Rings of Power

Rings of Power

and why I love it so much… Looks like Rings will be back for a second season sometime later this year, and I am really happy about that. Why you may ask … well, it is because this particular addendum to the LotR world explores so much more. The story lines about other characters in Middle-Earth fascinate me. And it sure doesn’t hurt that they are well done. Smartly casted and excellent storylines for each makes me hunger for more. I would be rightly remiss if I didn’t reiterate that everything Tolkien rules my life. I have a library started

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Are my characters “me” in disguise?

On writing characters… You can never tell with authors. They tend to write a part of themselves into their characters. Sometimes they even include a part of people they know. It’s difficult to tell sometimes, though. I honestly can see facets of my personality in each of my characters. Whether it is dialogue like my own speech (Pappy Oh) or an act that I would perform (Hope). It is threaded in there. I see my own naivety in Shannon. I see my love for creatures in Alyssa and I see my strength in Hope. And I also see bits of

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