Insulting Tolkien

[Morsul the Dark]

well I had this awesome idea on how to paint Rivendell like I put a circle around the paper ands make it look faded and I wrote the description from the book in old style cursive that came out good but then the painting itself was like a brown box was the last homely house and the valley look like a plain of green grass wannabe stuff it was sad

[Morai]

I probably insulted Tolkien the most in some of the RPGs that I've participated in. Most of my characters were so far from the realm of ME in a sense that I felt like Disney in the sense that they didn't even fit the general story. Not to say that I've disowned all of my characters, a few still have a special place in my heart.

[The Only Real Estel]

I believe that, in most cases, you would have to try significantly to insult Tolkien. Specifically, Morsul, I believe that he would value the fact that you even decided to try to draw something that related to his Middle Earth, I don't think the results would make much of a difference, it's concept art anyway. Now, if you purposfully made a horrid drawing of Legolas that made him look like a dwarf, then tried to tell everyone, "This is what Legolas looks like!", that might bother him. But I think he would appreciate true effort no matter what the results.

[Morai]

I believe that, in most cases, you would have to try significantly to insult Tolkien.

True, but I know that at least I meant that I insulted Tolkien's "essense." Not that I actually expected him or his aura to rise out of his grave. (As interesting as that would be.)

[Morgul Queen]

So I just stopped writing anything related to Middle Earth, even though I sometimes yearn to do it - I know I'm not capable so I let the moment pass.

Don't let it pass. Do it. The more you do, the better it'll get. Write your main points, write your story, then get a Beta to check it over for you.

Believe me, it's better to do it than to want to and not.