Welcome to The Inklings' Quill, a blog set aside for the study of one of the greatest authors of all time and father of the genre we now call "fantasy", J.R.R. Tolkien. This blog was originally created as a school project for a class on British literature, but I hope to expand this blog to something a bit greater. Thanks for dropping by! :D
Saturday, January 29, 2011

A Welcome Note

Hello, and welcome to The Inklings' Quill, a blog originally started as a school project, but that I hope will expand to something a bit greater.  I thought I'd start with something simple and straight forward, so I'd like to tell you what to expect from this blog.

The Inklings' Quill was created to explore the story of one of the greatest authors of all time, J.R.R. Tolkien.  If you'll look to the right, you'll notice a section titled "pages" at the top.  There's a link there titled "J.R.R. Tolkien" which is a short profile I comprised for your benefit, along with a picture of the man himself.  In further posts we'll be discussing the Life of J.R.R. Tolkien, his works, and his writing style.  (Yes, I said his writing style.  It's a very interesting subject, and one might be surprised to find that he didn't have just one.)  I also want to touch on how Tolkien became the inspiration for much of the literature on today's bookshelves around the world.

As a final note, I will also be posting links to websites and articles I found helpful in my research, and hopefully I will be able to interview a few people whose works I feel tie in some way with Tolkien's work, life, or both (but we'll have to see about that.  Interviews are often tricky to obtain.)  And for those of you who like what you see here, I do have a writing blog I post on regularly titled "The Pen and Parchment" where I am currently discussing the differences between self-publishing and traditional publishing.  Right now I am in the process of interviewing several authors and publishers who have agreed to shed some light on this very interesting and often touchy subject.  You can click on the link provided above, or go through the web address which is: http://www.theravenquill.blogspot.com.  For future reference, I will be posting a link to my blog on the side bar.

Thank you for dropping by! I hope to see you around in the near future as I explore the very interesting worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien.

Nichole White

0 comments:

Followers

About Me

My Photo
Star-Dreamer
I'm a Purple-Soul Creative with a love for all things artistic; the world is my canvas. I have been working with wire as a medium for roughly 20 years and have won the Employee's Choice Award 2019 in the "Creative Clay" contest through Fire Mountain Gems for a mixed media piece featuring polymer clay and wire work. I also dabble in other artistic outlets such as music, fabric, graphite, paint, and other mediums. My designs are original and unique reflections of a free-spirit and a gracefully eclectic outlook on life. Most recently I have started to include recycled materials into my work, and have also begun to upcycle vintage jewelry into a more modernly-accepted fashion. I am the oldest child of six, born to an artist and a musician. The ethereal magic of words has always been my first love, and I often try to mix this love with my other creative outlets. I currently hail from central Illinois, and live with my husband and our 3 little dragons (cats), all named after favorite literary characters.
View my complete profile
Powered by Blogger.

Some really great books. :D

networked blogs