Are You Writing Serious Fantasy?

[Thinhyandoiel]

Niphredil Baggins..ah, the infamous multiple personality disorder. ^-^ Kudos to all three of you! [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] And good luck with the miruvor prob!

Maril, thanks for the link! I have a bit of a problem with battle scenes (psst, I rush them a bit too much) so any and all info on how to use and hold a sword is appreciated! I've held one before, at my uncle's house. I wouldn't scream it aloud but in my mind I was going "ELENDIL!!!!!!!" Heheh. That was fun.

How much research does everyone put into their work? Like, if you need to know of a poison, or of symptoms or animal behaviors, etc. Or, when, say, "inventing" a sickness (ie. Frodo after he got stabbed by the Morgul blade) do you spend that much time on making it realistic? A friend of mine says she doesn't. That because it's HER story, and it's FANTASY, that whatever she says goes. No questions. End of story. I am inclined not to agree. What about everyone else?