Quote Originally Posted by Mewtarthio View Post
Bear in mind, though, that it limits your ability to write sequels. Tolkien managed to milk LotR for all it was worth, but once he'd killed off Sauron, there really wasn't much else he could do with it. I mean, it's "The Lord of the Rings"; there's not any story left once the eponymous Lord is dead, right? Now, if he'd called his series "A Lord of the Rings," he could have just written a fourth book by bringing in Sauron's little brother, Sauronito, and calling the next series "Another Lord of the Rings."
No, it really doesn't. There are plenty of stories with sequels that have completely different names. Take Batman Begins and the Dark Knight. Also, the Lord of the Rings is a (sort of) sequel to the Hobbit.