Hello. Before I ask my question let me share a brief bit about myself. I'm 25 and I've been an endearing fan of fantasy since I was 8. (particularly but not exclusively medieval themed) I've played nearly thousands of video games, assembled numerous PCs for personal use, had PLENTY of dead end jobs, and overall endured reality's necrotic symbiosis.
If someone had been drunk enough to consider their self poisoned, associate with people that would threaten their well-being, go to college for 1 semester and drop out, roller-blade in a batman costume downtown, sit it on drug deals or whatever you can imagine! Could these real life experiences bolster fictional writing?
My question is: Are real life experiences beneficial for writing powerful fantasy?
Other questions: Or could someone write a great book without ever having left their front stoop?
Perhaps fantasy is merely imagination and does not require at all first hand experience, like having a weapon pointed at you? Now that a person has experienced settings in real life and know what they feel like, would their illustration be too real for people to understand? Does it even matter?
I've already answered this question silently to myself, but I would really like to hear what you have to say about this. Thank you in advance for taking the time to answer this question.
If someone had been drunk enough to consider their self poisoned, associate with people that would threaten their well-being, go to college for 1 semester and drop out, roller-blade in a batman costume downtown, sit it on drug deals or whatever you can imagine! Could these real life experiences bolster fictional writing?
My question is: Are real life experiences beneficial for writing powerful fantasy?
Other questions: Or could someone write a great book without ever having left their front stoop?
Perhaps fantasy is merely imagination and does not require at all first hand experience, like having a weapon pointed at you? Now that a person has experienced settings in real life and know what they feel like, would their illustration be too real for people to understand? Does it even matter?
I've already answered this question silently to myself, but I would really like to hear what you have to say about this. Thank you in advance for taking the time to answer this question.