illustration by jeloid Fantasy writing must be grounded in both truth and life experience if it is to work. It can be as inventive and creative as the writer can make it, a whirlwind of images and plot twists, but it cannot be built on a foundation of air. – Terry Brooks in The Complete …
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Meta Monday 13: A Foundation of Air
January 11, 2010 – 8:00 am
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By Keith
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Posted in Meta Monday
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Tagged Advice, fantasy, fantasy fiction, Fiction, inspirational, Meta Monday, metafiction, quote, Terry Brooks, writing
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Meta Monday 11: Stop Over Describing
photo by jim frazier I think the tendency to over-explain and over describe is one of the most common failings in fantasy. It’s an unfortunate piece of Tolkien’s legacy. Don’t get me wrong, Tolkien was a great worldbuilder, but he got a little caught up describing his world at times, at the expense of the …
November 30, 2009 – 12:43 pm
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By Keith
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Posted in Advice, GMing, Meta Monday, Writing
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Tagged Advice, fantasy, fantasy fiction, Fiction, Meta Monday, metafiction, Patrick Rothfuss, quote, writing
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Meta Monday 10: Why Women Should Read SFF
photo by John Le When asked why women should read science fiction and fantasy, Ursula K. LeGuin replied: Because it offers alternatives. What any group that is socially oppressed, or marginalized, or not in control, needs is to know that there are other ways to run a society, that the way this society is being …
November 23, 2009 – 12:42 pm
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By Keith
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Posted in Advice, Creative Life, Meta Monday, Writing
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Tagged Advice, fantasy, fantasy fiction, Fiction, inspirational, Meta Monday, metafiction, quote, Ursula K. LeGuin, writing
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