Yet another how to
| There seems to be quite a number of "How To Write a Fantasy Novel" guides out there on the web, most of which seem to be written by disgruntled fans or people who look down on fantasy. It's hard to pinpoint who actually writes these things because they use such generic stereotypes that it could be someone who's never touched speculative fiction in their life. Anyway, here's another one for your amusement! Labels: humour |
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Dave said ... (23 August 2007 at 15:13) :
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Chris, The Book Swede said ... (24 August 2007 at 09:32) :
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Lydia Netzer said ... (30 August 2007 at 18:19) :
Have your SayHeh. I quite liked the last line.
that's a good one. I'll have to pass it along... :)
Hmmmm, I have seen this one before - but I can't remember where. *shrugs* Ah well; it still funny nonetheless. ^_^
That wasted way too much of my time. Thank you!
It wouldn't be funny if it wasn't a little bit true. Harry Potter has a lot of those stereotypes but it's still a lot of fun to read.
*shrug*
I bet a similar list could be made for detective, romance, sci-fi etc. etc.
I guess we all gotta poke fun at someone.
I've seen that one before! I found it very funny. It's very tongue-in-cheek.
I've made a point of trying to include every one of those stereotypes in my NaNoWriMo novel!
That particular one was actually written by someone very, very famous within the spec fic genre a while ago... I just can't remember who. Someone you wouldn't expect.
~Chris
The Book Swede
HAHAHA!!! Very funny. It reminds me of _The Tough Guide to Fantasyland_. Good point made in this one about how the bad guys can never be rehabilitated or reformed. I always liked that about _The Wizard of Oz_. The bad guys who served the wicked witch immediately repented and knelt in front of Dorothy as soon as the witch was dead.