Tolkien is an amazing writer, that is why, I believe, those who read his work are inspired to create masterpieces of their own (that is how it is with me, at least). Especially fascinating is his ability to create an entire world (cultures, history, language and all) and make it all appear coherent and real - the readers' desire to extend their own experience of Middle Earth (or a least, some place like it) encourage them to write their own tales.
I've also observed that those who are able to highly appreciate Tolkien's writing (that is, people who don't say "Tolkien's books are stooopid) happen to have, er, above average intelligence (or higher) [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] - and therefore, the capacity to come up with great writing themselves.
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