When I first met Bilbo Baggins, he was a woman. I was eight years old, on a mysterious school trip to a spooky old building, with no real idea about what was going to happen to me or my classmates. My only clue had come the previous week. Our teacher had told us to memorise … Continue reading My First Hobbit
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What’s in a Name?
Naming things – characters or worlds or, well, just stuff – can be a thorny problem for the writer of speculative fiction. Do I keep it simple or go off the deep end? Do I invent new words and languages or rely on the old ones? Portmanteau words are a popular option – bolting together … Continue reading What’s in a Name?
Graham Edwards 