Category: Writing
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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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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.
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The Lord of the Rings Explained – Faramir’s Wisdom
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’s an important one: perhaps one of the biggest and most detrimental changes of the film. I speak, of course, of the character of Faramir son of Denethor.
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The Lord of the Rings Explained – Isildur’s Secret
Welcome back to my series examining how J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel The Lord of the Rings differs from its film adaptations. Have you ever wondered why the One Ring wasn’t found in the Anduin river for two-and-a-half thousand years? And why does Faramir not immediately guess that it’s the One Ring, anyway? And, I mean, wouldn’t…
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The Lord of the Rings Explained – Three Is Company
Welcome back to my series of posts looking at how J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel The Lord of the Rings is different from its film adaptations. In the film, Frodo and Sam leave Hobbiton the morning after they find out about the One Ring. The movie therefore tells us about as much about Frodo’s cover story as…
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The Lord of the Rings Explained – Hamfast’s Gossip
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 we’ll be examining how the book begins: specifically how Tolkien informs the reader of the current state of affairs in the Shire.