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An insightful article by Simon Tolkien — lithub.com/finding-your...
Finding Your Way Into Writing Fiction as J.R.R. Tolkien’s Grandson
My grandfather, J.R.R. Tolkien died in 1973 when I was fourteen. He had been an important figure in my life up to then, and I have strong memories of the time I spent with him in Bournemouth after …
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June 8, 2025 at 12:22 PM
An insightful article by Simon Tolkien — lithub.com/finding-your...
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Catch of the day: brought to you by nature’s smoothest flyer. Photo©: jake_brass
May 13, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Catch of the day: brought to you by nature’s smoothest flyer. Photo©: jake_brass
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when you open a shared doc and someone else is viewing the doc at the same time:
May 13, 2025 at 4:25 PM
when you open a shared doc and someone else is viewing the doc at the same time:
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Many people want to imagine being a “hobbit at heart” as sitting around eating strawberries in the grass. But they forget how hard-won those strawberries are.
We think of Hobbits as quaint, but there is strength hidden within them that would rival the greatest elf-lord.
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We think of Hobbits as quaint, but there is strength hidden within them that would rival the greatest elf-lord.
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March 13, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Many people want to imagine being a “hobbit at heart” as sitting around eating strawberries in the grass. But they forget how hard-won those strawberries are.
We think of Hobbits as quaint, but there is strength hidden within them that would rival the greatest elf-lord.
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We think of Hobbits as quaint, but there is strength hidden within them that would rival the greatest elf-lord.
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BREAKING: Trump states Rohan "should not have started" the war with Isengard.
February 20, 2025 at 10:12 PM
BREAKING: Trump states Rohan "should not have started" the war with Isengard.
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Holy shit this is amazing
They treated spinal muscular atrophy with no signs of the condition so far 2 years in.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
They treated spinal muscular atrophy with no signs of the condition so far 2 years in.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Rare genetic disorder treated in womb for the first time
The child, who is now almost three years old, shows no signs of the often fatal motor neuron disease.
www.nature.com
February 20, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Holy shit this is amazing
They treated spinal muscular atrophy with no signs of the condition so far 2 years in.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
They treated spinal muscular atrophy with no signs of the condition so far 2 years in.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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readers are smart and good at filling in gaps, so don’t worry about fixing any of your plot holes
February 12, 2025 at 8:02 PM
readers are smart and good at filling in gaps, so don’t worry about fixing any of your plot holes
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every tale is attached to something bigger. hopefully, it’s a dog
February 9, 2025 at 9:00 PM
every tale is attached to something bigger. hopefully, it’s a dog
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instead of actually writing, you should consider sending your friends tested “writing memes”
February 9, 2025 at 5:00 AM
instead of actually writing, you should consider sending your friends tested “writing memes”
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try to use all five senses when writing. did you know that eight out of nine writers don’t even know what their own laptop tastes like?
February 9, 2025 at 8:00 AM
try to use all five senses when writing. did you know that eight out of nine writers don’t even know what their own laptop tastes like?
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make sure your writing appeals to all five senses. taste is frequently overlooked, so consider printing your novel on sheets of icing, or finely sliced cheese
February 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM
make sure your writing appeals to all five senses. taste is frequently overlooked, so consider printing your novel on sheets of icing, or finely sliced cheese
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sometimes you just need to unwind by putting your OCs in soul-destroyingly embarrassing situations just to feel second-hand embarrassment radiating off your own creation. and that’s okay
February 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM
sometimes you just need to unwind by putting your OCs in soul-destroyingly embarrassing situations just to feel second-hand embarrassment radiating off your own creation. and that’s okay
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Tolkien writing of light and high beauty being “for ever beyond” the reach of the Shadow should strike fear into the heart of evil and kindle hope in anyone who strives for goodness.
Sauron feared hope, a point underscored by his fear of Aragorn whose elvish name literally meant ‘Hope’.
Sauron feared hope, a point underscored by his fear of Aragorn whose elvish name literally meant ‘Hope’.
February 8, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Tolkien writing of light and high beauty being “for ever beyond” the reach of the Shadow should strike fear into the heart of evil and kindle hope in anyone who strives for goodness.
Sauron feared hope, a point underscored by his fear of Aragorn whose elvish name literally meant ‘Hope’.
Sauron feared hope, a point underscored by his fear of Aragorn whose elvish name literally meant ‘Hope’.
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taking constant psychic damage from nonstop doom scrolling all day today:
November 5, 2024 at 3:39 PM
taking constant psychic damage from nonstop doom scrolling all day today: