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  1. EdFromNY

    What is it with new writers and fantasy?

    EdFromNY, Jun 25, 2013 ... 41 42 43
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    Pandaking908
    Nov 27, 2018
  2. MilesTro
    Locked

    White Characters Dominating Fantasy Worlds

    MilesTro, May 25, 2015 ... 22 23 24
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    KaTrian
    Aug 4, 2017
  3. M. L. Brocke

    "Said" Before Or After The Name In Fantasy?

    M. L. Brocke, Feb 2, 2017 ... 2 3
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    22,882
    Catrin Lewis
    Mar 20, 2023
  4. Bolu Kai

    Cure for Petrification

    Bolu Kai, Dec 6, 2016 ... 2
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    17,157
    Lonely Shadow
    Jan 5, 2017
  5. ManOrAstroMan

    Mythology Inclusion vs Appropriation

    ManOrAstroMan, Jun 9, 2016 ... 7 8 9
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    15,487
    NoGoodNobu
    Mar 7, 2017
  6. Bright Shadow

    Fantasy lacks originality these days

    Bright Shadow, Jan 26, 2014 ... 6 7 8
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    14,929
    archerfenris
    Dec 2, 2014
  7. MoonieChild

    Avoiding the rehashed themes/plots/mechanics of Fantasy

    MoonieChild, Mar 12, 2019 ... 7 8 9
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    14,765
    gsdm
    Nov 12, 2023
  8. Lea`Brooks

    Demon cliches

    Lea`Brooks, Jul 5, 2015
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    14,557
    Rath Darkblade
    Feb 25, 2024
  9. Steve Coombes

    Why so much Fantasy

    Steve Coombes, Jan 18, 2019 ... 10 11 12
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    12,895
    Glen Barrington
    Jan 30, 2019
  10. WaffleWhale

    Fantasy species ideas?

    WaffleWhale, Sep 18, 2018
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    12,869
    Mark Burton
    Oct 12, 2018
  11. Wreybies

    No more portal fantasy? :(

    Wreybies, Sep 11, 2015 ... 2 3
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    12,676
    Fervidor
    Jan 30, 2021
  12. thabear637

    Description

    thabear637, Apr 9, 2009 ... 4 5 6
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    12,418
    big soft moose
    Jan 15, 2019
  13. Lea`Brooks

    How to tackle a prophecy

    Lea`Brooks, May 27, 2013
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    11,838
    TerraIncognita
    May 29, 2013
  14. Amanda Hendrix

    How many characters is too many?

    Amanda Hendrix, Apr 16, 2017 ... 2
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    10,815
    ChickenFreak
    Jan 26, 2019
  15. FireWater

    Why is everyone so quick to make fantasy either urban steampunk or medieval? There's so much more.

    FireWater, Jul 8, 2017 ... 7 8 9
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    10,419
    8Bit Bob
    Oct 2, 2017
  16. Sean2112bd

    Why are fantasies always stuck in the middle ages?

    Sean2112bd, Feb 11, 2011 ... 3 4 5
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    10,141
    MilesTro
    May 16, 2015
  17. rktho

    Term for a young female dragon

    rktho, May 8, 2017 ... 2
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    10,103
    rktho
    May 13, 2017
  18. Tenderiser

    Writing fantasy? Take this exam.

    Tenderiser, Jul 5, 2016 ... 5 6 7
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    10,101
    Phil Mitchell
    May 8, 2017
  19. Millamber

    Number of continents in your fantasy world?

    Millamber, Aug 21, 2017 ... 2 3
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    9,941
    Pandaking908
    Nov 27, 2018
  20. AndrewB

    Can Technology Evolve in a Fantasy World?

    AndrewB, Nov 21, 2017 ... 3 4 5
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    115
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    9,877
    animagus_kitty
    Dec 20, 2018
  21. tristan.n

    1st Person vs. 3rd Person in Fantasy

    tristan.n, Dec 9, 2015
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    15
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    9,258
    WriterMMS
    Dec 22, 2015
  22. Lea`Brooks

    What's so wrong with the Chosen One?

    Lea`Brooks, May 12, 2016 ... 2 3
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    73
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    9,187
    Lyrical
    Jul 5, 2016
  23. Cailinfios

    Elemental Magic System/s?

    Cailinfios, Jan 7, 2014 ... 2
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    27
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    9,019
    Domino355
    Aug 6, 2014
  24. katica

    You need to stop living in a fantasy world and start living in reality!

    katica, Apr 7, 2011 ... 2 3
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    60
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    8,672
    Trilby
    Apr 12, 2011
  25. Rosacrvx

    Anachronisms in Fantasy

    Rosacrvx, Jan 6, 2019 ... 4 5 6
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    8,586
    Naomasa298
    Sep 11, 2019
  26. Reece
    Locked

    Diversity

    Reece, Mar 5, 2019 ... 6 7 8
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    8,361
    KaTrian
    Mar 6, 2019
  27. Wreybies

    Weapons tropes that are tired

    Wreybies, Oct 31, 2014 ... 3 4 5
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    109
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    8,109
    GingerCoffee
    Oct 3, 2015
  28. crimsonrose

    Any other dark writers?

    crimsonrose, Mar 29, 2009 ... 4 5 6
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    8,108
    J.P.Clyde
    Jun 12, 2014
  29. Stormsong07

    Prophecies in fantasy

    Stormsong07, Dec 1, 2018 ... 2
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    7,658
    Fervidor
    Feb 25, 2020
  30. Stammis

    Writing a fictional journal

    Stammis, Jan 3, 2017
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    9
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    7,438
    Stammis
    Jan 5, 2017
  31. Lyon06

    Writing Magical Fight Scenes

    Lyon06, Oct 6, 2017
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    10
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    7,148
    Stormburn
    Oct 8, 2017
  32. Kalisto

    Hated/Loved cliches in Fantasy

    Kalisto, Jun 27, 2015 ... 2 3 4
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    7,026
    Shattered Shields
    Sep 18, 2015
  33. Sandfire

    Gunpowder Fantasy?

    Sandfire, Sep 20, 2013 ... 2
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    33
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    7,023
    Burlbird
    Sep 27, 2013
  34. Oldmanofthemountain

    How do you avoid the "edgelord" trope, when entering the "grimdark" subgenre?

    Oldmanofthemountain, May 2, 2021 ... 3 4 5
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    109
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    6,685
    Aceldama
    May 20, 2021
  35. black-radish

    childish tone?

    black-radish, Apr 22, 2010
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    6
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    6,540
    black-radish
    Apr 23, 2010
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