At first however, reading these books seemed a daunting task, being as they are over 1000 pages when combined. My motivation for this came from a desire to watch the upcoming film trilogy based on these novels. Seems silly, right? Given that many recent book-to-movie adaptations skewer the book's story and original theme. But when my father gave me an ultimatum, one where I could not see the movies until first reading the book, I quickly found the time to read. Of course, soon after starting the first book, it didn't feel like a task anymore that had to be done! I wanted to read! The intent of my father doing this was not to "keep me busy", as it were, but rather make me appreciate the author's words before seeing someone else's interpretation of them on a big silver screen.
Through reading works form Tolkien and other big authors of his time, I myself developed a fond interest in writing. I became fascinated by Lord of the Rings fan fiction and even wrote my own 80 page spin off of the Middle-Earth saga... sadly, I never submitted it to any fan fiction sites. It would be interesting to look back now on that.
However, over the years that followed, my interest in writing turned from fantasy to historical/fiction. I have a particular fancy of the medieval time periods and have been working on a novel for some time now. So stay tuned for a future sample
My name is J Charles, and my intent for this new blog is to invite bookworms and writers alike here to discuss, well, books! And occasionally loath or geek over the latest film based on our favorite books.
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