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The Wars of the Valar  by Fiondil 2 Review(s)
TariReviewed Chapter: 56 on 2/3/2009

Melkor capturing and corrupting the Elves has always been heartbreaking to me. I do a bit of crying when I read the Silmarillion.

The amount of detail you put into your stories always amazes. I’m hoping something will rub off on me.


Author Reply: Melkor certainly had much to answer for. That part of the Silmarillion was always one of the hardest for me to read, too.

As for details... they make or break a story in my opinion and as a friend of mine always says, "Research, research, research", which to me is the key to everything when writing Tolkien. If you don't take the time to read and re-read his works and as much of the Histories as is relevant, you're bound to mess things up and then a story that might have been rather good turns out to be not so good.

LarnerReviewed Chapter: 56 on 2/2/2009
Have bookmarked this for future reference.

Thank you, Fiondil.

Author Reply: You're welcome, Larner. I hope you find this timeline useful.

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