Yay! Another blog where my true nerd self gets to poke through.
So today we are going to be talking about the wonderful world of writing fantasy.
So prepare to be whisked into a world of powerful wizards, fire breathing dragons,
fair maidens in need of rescue, and the brave warrior who must stop whatever
evil you throw in their way.
Now you see, when I write fantasy I find that there are
three main stories to be told when it comes to fantasy.
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First you have The Quest. The Quest entails that
your hero or heroes must go off to an unknown land to find/gather something for
someone. Usually has to deal with a prophecy
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Next you have The Adventure. The Adventure says
that your hero or heroes must go and defeat an enemy or an army for some sort
for some reason.
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The final type is The Mix. The Mix is basically just
mixing the ideas of The Quest and The Adventure together.
Now with the type of story comes your characters. There is a
certain set of characters that usually shows up in fantasy so I will go over
the ones I know.
· The Hero. The most basic character you can have in
fantasy can be either male of female and has something about them that sets
them apart from the rest of the characters/world.
The Band. A group of heroes that usually all
have their own strengths and weaknesses. Can be a mix of genders and has become
a lot more common in fantasy writing.
The Unlikely Hero. This is the character that is
a plain old Joe, nothing special about them. But somehow they get whisked into
an adventure that they never thought could have been possible.
· The Unlikely Band. This is a group of people
that you would never think could be heroes. Every single one of them is usually
an outcast or just looked down upon by society.
· The Siblings. Almost the same as The Unlikely Band,
the only difference between them is that The Siblings are obviously related.
Finally we get to the major point of the book. The reason
why your hero or heroes are on this journey. The main conflict. The main
conflict can really be anything, so I will give you a few examples.
· The Plague. Your hero/heroes must go on a quest
to find the cure to an unknown disease.
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The Item. Your hero/heroes must go and find some
long lost artifact to help do something.
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The Enemy. Your hero/heroes must go and defeat
an enemy for whatever reason.
So that is the basics in how to write fantasy. If you have
any questions or your own pointers out them in the comments I would love to
read them.
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