Feels more like he has bitten off more than he could chew. He aimed to be today's Tolkien, but somewhere midway he run out of steam and decided there are other

Feels more like he has bitten off more than he could chew. He aimed to be today's Tolkien, but somewhere midway he run out of steam and decided there are other fun things to do. Can't really blame him - he doesn't owe anybody to dedicate his life to his book, even a popular one - but it's kinda clear by now that we shouldn't get our hopes up to have any proper conclusion to the story.