Tag Archive | tolkien
New Tolkien: The Man Who Made Middle Earth
Originally posted on Kristen Twardowski:
The world is soon going to learn a little more about the man who wrote The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. The Bodleian Library of Oxford University is publishing a biography of Tolkien called Tolkien: The Maker of Middle Earth as well as holding a major exhibit on the man in 2018. The…
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…
New Podcast Up: Plagiarism Stinks!
Originally posted on Writing Is Hard Work:
On this episode we discuss the very real problem of plagiarism and how it can be annoying…especially if you are the one being plagiarized. I talk at length about my recent run-in with EssayMama and how they ripped off my viral blog post “Tolkien’s 10 Tips for Writers”.…
“Tolkien’s 10 Tips for Writers” Plagiarized by EssayMomma
Originally posted on Writing Is Hard Work:
Last year I wrote a very popular blog post titled “Tolkien’s 10 Tips for Writers”. It was the product of several months of pouring through Tolkien’s letters found in “The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien” by Humphrey Carpenter. I performed all of the research into the letters myself, designed all of…
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