I conducted a survey last month based off another survey Nihal had posted before. Here are the results of this survey:
1. What genres do you prefer to read?
High Fantasy
(7 votes) 18.42%
Urban Fantasy
(3 votes) 7.89%
Dark Fantasy
(6 votes) 15.79%
Low Fantasy (Gritty Fantasy)
(7 votes) 18.42%
Mythic
(1 vote) 2.63%
Epic Fantasy
(10 votes) 26.32%
Sword and Sorcery
(1 vote) 2.63%
Historical
(0 votes) 0%
Gaslight
(1 vote) 2.63%
Alternate World
(2 votes) 5.26%
2. What genres do you prefer to write? (each voter was given 2 choices)
High Fantasy
(7 votes) 23.33%
Urban Fantasy
(5 votes) 16.67%
Dark Fantasy
(11 votes) 36.67%
Low Fantasy (Gritty Fantasy)
(10 votes) 33.33%
Mythic
(2 votes) 6.67%
Epic Fantasy
(11 votes) 36.67%
Sword and Sorcery
(5 votes) 16.67%
Historical
(1 vote) 3.33%
Gaslight
(1 vote) 3.33%
Alternate World
(4 votes) 13.33%
3. What cliches do you want to change/hate the most? (2 votes allowed)
Stereotypical non-humans (perfect elves, grumbling dwarves)
(9 votes) 26.47%
Tolkien rip-offs
(6 votes) 17.65%
Strange spellings
(5 votes) 14.71%
The Chosen One
(12 votes) 35.29%
European settings
(0 votes) 0%
Farm boy turned hero
(5 votes) 14.71%
Patriarchal society
(3 votes) 8.82%
Evil overlords
(4 votes) 11.76%
Women serve minor roles (love interest only, support character, etc.)
(14 votes) 41.18%
Other (please list below)
(1 vote) 2.94%
I will post notes for discussion below. Remember, this is only a small portion of Mythic Scribes members who voted in these polls. Imagine it's a microcosm for the fantasy genre.
1. What genres do you prefer to read?
High Fantasy
(7 votes) 18.42%
Urban Fantasy
(3 votes) 7.89%
Dark Fantasy
(6 votes) 15.79%
Low Fantasy (Gritty Fantasy)
(7 votes) 18.42%
Mythic
(1 vote) 2.63%
Epic Fantasy
(10 votes) 26.32%
Sword and Sorcery
(1 vote) 2.63%
Historical
(0 votes) 0%
Gaslight
(1 vote) 2.63%
Alternate World
(2 votes) 5.26%
2. What genres do you prefer to write? (each voter was given 2 choices)
High Fantasy
(7 votes) 23.33%
Urban Fantasy
(5 votes) 16.67%
Dark Fantasy
(11 votes) 36.67%
Low Fantasy (Gritty Fantasy)
(10 votes) 33.33%
Mythic
(2 votes) 6.67%
Epic Fantasy
(11 votes) 36.67%
Sword and Sorcery
(5 votes) 16.67%
Historical
(1 vote) 3.33%
Gaslight
(1 vote) 3.33%
Alternate World
(4 votes) 13.33%
3. What cliches do you want to change/hate the most? (2 votes allowed)
Stereotypical non-humans (perfect elves, grumbling dwarves)
(9 votes) 26.47%
Tolkien rip-offs
(6 votes) 17.65%
Strange spellings
(5 votes) 14.71%
The Chosen One
(12 votes) 35.29%
European settings
(0 votes) 0%
Farm boy turned hero
(5 votes) 14.71%
Patriarchal society
(3 votes) 8.82%
Evil overlords
(4 votes) 11.76%
Women serve minor roles (love interest only, support character, etc.)
(14 votes) 41.18%
Other (please list below)
(1 vote) 2.94%
I will post notes for discussion below. Remember, this is only a small portion of Mythic Scribes members who voted in these polls. Imagine it's a microcosm for the fantasy genre.
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