Are You Writing Serious Fantasy? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Nar · 10-09-2002, 09:32 PM

Ok, LMP, someone needs a little book of matches from their favorite restaurant. Maybe some flaming redhead would like that, hmm? You should come up with something to console your suffering messed up brother too (speaking fictionally here, folks). For that matter, isn't a belt used as a sling at one point, in the course of what is a rather ominous association overall? That's gear, that's humble, that's useful! A sling that immobilizes the injury while impeding movement-- what does this mean! And what about those chairs-- you know, the ones in the bad guys lair! [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] Chair-lair-- Ah, I knew I was a poet! Check out my other thread on Sam's pans, I've talked myself into tears over their fate, practically. The poor pans went into the fissure! Lost, lost, never to cook coney again! (The rabbits cheer!)

Casting things away, the more wrenching the better, now that's a fantasy theme with potential, and, I think, very much in the spirit of Tolkien! Sam casts away his precious pans, and Frodo casts away his precious Shire. That's part of what makes LotR transcend ordinary 'power-and-vengeance' or 'prince-and-princess happy ending' fantasy novels.

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10-09-2002, 09:32 PM	#11
Nar Wight Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 228	Ok, LMP, someone needs a little book of matches from their favorite restaurant. Maybe some flaming redhead would like that, hmm? You should come up with something to console your suffering messed up brother too (speaking fictionally here, folks). For that matter, isn't a belt used as a sling at one point, in the course of what is a rather ominous association overall? That's gear, that's humble, that's useful! A sling that immobilizes the injury while impeding movement-- what does this mean! And what about those chairs-- you know, the ones in the bad guys lair! [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] Chair-lair-- Ah, I knew I was a poet! Check out my other thread on Sam's pans, I've talked myself into tears over their fate, practically. The poor pans went into the fissure! Lost, lost, never to cook coney again! (The rabbits cheer!) Casting things away, the more wrenching the better, now that's a fantasy theme with potential, and, I think, very much in the spirit of Tolkien! Sam casts away his precious pans, and Frodo casts away his precious Shire. That's part of what makes LotR transcend ordinary 'power-and-vengeance' or 'prince-and-princess happy ending' fantasy novels.