Renee
Dreamer
Good afternoon forum!
I decided to join because sometime in the last few months, I finally realized that I would never write anything if I never write anything.
In that vein, I have edited out many things in my life that I dream about less passionately: most crafts, trying to learn to cook, as much of the housework as I can fairly get away with. I've taken the time to expand upon several of the ideas I've scribbled over the years, archiving the ones that I can't yet manage to pull together. At the moment I am allowing myself as much time as it takes to write up character backgrounds, world building, and a chapter-by-chapter outline of an entire story. The "just sit down and write" method has never gotten me past a few pages text.
I am always looking to improve my grammar, and rarely my spelling.
I'm nervous in the presence of other fantasy fans, because I am so new to the genre. I began when my husband brought home Joe Abercrombie's First Law series, then Jonathan L. Howard's Jahannes Cabal. A friend lent me Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series, and I throughly enjoyed the first book. Unfortunately, I lost interest in it later when Rand's melancholy became so tedious that I stopped caring about what happened next - as he would probably mope about THAT, too.
I didn't read any other genre fiction for a year or two, until the ads for Game of Thrones began to flood the market. I bought the first book and have been enjoying the series immensely. I've always imagined that I would write very serious literary fiction, but the thing that converted me to fantasy is how much fun it is. In the past few months I've written down summaries of at least a dozen possible fantasy stories, as well as several character sketches. "Literary fiction" plots, characters? Zero. So here I am, eager as ever a convert could be.
As such, I welcome any book recommendations. Any books similar to the ones mentioned above, especially books that feature well developed characters and rich world building. Thank you in advance!
On a different note, I've decided that I will skip traditional publishing routes and go straight to self-publishing (assuming I finish a story). I could write quite a bit about the 'why,' but I'll keep it to this: digital connects the author directly to her readers. And that's what a crave - to be a part of a community of writers.
I'm intrigued by the questions my brief tour of the site has raised, on topics I haven't yet considered. Traditional fantasy settings and races vs. making up your own? What type of currency to use, in what type of economy? What is the political atmosphere like? I'm looking forward to being part of these conversations!
I decided to join because sometime in the last few months, I finally realized that I would never write anything if I never write anything.
In that vein, I have edited out many things in my life that I dream about less passionately: most crafts, trying to learn to cook, as much of the housework as I can fairly get away with. I've taken the time to expand upon several of the ideas I've scribbled over the years, archiving the ones that I can't yet manage to pull together. At the moment I am allowing myself as much time as it takes to write up character backgrounds, world building, and a chapter-by-chapter outline of an entire story. The "just sit down and write" method has never gotten me past a few pages text.
I am always looking to improve my grammar, and rarely my spelling.
I'm nervous in the presence of other fantasy fans, because I am so new to the genre. I began when my husband brought home Joe Abercrombie's First Law series, then Jonathan L. Howard's Jahannes Cabal. A friend lent me Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series, and I throughly enjoyed the first book. Unfortunately, I lost interest in it later when Rand's melancholy became so tedious that I stopped caring about what happened next - as he would probably mope about THAT, too.
I didn't read any other genre fiction for a year or two, until the ads for Game of Thrones began to flood the market. I bought the first book and have been enjoying the series immensely. I've always imagined that I would write very serious literary fiction, but the thing that converted me to fantasy is how much fun it is. In the past few months I've written down summaries of at least a dozen possible fantasy stories, as well as several character sketches. "Literary fiction" plots, characters? Zero. So here I am, eager as ever a convert could be.
As such, I welcome any book recommendations. Any books similar to the ones mentioned above, especially books that feature well developed characters and rich world building. Thank you in advance!
On a different note, I've decided that I will skip traditional publishing routes and go straight to self-publishing (assuming I finish a story). I could write quite a bit about the 'why,' but I'll keep it to this: digital connects the author directly to her readers. And that's what a crave - to be a part of a community of writers.
I'm intrigued by the questions my brief tour of the site has raised, on topics I haven't yet considered. Traditional fantasy settings and races vs. making up your own? What type of currency to use, in what type of economy? What is the political atmosphere like? I'm looking forward to being part of these conversations!
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Auror
Inkling
