How Do You Write A Fantasy Novel?
Although fantasy novels often make relaxing, easy reading, writing them is a different thing altogether. Writing a good fantasy novel requires deliberate and careful planning, persistence and self-discipline. Here’s how to do it. Read a lot of fantasy. There are innumerable good fantasy novels out there just waiting to inspire you. Most of the best authors in any genre will freely admit to borrowing ideas and gaining inspiration from those who came before. Make sure to do the same. Go back to the original sources. Tolkein’s “Lord of the Rings” was heavily inspired by the medieval epics “The Volsungsaga” and “The Neibelungenlied.” Icelandic Sagas, Celtic epics, Native American folk tales and countless other sources have provided inspiration for fantasy writers since the genre began. Stealing from your contemporaries is plagiarism. Stealing from the ancients is brilliance. Think about what kind of world your story takes place in. Fantasy novels can be set in a historical setting, in the
