Recently I watched an Onion film review of The Hobbit in which the joke is that the reviewer believes himself to be an author of better, more mature fantasy than Tolkien and constantly plugs his (not real, duh) book series during the review of the movie. It's hilarious levels of  played for laughs, and I got interested in finding articles or posts that do just that, but with dead seriousness.And I did! This guy praises Tolkien's work throughout the article, citing him as a pioneering mind in fantasy literature... but in the same breath, he elevates himself over the "old master" by talking about the "mature themes" and "moral ambiguity" and poo poo present in his own work. It's really not subtle: BUY MY BOOK posted:Tolkien’s works are notable for the purity, nobility, and wisdom of his characters. There is never a doubt that Aragorn will make the heroic choice, or that Frodo and Sam will see their way through to the bitter end of their perilous journey to Mordor. Tolkien wanted to show the best aspects of humanity, and contrast them with the ultimate evil of Sauron. Yet people are rarely so pure and unblemished in my experience. I'm not really a fan of Tolkien or genre fiction in general, but the whole article is pretty priceless. BUY MY BOOK posted:There are no elves or dwarves in SEVEN KINGS or its companion volumes. There is no satanic and all-mighty Dark Lord. Instead there are flawed men and women (some of whom are Giants) trying to do the best they can in a world of mythic conflicts and staggering sorcery. There is Vireon, the half-Giant inheritor of a throne he neither sought nor particularly wanted; Sharadza, whose clever magic gives her no power to save her doomed marriage; Tong, an escaped slave who discovers far more than the vengeance he craves; Tyro and Lyrilan, the Twin Kings of Uurz, whose brotherly love is destroyed by the weight of their shared empire; and Iardu the Shaper, whose potent sorcery can change the world but not the stubborn nature of mankind. 
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May 30, 2014 10:14
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May 30, 2014 10:18
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May 30, 2014 10:21
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May 30, 2014 10:21
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tbh tho i did think the op was ok not great, but it was ok
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May 30, 2014 10:24
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i didnt read the op but https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmKhGqWcJGY
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May 30, 2014 10:27
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Sheng-ji Yang posted:i didnt read the op but Hahahaha
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May 30, 2014 10:31
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[...]who, despite being several millennia old, seems to humans as no more than a pre-teen
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May 30, 2014 10:54
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[...]a tour de force of low fantasy, wherein the whole world reverberates with adventure, intrigue [...] and sensual peril
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May 30, 2014 10:56
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that's pretty funny op, but, at the same time, I can't help but think I did a better job in my book
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May 30, 2014 10:56
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Cubone posted:that's pretty funny op, but, at the same time, I can't help but think I did a better job in my book hmm no, I think my tales of the half-orc half-giant half-weeaboo Drushkaar Kusanagi is more mature, especially when he faces down the ambiguous King James in a duel to the death with his sabretana
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May 30, 2014 11:05
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paranoid randroid posted:[...]a tour de force of low fantasy, wherein the whole world reverberates with adventure, intrigue [...] and sensual peril What the hell is this from?
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May 30, 2014 11:05
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Noyemi K posted:What the hell is this from? my new quintilogy
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May 30, 2014 11:17
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Noyemi K posted:What the hell is this from? Every review ever from the writing equivalents of Deviantart.
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May 30, 2014 11:21
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writing those posts put me slightly closer towards cosmic one-ness with terry goodkind and i have the strangest sensation of really needing to brush my teeth. except, like, all over my body
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May 30, 2014 11:25
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I have this great idea for an epic fantasy trilogy which I'm definitely going to write someday. Just you wait, once it's published, bam, move over Tolkien.
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May 30, 2014 11:35
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Man, what about this epic world I've been building, and this conlang, let me show it to you: "Grolgim hafar dooord malak intak" translates to "give up, evil rapist nerd" where's my epic fantasy money
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May 30, 2014 11:47
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The Conworlds Wiki is a goddamn goldmine.The Age Of Elves, Dwarves and Men posted:The age began with the fall of the Titans. With the War of the Titans end, the world was split up into eight continents instead of two. All the Titanic temples were in ruins. The Dwarves were the first to take advantage of the situation. They spread out from the mountains, and establised outposts. They traded with the Elves, and soon the two races were allies. forestbridge posted:ForestBridge was the capital of Elenlaurnia TL;DR: [A whole bunch of fictional statistics with no context]
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May 30, 2014 11:57
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World-building is really rewarding if you know how to do it. My head is constantly filled with all these incredible ideas by just reading and watching material from other artists. For instance, what-if scenarios, what if a wizard turns all soldiers from WW2 into ponies? How would ponies change world history? Keeps me up at night.
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May 30, 2014 12:16
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You know, seeing all the ‘hype’ about 50Shades of Blergh (you know what I mean) and how well it sells despite the horrendous, if not non-existant quality, I am this close to ask my followers to hype up my book. I am willing to share info D= I mean, I am at least TRYING to have some quality in there. I want some overwhelming sales too.
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May 30, 2014 12:41
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quote:The Alskrallura world is surrounded by the life rafters this thick network of rafters surrounds the entire world, although you can not see it from ground in most spots because the bottom is covered with a thin fog called the serinean mist, light hits the top part of the rafters and is absorbed through photosynthesis, the living life rafters then emit the light from there branches especially at the bottom where the light coming down is the strength of day light, the upper canopies of the rafters and mostly dark or dim lighting, the life in the upper areas of the rafters is mostly insects as well as the draconians which build their cities on the large beams
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May 30, 2014 12:53
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Sheng-ji Yang posted:i didnt read the op but where can i find youtube compilations of all the ridiculous descriptions of making GBS threads/vagina wetness from the audioboks
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May 30, 2014 13:05
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Y’know, for some reason the part I’m sorta looking forward too should my books ever get famous are the gross misinterpretations and faulty dreamcasts for the characters. Because, rest assure, I will so mock the worst in the coming stories.
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May 30, 2014 13:05
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paranoid randroid posted:my new quintilogy pentalogy you rube
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May 30, 2014 13:07
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That's the one part of the onion I don't read cause it is usually utter poo poo.
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May 30, 2014 13:22
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Sheng-ji Yang posted:i didnt read the op but it is a shame that scene will be cut from the t.v. show.
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May 30, 2014 13:27
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Sheng-ji Yang posted:i didnt read the op but bravissimo also shouldn't this thread be fantasy_writers.txt
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May 30, 2014 13:28
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Crewmine posted:bravissimo I was considering that title, but fantasy writers aren't the only ones to do this poo poo.
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May 30, 2014 14:04
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delusional individual posted:25 / (hopefully) soon-to-be published author, wannabe actor, full-time video gamer / lover of arts and books He, let's see what this soon-to-be-published author is writing: delusional individual posted:Hell is What You Make delusional individual posted:The First Time Always Hurts, You Know Uh, well, good luck, I guess? Fake edit: Oh. delusional individual posted:Remember when I sent a short story to a publisher for an anthology?
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May 30, 2014 15:50
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This_thread.fag
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May 30, 2014 16:05
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"Ugh, I can't believe The DaVinci Code/50 Shades of Grey/Divergent is so popular! Anybody could write crap like that and get rich!" -can't and doesn't-
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May 30, 2014 16:40
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-owns a vintage typewriter, typing gloves, expensive moleskine notebooks- -hasn't actually written anything in months- -instead of just sitting down and writing considers buying a new desk-
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May 30, 2014 16:47
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http://archiveofourown.org/media/Music%20*a*%20Bands/fandoms literally anything here have you ever wanted panic at the disco fanfiction? because my friend there are three thousand, four hundred and one works for your reading pleasure http://archiveofourown.org/tags/Panic!%20at%20the%20Disco/works
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May 30, 2014 16:48
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Koerschgen posted:He, let's see what this soon-to-be-published author is writing: Sounds like something from either tumblr or TVTropes.
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May 30, 2014 16:50
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everything ITT
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May 30, 2014 16:50
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We call that homegrown fiction_writers.txt
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May 30, 2014 16:53
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Why is it always a loving trilogy? Like, half the time they're not even done writing it and they figure they'll stretch their boring story out to be a trilogy. Is it because Tolkien did it? If that's the case, how come even non-mediaeval fantasy poo poo does it too?
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May 30, 2014 17:10
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First reply: systran posted:Eat suck, suckface! DukeRustfield posted:^regarding the user above. "Eat suck, suckface" is one of the quotes from the book. So he wasn't trolling.
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May 30, 2014 17:11
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here's some fiction i wrote: This thread is interesting, and funny too.
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May 30, 2014 17:11
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Christmas Miracle posted:here's some fiction i wrote: This thread is interesting, and funny too. I've got some too: your good at psoting
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May 30, 2014 17:15
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