David Eyk, Turtle-based 🐢🤠📚💻✝️ Profile picture
Rhymes with "like"—Christian husband and father—Lord have mercy—Homeschool publishing engineer—Pythonista since 2.3—Strong opinions loosely held
May 9, 2022 26 tweets 3 min read
We were talking on the #PulpRev Discord recently about the problems that authors face with editing: 1. Writing and editing are two separate skills. Writers may also be good editors, but it's not guaranteed.
Oct 22, 2018 11 tweets 2 min read
THREAD. You have not read Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings until you've read it out loud. Seriously, the language *soars* when spoken. Last night I was reading the scene where Gandalf and co. fight off Wargs beneath Caradhras, and the beauty of the language he employs brought me nigh upon tears. TEARS.