Activity for Rand al'Thorâ€
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| Edit | Post #39112 | Initial revision | — | almost 5 years ago |
| Edit | Post #37044 | Initial revision | — | almost 5 years ago |
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A: Is the genre 'fantasy' still fantasy without magic? Fantasy isn't defined only by magic. I was a fan of fantasy literature for many years before coming across anyone trying to define "fantasy" as "stuff involving magic", which I've never really understood. For me, being set in an alternate world (including a fictional world-within-a-world like Harry ... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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A: Is it bad to suddenly introduce another element to your fantasy world a good ways into the story? Some of the best worldbuilding is done gradually. If you introduce all the elements of your fantasy world very near the beginning, you risk boring your readers with a massive infodump. It's often better to introduce it piece by piece, as long as you do so in a way that seems 'natural'. This is why a... (more) |
— | over 5 years ago |