Fantasy, Part 3

Now that we’ve dealt with the boring stuff, the what is it and the don’t do this with it, it’s time we get into the fun stuff.

What do we do with Fantasy?

1. Have fun!

This is the first and foremost thing that you should be doing with Fantasy. You should be using it to have the most fun known to your own consciousness. Writing it should be like an escape from the real world, a plunge into the depths of a land where all these things are really possible and these creatures really exist. It should be fun. For the most part, anyway. You’ll still need to have an antagonist, etc. but really, try to have fun. And yes, you will have to put some effort into that.Writing isn't always fun, there are sometimes things we don't want to write, that need to go in the story. So you'll have to make it fun as you go along.

2. Play

People don’t talk about this very much when it comes to writing, but a lot of it is like a game. It’s like rolling the dice to create a story, something that will be interesting and fun at the same time, something both you and your readers enjoy. Play with it, explore new realms and new possibilities, bend your own mind until you come up with something so beautiful and fantastical that even you beam to think of your created world.

3. Invent

This one is big for both Science-Fiction and Fantasy. Use your thinker and invent some new things, push the boundaries to develop something unlike anything you’ve read before. Invent, whenever the opportunity strikes you. Make a new creature, a new form of magic. Blow your reader’s minds. Invent things until your head hurts, until you don’t think you can do it anymore, and then keep inventing.

And never regret anything you create. Never, ever. Even if it’s utterly ridiculous and silly, don’t regret it. Learn from it. Use it.

[love]

{Rani Divine}