5 Things I Like About Fantasy
July 27th 2009 12:15
This is the second exercise in the 31 Days To Buld A Better Blog series that I'm doing. The second exercise is to write a list post-so here goes.
Fantasy is the genre I write in, and have always written in. Here are five of the reasons why:
1. Because I love to read fantasy. I love to read other genres too-especially horror-but I really and truly love fantasy. Fantasy books, fantasy stories, I even love fantasy movies and Final Fantasy. (Hehe.) I've always loved fantasy, before I liked any other genre; and some of the common races in fantasy, such as Elves and Dragons, truly facinate me.
2. Fantasy is pretty much unlimited. You can have any kind of story-one that's mostly a romance plot, or mostly a horror type of plot-and still have it fantasy purely because of the world it's set in. You can also make up almost any race and almost any type of device without having to spend hours upon hours doing scientific research.
3. Making my own worlds. In fantasy, you get to build worlds. In Science Fiction you get to do the same thing, but fantasy is different. Fantasy worlds are usually based off of real-world historical cultures, however loosely. They generally have more medieval cultures, with castles and knights and general old-fashioned-ness. You can make up entirely different geographies, different types of societies, different religions, different ways of doing things-and no need for science to really play a part.
4. It's a popular genre. This is both a great thing and a pitfall. There are loads of readers who enjoy fantasy, loads of writers who enjoy fantasy. There are also a lot of bad writers in fantasy and terrible, terrible cliches. It's a genre that's incredibly easy to parody, because everyone knows the cliches. It's also really hard not to fall into those cliches-which we are seeing and reading all the time. Added bonus: it's a lot easier to find beta readers.
5. Magic. I love magic. In the real world, I believe in a certain type of magic that falls in line with my Pagan beliefs. In my worlds, I make magic do crazy things. In place of scientific doctors, my Elves in the world of Jihad can magically restore people from near-death to healthy life. Magic is something you need to be careful with, and put limitations on, but it is loads of fun.
Not the best list post ever, but hey... it's 8AM. It's bed time for me, and I thought I'd get out a small post.
Why do you write in your chosen genre?
Fantasy is the genre I write in, and have always written in. Here are five of the reasons why:
1. Because I love to read fantasy. I love to read other genres too-especially horror-but I really and truly love fantasy. Fantasy books, fantasy stories, I even love fantasy movies and Final Fantasy. (Hehe.) I've always loved fantasy, before I liked any other genre; and some of the common races in fantasy, such as Elves and Dragons, truly facinate me.
2. Fantasy is pretty much unlimited. You can have any kind of story-one that's mostly a romance plot, or mostly a horror type of plot-and still have it fantasy purely because of the world it's set in. You can also make up almost any race and almost any type of device without having to spend hours upon hours doing scientific research.
3. Making my own worlds. In fantasy, you get to build worlds. In Science Fiction you get to do the same thing, but fantasy is different. Fantasy worlds are usually based off of real-world historical cultures, however loosely. They generally have more medieval cultures, with castles and knights and general old-fashioned-ness. You can make up entirely different geographies, different types of societies, different religions, different ways of doing things-and no need for science to really play a part.
4. It's a popular genre. This is both a great thing and a pitfall. There are loads of readers who enjoy fantasy, loads of writers who enjoy fantasy. There are also a lot of bad writers in fantasy and terrible, terrible cliches. It's a genre that's incredibly easy to parody, because everyone knows the cliches. It's also really hard not to fall into those cliches-which we are seeing and reading all the time. Added bonus: it's a lot easier to find beta readers.
5. Magic. I love magic. In the real world, I believe in a certain type of magic that falls in line with my Pagan beliefs. In my worlds, I make magic do crazy things. In place of scientific doctors, my Elves in the world of Jihad can magically restore people from near-death to healthy life. Magic is something you need to be careful with, and put limitations on, but it is loads of fun.
Not the best list post ever, but hey... it's 8AM. It's bed time for me, and I thought I'd get out a small post.
Why do you write in your chosen genre?
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Comment by Kleonaptra
Kalikapsychosis
Like you, I love fantasy, and for the same reasons. I also love horror. I only have the one fantasy story, the rest are horror, or sort of real world fantasy. I suppose that comes under sci fi but I dont consider it to be that.
My finished novel is a character exploration - hero/villian sort of stuff, the difference between the two. Is the main character an insane villian, or a gifted hero? Its up to the reader. I'm working on a sequel for that when I have time.
I just love stories, stories upon stories. I get them out, make them up, and worry about genres later. I have literally hundreds that just have one page or one scene - or even one LINE - written down to remind me to expand on it later.
Comment by Dianna G
I Wish This Was 42
Fictional Worlds
I know what you mean... the trick is actually getting back to them.
~Dianna
Comment by Wilson Pon
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By the way, my friend told me that magic is actually a programmable code (Such as the Java or C language), which I found it's a little bit hilarious!
Comment by Dianna G
I Wish This Was 42
Fictional Worlds
Fantasy stories are a lot of fun to write... Keep going back to it, as often as you can, and doing a little bit here and there is better than doing nothing.
That's actually really funny... I totally believe it. One of my uncles might even know it-they're both programmers, although I am personally NOT technologically inclined.
~Dianna