An interview

Michael Martinez · 03-25-2002, 03:54 PM

I'm pleased to announce that J.W. Braun's LoTR Fan site has posted an interview with me. It's nice to be interviewed by anyone, but the interest and support I've received from fellow Tolkien fans for my writing through the years has always been great.

I've had a link to J.W.'s site at Suite101's Tolkien/Middle-earth topic for some time. I definitely recommend people check it out for the interesting content J.W. posts there, and not just for the interview with Michael Martinez.

The main site is located at:
http://www.angelfire.com/film/rings

The interview is here:
http://www.angelfire.com/film/rings/...s/michael.html

Thanks to J.W.!

emplynx · 03-25-2002, 06:16 PM

Hey Michael! Long time no talk to! My Internet Explorer keeps crashing so I will read the interview later.
Want to do one for Fool of a Took.com?

***HOBBIT*** · 03-25-2002, 06:20 PM

this is probably considered advertising. But i could care less. I'll let this stay open. The other admins are immature children, my house got flooded. last thing i want to do now is close threads...weeee

Darth Tater · 03-25-2002, 08:05 PM

Don't mind Tristan, he's in a mood

Nice to have you back MM I hope you'll hang around this time. BTW if you want publicity for your book PM me about a giveaway contest!

Michael Martinez · 03-25-2002, 08:17 PM

I'm not sure of what the announcement would be advertising, except a Web site I don't control and have no real connection with. I don't think there are any links for buying the book there. I just thought people here would be interested in the interview.

Darth, I'm not sure about giveaways. Right now, I've promised a couple of free copies which I don't yet have to give, so I'm not ready to offer any more.

Darth Tater · 03-25-2002, 10:17 PM

Understood. Let us know if you want any help with anything though. And right a real (non humorous) essay on Gandalf already!

Michael Martinez · 03-25-2002, 10:39 PM

It's hard to find anything to say about Gandalf which isn't immediately obvious to most readers. Of course, it always helps when people ask me questions which are hard to answer.

Darth Tater · 03-25-2002, 10:48 PM

What about where he's from? I mean I know what he is, but his history before LOTR seems so vague!!!!!!!

Michael Martinez · 03-25-2002, 10:57 PM

But there is a reason for why it seems so vague.

I can write fan fiction, but so can everyone else. "Dear Gandalf ..." acknowledges the fact that we have to fill in the gaps ourselves.

Speculation may seem authoritative if it can box itself in with facts, but Gandalf's past is pretty much an open book.

There is just nothing buried in The History of Middle-earth which really lends itself to figuring out where Gandalf went or what he did prior to his first journey to Dol Guldur.

Darth Tater · 03-25-2002, 11:04 PM

Oh come on, there must be SOMETHING Christopher has yet to publish that gives us at least a glimpse at pre-LOTR Gandalf! Dear Gandalf just pissed me off, I came away with more questions then answers! Hrmm, maybe that's why Memento didn't win the Oscar. Ok I'm getting side tracked again. Stoopid brain.

jerseydevil · 03-25-2002, 11:31 PM

Tristan is in a mood. He's mad about the Pink & Purple Day. I am sorry about your house though. I hope everything is okay.

markedel · 03-26-2002, 10:30 AM

I think people who don't read beyond LOTR relly get how hard it must have been to be Gandalf. Constabtly longing for Valinor must have been a challenge to say the least.

Ñólendil · 03-26-2002, 12:37 PM

How's the revolutionary, massive history book going, Michael?

***HOBBIT*** · 03-26-2002, 03:22 PM

er yeah..don't mind me....
About advertising, I suppose it is. We've closed threads for advertising for sites like that before. Even if you are just sharing a cool link. But as i've said before, i'm not in a thread closing mood, and everyone loves you

Anyways, welcome back to the moot...

emplynx · 03-26-2002, 04:49 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by HOBBIT
Even if you are just sharing a cool link.

Poor Tim's Cool Site of the Day... :-(

03-25-2002, 03:54 PM	#1
Michael Martinez Elven Loremaster Join Date: Feb 2000 Posts: 892	An interview I'm pleased to announce that J.W. Braun's LoTR Fan site has posted an interview with me. It's nice to be interviewed by anyone, but the interest and support I've received from fellow Tolkien fans for my writing through the years has always been great. I've had a link to J.W.'s site at Suite101's Tolkien/Middle-earth topic for some time. I definitely recommend people check it out for the interesting content J.W. posts there, and not just for the interview with Michael Martinez. The main site is located at: http://www.angelfire.com/film/rings The interview is here: http://www.angelfire.com/film/rings/...s/michael.html Thanks to J.W.! __________________ http://www.xenite.org/faqs/lotr_movie/ http://www.michael-martinez.com/ http://www.merp.com/essays/MichaelMartinez/

03-25-2002, 06:20 PM	#3
*HOBBIT* Saviour of Entmoot Admiral Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: NC/NJ (no longer Same place as bmilder.) Posts: 61,986	this is probably considered advertising. But i could care less. I'll let this stay open. The other admins are immature children, my house got flooded. last thing i want to do now is close threads...weeee __________________ President Emeritus (2000-2004) Private message (or email) me if you need any assistance. I am here to help! "I'm up to here with cool, ok? I'm so amazingly cool you could keep a side of meat in me for a month. I am so hip I have difficulty seeing over my pelvis" - Zaphod Beeblebrox Latest Blog Post: Just Quit Facebook? No One Cares!

03-25-2002, 08:05 PM	#4
Darth Tater The man Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: MA Posts: 4,572	Don't mind Tristan, he's in a mood Nice to have you back MM I hope you'll hang around this time. BTW if you want publicity for your book PM me about a giveaway contest! __________________ Visit the worlds greatest webpage! No, not The Tolkien Trail! Just click this! The Tolkien Trail ~Camelot

03-25-2002, 08:17 PM	#5
Michael Martinez Elven Loremaster Join Date: Feb 2000 Posts: 892	I'm not sure of what the announcement would be advertising, except a Web site I don't control and have no real connection with. I don't think there are any links for buying the book there. I just thought people here would be interested in the interview. Darth, I'm not sure about giveaways. Right now, I've promised a couple of free copies which I don't yet have to give, so I'm not ready to offer any more. __________________ http://www.xenite.org/faqs/lotr_movie/ http://www.michael-martinez.com/ http://www.merp.com/essays/MichaelMartinez/

03-25-2002, 10:17 PM	#6
Darth Tater The man Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: MA Posts: 4,572	Understood. Let us know if you want any help with anything though. And right a real (non humorous) essay on Gandalf already! __________________ Visit the worlds greatest webpage! No, not The Tolkien Trail! Just click this! The Tolkien Trail ~Camelot

03-25-2002, 06:16 PM	#2
emplynx Self-Appointed Lord of the Free Peoples of the General Messages Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,214	Hey Michael! Long time no talk to! My Internet Explorer keeps crashing so I will read the interview later. Want to do one for Fool of a Took.com?

03-25-2002, 10:39 PM	#7
Michael Martinez Elven Loremaster Join Date: Feb 2000 Posts: 892	It's hard to find anything to say about Gandalf which isn't immediately obvious to most readers. Of course, it always helps when people ask me questions which are hard to answer. __________________ http://www.xenite.org/faqs/lotr_movie/ http://www.michael-martinez.com/ http://www.merp.com/essays/MichaelMartinez/

03-25-2002, 10:48 PM	#8
Darth Tater The man Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: MA Posts: 4,572	What about where he's from? I mean I know what he is, but his history before LOTR seems so vague!!!!!!! __________________ Visit the worlds greatest webpage! No, not The Tolkien Trail! Just click this! The Tolkien Trail ~Camelot

03-25-2002, 10:57 PM	#9
Michael Martinez Elven Loremaster Join Date: Feb 2000 Posts: 892	But there is a reason for why it seems so vague. I can write fan fiction, but so can everyone else. "Dear Gandalf ..." acknowledges the fact that we have to fill in the gaps ourselves. Speculation may seem authoritative if it can box itself in with facts, but Gandalf's past is pretty much an open book. There is just nothing buried in The History of Middle-earth which really lends itself to figuring out where Gandalf went or what he did prior to his first journey to Dol Guldur. __________________ http://www.xenite.org/faqs/lotr_movie/ http://www.michael-martinez.com/ http://www.merp.com/essays/MichaelMartinez/

03-25-2002, 11:04 PM	#10
Darth Tater The man Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: MA Posts: 4,572	Oh come on, there must be SOMETHING Christopher has yet to publish that gives us at least a glimpse at pre-LOTR Gandalf! Dear Gandalf just pissed me off, I came away with more questions then answers! Hrmm, maybe that's why Memento didn't win the Oscar. Ok I'm getting side tracked again. Stoopid brain. __________________ Visit the worlds greatest webpage! No, not The Tolkien Trail! Just click this! The Tolkien Trail ~Camelot

03-25-2002, 11:31 PM	#11
jerseydevil I am Freddie/UNDERCOVER/ Founder of The Great Continent of Entmoot Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Plainsboro, NJ Posts: 9,431	Tristan is in a mood. He's mad about the Pink & Purple Day. I am sorry about your house though. I hope everything is okay. __________________ Come back! Come back! To Mordor we will take you! "The only thing better than a great plan is implementing a great plan" - JerseyDevil "If everyone agreed with me all the time, everything would be just fine"- JerseyDevil AboutNewJersey.com New Jersey MessageBoard Another Tolkien Forum Memorial to the Twin Towers New Jersey Map Fellowship of the Messageboard Legend of the Jersey Devil Support New Jersey's Liberty Tower Peacefire.org AboutNewJersey.com - New Jersey Travel and Tourism Guide

03-26-2002, 10:30 AM	#12
markedel 'Sober' Mullet Frosh Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Queen's Posts: 1,245	I think people who don't read beyond LOTR relly get how hard it must have been to be Gandalf. Constabtly longing for Valinor must have been a challenge to say the least. __________________ "Earnur was a man like his father in valour, but not in wisdom"

03-26-2002, 12:37 PM	#13
Ñólendil Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: California Posts: 60,865	How's the revolutionary, massive history book going, Michael? __________________ Falmon -- Dylan

03-26-2002, 03:22 PM	#14
*HOBBIT* Saviour of Entmoot Admiral Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: NC/NJ (no longer Same place as bmilder.) Posts: 61,986	er yeah..don't mind me.... About advertising, I suppose it is. We've closed threads for advertising for sites like that before. Even if you are just sharing a cool link. But as i've said before, i'm not in a thread closing mood, and everyone loves you Anyways, welcome back to the moot... __________________ President Emeritus (2000-2004) Private message (or email) me if you need any assistance. I am here to help! "I'm up to here with cool, ok? I'm so amazingly cool you could keep a side of meat in me for a month. I am so hip I have difficulty seeing over my pelvis" - Zaphod Beeblebrox Latest Blog Post: Just Quit Facebook? No One Cares!

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