Well, on the advice of
rhapsody11 and
angelica_ramses, I have decided to open up that can of worms and unlock my History of Middle-earth notes for anyone who is interested. I wouldn't expect any great excitement here; it's mostly in-text annotations that I make while compiling my HoMe summaries. Most recently, I have done a comparison of The Ainulindale from The
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I will eventually get to "the interesting stuff" ... the L&C, the Shibboleth, et cetera. Though, actually, I love the Ainulindale! So many ideas that shaped the rest of the myths started here ... and I also like that sort of hardcore mythology BS. :^P
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I don't expect anyone to comment, so no worries there! It just occurred to me, after spending hours on these notes, that it was really a waste to hide them, when others might find them useful. So there ya go. :)
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Ha ha ha. Wow, I'm sure funny tonight ...
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So, yeah, it'd be nice to see the notes of someone who was smart enough to jot them down while they were reading ;)
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1) Start essay with good intentions.
2) Get bored or otherwise distracted.
3) Start looking up Feanorians in index and reading only passages that pertain to them.
4) Getting buried by plotbunnies and getting absolutely nowhere.
Until I started the HoMe summary project, I couldn't focus enough to take notes or even pay too close of attention. It was a shame; so much slipped past my notice. So I feel odd when people thank me for writing the HoMe summaries ... I sometimes think I'm benefiting the most of anyone! :)
You are added to the list and should be able to access what little I have so far.
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