INKLINGS Q & A: How did Tolkien first begin writing THE HOBBIT?
A: Tolkien had...
INKLINGS Q & A: How did Tolkien first begin writing THE HOBBIT?
A: Tolkien had spent several hours marking student examination books, when he turned a page and found it blank. It seemed almost like an empty canvas waiting for the painter's brush, and so he jotted down one sentence: "In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit." He had no idea what a hobbit was or what sort of adventures he might have. But the very sound and shape of the word set Tolkien's imagination in motion. (Bonus question: If that student writer had been more careful and not skipped a page, might this fantasy classic never have come into being?")
A: Tolkien had spent several hours marking student examination books, when he turned a page and found it blank. It seemed almost like an empty canvas waiting for the painter's brush, and so he jotted down one sentence: "In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit." He had no idea what a hobbit was or what sort of adventures he might have. But the very sound and shape of the word set Tolkien's imagination in motion. (Bonus question: If that student writer had been more careful and not skipped a page, might this fantasy classic never have come into being?")
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