Finchbearer
Auror
Discuss…
Okay okay, I’ll provide some context. As an avid reader of books (and an enthusiastic amateur fantasy writer) I often trail back to reading fantasy/magical realism genres because, well, why exactly?
It’s firstly the escapism and excitement that comes with reading about worlds and characters that are not true to real life, but maybe there’s also an element of quick gratification, that dopamine fix.
Question is how would you define a soapy fantasy novel with exciting twists and turns in comparison to something more intellectual?
With my writing I’m trying hard not to fall into that trap of ‘but what if this happens’ and then ad-hoccing a load of trashy rubbish just to try and make it more appealing. When do you draw the line at a fantasy novel just becoming a dopamine hit?
Or is the strength of the genre? GOT style let’s just kill the central characters off to add more interest and make those jaws drop. Who wants the slow burn when you could have the kitchen sink thrown in??
Okay okay, I’ll provide some context. As an avid reader of books (and an enthusiastic amateur fantasy writer) I often trail back to reading fantasy/magical realism genres because, well, why exactly?
It’s firstly the escapism and excitement that comes with reading about worlds and characters that are not true to real life, but maybe there’s also an element of quick gratification, that dopamine fix.
Question is how would you define a soapy fantasy novel with exciting twists and turns in comparison to something more intellectual?
With my writing I’m trying hard not to fall into that trap of ‘but what if this happens’ and then ad-hoccing a load of trashy rubbish just to try and make it more appealing. When do you draw the line at a fantasy novel just becoming a dopamine hit?
Or is the strength of the genre? GOT style let’s just kill the central characters off to add more interest and make those jaws drop. Who wants the slow burn when you could have the kitchen sink thrown in??