To quote the original editors of the Queen's Own newsletter, "Questions, we get questions . . . " This FAQ is for all those questions about stuff in the "real world" related to Misty or the club that keep cropping up . . .
Queen's Own, the Official Mercedes Lackey Fan Club, was started in February 1988 by Judith Louvis and Sally Paduch. Judith continued alone without Sally from April 1990 until August 1998. Robin Ready took over in September 1998. The current President, L.A. Malcor (aka Herald-Mage Adept Danya Winterborn) took office in April 2000 (with then co-President Kendra Renaud, aka Healer Adept Moonstar) and began publishing the newsletter in May 2000. We eventually hope to have all the old newsletters online. You can find them at http://www.dragonlordsnet.com/qonews.htm#past. Herald-Mage Adept Danya Winterborn became sole president of QO in June 2005.
Over the years, the club's name has undergone some changes:
Judith also called the club "the official Mercedes Lackey Appreciation Society" in most of the newsletters she published, which is probably the best description of what the club is about.
Membership in QO is free these days. Instead of dues we ask that you create a persona. The persona types available are listed at http://www.dragonlordsnet.com/qohandouts.htm. Anyone may use the site for free. You need to create a persona, however, to get to the private portions of the club.
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