BMEM '08: More from Tolkien on Writing

[lady_branwyn]

From a letter to Stanley Unwin, dated March 4, 1938--
"The sequel to The Hobbit has now progressed as far as the end of the third chapter. But stories tend to get out of hand [my italics], and this has taken an unpremeditated turn."

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[telperion1.livejournal.com]

That quote always gave me a real chortle. At least we aren't alone....