I always wondered how you chose your pen name. I like how you came up with it! If you think yours is boring (which it isn't) you should read mine... although you may not want to. I thought it was cool!!

Author's Response: Oh, I did read yours! And it’s most certainly not boring! It was amusing! I meant to comment on it, but (please don’t hurt me!) I forgot to review it like an idiot. I’m sorry. I’ll be sure to when I’m done responding, ‘kay? Thanks for reading mine, though! :D

It's going OK, I'll email you.

Author's Response: Awesome! Can't wait! :D

Yeah, I agree; Marilla Vanilla jokes would have been inevitable and annoying. Thanks for the humorous essay and for responding to the challenge.

Author's Response: No problem; it was fun! It made me really wonder why I choose Aredhel. So, thanks! Yikes! I hope I didn’t start any Marilla Vanilla jokes by this. That would be terrible if people started calling me that. Marilla is just one of those names… where whenever you hear it, you have to find the most atrocious way to ruin it by finding a rhyme to it. Milli Vanlli. Ew. Wait, isn’t that a band?! *Pouts* Van gets a cool Elvish name and he’s not even into Elves like me. Oh well, thanks again!

Oh that sounds like a great idea, and I figured it out(Grins suspiciously) I won't say how I figured it would be an, Hurumeaglemmff!(clears throat) sorry had to cough! My name, Joshua, means God saves and its Elvish translation is, Eruedraith! Man why do elvish names have to be so long! Can't wait to read your story, I hope it is soon!

Namearie(I probably spelled that wrong)
Dune

Author's Response: Don’t worry, I spell “Namárië (That’s how you spell it)” right but say it wrong. I say it like (Na-mar-eh) when it’s (Na-mar-ee-eh). Stupid Elvish i’s. Always get me. Actually, I pronounce nearly everything in Elvish wrong. Mostly names (so don’t ask me to start calling you Eruedraith). Honestly, who pronounces Fëanor wrong? *Shakes head sadly* Thanks, I thought it was a good idea too! *Repress laugh, bites lip, and tries to look serious (unsuccessfully)* Coming down with a bit of a cold, Dune? I hope I didn’t give mine to you. Okie, I’ll try to type it out within the week. I’m really gonna try to have it done by next weekend – that is if School decides to be nice to me. I doubt it. I don’t want to get your hopes up to high, it might ubersuck. But the idea is definitely creative, I can tell you that. I just can’t write it out right. I hate that. Oh well. I’ll try my best!

I was wondering! I had thought it sounded like Aradhel, but I then I thought with the Ar- it was Numenoric.
Maeglin *is* such an ungrateful little jerk, isn't he? I really like Aradhel too. Some say Tolkien never made strong female characters, and I'm like, nuh-uh!!! Every one of his female characters was strong: Galadriel, Lobelia, Shelob, on and on... But Aradhel's still one of the best.
You didn't tell Maedhros about Marilla Vanilla, did you? And DON'T tell Ulmo; he'll never get over it. (I won't tell.)
My name, Catherine is supposed to be Greek too. I never looked up what "pure" is supposed to be in Elvish. (Anyone except a teacher who calls me that must die. *Realizes sink is on. Turns around to see Lord of Wates dripping over shoulder. Slam of fishy-breath: "Catherine? Catherine! HOHOHOHO!" Ugh.* )
Really, I always thought "Fei" was a very cool nickname because it's so fun to say "Hi Fei!"
Uh, hi Fei!!!
-Kitt : )

Author's Response: I know, right! I’d slap Maeglin if I could. He has too much of his Daddy in him. *Shakes head sadly* Such a pity for Aredhel. No, I didn’t tell Maedhros about Marilla Vanilla. We haven’t been talking to each other lately. We’ve been fighting a lot. *Shrugs* Drama, drama, drama. Catherine = Manwathiel in Elvish. That sounds a lot better than Marilla. Actually, now that I think of it, Marilla kinda sounds Italian. Well, if you try to say it with an Italian accent. Which, I am terrible at. I’ll get Van to say it with the accent. That should be amusing. (Oh, you know what Ulmo? *Scowls at the laughing Vala, and then exchanges a mischievous look with Kitt. Kitt tries unsuccessfully to repress a smile. Fei’s scowl turns into a smirk when she runs to closet down the hall. Ulmo shrugs in her absence then throws his head back and chuckles so hard that Kitt falls out of her chair. Fei now returns with a The Ghost Busters Vacuum-cleaner thingy. “Suck on this Lord of the Waters!” Fei exclaims, flipping the “On” switch. The Vala that once swallowed Cirdan is now swallowed by Fei’s Vacuum-cleaner thingy, but before he is gone completely he growls, “I’ll get my comeuppance on you, Marilla Vanilla and Catherine!” Fei and Kitt’s eyes widen as they exchange a worried look*) Kitt’s fun to say, “Hey Kitt!” to… Hey Kitt! Danke!!

So that is how you got your nickname! I was wondering about that! nice:)

Dune

Author's Response: Tee hee, thanks. I hoped *someone* would wonder why. I know Van (my brother) did. As a response to your author's response to my recent review, I need to do reach for the animal my character is turning into and what scene I want to poof them into. I want to make sure I get everything semi-right. Staying Book-verse is hard. And I know that Max was there all along, Sil just gets to be called Max again. So, YAY. Hey, I saw your Bio picture. Awesome! (I also remember this Fact from reading your bio) Fun Fact: Did you know that the answer “Saving Private Ryan” saved me in a Double Jeopardy in a Jeopardy game at school? None of the boys thought I knew the answer. Which, I totally proved them wrong. *Smirks*