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

littlemanpoet · 05-06-2003, 07:09 PM

Does it turn from fancy into fantasy? No, not just because Gooks resemble humans. Interesting notion, though. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] Another distinguishing characteristic separating fantasy from fancy is that fantasy is a story with plot, characters, setting, conflict, beginning, trials, climax, conclusion. A Fancy is perhaps the notion that sets the writer to THINKING about the fantasy story to be written.

Actually, a giant moving carnivorous postbox makes me think of science fiction or horror instead of fantasy.
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The Dolen? I've thought of something along those lines, but never really did anything with it, not because I thought it was stupid or something! I really like the idea you're setting up. You're on your 4th book?! Yeesh!

05-06-2003, 07:09 PM	#11
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	Does it turn from fancy into fantasy? No, not just because Gooks resemble humans. Interesting notion, though. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] Another distinguishing characteristic separating fantasy from fancy is that fantasy is a story with plot, characters, setting, conflict, beginning, trials, climax, conclusion. A Fancy is perhaps the notion that sets the writer to THINKING about the fantasy story to be written. Actually, a giant moving carnivorous postbox makes me think of science fiction or horror instead of fantasy. ****************** The Dolen? I've thought of something along those lines, but never really did anything with it, not because I thought it was stupid or something! I really like the idea you're setting up. You're on your 4th book?! Yeesh!