Do you mean the BZP member Tolkien, or the author J. R. R. Tolkien?

~B~

You do know I told you that at the beginning, right? =P

But hey, I know how you feel. And it's not completely true, either. Not only are there only some similarities, but also it's really only with this one piece of work -- everything else you've written seems quite original. Just keep at it.

Do you mean the BZP member Tolkien, or the author J. R. R. Tolkien?

 

~B~

J. R. R. Tolkien.

I tried writing a novel/book a while ago, with the same results- just a Tolkien wannabe.

Do you mean the BZP member Tolkien, or the author J. R. R. Tolkien?

 

~B~

 

J. R. R. Tolkien.

Of course. How silly of me.

~B~

Tolkien worked for years and years. Took him thirty years to write the trilogy, and he was a old guy then. You are only 15 right now. Of course your first works are going to be bad.

Just keep practicing, having fun with writing, and you'll get better. I doubt you're that unoriginal. Tolkien virtually created that genre for the modern world, so it's hard not to mention him when reading 'similar' stuff.

Clearly you've never read The Sword of Shannara, by Terry Brooks. It's an unapologetic rip-off of LotR (although, J.R.R. never came up with a theif that had a pike for an arm ...) that puts all others to shame.

And hey, there's always the saying "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery." =)

-Inferna