In the earliest days of this blog, I talked about my “fantasy manifesto“, and part of it was, “Do Not Copy And Paste Cultures“. I still believe in that fundamental […]
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Elves and Originality
Tim Akers, author of “The Horns of Ruin”, writes “In Defense of Elves“, where he defends using elves in fantasy fiction. Or, at least, that’s what it says the article […]
Read moreWhy are we stuck in the Middle Ages?
Something has been picking at my brain for a while, and it’s something I will fully cop to being somewhat complicit in myself. Why is the fantasy genre stuck in […]
Read moreRevisiting the Fantasy Manifesto
Back when I first started this blog, I did a few posts on the idea of my Fantasy Manifesto– a series of guidelines of what I wanted to avoid in […]
Read moreFantasy Manifesto #4
Try not to Cut and Paste Cultures Now, this is one of the hardest things for a Fantasy writer. A lot of what is considered, shall we say “typical” for […]
Read moreFantasy Manifesto #3
3. Enough with The Chosen One already. Miracle babies who are destined to destroy the evil warlord. Hidden princes, raised humbly on some tiny farm, who will grow up to […]
Read moreFantasy Manifesto #2
Continuing with my Fantasy Manifesto, I offer the following: 2. You don’t have to re-invent the wheel. You certainly don’t have to re-name it. I understand the motivation to give […]
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When it comes to Fantasy writing, I have a number of rules. Maybe not rules, but red-flags. Things that, when I see them, let me know that I’m probably not […]
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