HASA news - August 2009


The general news bulletin for August 2009, focusing on birthdays, reviews,
profiles and stories.


Profiles

Time for a bit of summer cleaning? There are a bunch of new nationality flags
available, but even if you're not from any of these places, it may be a good
idea to go and have a look to see if your profile is still up to date (email
address, beta reader status, bio etc).

New flags to wave:
Catalonia
European Union
French Guiana
Heard and McDonald Islands
Montenegro
Serbia
Reunion
Svaldbard and Jan Mayer


Birthday Cards

If you have a birthday in August and would like a drabble about your favourite
character or topic, you can request it here:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/forums/messages.cfm?confId=0&forumID=482&messageid=\
52679

Not sure what the birthday cards are about? Have a look at the stories written
for previous requests:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/forums/threads.cfm?confId=0&forumId=482


Reviews

Right now, there are 13 stories waiting for reviewers (remember to log in
first):
http://www.henneth-annun.net/members/review/index.cfm

If you are an active reviewer, why not go and check one out?

If you're not an active reviewer, but would like to be one... why not sign up?
You're eligible if you've been a member of HASA for thirty days or more.

As you can perhaps guess, member participation is crucial for reviews. The more
people are involved in the review process, the more opinions will be
represented. Just as importantly, having more people involved means that stories
pass through review more quickly - which is good for everyone.

By submitting a story for review, you are asking nine other members to read and
evaluate it. So why not do unto other authors in reviews as you'd like other
reviewers to do unto you: check out one of the stories already in review and
give it a read. Put more simply: put one in, take one out.



Challenges and Nuzgul

We have one open Challenge: the HASA Birthday Challenge `09:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/members/challenge/challenge_detail.cfm?NGID=553 *
On July 1st, it's HASA's seventh birthday, and there is of course no better way
to celebrate than with a challenge involving the number seven or any other
'lucky number': The Challenge will run over the summer to give all entrants
enough time to write your story, be it an epic story or a ficlet, and closes on
Bilbo and Frodo's birthday. We wish you luck and a Happy Birthday to HASA.

* (please note, you need to be logged in for this link to work)

If you have an idea that you'd like at least five people take on, grab that
nuzgul by the scruff of the neck (mind the teeth!) and see if you can get four
others to make it a Challenge?
Prospective Challenges can be found here:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/forums/threads.cfm?confId=5&forumId=5



July Stories

All of us writers love feedback. It is the lembas and miruvor that sustains us
as we write our story, and leaving a few words about a story you read is always
a nice thing to do, whether the story is new or old.

Every fifteen minutes HASA highlights a story chosen at random from the Reviewed
and General stories in the archive. Why not go to http://www.henneth-annun.net/
and read the currently featured story?

Many talented writers are publishing every day. In July:

--- 32 Reviewed Stories were published or updated:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/story_reviewed.cfm
--- 57 General Stories were published or updated:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/story_general.cfm
--- 6 Beta Stories were published or updated:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/story_beta.cfm (Please note, you need to be
logged in to view beta stories.)

Thank you for reading at HASA. Enjoy!

--
Nath

Welcome to the first new reviews bulletin.

Reviews are an important part of the site: there are the authors who sit waiting
with baited breath and fraying nerves, and there are our intrepid reviewers to
think of. So before looking at the stories: Thank you all for your effort,
authors and reviewers alike!

Of course, there's also Jay of Lasgalen, our Reviews Admin, who deserves her own
round of applause for her hard work, and it's in fact a forum discussion between
her and Agape4Gondor that led to Reviews getting a separate news bulletin again:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/forums/messages.cfm?confid=0&forumid=43&messageId=5\
2695
Go read, and if you have ideas and suggestions, please join in.


Stories in review
As I type this, there are 12 stories waiting for reviewers:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/members/review/index.cfm
(remember to log in before you follow the link).

Of course, member participation is crucial for reviews. The more people are
involved in reviewing, the more opinions are represented. Just as importantly,
having more people involved means that stories pass through review more quickly
- which is good for everyone.

If you are an active reviewer, why not go and check out a story?


Becoming a reviewer
If you're not an active reviewer, but think you can spare a bit of time... –
even if you just review one or two stories in a month, every review is welcome.
If you are logged in, you can sign up here:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/members/review/index.cfm
if you've been a member of HASA for thirty days or more.


Put one in, take one out
By submitting a story for review, you are asking nine other members to read and
evaluate it. So why not do for the other authors who have a story in review what
you'd like other reviewers to do for you: check out one of the stories already
in review and give it a read. Put more simply: put one in, take one out...


Reviewed story spotlight


These are the latest stories to pass through review. Authors, congratulations;
well done, people!

Bridal Bouquet by Lindahoyland:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=7908
Rating: General
Genre:  Romance
Era: 3rd Age - Post-Ring War
Summary: Galadriel prepares a very special bouquet for her granddaughter. 100
words as counted in MS WORD. Written for a challenge.


Crossing Borders by IgnobleBard:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=6304
Rating: Adult
Genre:  Drama  Era: 3rd Age - The Stewards
Summary: A misunderstanding threatens to expose Faramir's secret. AU, slash,
angst, whipping (not bdsm)


In Defiance of the Dark by Larner:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=7339
Rating: General
Genre:  Romance  Era: 3rd Age - Post-Ring War
Summary: She had been very beautiful--and a courtesan and slave. Now she and the
Ringbearer find themselves defying the Dark as he visits her in the Houses of
Healing, encouraged by his friend, the King Elessar.


Truth by Starlight:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=2166
Rating: General
Genre:  General  Era: 3rd Age - Post-Ring War
Summary: Faramir learns of the manner of his father's death.


Autre temps, autre moeurs (Other days,other ways) by Lindahoyland:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=7865
Rating: General
Genre:  General  Era: 4th Age
Summary: An envoy at King Elessar's Court writes a letter home. Written for a
challenge.



Thank you for reading, writing and reviewing at HASA. Enjoy!

HASA is an ad-free, fee-free Web site, run for the enjoyment of quality JRRT
fanfiction. Our monthly hosting costs are $150 US.  Thank you to generous site
users who donated last month, and in previous months. Currently our balance is
at $17, which means we will need donations to pay the September hosting bill. 
The due date is the 8th. If you look down at the bottom of any HASA page you
will see a message, "Visitors Currently Online". As I write this it's at 143
visitors.  If a fraction of that number who have not donated yet can donate $5
each we will be funded for next month.  I'll keep you informed.

Thanks for enjoying HASA,

Julie

HASA news - September 2009

Exciting new things are happening at HASA! Those of you who have visited the
site in the last few days have without a doubt already seen the expanded focus
on Challenges. And there is another new feature drawing attention to reviews.

Reviews

Reviews are now visible at the top of the members home page. If you are an
active reviewer, log in to see the list of 10 new stories that are waiting for
reviewers:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/members/review/index.cfm
Why not check one out?

Or, if you are not yet a reviewer, why not sign up? Reviewing is not nearly as
daunting as you may think it is, and you're eligible if you've been a member of
HASA for thirty days or more.

Member participation is crucial for reviews. The more people are involved in the
review process, the more opinions will be represented. Just as importantly,
having more people involved means that stories pass through review more quickly
- which is good for everyone.

By submitting a story for review, you are asking nine other members to read and
evaluate it. So why not do unto other authors in reviews as you'd like other
reviewers to do unto you: check out one of the stories already in review and
give it a read. Put more simply: put one in, take one out


Birthday Cards

If you have a birthday in September and would like a drabble about your
favourite character or topic, you can request it here:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/forums/messages.cfm?confId=0&forumID=482&messageid=\
52755

Not sure what the birthday cards are about? Have a look at the stories written
for previous requests:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/forums/threads.cfm?confId=0&forumId=482


Challenges and Nuzgul

Follow this link for the Challenges homepage:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/challenge/index.cfm

If you have an idea that you'd like at least five people take on, grab that
nuzgul by the scruff of the neck (mind the teeth!) and see if you can get four
others to make it a Challenge? Prospective Challenges can be found here:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/forums/threads.cfm?confId=5&forumId=5

There is one open Challenge: the HASA Birthday Challenge '09:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/members/challenge/challenge_detail.cfm?NGID=553 *
On July 1st, it was HASA's seventh birthday, and there is of course no better
way to celebrate than with a challenge involving the number seven or any other
'lucky number': The Challenge will run over the summer to give all entrants
enough time to write your story, be it an epic story or a ficlet, and closes on
Bilbo and Frodo's birthday. We wish you luck and a Happy Birthday to HASA.
* (please note, you need to be logged in for this link to work)


August Stories

All of us writers love feedback. It is the lembas and miruvor that sustains us
as we write our story, and leaving a few words about a story you read is always
a nice thing to do, whether the story is new or old.

Every fifteen minutes HASA highlights a story chosen at random from the Reviewed
and General stories in the archive. Read the currently featured story on our
front page.

Many talented writers are publishing every day. In August:

--- 7 Reviewed Stories were published or updated:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/story_reviewed.cfm
--- 46 General Stories were published or updated:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/story_general.cfm
--- 2 Beta Stories were published or updated:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/story_beta.cfm (Please note, you need to be
logged in to view beta stories.)

Thank you for reading at HASA. Enjoy!

--
Nath

Welcome to the September reviews bulletin.

Reviews are an important part of the site: there are the authors who sit waiting
with baited breath and fraying nerves, and there are our intrepid reviewers to
think of. So before looking at the stories: Thank you all for your work, authors
and reviewers alike!


Stories in review
As I type this, there are 13 stories waiting for reviewers:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/members/review/index.cfm
(remember to log in before you follow the link).

Of course, member participation is crucial for reviews. The more people are
involved in reviewing, the more opinions are represented. Just as importantly,
having more people involved means that stories pass through review more quickly
- which is good for everyone.

If you are an active reviewer, why not go and check out a story?


Becoming a reviewer
If you're not an active reviewer, but think you can spare a bit of time... –
even if you just review one or two stories in a month, every review is welcome.
If you are logged in, you can sign up here:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/members/review/index.cfm
if you've been a member of HASA for thirty days or more.


Put one in, take one out
By submitting a story for review, you are asking nine other members to read and
evaluate it. So why not do for the other authors who have a story in review what
you'd like other reviewers to do for you: check out one of the stories already
in review and give it a read. Put more simply: put one in, take one out...


Reviewed story spotlight
These stories have passed through review since the previous bulletin.
Congratulations to all authors; well done!

Conquering the Helcaraxė by Raksha:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=7947
Rating: General
Genre: General
Era: 4th Age
Summary: A southern princeling faces a new challenge in the frozen North. Join
young Barahir of Ithilien and his grandfather on a wintry day in this 600-word
ficlet.

'Of Pride And Penalty' by JDE:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=7872
Rating: General
Genre: Drama
Era: 1st Age
Summary: "Ay, do despise me, I'm the prouder for it; I like to be despised."
[From 'The Hypocrite', Act V, Sc 1']

Adolescence by Larner:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=6867
Rating: General
Genre: General
Summary: Adolescent daughters sometimes seek to avoid restrictions set on them.
Set the year Sam and Rosie visited Gondor with Elanor.

I Am Of The House Of Eorl by Nieriel Raina:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=6509
Rating: General
Genre: Drama
Era: 3rd Age - Ring War
Summary: When the Three Hunters and Gandalf come to Edoras, history is made,
events are set in motion and some will never be the same… A mix of book and
movie verse told from an unusual point of view - a wolfhound.

Deliverance by Imhiriel:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=7463
Rating: General
Genre: Drama
Era: 3rd Age - The Kings
Summary: A mariner has reached the end of his long quest. Drabble. MEFAwards
2008: 3rd Place - Races: Men: Gondor Drabbles

Pity Us Not by JDE:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=7870
Rating: General
Genre: Drama
Era: 1st Age
Summary: A narrative from Oropher's point of view, set in Doriath after the
kinslayings. A bit of everything, some angst, some diplomacy, some dreary
musings, and of course, the house of Finwė.

Gamesmanship by Raksha:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=7874
Rating: Adult
Genre: Action
Era: 4th Age
Summary: On a voyage to Dol Amroth with his family, Éomer faces peril at sea.
Rated Adult for some battle scenes. Written in honor of Branwyn's birthday in
2008.

The Sins of the Fathers by Mirefinwe:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=6988
Rating: General
Genre: General
Era: Time of the Trees
Summary: My take on the Fall of the Noldor as family saga, focussing on Indis
and her daughters.

First Victory! by Larner:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=7730
Rating: General
Genre: Action
Era: 4th Age
Summary: At age fifteen, Eldarion Telcontar has his first true victory at
sparring....

Far From Home by Raksha:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=7904
Rating: General
Genre: Drama
Era: 3rd Age - Ring War
Summary: On the last night of 3018, what do Boromir and Frodo find they have in
common? (a true drabble)

-~-

Thank you for reading, writing and reviewing at HASA. Enjoy!

HASA is an ad-free, fee-free Web site, run for the enjoyment of quality JRRT
fanfiction. Our monthly hosting costs are $150 US. This pays for the dedicated
server HASA needs to provide the features and fun visitors love - stories,
comments, forums, alerts, challenges and more. Every penny donated to HASA goes
directly to paying the hosting costs.

Currently our donation balance is at $47, which covers almost 1/3 of October
hosting. HASA's marvelous Secret Admirer has guaranteed matching funds for all
Quarter 4 donations, up to $500! Another member is covering all the service fees
that PayPal takes, so every dollar you donate is worth double!

If you're a little short on spare change at the moment, donate some time.
There's an archive full of stories just waiting for comments, authors who would
dearly love an email complimenting them on their work, challenges that need
entries, playlists that need to be created, and forums begging for discussions.
If you are a reviewer, check out a story today. If you aren't a reviewr, no
better time than now to sign up.

And if you are an author, please consider donating a new story!

Thanks for visiting HASA!

Julie

Autumn is definitely here (or spring, for the southern hemisphere), and it's the
perfect time to curl up somewhere warm to read or write some fanfic --- and if
you're reading, why not drop an author a comment?

The October news focuses on Birthdays, Challenges and Nuzgul, Reviews and
Playlists.


Birthday Cards

It's your birthday in October, and you would like a drabble about your favourite
character or topic? You can request it here:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/forums/messages.cfm?confId=0&forumID=482&messageid=\
52805

Not sure what the birthday cards are about? Have a look at the stories written
for previous requests:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/forums/threads.cfm?confId=0&forumId=482


Challenges and Nuzgul

Follow this link for the Challenges homepage:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/challenge/index.cfm

If you have an idea that you'd like at least five people take on, grab that
nuzgul by the scruff of the neck (mind the teeth!) and see if you can get four
others to make it a Challenge. Prospective Challenges can be found here:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/forums/threads.cfm?confId=5&forumId=5

There are currently no open Challenges (except Birthdays), so if you have any
spare Nuzgul lying around, don't hesitate to see how many others it can bite!

In September the HASA Birthday Challenge '09 closed. Right now, there are two
stories and two placeholders for the challenge, but you can always write an
oliphaunt** entry for this or any other closed challenge. You can find the
challenge here:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/challenge/challenge.cfm?ngid=553 *

* (please note, you need to be logged in for this link to work)
** What are oliphaunts? Click here to find the answer:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/challenge/oliphaunt.cfm


Reviews

Reviews are now visible at the top of the members home page. If you are an
active reviewer, log in to see the list of 8 new stories that are waiting for
reviewers:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/members/review/index.cfm

Why not check one out?


Or, if you are not yet a reviewer, why not sign up to become one? Reviewing is
not nearly as daunting as you may think it is, and you're eligible if you've
been a member of HASA for thirty days or more.

Member participation is crucial for reviews. The more people are involved in the
review process, the more opinions will be represented. Just as importantly,
having more people involved means that stories pass through review more quickly
- which is good for everyone.

By submitting a story for review, you are asking nine other members to read and
evaluate it. So why not do unto other authors in reviews as you'd like other
reviewers to do unto you: check out one of the stories already in review and
give it a read. Put more simply: put one in, take one out


Playlists

Playlists are lists of HASA stories put together by authors and readers, just as
music lovers put together lists of their favorite songs.

For example:
- An author uses playlists to put the stories in a series in reading order.
- A reader puts her `favourites' in a playlist and explains why they are listed
- A reader makes a list of similarly themed stories, for instance Hobbit romance
or critical essays on Men.
- ...

Anyone can create a playlist!

If you are a reader, you can collect your favorite stories by different authors
together in one place. If you are an author, you can put one together of your
own stories. Using the Workshop, a group of authors can put together joint
playlists of their work.

If you are logged in, go to My Playlists
http://www.henneth-annun.net/playlists/favorites.cfm
for more information on creating your own lists.

Playlists are meant to be shared!

Once you publish your playlist, other HASA members can add your list to a
playlist favorites collection. You can collect playlists by authors and other
readers even if you don't have any of your own. On every playlist overview page
is an "Add to My Collection" button. Click, and that list is added to your
collection. If you don't see the button, check to see if you are logged in.


September Stories

All of us writers love feedback. It is the lembas and miruvor that sustains us
as we write our story, and leaving a few words about a story you read is always
a nice thing to do, whether the story is new or old.

Every fifteen minutes HASA highlights a story chosen at random from the Reviewed
and General stories in the archive. Read the currently featured story on our
front page.

Many talented writers are publishing every day. In September:

--- 16 Reviewed Stories were published or updated:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/story_reviewed.cfm
--- 42 General Stories were published or updated:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/story_general.cfm
--- 4 Beta Stories were published or updated:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/story_beta.cfm (Please note, you need to be
logged in to view beta stories.)

Thank you for reading at HASA. Enjoy!

--
Nath

15(!) reviewed stories since the September bulletin, and 9 stories currently in
review...

Welcome to the October reviews bulletin.

Reviews are an important part of the site: there are the authors who sit waiting
with baited breath and fraying nerves, and there are our intrepid reviewers to
think of. So before looking at the stories: Thank you all for your work, authors
and reviewers alike!


Stories in review
As I type this, there are 9 stories waiting for reviewers:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/members/review/index.cfm
(remember to log in before you follow the link):

Of course, member participation is crucial for reviews. The more people are
involved in reviewing, the more opinions are represented. Just as importantly,
having more people involved means that stories pass through review more quickly
- which is good for everyone.

If you are an active reviewer, why not go and check out a story?


Becoming a reviewer
If you're not an active reviewer, but think you can spare a bit of time... –
even if you just review one or two stories in a month, every review is welcome.
If you are logged in, you can sign up here:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/members/review/index.cfm
if you've been a member of HASA for thirty days or more.


Put one in, take one out
By submitting a story for review, you are asking nine other members to read and
evaluate it. So why not do for the other authors who have a story in review what
you'd like other reviewers to do for you: check out one of the stories already
in review and give it a read. Put more simply: put one in, take one out...


Reviewed story spotlight
These stories have passed through review since the previous bulletin.
Congratulations to all authors; well done!

A Day to Celebrate by Larner:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=7642
Rating: General
Genre:  Drama
Era: 3rd Age - Post-Ring War
Summary: It's a year from the day on which Barad-dūr fell, and there are
celebrations in both of the renewed kingdoms--except in one place....

Uncharacteristic Fury by Nieriel Raina:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=7655
Rating: General
Genre:  Drama
Era: 4th Age
Summary: Part of a series. Eowyn returns from helping an injured man to find her
husband is furious with her.

Filling the Breach by Raksha:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=7995
Rating: General
Genre:  General
Era: 3rd Age - Post-Ring War
Summary: Ingold, soldier of Gondor, confronts damage and change when he visits
the Rammas Echor some days after Sauron's fall. (700 word ficlet, as counted by
MS Word)

Riding the Fire by Raksha:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=8007
Rating: Adult
Genre:  General
Era: Other
Summary: Fėanor Lives! Join him for a special moment in July 1969. Alternate
Universe, 1000 words as counted by MS Word, and rated Adult only because of
slight (and brief) sexual innuendo.

Stranger at the Gates by lindahoyland:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=8004
Rating: General
Genre: Romance
Era: 3rd Age - The Stewards
Summary: A weary stranger seeks shelter from Galadriel.

A Yearling Shoot by peredhil_lover:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=7405
Rating: General
Genre:  Drama
Era: 3rd Age - The Stewards
Summary: With the fateful first meeting of Arwen and Aragorn, the lives of the
peredhil are changed forever. Aragorn, Elladan, Elrohir, Gilraen, Elrond, Arwen.
Sequel to "Day and Night."

A Useful Gift by Larner:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=7587
Rating: General
Genre:  Humor
Era: 3rd Age - The Stewards
Summary: Cheated of Bag End, as they see it, Otho and Lobelia decide to attend
Bilbo's birthday party, no matter what; and Lobelia receives a most useful gift.

The Silver Tree by lindahoyland:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=7977
Rating: General
Genre:  General
Era: 3rd Age - Post-Ring War
Summary: The new King and his Steward take a walk.

Ease My Heart by Nieriel Raina:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=7013
Rating: General
Genre:  Drama
Era: 4th Age
Summary: Sometimes those who affect our lives so greatly are those who are
silent - and we never forget them. A sequel to another tale, but can be read as
a stand alone.

A Ring of Nine Watchers by Aiwendiel:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=7945
Rating: General
Genre:  Drama
Era: 3rd Age - Ring War
Summary: Night in the foothills of Caradhras. The Fellowship waits in the dark
for the approach of the hunting pack of wolves, and we hear their thoughts as
they watch one another. An 'ennea-drabble': a set of nine drabbles.

The Hidden Lady by Rhapsody:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=7991
Rating: General
Genre:  Drama
Era: Akallabźth/Last Alliance
Summary: Many scribes and bards have claimed that the Valar spared Elendil and
his sons, but what is fact and what is myth?

I Will Wait by Andriana:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=3970
Rating: General
Genre:  Romance
Era: Time of the Trees
Summary: The parting of Fingolfin and Anairė.

A New Life by Larner:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=7550
Rating: General
Genre: Drama
Era: 3rd Age - Post-Ring War
Summary: Arafim of Rhūn was surprised to find the captain of Gondor's forces was
also a healer, and then more. But what could he do with his life when his own
lord had ordered the wounded Rhūnim within the camp slain? Could such a man as
he ever go home again? A series of eight true drabbles....

Aranel by Alphiriel:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=7960
Rating: General
Genre:  Action
Era: 4th Age
Summary: The death of King Elessar and departure of his Queen, Lady Arwen, seen
through the eyes of their youngest daughter.

The Prince of Hearts by Rhapsody:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=7990
Rating: General
Genre:  General
Era: 2nd Age - Rings
Summary: One day Elrond decides to acknowledge a request that changed his life
and that of others forever.

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Thank you for reading, writing and reviewing at HASA. Enjoy!

HASA is an ad-free, fee-free Web site, run for the enjoyment of quality JRRT
fanfiction. Our monthly hosting costs are $150 US; looking for $65 in donations
by Friday next week.  Every penny donated to HASA goes directly to paying the
hosting costs. Our hosting cost pays for the dedicated server HASA needs to
provide the features and fun visitors love - stories, comments, forums, alerts,
challenges and more.

Currently our donation balance is at $20, which covers almost 1/5 of November
hosting. HASA's marvelous Secret Admirer has guaranteed matching funds for all
Quarter 4 donations, up to $500! Another member is covering all the service fees
that PayPal takes, so every dollar you donate is worth double!

If you're a little short on spare change at the moment, donate some time.
There's an archive full of stories just waiting for comments, authors who would
dearly love an email complimenting them on their work, challenges that need
entries, playlists that need to be created, and forums begging for discussions.
If you are a reviewer, check out a story today. If you aren't a reviewr, no
better time than now to sign up.

And if you are an author, please consider donating a new story!

Thanks for enjoying HASA!

Julie

The November news focuses on Birthdays, Reviews, Playlists and Challenges.

But first, to misquote Bilbo: I have to make an ANNOUNCEMENT: in December there
will be a site update. Read immediately below for more details.


Site update

In late December, HASA will undergo a code refresh. Most of this work is behind
the scenes and deals with database optimization, security and JavaScript
support. Some changes will affect end users. There will be some changes to page
layout to work better with newer browsers and handheld devices, IE6 support is
being phased out, and there will be more choices in the top navigation bar.

There will be one HUGE change that will directly affect site readers:
The cookie based bookmark system is going away.
The code behind it is breaking under various browsers, the cookie interaction
with the server is causing performance issues, and there are new tools out there
that do a better job. The bookmarks will be replaced with AddThis (
http://www.addthis.com/ ) buttons on each story. AddThis supports dozens of
social networking sites, allows you to bookmark directly to your browser, has
browser toolbars, and many other features that HASA support can't possibly
provide.

This means you need to prepare your bookmarks ahead of the code change so that
you don't lose them. Over the next few weeks, instructions will be posted to
help you figure out what to do with those bookmarks.


Birthday Cards

If it's your birthday in November, and you would like a drabble about your
favourite character or topic? You can request it here:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/forums/messages.cfm?confId=0&forumID=482&messageid=\
52861

Not sure what the birthday cards are about? Have a look at the stories written
for previous requests:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/forums/threads.cfm?confId=0&forumId=482


Reviews

You'll find a list of stories in review at the top of the members home page. If
you are an active reviewer, log in to see the list of 6 new stories that waiting
for reviewers:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/members/review/index.cfm

Or, if you are not yet a reviewer, why not sign up to become one? Reviewing is
not nearly as daunting as it may seem, and you're eligible if you've been a
member of HASA for thirty days or more.

Member participation is crucial for reviews. The more people are involved in the
review process, the more opinions will be represented. Just as importantly,
having more people involved means that stories pass through review more quickly
- which is good for everyone.

By submitting a story for review, you are asking nine other members to read and
evaluate it. So why not do unto other authors in reviews as you'd like other
reviewers to do unto you: check out one of the stories already in review and
give it a read. Put more simply: put one in, take one out


Playlists

Playlists are lists of HASA stories put together by authors and readers, just as
music lovers put together lists of their favorite songs.

For example:
- An author uses playlists to put the stories in a series in reading order.
- A reader puts her `favourites' in a playlist and explains why they are listed
- A reader makes a list of similarly themed stories, for instance Hobbit romance
or critical essays on Men.
- ...

Anyone can create a playlist!

As a reader, you can collect your favorite stories by different authors together
in one place. As an author, you can put one together of your own stories. Using
the Workshop, a group of authors can put together joint playlists of their work.

If you are logged in, go to My Playlists
http://www.henneth-annun.net/playlists/favorites.cfm
for more information on creating your own lists.

Playlists are meant to be shared!

Once you publish your playlist, other HASA members can add your list to a
playlist favorites collection. You can collect playlists by authors and other
readers even if you don't have any of your own. On every playlist overview page
is an "Add to My Collection" button. Click, and that list is added to your
collection. If you don't see the button, check to see if you are logged in.


Challenges and Nuzgul

Follow this link for the Challenges homepage:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/challenge/index.cfm

If you have an idea that you'd like at least five people take on, grab that
nuzgul by the scruff of the neck (mind the teeth!) and see if you can get four
others to make it a Challenge. Prospective Challenges can be found here:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/forums/threads.cfm?confId=5&forumId=5

There are currently no open Challenges (except Birthdays), so if you have any
spare Nuzgul lying around, don't hesitate to see how many others it can bite!


October Stories

All of us writers love feedback. It is the lembas and miruvor that sustains us
as we write our story, and leaving a few words about a story you read is always
a nice thing to do, whether the story is new or old.

Every fifteen minutes HASA highlights a story chosen at random from the Reviewed
and General stories in the archive. Read the currently featured story on our
front page.

Many talented writers are publishing every day. In October:

--- 11 Reviewed Stories were published or updated:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/story_reviewed.cfm
--- 47 General Stories were published or updated:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/story_general.cfm
--- 1 Beta Story was published or updated:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/story_beta.cfm (Please note, you need to be
logged in to view beta stories.)

Thank you for reading at HASA. Enjoy!

--
Nath

A needed security update to the HASA database is currently preventing story
chapters from displaying.

Please note: no data has been lost!

The chapters are fine, and will be restored to view as soon as possible.

It is all a retrieval error, and Tech Support is working on it. It may be a few
hours before the data is displaying correctly again.

We apologize for the inconvenience...

UPDATE: the problem is solved, and you should be able to access chapters
normally again.

Hi all,

This is an update. When you next check into HASA, please check the donations
total. We are short of donations for the rest of the quarter. HASA is an
ad-free, fee-free Web site, run for the enjoyment of quality JRRT fanfiction.
Our monthly hosting costs are $150 US; Every penny donated to HASA goes directly
to paying the hosting costs, and will again be matched this quarter by our
marvelous Secret Admirer.

If you look down at the bottom of any HASA page you will see a message,
"Visitors Currently Online". As I write this it's at 141
visitors.  If a fraction of that number who have not donated yet can donate $5
each we will be funded for next month.  I'll keep you informed.

Thanks for enjoying HASA!

Julie

The December news focuses on Birthdays, Reviews, Resources and Challenges.


Birthday Cards

If it's your birthday in December, and you would like a drabble about your
favourite character or topic? You can request it here:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/forums/messages.cfm?confId=0&forumID=482&messageid=\
52908

Not sure what the birthday cards are about? Have a look at the stories written
for previous requests:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/forums/threads.cfm?confId=0&forumId=482


Reviews

You'll find a list of stories in review at the top of the members home page. If
you are an active reviewer, log in to see the 2 new stories that are waiting for
reviewers:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/review/index.cfm

Or, if you are not yet a reviewer, why not sign up to become one? Reviewing is
not nearly as daunting as it may seem, and you're eligible if you've been a
member of HASA for thirty days or more.

Member participation is crucial for reviews. The more people are involved in the
review process, the more opinions will be represented. Just as importantly,
having more people involved means that stories pass through review more quickly
- which is good for everyone.

By submitting a story for review, you are asking nine other members to read and
evaluate it. So why not do unto other authors in reviews as you'd like other
reviewers to do unto you: check out one of the stories already in review and
give it a read. Put more simply: put one in, take one out


Challenges and Nuzgul

Click here for the Challenges homepage:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/challenge/index.cfm

If you have an idea that you'd like at least five people take on, grab that
nuzgul by the scruff of the neck (mind the teeth!) and see if you can get four
others to make it a Challenge. Prospective Challenges can be found here:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/forums/threads.cfm?confId=5&forumId=5

There are currently no open Challenges (except Birthdays), so if you have any
spare Nuzgul lying around, don't hesitate to see how many others it can bite!


Resources

The HASA Research Library is a very useful resource for writers as well as for
online discussions on book canon. You can find entries on characters, settings,
events, and items, containing cited quotes about the item you are trying to find
more information on. This portion of the site is available here:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/resources/index.cfm

Would you like to get involved with Resources? If you like researching and want
to help develop this section of HASA you can contact the Resources & Research
Library through the contact form at
  http://www.henneth-annun.net/about/contact.cfm

Some recent articles in Resources:

Timeline Events:
Eluréd and Elurķn born in Ossiriand:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/resources/events_view.cfm?evid=1489
Fėanor creates the Silmarils:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/resources/events_view.cfm?evid=1049

Character Biographies
Bėor the Old:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/resources/bios_view.cfm?SCID=486
Elurķn: http://www.henneth-annun.net/resources/bios_view.cfm?SCID=485

Places
Nennin:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/resources/places_view.cfm?plid=655
Celebros:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/members/resources/places_view.cfm?plid=620

Things
Gift of the Elf-minstrels:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/resources/things_view.cfm?thid=208
Doom of the Noldor:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/resources/things_view.cfm?thid=427

Good luck researching your story! If you enjoy this section of the site, why not
tell the researchers (they're listed at the bottom of every entry).


November Stories

All of us writers love feedback. It is the lembas and miruvor that sustains us
as we write our story, and leaving a few words about a story you read is always
a nice thing to do, whether the story is new or old.

Every fifteen minutes HASA highlights a story chosen at random from the Reviewed
and General stories in the archive. Read the currently featured story on our
front page.

Many talented writers are publishing every day. In November:
--- 20 Reviewed Stories were published or updated:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/story_reviewed.cfm
--- 32 General Stories were published or updated:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/story_general.cfm
--- 1 Beta Story was published or updated:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/story_beta.cfm (Please note, you need to be
logged in to view beta stories.)


Thank you for reading at HASA. Enjoy!

20 reviewed stories since the November bulletin, and 3 stories currently in
review...

Welcome to the December reviews bulletin.

Reviews are an important part of the site: there are the authors who sit waiting
with baited breath and fraying nerves, and there are our intrepid reviewers to
think of. So before looking at the stories: Thank you all for your work, authors
and reviewers alike!


Stories in review
As I type this, there are 3 stories waiting for reviewers (remember to log in
before you follow the link):
http://www.henneth-annun.net/members/review/index.cfm

Of course, member participation is crucial for reviews. The more people are
involved in reviewing, the more opinions are represented. Just as importantly,
having more people involved means that stories pass through review more quickly
- which is good for everyone.

If you are an active reviewer, why not go and check out a story?


Becoming a reviewer
If you're not an active reviewer, but think you can spare a bit of time... –
even if you just review one or two stories in a month, every review is welcome.
If you are logged in, you can sign up here if you've been a member of HASA for
thirty days or more:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/members/review/index.cfm


Put one in, take one out
By submitting a story for review, you are asking nine other members to read and
evaluate it. So why not do for the other authors who have a story in review what
you'd like other reviewers to do for you: check out one of the stories already
in review and give it a read. Put more simply: put one in, take one out...


Reviewed story spotlight
These stories have passed through review since the previous bulletin.
Congratulations to all authors; well done!

Gentlemen's Agreement by Khazar-Khum
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=8048
Rating: Adult
Genre:  General
Era: 3rd Age - The Kings
Summary: What really happened to Earnur? Earnur, the Witch-king, Gothmog &
assorted orcs.


Anadūnai by Darth Fingon
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=7952
Rating: General
Genre:  General
Era: 2nd Age - Pre-Rings
Summary: 163 years after their parting in Middle-earth, Elrond travels to
Nśmenor to see his brother again.


The Journal of Fingolfin by JDE
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=8028
Rating: Adult
Genre:  Romance
Era: 1st Age
Summary: The High-King of the Noldor Exiles, Fingolfin, tells the story of the
Noldor, and the story of his family. The self-deprecating King reminiscences
about his family, his half-brother and the complex relationship they shared. He
watches his children, niece and nephews turn from spoilt princes and princesses
into leaders of maturity and wisdom. Grief, pride, regrets, determination,
courage and an all-encompassing love for his family characterise his narrative
as he sketches his tumultuous life in his journal. Warnings: AU. Incest.
Homosexual content(mild). Heterosexual content(mild).Adult. Part One of The Song
of Sunset AU


Threnody for the Dispossessed by kenaz
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=8049
Rating: General
Genre:  Drama
Era: 4th Age
Summary: When the Valar recall Maglor to Valinor to plead for clemency, it falls
to his reluctant rival to find him. Mild slash content.


Prisoners of Conscience by JDE
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=8018
Rating: Adult
Genre:  Romance
Era: Akallabźth/Last Alliance
Summary: "And it came to pass that Tar-Palantir grew weary of grief and died. He
had no son, but a daughter only, whom he named Mķriel in the Elven-tongue; and
to her now by right and the laws of the Nśmenóreans came the sceptre. But
Pharazōn took her to wife against her will, doing evil in this and evil also in
that the laws of Nśmenor did not permit the marriage, even in the royal house,
of those more nearly akin than cousins in the second degree. And when they were
wedded, he seized the sceptre into his own hand, taking the title of Ar-Pharazōn
(Tar-Calion in the Elven-tongue); and the name of his queen he changed to
Ar-Zimraphel." AU, romance, mild heterosexual content.


After Sirion by toastedcheese
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=7561
Rating: General
Genre:  Drama
Era: 1st Age
Summary: After the Third Kinslaying, two pairs of brothers struggle to repair
their broken families.


The Bearing of Burdens by Larner
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=6591
Rating: General
Genre:  General
Era: 3rd Age - Post-Ring War
Summary: Faramir, Prince of Ithilien and Steward of Gondor, learns how burdens
can be lightened in an interview with Samwise Gamgee.


Yavanna's Gift by lindahoyland
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=8052
Rating: General
Genre:  General
Era: 3rd Age - The Stewards
Summary: Bell Gamgee and her daughters find help from an unexpected source in
their hour of need. With grateful thanks to Raksha and Virtuella.


While We Live by JDE
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=8019
Rating: Adult
Genre:  Romance
Era: Akallabźth/Last Alliance
Summary: "The King yielded to Sauron and felled the White Tree, and turned then
wholly away from the allegiance of his fathers. But Sauron caused to be built
upon the hill in the midst of the city of the Nśmenóreans, Armenelos the Golden,
a mighty temple." AU, heterosexual content, romance.


The Houseless by Jael
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=7238
Rating: General
Genre:  Other
Era: 3rd Age - The Stewards
Summary: On a day in late autumn, Legolas has a strange encounter with a girl in
the woods. A tale for Halloween.


Fired Anew by Larner
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=7951
Rating: General
Genre:  Drama
Era: Other
Summary: At the End of All Things, it has been said that in order for Morgoth to
be defeated anew the Silmarils and their maker must come together and unite. And
how would Nerdanel feel in those last moments as her husband and sons emerge
from the Halls of Mandos? Will she greet him or spurn him?


Looking For Dragons by Raksha
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=8077
Rating: General
Genre:  General
Era: 3rd Age - The Stewards
Summary: Gandalf makes a new friend, in an unanticipated and fruitful meeting.


King of Shadowed Halls by Jael
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=7949
Rating: Adult
Genre:  Drama
Era: 3rd Age - The Kings
Summary: As a shadow falls upon Greenwood the Great, Thranduil takes steps to
protect his people. The building of the underground fortress casts his personal
life into shadow as well. Will he lose that which is most dear to him in an
attempt to save it? Drama/Angst. Thranduil; Galion; OFC. Rated Mature for mildly
graphic sexual activity between a married couple.


<a href=">Refraction by Darth Fingon
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=8054"
Rating: Adult
Genre:  Romance
Era: 3rd Age - The Stewards
Summary: After an unexpected turn for the worse, Legolas finds himself having to
repay a debt he never knew existed. Slash.Written as part of a fiction swap.


Will Overruled By Fate by oshun
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=7563
Rating: Adult
Genre:  Romance
Era: 4th Age
Summary: Haldir meets Beleg in Valinor and each comes to terms with his past.
Slash. A Lord of the Rings-Silmarillion crossover. Response to a prompt: " . . .
an encounter between an Elf recently released from the Halls of Mandos and an
Elf who has recently come to Valinor from Middle-earth. . . . struggling to
acclimate themselves to a new place and time, and trying to relate to each other
. . . . love to see Haldir meet Beleg."


Anemone by Armariel
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=5561
Rating: General
Genre:  Romance
Era: 4th Age
Summary: In the Blessed Realm, Frodo meets a mysterious and enchanting little
creature from the sea. Could it be true love at last? Non-slash.


Hindsight by Russandol
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=8089
Rating: Adult
Genre:  General
Era: 1st Age
Summary: Maedhros remembers his captivity in Angband. Warnings: torture and
rape. Thanks to JDE, most patient of beta readers, and to the Lizard Council.


We Three Kings by Jael
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=7307
Rating: General
Genre:  General
Era: Other
Summary: Set in the 'Not Fade Away' story-verse, a tale for the holiday season.
One night in winter, Thranduil and two companions are forced to take shelter in
a stable.


Reach For The Stars by Raksha
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=8085
Rating: General
Genre:  General
Era: 3rd Age - The Stewards
Summary: What can Eärendil give the son who he can see but not touch? Find out,
as the Mariner looks in on two special stargazers.


The Shadow of the Past by lindahoyland
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=8055
Rating: General
Genre:  v
Era: 3rd Age - Post-Ring War
Summary: The dead have no power over the living,or do they? Somewhat AU


A Dangerous Hunger by IgnobleBard
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=7595
Rating: Adult
Genre:  Other
Era: 3rd Age - The Stewards
Summary: Haldir's encounter with an Easterling leads to an unexpected
attraction. - AU, Slash

HASA is back online a little earlier than expected: http://www.henneth-annun.net

• If you are using an older browser (IE6, Firefox 2.x, Opera earlier than 9.8, etc.) you need to upgrade for the best view of the site. HASA is usable, but not very nice under older browsers.
• The site has been reorganized. Please take time to study the new navigation menus and choices and see if you can locate the page you're looking for if you don't see it right away.
• You will have to log in again to the new site. Passwords saved by your browser probably will not work.
• A great deal of database work has been performed in the last 48 hours. Some settings have been reset to default values and you may need to restore your customizations.
• Check your profile. Everyone has been upgraded to full member (no more Readers/Authors) and all members now have an author record. Members can now list state/province and city if desired, and they can add URLS to multiple websites they own.
• If you have stories, take a look at them. Very old stories may have lost their paragraph and line breaks.
• If you have Challenge entries, make sure they are all still there. Challenges are now all public, all the time, and some old settings may keep your entries from showing.
• My Library not only shows bookmarked stories, bookmarked authors, and all alerts, you can now save searches and manage comments you make to authors.
• Alerts & Favorites under My Stuff will now show you who has you and your stories saved as favorites, as well as showing alerts and comments. You can manage subscribers to your alerts, too.
• Readers now have a Readers Toolbox on story pages to help manage bookmarks, playlists, alerts, recommendations and so forth.
• Authors have more story management tools.
• The forum thread for recording bug reports is:
  http://www.henneth-annun.net/forums/threads.cfm?confid=0&forumid=906

Happy Reading!

Hi all,

If you are enjoying new HASA please consider making a donation for site hosting.

HASA is an ad-free, fee-free Web site, run for the enjoyment of quality JRRT
fanfiction. Our monthly hosting costs are $150 US. This pays for the dedicated
server HASA needs to provide the features and fun visitors love - stories,
comments, forums, alerts, challenges and more. Every penny donated to HASA goes
directly to paying the hosting costs.

Donations will get combined with matching funds, so currently we need donations
totaling $25 for December and $75 for January. If you do not have spare change
for hosting, please be sure to donate some time to the site. Review a story,
post a comment, join a discussion, share a tale, create a playlist, and help
make HASA a great place to visit.

Julie

Playlists have been a part of HASA for a few years, and with the new design are easier to use than ever before.

What is a playlist?

Playlists are lists of HASA stories put together by authors and readers, just as music lovers put together lists of their favorite songs.

Examples:

Stories in a series put in reading order.
• A collection of similarly themed stories, such as Hobbit romance or critical essays on Men.
• A reader's "favorites" list, complete with explanations of why the reader likes them so much.
• A collection of stories by multiple authors.

What is in a Playlist?

There are two parts to a playlist:

1. The list itself. This is a name and a short description of what the list is presenting.
2. List items. These are links to stories that have been added to the list, plus a short description of why that story has been added. It can be as long or as short as you want.

Once stories have been added and given a description, you can set an order to them, just like ordering chapters in a story.

Why would I want to create a playlist?

Lots of reasons!

• You are an author and want to promote your stories. A playlist helps with this:
  • Updated playlists appear on the home page of HASA.
  • Playlists can put your stories in chronological reading order, which makes it easier for readers to follow along.
  • Playlists let you write extra commentary about your stories in the overview and individual story descriptions.
• You are a reader who follows an author or likes a particular genre of stories.
  • A playlist can put together a set of her works in the order you like reading them.
  • It's an easy URL to send to friends to get them hooked on this author, too.
  • You can collect a set of stories together that you might not be able to create a saved search for, such as dramas by these four authors that always have Faramir and Aragorn in them.
• You are a reader with a huge number of favorite stories on HASA.
  • A playlist helps you organize that large list into more manageable chunks.
  • Stories you like but aren't actively reading can be safely stored for easy retrieval.
  • You can use the playlist overview and story overview areas to go into detail about why you recommend this story to other readers.
• You are part of a workshop.
  • If you are authors jointly writing stories, you can create a multi-author story list complete with commentary on how they are combined.
  • You are authors who don't write joint stories, but have similar themes and want to combine your works.
  • You have a set of challenge stories to put into a playlist.
  • You want to build a set of research articles or critical essays.
• Some reason we haven't thought of yet.

Playlists are handy ways to put big sets of stories together, including commentary on why they are in the list, for very little effort.

Want to learn more about playlists and how to create and collect them? Visit the Playlists FAQs on HASA.

Give them a try!

HASA news - January 2010

Of course the news of this month for HASA is the launch of the newly made-over
site last month. If you haven't done any exploring yet, jump in:
http://henneth-annun.net/ !

Also, congratulations to all authors who won or placed in the MEFAs, and
applause to the many people volunteering their time to make the awards a
success.


Birthday Cards

If it's your birthday in January, and you would like a drabble about your
favourite character or topic? You can request it here:
http://henneth-annun.net/forums/messages.cfm?confId=5&forumId=482&messageId=5300\
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At the moment there are two requests:
Imhiriel (Jan. 3) would like drabbles focusing on diplomacy (between allies or
enemies, successful or not, any age, race, place) and Princess of Gondor (Jan.
11) would like something (romantic!) focusing on Aragorn and Arwen.

Not sure what the birthday cards are about? Have a look at stories written for
previous requests:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/forums/threads.cfm?confId=0&forumId=482


Reviews

You'll find a list of stories in review at the top of the members home page. If
you are an active reviewer, log in to see the 5 new stories that are waiting for
reviewers:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/review/index.cfm

Or, if you are not yet a reviewer, why not sign up to become one? Reviewing is
not nearly as daunting as it may seem, and you're eligible if you've been a
member of HASA for thirty days or more.

Member participation is crucial for reviews. The more people are involved in the
review process, the more opinions will be represented. Just as importantly,
having more people involved means that stories pass through review more quickly
- which is good for everyone.

By submitting a story for review, you are asking nine other members to read and
evaluate it. So why not do unto other authors in reviews as you'd like other
reviewers to do unto you: check out one of the stories already in review and
give it a read. Put more simply: put one in, take one out


Challenges and Nuzgūl

In honor of the new site, here is a new challenge!

    1. Locate the Treasure link hidden on the Challenges home page:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/challenge/index.cfm
That is your story focus.
    2. Select a Treasure from any other publicly viewable section of the web
site. The public sections besides Challenges are:

http://www.henneth-annun.net/index.cfm HASA Home
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/index.cfm Stories
http://www.henneth-annun.net/playlists/index.cfm Playlists
http://www.henneth-annun.net/forums/index.cfm Forums
http://www.henneth-annun.net/resources/index.cfm Resources
http://www.henneth-annun.net/about/index.cfm About.

    3. Write a story of any type or length using those two treasures. Drabbles,
poetry, vignettes, short stories, longer than that - all are welcome.
4. Link to the two treasures in the story.
5. If you can make use of more than one treasure in crafting your tale, go for
it! Just be sure to link.

The challenge runs through January and will close on Sunday, February 7, 2010.

Have fun exploring and writing!


If you have an idea that you'd like at least five people take on, grab that
nuzgūl by the scruff of the neck (mind the teeth!) and see if you can get four
others to make it a Challenge. Prospective Challenges can be found here:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/forums/threads.cfm?confId=5&forumId=5

Click here for the Challenges homepage, to enter Challenges, suggest new ideas,
and wander through old Challenges (and perhaps be bitten anew?):
http://www.henneth-annun.net/challenge/index.cfm


December Stories

All of us writers love feedback. It is the lembas and miruvor that sustains us
as we write our story, and leaving a few words about a story you read is always
a nice thing to do, whether the story is new or old.

Every fifteen minutes HASA highlights a story chosen at random from the Reviewed
and General stories in the archive. Read the currently featured story on our
front page.

Many talented writers are publishing every day. In December:

16 Reviewed Stories were published or updated:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/story_sort.cfm?ststatusid=7

38 General Stories were published or updated:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/story_sort.cfm?ststatusid=3

4 Beta Stories were published or updated (please note, you need to be logged in
to view beta stories.):
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/story_sort.cfm?ststatusid=4


Thank you for reading at HASA. Enjoy!

Check out challenges!

December Birthday challenge

You have through today to write up a birthday present story for one of our December birthday babies. Even if you just have an idea and not a full story ready, you can enter it as a placeholder. If you need a reminder on who had a birthday in December, go to the Event Calendar in About and do a search for December 2009 birthdays. There are currently 35 birthday girls and boys. NOTE: You have to be a logged in to search for other member's birthdays.

January Birthday challenge

We have several people asking for presents, and several stories have already been written. Check out the January 2010 discussion thread for the latest news. There are 35 member birthdays in the calendar, so plenty of members who would love a little recognition of their special day.

Treasure Hunt challenge

HASA has a new kind of challenge - the treasure hunt. All HASA pages now have a little treasure tucked away on them. The treasures are obscure entires in the Research Library, and different treasures appear in different areas of the web site. The challenge is to take the Challenges treasure for a story focus and then use one or more of the other treasures to write a story. See the challenge itself for more detailed instructions.

Who is going to come up with the most interesting combination of treasures?

8 reviewed stories since the December bulletin, and 8 stories are currently in
review.

Welcome to the January reviews bulletin.

Reviews are an important part of the site: there are the authors who sit waiting
with baited breath and fraying nerves, and there are our intrepid reviewers to
think of. So before looking at the stories: Thank you all for your work, authors
and reviewers alike!

<b>Stories in review</b>
As I type this, there are 8 stories waiting for reviewers (remember to log in
before you follow the link): http://henneth-annun.net/reviews/

Of course, member participation is crucial for reviews. The more people are
involved in reviewing, the more opinions are represented. Just as importantly,
having more people involved means that stories pass through review more quickly
- which is good for everyone.

If you are an active reviewer, why not go and check out a story?


Becoming a reviewer
If you're not an active reviewer, but think you can spare a bit of time... –
even if you just review one or two stories in a month, every review is welcome.
If you are logged in, you can sign up here if you've been a member of HASA for
thirty days or more:
http://henneth-annun.net/reviews/


Put one in, take one out
By submitting a story for review, you are asking nine other members to read and
evaluate it. So why not do for the other authors who have a story in review what
you'd like other reviewers to do for you: check out one of the stories already
in review and give it a read. Put more simply: put one in, take one out...


Reviewed story spotlight
These stories have passed through review since the previous bulletin.
Congratulations to all authors; well done!


What's For Dinner? by Nieriel Raina
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=8094
Rating: General
Genre: Humour
Era: Era: 3rd Age - Post-Ring War
Summary: UFS: Gimli always knew that wood-elves were strange, but just how
strange, he never fathomed. Can he make it through the feast without insulting
the Elvenking and his people? Or will the outlandish customs of the elves be too
much for a stout dwarf like Gimli?

Don't Say Goodbye by Nieriel Raina
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=7987
Rating: General
Genre: Drama
Era: 4th Age
Summary: Undying Friendship Series: "I do not abandon you. Ever will I be in
your heart, as you are in mine. But I must meet my fate. You know this. You know
it is the right path for me…" Elladan must come to terms with his brother's
choice for the future.

When You Believe by Adonnen Estenniel
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=8103
Rating: General
Genre: General
Era: 3rd Age - Ring War
Summary: On the eve of battle, one soldier has misgivings as to whether or not
the fight is worth his life. But through wise words spoken by an old man, he
learns the truth about courage. Takes place before the Battle of the Pelennor
Fields.

Hearts In Stone by Raksha
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=8099
Rating: General
Genre: Drama
Era: 4th Age
Summary: When the love story ends, and the beloved is laid to rest, how does the
lover face a lonelier world? Faramir wrestles with grief in this Fourth Age
story.

All That Is Gold by Jael
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=6402
Rating: General
Genre: Drama
Era: 3rd Age - The Stewards
Summary: Early autumn of the year 3018, Third Age. Legolas and Thranduil share a
decanter of wine and some long-kept secrets. Drama; Angst. Rated PG-13

The Prince and the Shepherdess by Nieriel Raina
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=7986
Rating: General
Genre: Romance
Era: 4th Age
Summary: Undying Friendship Series. Elrohir discovers that sailing West alone
does not bring healing. He must find purpose in a new life, and finds healing
and peace in an unlikely place and the arms of an unlikely maiden. Elrohir/OFC

Questioning by Larner
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=8091
Rating: General
Genre: Drama
Era: 3rd Age - Ring War
Summary: After Aragorn finally caught Gollum in the Dead Marshes and left him in
the care of Thranduil of Mirkwood, Gandalf came to question him.... Written in
dialogue format.

The Names of Flowers by losselen
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=8095
Rating: General
Genre: Drama
Era: 4th Age
Summary: My try at an old favorite story-- the death of Arwen in Lorien.

HASA is an ad-free, fee-free Web site, run for the enjoyment of quality JRRT
fanfiction. Our Secret Admirer will match every dollar donated, even small
donations quickly add up. For February, we need $45, or nine $5 donations.

We hope you have been enjoying the new layout and features. Our hosting costs
are $150 US per month. This pays for the dedicated server HASA needs to provide
the features and fun visitors love - stories, comments, forums, alerts,
challenges and more.

If you haven't donated yet to help support HASA, please consider doing so; any
support will be greatly appreciated. Thanks also to anyone to donated to help
Haiti; those links on my earlier news article on the website should still be
active.

If you're a little short on spare change at the moment, donate some time.
There's an archive full of stories just waiting for comments, authors who would
dearly love an email complimenting them on their work, challenges that need
entries, playlists that need to be created, and forums begging for discussions.
If you are a reviewer, check out a story today. If you aren't a reviewr, no
better time than now to sign up.

And if you are an author, please consider donating a new story!

Thanks for visiting HASA!

Julie

From this month on we'll be going back to more or less weekly news items. This
week we look back to the stories written and updated in January.

And don't forget to enter your story for the first `Treasures' Challenge, which
closes February 7th!


January Stories

All of us writers love feedback. It is the lembas and miruvor that sustains us
as we write our story, and leaving a few words about a story you read is always
a nice thing to do, whether the story is new or old.

Every fifteen minutes HASA highlights a story chosen at random from the Reviewed
and General stories in the archive. Read the currently featured story on our
front page.

Many talented writers are publishing every day. In January:

27 Reviewed Stories were published or updated:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/story_sort.cfm?ststatusid=7

55 General Stories were published or updated:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/story_sort.cfm?ststatusid=3

1 Beta Story was published:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/story_sort.cfm?ststatusid=4

(Please note, you need to be logged in to view beta stories.)

Thank you for reading at HASA. Enjoy!

~Nath ~

HASA has always allowed authors to link stories to characters. Find out how to
link your stories to Events, Places and Things, too!

How do I...

...link a story to an item in the Research Library?


You've written a story for the Treasures Hunt Challenge
http://henneth-annun.net/challenge/challenge.cfm?ngid=565
and have entered it in the Challenge, and now you want to link it to the
treasures you used, or you have another story that you want to link to a
Research Library item:
http://henneth-annun.net/resources/

Make sure you are logged in.

Go to Resources, and find the Character, Event, Place or Thing you want to link
your story to.

In the righthand column you will see a heading 'Linked Stories' with two options
underneath: "View Stories linked to this Character/Event/Place/Thing" and "Link
my story to this Character/Event/Place/Thing".

You click on "Link my story to this Character/Event/Place/Thing". Now you are on
a page with a pull-down list of your stories.

Select the story you want to link to the Research Library item, and click on
Link Story.

Your story is now linked to the Research Library item you picked.

If you made a mistake and linked the wrong story, you can now easily remove the
link again: on this same page, you have a list of all your stories that are
linked to any particular research topic. Just click on "Remove Link" and the
story is no longer linked to the Research topic.

Stories can be linked to more than one research topic, and you can link more
than one story to any one research topic too.

So take a look at the February Treasures Hunt:
http://henneth-annun.net/challenge/challenge.cfm?ngid=566
and be inspired by this month's items...

You don't need to be entered in a Treasure Hunt challenge to link your stories.
You can link any of your stories to Research Library entries whenever you like.
Do you have something that takes place in Dol Amroth or Rivendell? Link to those
places! Is your story set during the Fall of Gondolin? There's an Event entry
for that awaiting your link. Do you discuss Wargs? Link to their entry!

Link away, and above all, have fun writing!

Before looking at the reviewed stories, a heads-up for the February birthday
people! If you would like a birthday drabble, it's not too late to put in your
request in the 2010 Birthday Challenges Forum:
http://henneth-annun.net/forums/messages.cfm?confID=0&forumID=482&messageID=5325\
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18 reviewed stories since the January bulletin, and 10 stories are currently in
review.


Welcome to the February reviews bulletin.

Reviews are an important part of the site: there are the authors who sit waiting
with baited breath and fraying nerves, and there are our intrepid reviewers to
think of. So before looking at the stories: Thank you all for your work, authors
and reviewers alike!


Stories in review
As I type this, there are 10 stories waiting for reviewers (remember to log in
before you follow the link):
http://henneth-annun.net/reviews/

Of course, member participation is crucial for reviews. The more people are
involved in reviewing, the more opinions are represented. Just as importantly,
having more people involved means that stories pass through review more quickly
- which is good for everyone.

If you are an active reviewer, why not go and check out a story?


Becoming a reviewer
If you're not an active reviewer, but think you can spare a bit of time... –
even if you just review one or two stories in a month, every review is welcome.
If you are logged in, you can sign up here if you've been a member of HASA for
thirty days or more:
http://henneth-annun.net/reviews/


Put one in, take one out
By submitting a story for review, you are asking nine other members to read and
evaluate it. So why not do for the other authors who have a story in review what
you'd like other reviewers to do for you: check out one of the stories already
in review and give it a read. Put more simply: put one in, take one out...


Reviewed story spotlight
These stories have passed through review since the previous bulletin.
Congratulations to all authors; well done!


A Boon Companion by JDE:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=8087
Rating: General
Genre:  General
Era: 3rd Age - Post-Ring War
Summary: One fair Rivendell evening, Bilbo chances to see Lord Elrond without
his usual mask of stoicism. For the first time, Bilbo realizes that the famed
Lord hides pain and vulnerability underneath his compassion and bravery. Bilbo
resolves to become a boon companion to Elrond, come what may.

Maglor's Lament for the Lost Silmaril by losselen:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=8134
Rating: General
Genre:  Poetry
Era: 2nd Age - Pre-Rings
Summary: What Maglor, in both obdurate pride and grievous lament, might have
sung of the Silmaril. In blank verse unrhymed, after Paradise Lost.

Flame of the Desert by pandemonium_213:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=8179
Rating: Adult
Genre:  Action
Era: 4th Age
Summary: After a celebration in Tavrobel in the famous House of a Hundred
Chimneys, Gilfanon, one of the oldest of the Elves, proposes that he, Glorfindel
and Elrond journey to the fabled Rock of Omar in the middle of the great desert
of Valinor, where it is said that the Rock sings the echoes of the Ainulindalė.

A Storm of Glory by Larner:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=7413
Rating: General
Genre:  Drama
Era: 4th Age
Summary: Since the end of the Quest Frodo Baggins has found that storms tend to
spark nightmares as certain memories are evoked. What will this one on Tol
Eressėa bring him, then? This supposes that Frodo has known the attentions of
the Valar to assist his healing.

In the Prophet's Tent by The Lauderdale:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=8154
Rating: Adult
Genre:  General
Era: 3rd Age - Ring War
Summary: An old Orc recalls an interlude, and an interesting woman, from his
not-so-younger days. This is a little slice of Mordor camp life in the time
leading up to the War. Standard warnings for Orc-talk, four-letter words, some
graphic sexuality, and other adult content.

Scars by Gilraen:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=7985
Rating: General
Genre:  General
Era: 4th Age
Summary: Little one-shot in the gardens of Ithilien.

Not Fade Away by Jael:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=6416
Rating: General
Genre:  General
Era: Other
Summary: A modern day woman lands a job that is too good to be true at a
mysterious toy company, where things are not as they seem. Has she strayed into
a dream? Drama; humor. Characters: All the usual Mirkwood suspects and an OFC.
Rated PG-13 for innuendo and naughty language. AU

Glowing Embers by Ygrain:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=8093
Rating: Adult
Genre:  General
Era: 3rd Age - Ring War
Summary: Some motives behind Galadriel's test of Boromir, not strictly canon. A
thematic sequel to Family Traits, dealing with the problem of foresight. Rated
adult for implied sex.

Victim of the Unlight by Alassante:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=7984
Rating: General
Genre:  Drama
Era: Time of the Trees
Summary: Finwe was the first elf killed in Valinor. This is about his final
moments. Written for ALEC's October Challenge - Death and Undead Things 2009
MEFA 2nd Place Winner, Races: Elves: House of Finwe ...

Seen In The Halls Of Dwarrowdelf by Aruthir:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=6883
Rating: General
Genre:  Drama
Era: 3rd Age - The Kings
Summary: The Dwarves dug too deep...

"History Becomes Legend, and Legend Fades into Myth..." by Larner:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=8051
Rating: General
Genre:  General
Era: 4th Age
Summary: As he travels to Gondor via Rohan c. 35 FA, Frodo Gardner finds the
Hobbit trader with whose caravan he travels is a most garrulous Bracegirdle,
most intent on sharing the tales he's learned on previous trips south.

Until We Meet Again by Adonnen Estenniel:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=8115
Rating: General
Genre:  General
Era: 3rd Age - The Stewards
Summary: Arwen parts with her mother in Imladris, content in the knowledge that
they will be reunited in the Undying Lands. However, not everything is as it
seems

The leaves were falling by Ygrain:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=7958
Rating: General
Genre:  General
Era: 4th Age
Summary: "Then at last when the mallorn-leaves were falling, but the spring had
not yet come, Arwen laid herself to rest upon Cerin Amroth."

A Sign of Hope by lindahoyland:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=8131
Rating: General
Genre:  General
Era: 3rd Age - The Stewards
Summary: Faramir encounters Gandalf in his father's garden. A double drabble.
200 words as counted in MS Word. Written for the LOTR GFIC Group's "Birds"
Challenge. MEFA Winner 2009.

So Beautiful, So New by IgnobleBard:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=8081
Rating: Adult
Genre:  Drama
Era: Other
Summary: After his release from Mandos, Celegorm renews his relationship with
Orome. Slash

Employee Review by Raksha:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=8140
Rating: General
Genre:  Humor
Era: 3rd Age - Ring War
Summary: Think your boss is a hard case? Join the nine Ringwraiths for a lesson
in Management, Mordor-style.  Not to be taken seriously (or canonically, since
it's about as AU as you can get)!

Silver Bells by Nieriel Raina:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=8122
Rating: General
Genre:  Drama
Era: 3rd Age - The Stewards
Summary: Part of a series. Falling snow, a warm fire and haunting memories. A
grieving Elrond determines to skip the holiday festivities, not realizing how
much he is needed, especially when it comes to his devastated sons. When a
mysterious trunk is uncovered, the contents help return hope to the Lord of
Imladris.

To Sing Of... by Darth Fingon:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=7883
Rating: General
Genre:  General
Era: 2nd Age - Pre-Rings
Summary: Gil-galad, about to be married to a very nice lady, makes an important
discovery about himself with Erestor's help. A heartwarming tale of
cluelessness, ill-fitting clothing, impractical pets, and exploitation of Elvish
linguistic ambiguity. Very tame slash.

HASA is an ad-free, fee-free Web site, run for the enjoyment of quality JRRT
fanfiction. Our Secret Admirer will match every dollar donated, even small
donations quickly add up. For March, we need $49, or ten $5 donations.  Our
hosting costs are $150 US per month. This pays for the dedicated server HASA
needs to provide the features and fun visitors love - stories, comments, forums,
alerts, challenges and more.

If you haven't donated yet to help support HASA, please consider doing so; any
support will be greatly appreciated. If you're a little short on spare change at
the moment, donate some time. There's an archive full of stories just waiting
for comments, authors who would dearly love an email complimenting them on their
work, challenges that need entries, playlists that need to be created, and
forums begging for discussions. If you are a reviewer, check out a story today.
If you aren't a reviewr, no better time than now to sign up.

And if you are an author, please consider donating a new story!

Thanks for visiting HASA!

Julie

The monthly Challenges bulletin, with current and prospective Challenges, and
(new!) the Nuzgūl of the Month: because sleep is for people without
inspiration...


March Birthday Challenge

Is your birthday in March, and would you like a drabble about your favourite
character or topic? You can request it here:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/forums/messages.cfm?confId=5&forumId=914&messageId=\
53263

Not sure what the birthday cards are about? Have a look at stories written for
previous requests:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/forums/threads.cfm?confId=0&forumId=482



Current and closing Challenges

February 2010 Treasure Hunt - closes March 7:
http://henneth-annun.net/challenge/challenge.cfm?ngid=567

March 2010 Birthday Cards - closes March 31:
http://henneth-annun.net/challenge/challenge.cfm?ngid=568


Prospective Challenges

Challenges are born from Prospective Challenges, and the Prospective Challenges
Forum is where you'll find out what other people would like to spring on
unsuspecting authors...
Some recent suggestions in the Forum:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/forums/threads.cfm?confId=5&forumId=5
- What triggered the attack in Moria?
- Why didn't the barrow-wight take the Ring?

Dive in and pick something you'd like to write, or drop a suggestion that you'd
like others to write.


Nuzgūl of the Month

Just as Challenges come from Prospective Challenges, Prospective Challenges come
from Nuzgūl, and Nuzgūl need attention to grow from tiny ideas into
all-dominating obsessive thoughts that keep you from your sleep and monopolise
every waking minu^^^... erm... yes, well... Why not put on the mithril boots and
step into the Nuzgūl hutch (the boots don't actually protect your ankles, but
they just might be shiny enough to blind the Nuzgūl long enough to let you
escape again...). Who knows what ideas you may come out with?

And just to make that dive into the hutch that little bit(e) more attractive,
here's a taster of what is in there:

The Nuzgūl of the Month!
This month's fanged beauty is Tom's brooch:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/challenge/challenge.cfm?ngid=180

Think you want to write it? Why not see how many others you can inflict this
idea on, and make it into a Challenge?

Thank you for reading at HASA. Have fun!

February Stories

All of us writers love feedback. It is the lembas and miruvor that sustains us
as we write our story, and leaving a few words about a story you read is always
a nice thing to do, whether the story is new or old.

Every fifteen minutes HASA highlights a story chosen at random from the Reviewed
and General stories in the archive. Read the currently featured story on our
front page.

Many talented writers are publishing every day. In February:

--- 10 Reviewed Stories were published or updated:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/story_sort.cfm?ststatusid=7
--- 50 General Stories were published or updated:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/story_sort.cfm?ststatusid=3
--- 1 Beta Story was published:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/story_sort.cfm?ststatusid=4
(Please note, you need to be logged in to view beta stories.)

Thank you for reading at HASA. Enjoy!

~Nath ~

How do I...
...set up a workshop?

While HASA has Beta status for works in progress, sometimes you need to show
stories to a smaller set of readers before you unleash them on the general
public. Or maybe you and a few others jointly write stories and need a place
where you can all work at the same time. The Workshop is where you make this
happen. It offers a private area where several members can work together on
stories. This is in contrast to the My Stuff/My Stories area where you can only
work on your own stories and no one else can get in there. It's also a way to
avoid sending around email attachments and wondering if everyone can read the
file format.

For answers to general questions, be sure to check out the Workshop FAQ:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/workshop/faqs.cfm

1. Be sure you are logged in.

2. Go to the Workshop section:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/workshop/

3. Look at the top of the right hand menu area for the button "Add a New
Workshop".

4. Click the button.

5. When you see the form, enter a name for your shop. If you are working on a
story, using the story name is a good idea. You can also use your own name or
your writing group's name.

6. Add a brief description in the text box.  If you need some inspiration for
names or descriptions, check out the Site owned workshops here:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/workshop/workshop_list.cfm?wsstatus=3

7. Click the "Add" button.

8. The system creates your workshop and shows you the shop home page. By
default, the shop is set to Private, meaning only you and invited members can
see it.

Now you have to add some members to your shop, so you can work together.

1. Go to the home page of the shop if you aren't already there.

2. In the navigation column, locate the "Shop Info" section.

3. In that section, click on the "Edit Members" button.

4. You should now see the Manage Members page.

5. Scroll down the page until your see a multi-select box. It will display all
the names of all active HASA members in alphabetical order.

6. Click on the name of the member you wish to add.

7. To select more than one person, hold down the CTRL key while you click.

8. When your list is complete, click "Add Members to Workshop".

OK, so you have a workshop, you have members and now you need a story (or two or
three)!

1. Go to the home page of the shop if you aren't already there.

2. Scroll down the main shop page until you can see the Stories section.

3. Click the button "Add Stories to Workshop".

4. On the Add Story page you have three options:
a. Add an existing story directly - pick a story from a drop-down list and click
"Select". The story is linked into the shop.
b. Clone an existing story - pick a story from a drop-down list and click
"Select". The system makes a copy of that story including all of its chapters
and adds it to the shop.
c. Create a new story - Click the "Create New Story" button. You'll go to a
standard story form. Fill it out and click "Add". This creates a new, empty
story for you to work with.

You're set! You can now work in the shop just like you work in your my Stories
section of My Stuff, except that as many people as necessary can work there, not
just you.

Welcome to the March reviews bulletin.

There are 6 reviewed stories since the February bulletin, and 5 stories are
currently in review.

Reviews are an important part of the site: there are the authors who sit waiting
with bated breath and fraying nerves, and there are our intrepid reviewers to
think of. So before looking at the stories: Thank you all for your work, authors
and reviewers alike!


Stories in review
As I type this, there are 5 stories waiting for reviewers (remember to log in
before you follow the link):
http://henneth-annun.net/reviews/

Of course, member participation is crucial for reviews. The more people are
involved in reviewing, the more opinions are represented. Just as importantly,
having more people involved means that stories pass through review more quickly
- which is good for everyone.

If you are an active reviewer, why not go and check out a story? Or, if you are
a writer, take the plunge and submit a story for review!


Becoming a reviewer
If you're not an active reviewer, but think you can spare a bit of time... –
even if you just review one or two stories in a month, every review is welcome.
If you are logged in, you can sign up here if you've been a member of HASA for
thirty days or more:
http://henneth-annun.net/reviews/


Put one in, take one out
By submitting a story for review, you are asking nine other members to read and
evaluate it. So why not do for the other authors who have a story in review what
you'd like other reviewers to do for you: check out one of the stories already
in review and give it a read. Put more simply: put one in, take one out...


Reviewed story spotlight
These stories have passed through review since the previous bulletin.
Congratulations to all authors; well done!


Seasons of Gladness by Raksha:
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=8199
Rating: Adult
Genre:  General
Era: Multi-Age
Summary: Four drabbles dealing with different kinds of happiness experienced by
Faramir over many years.  Originally written for, and loosely inspired by, the
American Thanksgiving holiday. 


Bee-Elves by Darth Fingon
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=8176
Rating: General
Genre:  General
Era: 1st Age
Summary: At the end of the First Age, Finarfin, political missionary, travels
across Middle-earth and finds his way to Oropher's court.  Much to his dismay.
Written as part of a story swap challenge, using the following prompts: Finarfin
and Mirkwood.


Songs for the Seasons by losselen
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=8163
Rating: General
Genre:  General
Era: Multi-Age
Summary: Prose-poems of loss, across a spectrum of emotions. They are as
follows: 1. "The Kingfisher's Wing" - Aegnor for Andreth 2. "The Late November"
- Elrond for Arwen 3. "The Tolling Bell" - Arwen for Aragorn 4. "Midwinter
Spring" - Daeron for Lśthien


Balm by Armariel
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=7063
Rating: General
Genre:  Drama
Era: 3rd Age - Ring War
Summary: Frodo remembers the escape from Cirith Ungol. Non-slash.


Leithian by Russandol
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=8183
Rating: General
Genre:  Drama
Era: 2nd Age - Pre-Rings
Summary: Eärwen, wife of Finarfin, reads a book that was brought to Valinor from
the Hither Lands after the War of Wrath. Written for the Probably AU Genfic
Swap, following the prompts "Eärwen" and "Second Age". My thanks to JDE for the
beta. ...


The Trees Were Burning by Nieriel Raina
http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?stid=8080
Rating: General
Genre:  Drama
Era: 3rd Age - Ring War
Summary: Wishing to fight with his people and disappointed to be instead sent as
a messenger to Mirkwood, young Blįkįri, a dwarf of Erebor, finds himself beneath
the trees, forced to join in a battle that is not his and to fight alongside a
race he has been taught to despise.