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The Lord of the Rings Explained – The Mirror of Galadriel
Welcome back to my series detailing how J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel The Lord of the Rings is different from its film adaptations. Did you know that Frodo wasn’t the only hobbit to look into the Mirror of Galadriel? Get ready to learn about that, as well as some hints as to what would have happened if…
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Resources for Fantasy Writers
I’ve made a page with links to many of the resources I’ve created for other fantasy writers. Among these, you’ll find books and articles on some aspects of fantasy writing that I once struggled with, including ways you can design maps or fictional languages for your world. I hope that these resources will help you…
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The Lord of the Rings Explained – Théoden and Denethor
Welcome back to my series of posts about how J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel The Lord of the Rings is deeper than its film adaptations. This time, we’ll see one of the most important ways in which Tolkien contrasts the kingdoms of Rohan and Gondor. I speak, of course, of the characterizations of Théoden and Denethor. We’ve…
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The Lord of the Rings Explained – Gandalf’s Death
Welcome back to my series of posts exploring how J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel The Lord of the Rings differs from its film adaptations. This time we’ll be examining what happened to Gandalf the Grey after his fall from the Bridge of Khazad-dûm.
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New eBook on Fantasy Mapmaking
If you’re writing a fantasy novel but don’t know how to draw the map, this is the book for you! After more than a year of work, I’ve published a Kindle eBook called How to Make a Fantasy Map: A Writer’s Guide to Otherworldly Cartography. Learn how to roughen a simple shape into a fully-formed…
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The Lord of the Rings Explained – Gildor Inglorion
Welcome back to my series of posts detailing how J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel The Lord of the Rings differs from its film adaptations. Remember in The Fellowship of the Ring when Frodo and Sam saw a group of elves travelling through the Shire? If all you know is the movie, it may surprise you to learn…
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The Hobbit Explained – At Your Service
Welcome back to my series of posts on how J.R.R. Tolkien’s books differ from their film adaptations. This time we’ll be looking at The Hobbit—specifically what we can learn from this line: ‘Dwalin at your service!’ Dwalin son of Fundin, The Hobbit (Chapter Ⅰ)
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The Lord of the Rings Explained – Which Two Towers?
Welcome back to my series of posts exploring how J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel The Lord of the Rings differs from its film adaptations. Today I’ll answer a question people ask often: which two towers is the title The Two Towers referring to? In the film we get this line as an answer: ‘The world is changing. …
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Inkscape 1.0 – Why You Should Use It
So you’ve drawn yourself a logo design on paper; you’re going to need a vector graphic if you want to put your logo on banners, signs, the side of a van, etc. I can convert your logo design to a versatile vector graphic quickly, and you won’t have to pay an arm or a leg…
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The Lord of the Rings Explained – Samwise the Strong
Welcome back to my series detailing how J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel The Lord of the Rings is vastly superior to its film adaptations. Did you know that Samwise Gamgee actually put on the One Ring several times? If you’ve only seen the films, the answer is likely no—just one of many reasons to read the book.
