Writers and Tolkien

[Helín Anyára]

It is an inspiration for aspiring writing because it goes past the normal mold of what we perceive writing to be.

This is very true. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] I can safely say that I have taken on new challenges and *aspirations* in my writing because of seeing, through Tolkien, aspects of writing I might never have thought to include; i.e. languages, poetry, etc.

I have also realized how to get over my fear of doing this; of writing what I love! That, at least, has been a sort of tripping block for me. There will always be someone (many "someones", actually) whom my writing doesn't please; people who think it is dull or tedious, as many think even now of Tolkien. In his own words:

"It is perhaps not possible in a long tale to please everybody at all points, or to displease everybody at the same points; for I find from the letters that I have recieved that the passages or chapters that are to some a blemish are by all others specially approved."

I'm sorry if this is a bit of a rabbit trail from the original intent of this thread; these are just other thoughts on how Tolkien has affected me...