How to Write a Best Selling Fantasy Novel

[Volo]

Haven't laughed so for a long long long time (well, yesterday). Especially those names, if I'll ever have kids, I'll name them "Hnaxmtt'om't", "Nbvklormnp", "Y'iy'yi" or "Dghtrkls"... But this proves that I won't have kids.. .

This all reminds me too much of Eragon...

[THE Ka]

That was a good laugh, especially this:

"Fantasy Worlds never have working economies. Very few people work, there is little agriculture and it is not clear where food comes from."

I've always wondered about that, sometimes an author will throw in a merchant or two, but they are usually at a local pub of some kind, drinking up their equally mysterious constant amount of profit.

~ Ka

[JennyHallu]

Now, see, I always get so distracted devising believable economies I never get around to writing the story.

[THE Ka]

Originally Posted by JennyHallu

Now, see, I always get so distracted devising believable economies I never get around to writing the story.

Good point, Malthus never had a chance to write a good set of fairytales, such as, The Three Little Pigs: A Malthusian Tragedy in Three Parts.


Speaking of which, Malthus can help (I presume), to explain why the 'dark overlord/lady/it' always fails in the end. It isn't because they're simply over confident, they just do not watch out for a Malthusian Catastrophe...

... has access to vast armies which require no food, payment or other provisioning and can travel thousands of mile and lay siege to cities without any need for a catering corps. For all this, the Enemy is completely dependant on some insignificant object such as a ring or a piece of rock for his power.

Obviously, while the Loser/Hero was not even a thought, or off growing into whatever they are, the 'evil being' has been carefully planning a successful and prosperious society.

Unfortunately, due to the Loser/Hero's kafkaesque ability to call on a challenge to the 'evil being', they have caused the perfect tip for the imbalance of population consumption vs. worker output, and the 'evil being' in a mad dash is forced to let their economic imbalance proceed. In an ill fate invest their slowly crumbling product quantity, they have to resource to insignificant objects and uncomplicative methods of bartering and smoke screens.

It is not that the 'evil being' has expendible workers entirely, it is just that enough of them are in the unemployment line and they have to take care of them somehow, unfortunately in rather undesirable uptakings, all thanks to the Loser/Hero's inscurity and easy ability to be goaded by other's to break a not too shabby economy.

Okay, enough of my rant. It is boring me, and most likely everyone else.

~ Ka

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

Very amusing, Oddwen. I especially like:

Does your story involve a number of different races, each of which has exactly one country, one ruler and one religion?

[Volo]

To one question in Oddwen's link I for sure answer "no"! That is question 75...

[Alcarin]

Nice Thread...i'm writing a fantasy-novel... maybe ill post some chapters if you guys are interested...