/lit/ - Literature

>>20046462
>There will never be another author like Tolkien ever again
True that, and I really hate that several fantasy authors tried to copy off him and not due their own things.

>>18791118
>You want to be Tolkien.
No, I would not. Tolkien was a veteran and had good friends die in the war. I am sure he had lots of baggage he had to deal with at a time when you weren't supposed to have that kind of problem. I'm sure on some level that inspired his writing even if he felt like it didn't.

Anyways, being more serious. If I may ask, what is the story we're talking about? And what is it that you like about it? If you can put it into words, if not then that's fine.

And as a side note: while I love Tolkien's work, the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings are far from my favorite fantasy stories. He may have been phenomenal but I also like the writers who came after him, taking inspiration from him and creating something new. I look back on him for inspiration just because he IS a good writer but I don't want to replicate Lord of the Rings just because it isn't the story I want to write. Honestly just take inspiration from multiple sources and tell a story that is interesting to you. In YOUR voice. Then it will be something special. May not be good, but it will be special.

Honestly, if I am summarizing it correctly, you are in love with the story that you read and see it as awesome. So you naturally want to replicate it, but you don't want to change it because it's that good. I feel like that is a more common emotion than you may think. I've felt this before with a lot of media. The answer is you eventually get over it, you isolate down the real part you wanted to replicate and then take from other sources you wanted to imitate and put your own spin on it all. I would say that's how most writers are.