Unoriginal sin
On March 22, 2012, Inkling wrote, My book is the same genre as Lord of the Rings, and I'm having trouble being original. All books of the fantasy genre are takeoffs (not sure if this is the right word) of LOTR because Tolkien created the genre, and I'm afraid of my book being just another takeoff. The plot isn't the same (far from it) and I've tried to add big differences, such as my Elves mainly being samurai-ish unlike most fantasy books where Elves are pretty peaceful, but I'm still afraid...
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Rache
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Sep 14, 2012 04:48PM
I see. Well even if the book was similar to LOTR It would be okay because everyone is a fan and like you said, fantasy was basically started by Tolkien. I'm currently reading The Hobbit actually... Anyway I can't wait to read your book! I know it'll be fantastic just like the others. :)
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Thanks for weighing in! And for the compliment!
