Other Voices Dec 24th

[sartorias]

Today's writer is J.R.R. Tolkien, writing almost daily, certainly weekly, to his son during the last year of the war. He almost always began letters My dearest.

December 24, 1944:

I am v. glad that you enjoyed the next three ch. of the Ring. The 3rd consignment shd. reach you about Dec. 10 and the last on 14. Jan. I shall be eager for more

Comments

[houseboatonstyx]

Thank you. Very good to see. Would that be Charles Williams?

[sartorias]

Yep!

[mysticflame151]

Hmmm...always wondered why I liked Sam more. Now I see its meant to be that way.

[sartorias]

He's definitely more human.

[malkingrey]

It also sounds like Sam was more fun to write, as well.

[slobbit]

Peace and ordinary life and good liking to you, too.

Nice writing today. (^_^)

I got a wee bit done myself, and hope to get more. Nowhere near your total however. I'll be lucky to get 1/10th of that. How do you do it?

[sartorias]

Partly pent-up desire--the dayslog has me stealing two and three and a half minute snips when i can get them. Partly because I was finishing a novel, and, well, it was one of those ones that writes itself. This particular one got the last 50k words done since September--considering the lack of time, it's meant fairly intense sessions. The last 25 k words or so in the last week.

[sartorias]

It's got a lot of good stuff in it--my copy has been reread so many times I need a new one.

[handworn]

And those things, good liking especially, to you as well!