because its not on here and it should be: Gene Wolfe all his stuff is mind bending- and sometimes a bit tough to grok- but if you had to pick...
sorry to be slow: there is absolutely no reason not to start at the beginning with Jhereg.
got another that I love: Lawrence Watt-Evens. his books often (like terry pratchett..but I prefer Watt-Evens even though he is far less well...
everyone has a different process. and what works for some, or even during a specific time, may not work for others in a different period of their...
The Last Unicorn is a seminal work. top 5 for me. Pern also. I am going back in time to think on those that really hit me hard. Keeping to...
Ok. I love Brust and have read pretty much everything he has written. (but get the point that this can be general). For him it depends upon...
I assume you have already read all the classics? so you are looking for something new/maybe obscure? for classics- like Narnia- its a series...
I think its objective vs subjective sometimes. "sternly" is objective.. but boring- very much narration. Scolded, is subjective but more...
"She breathed deeply" makes me think.. "of what?" :) so its actually not as clear as you might think. since adverbs can be used in...
This is one of those "Yes, And" situations. One place to also look of course is science fiction- similar to a fantasy character who is not human,...
Or maybe what opportunities a fantasy brings to character exploration that cannot( or is much harder) to do in a non-fantasy setting. So what...
I think the danger is how can you make a character that is not 'just' an archetype? Lkie "assassin" is an archetype.. not a character. Its a...
Farm Boy of Destiny is a Fantasy Archetype.. not sure its a character: and its based upon Tragedy- so Oedipus Rex, destined to kill his father...
Too easy. if you could be anyone would you really be yourself? ;)
I have one shifter in my recent books- but they can become other people- easier than becoming an animal. so a different take. But the most...
hmm. yes. not sure that a strong fantasy character has any special features in contrast to generally strong character building. I suppose one...
Dave Duncan has the "Jaguar Warriors" - which gives a fantasy version Aztec society a leg up in terms of magic that evens things out a bit....
What would be plausible to me would be perhaps a full circle from Polynesian people- moving Into Central America with the technology and vision to...
Like a tiger in a cage, I feel trapped. I somehow always manipulate myself into believing I'll be let out. He hasn't brought me his scraps for a...
