The reason that there are so many fantasies based on archetypal themes is very simple. We love the traditional themes of dragons, knights-in-shining-armor, faeries, elves, magic, prophecy. We all crave that same fairytale, happily-ever-after story. So we write it. Every fantasy novelist wants to attempt the over-done traditional story. And why not?
In seeking a book we seek something we will enjoy. But we also seek originality; there is no such thing as originality, however. What we fail to realize is that there is no story which can be made completely separate and individual from the rest, because we all live in this life and we're all living the same story (birth, life, death). So all a writer can do is seek out the most important elements of traditional fantasy and BRING THEM TO LIFE. Originality isn't the basics of the plot or structure. It's the voice that tells the old anew.
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Mel, I assure you there are some students teachers never forget-- also some stories.
ReplyDeleteTell me...have you finished it yet?
If you haven't, you ought to try someday, and then you have to tell me so I can finish reading it.
Serious talent.
Thank you for your note.