tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128460350781036829.post4375234970825401611..comments2024-03-26T15:49:44.555+00:00Comments on How To Write Badly Well: HOMAGE WEEK #5: Try too hard to be J.R.R. TolkienJoel Stickleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14270604410152020281noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128460350781036829.post-53386886089465746532021-08-17T16:04:21.634+01:002021-08-17T16:04:21.634+01:00Nice post. I used to be checking constantly this b...Nice post. I used to be checking constantly this blog and I am impressed! Extremely useful info particularly the ultimate section 🙂 I take care of such information a lot. I was seeking this certain information for a long time. Thank you and best of luck.<br /><a href="www.essayonfest.online/2021/01/the-advantages-and-disadvantages-of.html" rel="nofollow">disadvantages of internet essay</a> <a href="https://www.bookspdfdownload.com/" rel="nofollow">BOOKS PDF DOWNLOAD</a>fullmetalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05365494014459123745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128460350781036829.post-64535255339434090782014-11-15T02:18:37.595+00:002014-11-15T02:18:37.595+00:00You're not really trying too hard to be Tolkie...You're not really trying too hard to be Tolkien until characters break into song or poem at the drop of a hat.The Other Mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128460350781036829.post-55310641440411208962010-07-13T17:44:30.934+01:002010-07-13T17:44:30.934+01:00Guys, stop being so hard on fantasy.
Not that I c...Guys, stop being so hard on fantasy.<br />Not that I care.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128460350781036829.post-18891412994056814742010-05-14T16:12:14.714+01:002010-05-14T16:12:14.714+01:00But an intricate map of Than'Dythyll & a l...But an intricate map of Than'Dythyll & a list of all possible conjugations of the Elven verbs {not to mention a full account of the genealogy of the bloodline of Esh} is just what the world has been crying out for! The world of academe will be the poorer for this loss. :¬(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128460350781036829.post-37403763001623720802010-04-30T02:14:54.217+01:002010-04-30T02:14:54.217+01:00I did that for a while after spending 3 months sol...I did that for a while after spending 3 months solely reading LotR at age 12. It infected my brain. I love it, though.Mariannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09734919634339122174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128460350781036829.post-52539410545049260832010-04-29T03:44:17.872+01:002010-04-29T03:44:17.872+01:00I think I am in love. If you're not going to s...I think I am in love. If you're not going to spend a lifetime studying linguistics and invent entire languages with a 100,000+ word vocabulary, stick to your native language. Please.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128460350781036829.post-8644953622125739512010-04-28T23:40:46.854+01:002010-04-28T23:40:46.854+01:00Heh, this is not so much Tolkien as E.R. Eddison. ...Heh, this is not so much Tolkien as E.R. Eddison. Tolkien had the sense to put most of this stuff in appendices.Peter Greenwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16910953495461661013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128460350781036829.post-69555155195321493952010-04-26T03:46:31.266+01:002010-04-26T03:46:31.266+01:00Awesome! Last line is such a pay-off.
I love Tol...Awesome! Last line is such a pay-off. <br /><br />I love Tolkien and you gotta give the man props for inventing languages (nobody can touch him when it comes to rich, realistic fantasy worlds that will hold up through time). However, I have to admit that whenever the descriptions of mountains and directions and genealogies came up, I kind of...skipped them. Maybe that means I don't really love him. Oh, God...Lanii Be Goodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12782964849511147569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128460350781036829.post-26785074536483396032010-04-25T11:03:22.037+01:002010-04-25T11:03:22.037+01:00Hi all. Glad you enjoyed this. I am currently draw...Hi all. Glad you enjoyed this. I am currently drawing an intricate map of Than'Dythyll and listing all three hundred possible conjugations of each of the seventeen million Elven verbs. The next post will be a full account of the genealogy of the bloodline of Esh.<br /><br />I kid. Normal service will be resumed on Monday.Joel Stickleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14270604410152020281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128460350781036829.post-60240916548766170052010-04-25T02:16:43.901+01:002010-04-25T02:16:43.901+01:00I love the last line: "‘I want to change my n...I love the last line: "‘I want to change my name,’ he said."<br /><br />Awesomesauce.<br /><br />CT, I don't agree with your definition of fantasy. Then again, I tend to read Young Adult fiction so maybe the rules are different in that situation. *shrug*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128460350781036829.post-47126064452455227732010-04-25T00:36:44.993+01:002010-04-25T00:36:44.993+01:00I happily found you through a follower blog. This ...I happily found you through a follower blog. This is an amazing piece of parody. Almost makes me want to read Tolkien! Just kidding. I tried once years ago, but fantasy wasn't my main interest. I AM interested in following you and your links, though. I think they will be mind expanding. Thanks.Ann Besthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14628616245339887301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128460350781036829.post-44703352034737950812010-04-24T12:24:09.425+01:002010-04-24T12:24:09.425+01:00haha this was hilarious!haha this was hilarious!Gehanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16299640465175652895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128460350781036829.post-37635026629057921252010-04-24T05:09:50.081+01:002010-04-24T05:09:50.081+01:00That's just it, isn't it though, MarT? Eve...That's just it, isn't it though, MarT? Every fantasy book written in the last century was a riff on Tolkien, whether it wanted to be or not, the difference being that everyone else made up names and places (as Joel has done here) to create the illusion of having developed a whole world and history, whereas Tolkien actually did this.<br /><br />I'd say Joel's post is perfect and exemplifies 90% of books shelved under the fantasy label (probably 100%, I'm leaving an optimistic margin of error).CTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128460350781036829.post-47294250185003645192010-04-24T03:44:05.282+01:002010-04-24T03:44:05.282+01:00If you didn't invent at least 2 complete langu...If you didn't invent at least 2 complete languages and 7 partial ones as you composed that post, I argue you are not trying <i>hard enough</i>. Foul Gorbthank that you are.MarcTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128460350781036829.post-17887144477856116752010-04-23T21:57:24.158+01:002010-04-23T21:57:24.158+01:00I tried too hard once, when I was 15-ish. Not the ...I tried too hard once, when I was 15-ish. Not the name-dropping and elven speak, but the general flow and descriptions.<br /><br />Great homages, keep going :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128460350781036829.post-6835815876435556642010-04-23T21:03:34.558+01:002010-04-23T21:03:34.558+01:00For all that I love fantasy as a genre, I never co...For all that I love fantasy as a genre, I never could stand Tolkein's writing style.Daemonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128460350781036829.post-44318715891398830132010-04-23T15:44:06.947+01:002010-04-23T15:44:06.947+01:00*LOL**LOL*Derrill Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08996812965100062495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128460350781036829.post-34315275758339275402010-04-23T14:55:54.166+01:002010-04-23T14:55:54.166+01:00That was awesome! :D
Tolkien's name-dropping ...That was awesome! :D <br />Tolkien's name-dropping drove me crazy in The Silmarillion (btw, my elven name is Elebridith Adanthar ;p)...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128460350781036829.post-17513652823344641252010-04-23T13:19:09.464+01:002010-04-23T13:19:09.464+01:00Awww... Tolkien's names were easier on the ton...Awww... Tolkien's names were easier on the tongue than *that*. Well, for the most part :-) This sounds a lot like fantasy written *after* Tolkien.<br />Great idea for a week-long topic! I've really enjoyed them.Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128460350781036829.post-68612231095219851952010-04-23T12:47:47.686+01:002010-04-23T12:47:47.686+01:00Oh I really should not have worn my corset today.
...Oh I really should not have worn my corset today.<br /><br />:-)Old Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185547869183611159noreply@blogger.com