Tag Archive | The Hobbit
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Originally posted on Sue Vincent's Daily Echo:
Image source reddit.com “Bilbo Baggins was a Hobbit who lived in his Hobbit hole and never went for adventures, at last Gandalf the wizard and his Dwarves persuaded him to go. He had a very exiting (sic) time fighting goblins and wargs. At last they get to…
New Podcast Up: There And Back Again Once More
Originally posted on Writing Is Hard Work:
In the first podcast of 2015, we discuss a little bit of literary failure before launching into why we continue writing even in the face of adversity. What keeps you going? We also discuss the final Hobbit film and how it holds up to the text of Tolkien’s…
New Podcast Up: Beginning Lines and Ending Hobbits
Originally posted on Writing Is Hard Work:
In this end of year podcast we discuss the most important beginning of any novel: the first line. The first line is something that writers like Stephen King spend a month preparing. It is the line that hooks the reader, that sets the tone for the novel, and…