Joseph Chaput
Dreamer
Salut, I'm like most I imagine here, a aspiring author and while most of my writing is in French, I also write in English and am a big fan of the old big fantasy-universes such as Middle-Earth, Osten Ard and Krynn. I feel that something has been lost along the way; fantasy authors aren't creating larger universes of inter-connected stories and epic-fantasy tales, and while I don't mind modern political-fantasy stories, the grim-dark stuff is getting frankly annoying.
I'm no stranger to writing this sort of genre stuff, but think there must be a balance, and that it can be good if well-done. Also, I feel more authors need to write histories of their world, and put the focus on lore as Tolkien and Williams did.
That said, I'm not saying that characterisation should take a back-seat, just that it seems as though the large expansive worlds and histories have been lost along the way.
Sorry for the long-winded explanation/intro. I'm also French-Canadian, have a passion for Golden & Bronze Age (Classical ones & 80s stories) Fantasy stories, whether they be in games, comics, animations, movies and most especially books.
One of my biggest regrets is how there are no serious French fantasy stories, as French publishers despise the genre and mistrust it despite many readers being thirsty for the genre from what I've seen. Most that do publish, do so with poorly written, poorly developed tales which involve no world-building, poorly characterised stuff for 4 year olds (no offence intended to children). Or comics such as Smurfs (I'm a big fan of Smurfs but it's not exactly Tolkien) level stuff with Smurfs probably being the most mature French fantasy stories you'll ever find.
I also love history (I'm a pre-grad student working up cash to study Medieval Scottish history of the 10th century, specifically castles and culture of Celtic Alba), love languages (speak 2, but am learning Japanese, Korean, Latin & Gaelic), the history of Japan (my undergrad major), France, Scotland, Ireland, England, Germany, Scandinavia, Rome, Bronze-Age, Korea & China. I also adore dogs, learning and essay-writing, and have a youtube channel called the Canadian CultureCorner where my brother and I play games, but mostly review Fantasy stories and discuss the genre, characters and worlds that populate the said genre.
Wish you all the very best!
I'm no stranger to writing this sort of genre stuff, but think there must be a balance, and that it can be good if well-done. Also, I feel more authors need to write histories of their world, and put the focus on lore as Tolkien and Williams did.
That said, I'm not saying that characterisation should take a back-seat, just that it seems as though the large expansive worlds and histories have been lost along the way.
Sorry for the long-winded explanation/intro. I'm also French-Canadian, have a passion for Golden & Bronze Age (Classical ones & 80s stories) Fantasy stories, whether they be in games, comics, animations, movies and most especially books.
One of my biggest regrets is how there are no serious French fantasy stories, as French publishers despise the genre and mistrust it despite many readers being thirsty for the genre from what I've seen. Most that do publish, do so with poorly written, poorly developed tales which involve no world-building, poorly characterised stuff for 4 year olds (no offence intended to children). Or comics such as Smurfs (I'm a big fan of Smurfs but it's not exactly Tolkien) level stuff with Smurfs probably being the most mature French fantasy stories you'll ever find.
I also love history (I'm a pre-grad student working up cash to study Medieval Scottish history of the 10th century, specifically castles and culture of Celtic Alba), love languages (speak 2, but am learning Japanese, Korean, Latin & Gaelic), the history of Japan (my undergrad major), France, Scotland, Ireland, England, Germany, Scandinavia, Rome, Bronze-Age, Korea & China. I also adore dogs, learning and essay-writing, and have a youtube channel called the Canadian CultureCorner where my brother and I play games, but mostly review Fantasy stories and discuss the genre, characters and worlds that populate the said genre.
Wish you all the very best!