Wouldn’t it be interesting if we - writers - wrote a story in the tradition of Tolkiens. Like the format he wrote the Lord of the Rings. I haven’t seen a story written like this for a long time. Where two or more stories lines are going on at the same time and instead of writing it all in chronological order with scenes switching in and out, we write each story line in sections like Tolkiens did. I think it would be interesting to see what publishers would say about the format. Or even what the readers would say about the format. Would it be possible? I wonder....
I was wondering about this while I’m getting ready to watch the Fellowship of the Ring - You know you just can’t sit down to watch a classic like this, you have to have popcorn, snacks and at least a few hours to spend doing nothing but entertaining yourself. And I remembered that when Tolkiens wrote the Rings he didn’t write it in order. He wrote it differently. At least differently then we are use to in this day and age.
But when you think about it, Tolkiens was setting us up for how we read today or watch movies today. He just took one story and used it for a longer time and then switched to another part of the story. I like this because of, for example, when Aragon marched against Mordor in the final battle in Return of the King, you didn’t know if Frodo was still alive or if the ring had been found. And that’s because he didn’t write the sections in chronological order. I haven’t scene a story written like that now a days. And it just would be interesting to see how readers and publishers would accept it.
Of course it could be that I haven’t read the right book and there are actually stories with this kind of format.. Who knows...
I don't know if any of this makes any sense to you all, but hopefully it does..
- A Dreaming Writer
I was wondering about this while I’m getting ready to watch the Fellowship of the Ring - You know you just can’t sit down to watch a classic like this, you have to have popcorn, snacks and at least a few hours to spend doing nothing but entertaining yourself. And I remembered that when Tolkiens wrote the Rings he didn’t write it in order. He wrote it differently. At least differently then we are use to in this day and age.
But when you think about it, Tolkiens was setting us up for how we read today or watch movies today. He just took one story and used it for a longer time and then switched to another part of the story. I like this because of, for example, when Aragon marched against Mordor in the final battle in Return of the King, you didn’t know if Frodo was still alive or if the ring had been found. And that’s because he didn’t write the sections in chronological order. I haven’t scene a story written like that now a days. And it just would be interesting to see how readers and publishers would accept it.
Of course it could be that I haven’t read the right book and there are actually stories with this kind of format.. Who knows...
I don't know if any of this makes any sense to you all, but hopefully it does..
- A Dreaming Writer
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