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smaunder

Acolyte
I am new here and have written a fantasy novel (still some brief edits) but although I have had fun writing it, I needed to do quite a bit of research (hours and hours) as it the time frame of the story is in the medieval period. I found out very quickly in fantasy writing, you cannot makeup everything. Any feedback would be appreciated.
 

Sheilawisz

Queen of Titania
Moderator
You know, some research is a good idea... it's okay if you want to research everything in order to create a very realistic world, and yeah, that could take you even years of relentless and careful research.

However, I am of the opinion that, as Fantasy writers, we should not dedicate too much efforts to be realistic. To quote one of my favorite Fantasy films: Sometimes, I believe as many as six impossible things before breakfast...

You can throw impossible, unrealistic and historically inaccurate things at me and I'll believe them anyway, and trust me, I am not the only person who thinks this way.

Follow your heart =)
 
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