Tolkien

Books, Creativity, Kim Stanley Robinson, Star Wars, T E Lawrence, Tolkien, Willful Suspension of Disbelief, writer's life, Writing Prompt

Writing Prompt: Feels Like the First Time

stephen / August 21, 2026

Let’s explore the first impressions made by books, TV, and movies that we’d love to experience again, as new.

Creativity, LOTR, Writing

Plot Threads versus Sub-Plots

stephen / April 10, 2021

Well … a blog post that discusses both The Lord of the Rings and Friends? This oughta be good…

Thank You Christopher Tolkien

stephen / November 16, 2017

Right off the bat I want to do exactly what the title says and thank Christopher Tolkien for his decades

Books, Dune, Frank Herbert, Isaac Asimov, John Wyndham, LOTR, Roger Zelazny, Samuel R Delany, Tolkien

10 Novels that have stayed with me

stephen / June 30, 2015

David Gerrold*, noted science fiction writer, had an interesting article on his website, 10 Novels that have stayed with me.