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I have been mulling over the plot and characters for an elaborate fantasy work for a number of years now. The longer I mull things over, the more possessed I am that this story is worth telling. Th...
#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T02:13:15Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/5089 License name: CC BY-SA 3.0 License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision
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Gabe Willard
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2019-12-08T02:13:15Z (almost 5 years ago)
I have been mulling over the plot and characters for an elaborate fantasy work for a number of years now. The longer I mull things over, the more possessed I am that this story is worth telling. The problem arises when I actually sit down to write it: as a lifelong fan of fantasy, when I write my story on paper, it seems generic. Contrived, almost. The plot and characters I am totally in love with, but when I write it, I think, "Oh, this is worse than Paolini." It just feels... fake. What can I do to avoid generic writing? I would appreciate concrete methods that work, not just opinions or abstract advice.
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2012-02-23T04:59:42Z (over 12 years ago)
Original score: 16