Multiple threads from @mytholder.bsky.social about how Tolkien wrote LOTR, all of them great. Watch how tiny tweaks to fulfill narrative goals end up completely upending what kind of story is being told.
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Gareth Hanrahan
End of the big Jan 11th LOTR thread about the Trotter/Strider change and its ramifications, for those who want to avoid wrestling with bluesky’s interesting thoughts on threading….
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