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JBCrowson reacted to Jackarandajam's post in the thread Is it possible to write a literary fantasy book? with
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The road - Cormac Mccarthy While this is Post-Apocalyptic Fantasy, it still counts as Literary Fantasy. Got a Pulitzer and a James Tait... -
JBCrowson replied to the thread Is it possible to write a literary fantasy book?.I agree with the idea of the snobbish hill of literary fiction, from which some chose (wrongly in my view) to look down on other works...
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JBCrowson reacted to pmmg's post in the thread Is it possible to write a literary fantasy book? with Like.
I dont know. I suppose its just how you choose to define the word. Literary tends to mean something opposite of genre fiction...
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In "epic" fantasy, the characters' actions should be something that goes down in the world's history books. This has always been my...
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JBCrowson replied to the thread Is it possible to write a literary fantasy book?.I've always thought good fantasy could cross with any other genre - some like romance and detective are easier to 'see'. I think...
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JBCrowson reacted to Finchbearer's post in the thread Is it possible to write a literary fantasy book? with Like.
I’ll give you some examples of ‘literary fantasy’ that I’ve read, and I’ll tell you why I think they could easily fit into this...
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JBCrowson replied to the thread Is it possible to write a literary fantasy book?.What book would you consider literary fantasy? (I have my own thoughts on this).
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JBCrowson posted the thread Is it possible to write a literary fantasy book? in Writing Discussions.By this I don't mean can a person write such a book - we can write any kind of book, and someone out there probably has. What I mean is...
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JBCrowson replied to the thread How many characters is too many?.I think 3 POV characters is fine. As long as we're clear when we switch viewpoint that we signal we have switched and clarify...
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JBCrowson replied to the thread Dragon egg size.Dragons are magical so they don't have to follow the rules of regular biology - look at their puny chest muscles - no way they could fly...
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JBCrowson replied to the thread The Epic Factor.My WIP is Epic by most of the definitions used here. Like yours there are many important characters with their own stories and plots...
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JBCrowson replied to the thread Writing about sex, intimacy and relationships.I agree with the idea that people bring a lot to the table (literally as well as figuratively ;) ), both lived and wished, when it comes...
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JBCrowson reacted to The Dark One's post in the thread Writing about sex, intimacy and relationships with Like.
I've already linked my Excellent Bonking scenes article a thousand times so I won't bother again, unless by popular acclaim... Already...
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JBCrowson replied to the thread Caption this....Damn, I think that unicorn potion was a scam.
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JBCrowson replied to the thread Using real world things/concepts in fantasy fiction.Agree - when you see how those colonial types treated their own poor (ie ordinary) folk you understand that what they did to natives...