If there was a writer capable...

[littlemanpoet]

I started reading Bêthberry's post and had to stop to answer a point she made, so I haven't read all the responses yet.

Fea pegged me. Spot on, deary.

I know that I have the capability to write a mythic epic. Or an elegy. Maybe even a Farmer Giles of Ham type book (Gob and Twiddle, anyone?). The reason I said Tolkienian is because no matter what I write, it's going to have the spirit of Tolkien at the back of it. That's simply part of who I am. Am I going to force such a thing? Not on your life. I agree that anybody who would have to force it, shouldn't be writing it. Which is why I said "a writer capable of it". That means someone who would not be forcing it. I hope that clears that up.

Originally Posted by Bêthberry

Perhaps our intrepid threader lmp merely wants to know which of Tolkien's books we want more of? Now, that is a different kettle of story.

Precisely.

Now back to your regularly scheduled polling.....