Jan. 19th, 2020

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Challenge #9

In your own space, promote at least one canon that you adore (old, new, forever fandom). Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.


Tolkien! He was the one who made want to go to other worlds, even ones that did not exist. I read The Hobbit at 12 or so then the rest of LOTR later. I was totally entranced by them. They described their world in such loving detail and it was inhabited by such noble creatures that I wanted to go there. I rememebr reading The Silmarillion when it came out in the 70s and not being quite as thrilled, though the bit about creation stuck with me.

I have to admit that I am not nearly as enamored with the Valar and Maiar as most people seem to be. I prefer the elves... the old kings and kingdoms. I love the adventure and nobility in LOTR. I have measured all fantasy since then against Tolkien and so far, all have come up lacking for me.




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Challenge #10

In your own space, talk About A Creator/Someone Who Inspired You. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.



I don't think I even knew that fanfiction was a thing when I started writing it. I certainly had not read other people's work at all. I didn't read other fanfiction until the Tolkien fandom and I honestly don't remember anyone as an 'influence' there either. I tended to be more inspired by writers like Stephen King. When I read Annie Proulx and later Flannery O'Connor, those were my a-ha moments in writing. Those were the creators I wanted to write like.

Theban Band did some art that was influential in that they inspired plot bunnies.



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