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Six Writing Tips from J.R.R. Tolkien
Are you a fan of The Hobbit? A Lord of the Rings geek?
Perhaps you just enjoy a good story, well told.
If you’re a writer, here are some tips drawn from Tolkien’s work. Even if they don’t magically transform you into a writer whose work develops a worldwide cult-like following, as did Professor Tolkien’s … nonetheless, attention to these principles will improve your writing.
Prose and cons
Skeptics contend that bad writing is on the rise. The argument is hard to deny, for the simple reason that in the age of the Internet, everyone’s a writer. It used to be that to get published, a writer needed a publisher, and publishers were picky about whom they spent money on. Now, everyone is self-published, and it turns out we are somewhat less demanding of ourselves than, say, Simon & Schuster would be.
Being a writer is all about showing off your big, heaving vocabulary and letting people get a peek at your exposed verbiage. It is so hot.
Project Twins: A-Z of Unusual Words
Above: Scripturient, Possessing a violent desire to write.
