continue.

Until that, you can comment on the few chapters we did get done. They're linked in the first post.

[Valandil]

It looks like the next one to do is on Galadriel and Celeborn. Is that correct? Is jammi567 still around to take it, and still willing? If not, who else would like to start the discussion?

That chapter actually contains all sorts of nuggets of information pertaining to other characters and events. Lots of historical stuff there.

After that one, I'm up with Gladden Fields.

The question is... do we have someone willing to take on that Galadriel chapter?

[Varnafindë]

Is the deadline for when the intro should be up so we can start discussing it - or for when we expect to have finished a section/chapter? If the latter, when do you need the Gondolin intro? I'm strongly considering doing it, but I need to reread it first ...

[Earniel]

Originally Posted by Voronwen

Is there any possibility of doing this a bit earlier, even just by a few days or a week?

I need to go away that week, as i'm in a wedding this holiday season. I leave on the 26th.

How does December 17th sound?

Tentative deadline being tentative, means they're not set in stone. I've only put them up to give people an idea of when they might start with their chapter. At this point all dates are a guestimates, so we'll try and make sure your chapter does not fall too close to your trip.

Originally Posted by Varnafindë

Is the deadline for when the intro should be up so we can start discussing it - or for when we expect to have finished a section/chapter? If the latter, when do you need the Gondolin intro? I'm strongly considering doing it, but I need to reread it first ...

The deadlines are meant for the posting of the intro and the start of the discussion. The thread doesn't have to have a definite end, people are naturally allowed to continue discussing old chapters even when newer ones have been posted, or even when all chapters have been handled.

You have decided on Tuor in Gondolin? I'll put your name up. As for the start, as I said to Voronwen, the dates I gave so far are rather more suggestions then fixed dates. So basically, when do you think you can get it ready? I suggested half-way October but preferably (at least, I would prefer it so ), all chapters should be assigned before we start. Or at the very least, Part One and Part Two.

[Voronwen]

Originally Posted by Eärniel

At this point all dates are a guestimates, so we'll try and make sure your chapter does not fall too close to your trip.

Thank you for this! My sister has gone and moved her May wedding date to the week of Christmas and New Year's which has made things crazy enough for all of us who are involved. Now that i have my chapter, i wouldn't want to give it up because of that!

The deadlines are meant for the posting of the intro and the start of the discussion. The thread doesn't have to have a definite end, people are naturally allowed to continue discussing old chapters even when newer ones have been posted, or even when all chapters have been handled.

So then technically, i could start mine even earlier?

[Valandil]

Well - so far we've got the 3 V's, covering the first assignment from each of the first Three Ages!

[Voronwen]

Originally Posted by Valandil

Well - so far we've got the 3 V's

I noticed that!

covering the first assignment from each of the first Three Ages!

But i hadn't noticed this! Too funny!

[Earniel]

Originally Posted by Voronwen

So then technically, i could start mine even earlier?

Technically, yes, but you understand that the timing for your chapter is partly dependant on previous chapters. So we'll try to avoid lumping your chapter in your holiday trip, but I can't give an exact date yet for when it will your turn.

Originally Posted by Valandil

Well - so far we've got the 3 V's, covering the first assignment from each of the first Three Ages!

Eh, fun!

[Voronwen]

Originally Posted by Eärniel

Technically, yes, but you understand that the timing for your chapter is partly dependant on previous chapters. So we'll try to avoid lumping your chapter in your holiday trip, but I can't give an exact date yet for when it will your turn.

Yes, that's understandable. I just won't have daily access to a computer while i'm away, so i wouldn't want to start it too close to my departure date and then leave everyone hanging. Thanks for working with it, though.

[Varnafindë]

Originally Posted by Eärniel

You have decided on Tuor in Gondolin? I'll put your name up. As for the start, as I said to Voronwen, the dates I gave so far are rather more suggestions then fixed dates. So basically, when do you think you can get it ready? I suggested half-way October but preferably (at least, I would prefer it so ), all chapters should be assigned before we start. Or at the very least, Part One and Part Two.

I should be able to have something up by mid-October.
I'm rereading it now - hadn't read it for some years, and there are lots of things I had forgotten.

It's a shame that it stops before it gets to Gondolin proper, though. I think Christopher agrees ...

[Gordis]

I will try to do "The Hunt"