5/16/2026, Episode 4:Do We Need The Hunt For Gollum?

Greetings and welcome to the first official installment of The Pen & Dragon Post! In this weeks episode, we have part one of our three part series discussing faithfulness in adaptation. Tonight, Tim and Isaac will be discussing subject matter vs action and the Hunt for Gollum/LOTR, as well as literary contests and rating the cover for Daughter of the Crosslands! Tune in tonight at 9:30pm EST:

In case you missed last week’s episode, we discussed Christopher Paolini’s recent tweets about rewriting Eragon, the video accusing 67 authors of AI use, and the Shy Girl controversy, among many other topics! You can watch that video here:

Tune in next week for Part II of our discussion on Faithfulness and Adaptation where we will discuss Christopher Nolan’s upcoming Odyssey movie and its role as an adaptation of the Illiad.

We will also have a special episode on May 21st where we will be celebrating the launch of our host Tim’s newest novel, Flame of Almandraaz! We are going to be joined by several special guests and expect it to be an awesome time, so don’t forget to mark your calendars!

Our host Tim recently released his new novella Fated Knights, on May 2nd. You can also preorder his upcoming book, Flame of Almandraaz, on Amazon. Don’t forget to check that out over on Amazon!