Young Writers Society

The closest thing to an idol I have is ... TOLKIEN!!! (of course, how predictable)

Yep

I have The Last Samurai, and I just looked at the director: Edward Zwick, not Stephen Spielburg. So, Qi, you can stop hating him for The Last Samurai and go back to liking him for others movies he did.

I think Steven Spielberg deserve an apology meaning me

writing idol is R.A. salvatore all the way

Me, i like Paulo Coelho. His works like "By the River Piedra I sat Down and Wept" and "Veronica Decides to Die" are rerally inspiring.

As a writer, i admire, Tolkien of course, and C. S Lewis, his works on Narina were the first books on fantasy that i read, and for that i owe him much, but my ultimate idol of the writing world is David Eddings, his work is what first got me started on writing

my other idol is jack black. he's an awesome musician, and school of rock... rocked. he's really funny, too, and his career is jus, like, whoa. man i wish i could be like him someday- famous, rich and a kick-ass rocker.

I'm kind of with Galatea on the issue of idolizing people. But I do have many writers and story-tellers I admire. First and foremost are Jim Henson and George Lucas. Both are geniuses, and I hope I can one day be able to tell stories as skillfully as Henson did, and as Lucas continues to do. I admire Nancy Springer and T. A. Barron for their ability to take famous characters from myth and legend and create new stories that stand strong on their own. I admire all the people who were involved in The Lord of the Rings films for keeping the spirit in their work that has been lost to Hollywood for many years. Stan Lee for creating characters like Spider-Man, Terry Fox (see my non-fiction article, my uncle Lewis, and my cousin Daniel, for their work in Toronto theatre. (Although, incidently, my uncle is also the one who gave us Keanu Reeves. Trust me, he's much more suited to Shakespeare than American movies.)

tinkerbell_09 wrote:Me, i like Paulo Coelho. His works like "By the River Piedra I sat Down and Wept" and "Veronica Decides to Die" are rerally inspiring.

Oh my god...I'm not the only one who likes Paulo Coelho! He is...AWE SOME! I've just recently read one of his books, "Manual of the Soldier of Light" and it was just one of the best books I've ever read. I loved it. After that I read two of his other books (the ones you stated) and...I can't explain it, but he just...rocks. He's one of the most inspiring authors ever, and he is now one of my idols.

I just found another Idol!
The Pilsberry dough boy.

hawk wrote:Slash. Sure, not a writer/poet whatever, but I can like musical artists, right?

And, of course, Hemingway.

I would have to agree with you on this. The only other person i might think of as an idol more than i do slash would be Jimmy Page, of Led Zeppelin fame. I can't decide really, they are both amazing guitarists and if i could ever be half as good as either of them i would be the happiest person alive.

For writing my idols are Jonathan Stroud, Charles Dickens, Stuart Hill and Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay.
For poetry I'm inspired by Lord Byron, John Keats and Percy Shelley.
And for art I'm a very big fan of David Wyatt.