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Incanus
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Is it possible to write a literary fantasy book?
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The Phoenix on the Sword (the first published Conan story) was written in 1929, I believe, and published in 1932. The Weird Tales...
May 1, 2024
Jackarandajam
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Is it possible to write a literary fantasy book?
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Woah, I had no idea Conan was that old. Cool!
May 1, 2024
Jackarandajam
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Is it possible to write a literary fantasy book?
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Yeah, I think it would be fun to discuss what the makeup of a literary fantasy would look like. A conversation about the "REAL...
May 1, 2024
pmmg
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Is it possible to write a literary fantasy book?
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Conan, definitely pulp, was 1930's. Tolkien was 1950's so...pulp must have existed in his day.
May 1, 2024
Jackarandajam
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Not sure, but I dont think pulpy really existed in Tolkiens day, at least not in the way we understand it now. I would say the...
May 1, 2024
pmmg
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Is it possible to write a literary fantasy book?
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Are there still snobs? I dont know. Does the NY Times still put out a book list? I bet they wont like my story. Literary conjures up...
May 1, 2024
Incanus
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Is it possible to write a literary fantasy book?
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Well, the literary 'elite' despise Tolkien to this day, and for a sort of good reason: he showed them how wrong their theories of...
May 1, 2024
Incanus
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Is it possible to write a literary fantasy book?
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There's a great book that touches on this subject somewhat: J.R.R. Tolkien: Author of the Century, by Tom Shippey. In the lengthy...
May 1, 2024
Queshire
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Can a Regent also be Royal Consort?
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The regent wanting to hold onto power after the queen comes of age and marrying the queen to maintain the image of legitimacy is simple...
May 1, 2024
Mad Swede
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Is it possible to write a literary fantasy book?
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My editor has a somewhat jaundiced view of literary fiction. In her more cynical moments she says that literary fiction is whatever the...
May 1, 2024
pmmg
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Can a Regent also be Royal Consort?
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Typically, when the King dies, and a heir is too young, someone like a Regent gains power...who then quietly kills off the heirs and...
May 1, 2024
Malik
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The Epic Factor
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Whole thing in my blog about exactly this and how it plays into prologues, BTW. https://josephmalik.com/prologues (TLDR: in epic...
May 1, 2024
Patrick-Leigh
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I’m developing the background for a recurring character named Queen Tatianna, the ruler of Orphines. I’ve decided that she was the...
May 1, 2024
Michael K. Eidson
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MC trapped in a video game world. I can't figure out how to make this work
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Different basic ways of becoming trapped in a game world, some already mentioned: 1. MC dies and discovers the afterlife is a game...
May 1, 2024
Jackarandajam
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The road - Cormac Mccarthy While this is Post-Apocalyptic Fantasy, it still counts as Literary Fantasy. Got a Pulitzer and a James Tait...
May 1, 2024
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