RE: For Fantasy/Sci-Fiction Lovers: What Makes You Reada Book?
January 8, 2017 at 2:29 pm
(This post was last modified: January 8, 2017 at 2:30 pm by ApeNotKillApe.)
Hope it wasn't too banal a point as to be platitude. Most of what I'd have to say I feel is Storytelling 101, and the fundamentals of good world building.
Consistency, emotional resonance, and at least make an attempt to not just be another Tolkienesque yarn. We all draw from the same well, I understand that, and fiction (particularly fantasy and sci-fi) is largely a game of presenting old tropes in interesting ways. But if you do go for elves and dwarves gallivanting around a rough approximation of medieval Europe, then you're not doing yourself any favours as far as my interest is concerned.
Consistency, emotional resonance, and at least make an attempt to not just be another Tolkienesque yarn. We all draw from the same well, I understand that, and fiction (particularly fantasy and sci-fi) is largely a game of presenting old tropes in interesting ways. But if you do go for elves and dwarves gallivanting around a rough approximation of medieval Europe, then you're not doing yourself any favours as far as my interest is concerned.
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