Today’s Q&A for The Kingdom of the Woodland Realm Trilogy is over. However, there is one more day--tomorrow. 12p-2p (CDT). https://www.facebook.com/tkwrtrilogyjmmiller/ #AskTKWRT. I get the really hard questions. I love it.

Just preparing for tomorrow. 18 hours 45 minutes to go. https://www.facebook.com/tkwrtrilogyjmmiller/ 12p-2p Saturday and Sunday. Looks like a book you'd find in a bookstore, doesn't it? Just the Q&A identifier so it's easy to find. Looks like an HBO series opening credits, too. 😛 Scary.

26 hours until the Big Day--well, uh, not only their big day. That will be more like 32 hours for @thegnotesots. Everyone is excited.

Well, almost everyone. Thranduil is always ready. Everyone knows that. Am I ready?

But I have to do something before Oropher is born in Book I: The Epic of Eryn Galen I guess. Also more comics at @eeveningpostcomics because it’s Saturday, of course.

See you then, if you’re feeling lucky.

Just a reminder. https://www.facebook.com/tkwrtrilogyjmmiller/ Last time in 2017. ☺️ All the time zones are on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. And Google +.

Three days until my second Q&A on Saturday and Sunday. I’m going to get anxious tomorrow. Get a two-day head start. Maybe I’ll bring Oropher into the world while I wait..nah, Thranduil has something to do I think before Aragorn shows up. Maybe I’ll bury Bard--nope--passed that. Have to wait for Book III and until final editing of Book II.

Hmm..I’m crushing on Gaston right now. Oh, yeah. Bonsoir and Bon Appetit, Baby...

Okay, I'll do it twice this time. https://www.facebook.com/tkwrtrilogyjmmiller/ That's four hours. Can't have sad faces. I got a sad face from Trinidad. 🇹🇹 So, I'll do it again.

I’ll be nice. I’ll have another get-together on August 5th--the same day as The G-Notes go up @thegnotesots (later that day). Maybe August 6th. I’m being generous because I know Comic-Con is happening and distracting people--yes, I saw Thranduil on an Elk. That’s all anyone I know is talking about--literally. 

Also, it will be the last time I’ll be available to answer questions for until 2018 or thereabouts. I share my birthday with Beyonce (ugh) and no one pays attention to me then either--including my dad whom I am positive remembers Beyonce was born on that day. I had to remind him so was I and he seemed shocked. I’m more important though--I was born on Labor Day and this year it falls on Labor Day again.

Also I’m being generous because some are upset that some missed it for some reason. Should I buy air time on FOX, MSNBC or CNN? Not interested. They already put me to sleep better than Benadryl.

Don’t make him repeat himself. Thranduil does not like to repeat himself.

Coming July 29th--next Saturday: Elenya Evening Post Comics @eeveningpostcomics because Thranduil said so and you don’t want him to exact his revenge upon you.

Harp Elf: What? I’m on the payroll. Like my new blog @eeveningpostcomics or Lindir gets a loaf of bread to the head.

Thranduil: [...I love that elf...]

3 minute Warning.

Just spilled some secrets, but I'll be back again.

18 minutes left. Time flies. 😁

Having a great discussion, though. Lee Pace only came up once. Good. Now I don't have to bring it up next time. That's Oropher's time then. Can't wait until Legolas. Soon will be back to work. ☺️

I got one question. It was a cool one. Am I done now, @fortunatelyclevercandy? No? One hour left? Okay. This won't be the only day I do this. I’ll do another at the end of Book I and another at the End of Book III and another when I put the entire book into a trilogy.

https://www.facebook.com/tkwrtrilogyjmmiller/photos/a.1637800169806560.1073741829.1635440996709144/1885525025034072/?type=3&theater

Don’t forget--Elenya Evening Post starts next Saturday. @eeveningpostcomics. The G-Notes August 5. @thegnotesots.

Oh, the drama. 1 hour, 10 minutes. Will I pass out before it starts? I survived. ☺️

2 Hours Away...😲

Really weird counting myself down. Wow. Surreal.

😴 Off to Bed.

Big day tomorrow. Set my alarm and everything. Two hours to ask me about The Kingdom of the Woodland Realm Trilogy I am able to answer from 12-2 CST on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/tkwrtrilogyjmmiller/ Most will ask about Thranduil as his book is the first completed volume--extended versions not withstanding. 📕Book I: The Epic of Eryn Galen (started) 📗Book II: The Saga of Thranduil (completed) 📘Book III: The Last Tale of Legolas Lasgalen (started) #AskTKWRT #tkwrtrilogy #thesagaofthranduil As you were.

Stage Fright

Slightly anxious. Um... Can I get a soda with my popcorn? 🍿Yeah... less than 19 hours now... If this was television, I would have passed out. 😵 Maybe I'll only get one question in two hours... I want pizza now. 🍕

22 hours and counting..

Nerves...nervous...😳 A little. Also really, bored right now. Guess who woke me up at dawn? My dad. Cute as a button. He'll do it again. Love Thranduil's hair. Why does Lee Pace have a Facebook page? He never uses it. Just asking. The news is boring...I think I'll start cleaning the litter box during White House Briefings.

Off to prepare for tomorrow–which means preparing for Saturday. I told Dad about it, but he was preoccupied with getting me to a doctor. He’s also obsessed with getting the family talking again. I don’t know how that’ll happen–we’re not talking because of The Kingdom of the Woodland Realm Trilogy. To get this far without any emotional support from my family is nothing short of a miracle.

To complete Book II: The Saga of Thranduil (my first book and the first book in my first trilogy) is only celebrated by me and my readers and personally, I don’t think I should have to drop this for those who didn’t support me in any way when I needed it–I changed my entire life to write this book on blind faith not knowing what would happen or where it would lead.

I’m proud of the book and the story. It is one of my greatest accomplishments because I had to get over my fear of writing narrative (after 17 years of writing screenplays and plays). I had to re-learn Tolkien all over again; learning his languages and Middle-Earth History while writing. To do it in 17 months and have 497 pages of a story without any familial support to me is nothing short of miraculous. Life is hard enough with family but to face the unknown with odds stacked against you alone is nearly impossible. If not for my doctors (and friends here) I don’t think I could have done it.

Still have a way to go, but to get here is more than I could have imagined or ever hoped for. There is something about getting somewhere on your own–when the deck is stacked against you and darkness is all around you. You get to the light and look back and know you are strong enough to withstand anything. Having a family is nice–having a support system is wonderful. But if they aren’t there, you have to keep going–especially if you believe in something. I was lucky–Thranduil wouldn’t let me let it go. He had a story to tell and wanted to tell it.

I’m glad I didn’t give up when I could have. I’m glad I wrote every day–sometimes 12 hours a day–for months. When I was sad or upset, I found my voice in Thranduil and before I knew it, I have made it through the darkest time of my life. I still have work to do (editing, ugh) but I know how strong I am now. I finished my first book for my Dad. He may not remember it, but he’s still alive when I did it. He is still here to see me beat all the odds–to do what many thought impossible and to prove to myself that I’m stronger than I thought I was. After all, when I started, my doctor told me my illness would kill me and I would lose my hearing. The day I finished the first 360 pages of Book II, my illness went into remission and my father survived a stroke that didn’t paralyze him. I think he lives for me so I will live for him now.

It’s true, you never know how strong you are until it is the only choice you have left. Saturday is the culmination of strength and perseverance. It is proof that faith isn’t just a word. I made it this far; I guess a little stage fright I can handle.