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eosofspades · 1 year

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my incredibly controversial fantasy genre take when it comes to writing is that you Do Not Actually Need to use high fantasy language and make up words for stuff, and sometimes it can be better if you don't

like. maybe it's just me but i find it a lot harder to get immersed in a story when the worldbuilding is SO intricate and detailed you need a glossary or have to pour over a thousand years of history in the span of a couple pages. i would MUCH rather read a high fantasy novel where the magic kingdom is just called The Garden or the deserted string of floating islands is just called The Wastelands or magic is just called magic instead of unpronounceable words and terms that have to be memorized.

especially for me, when it comes to writing, my stories are SO grounded in character relationships and dynamics, that trying to dig into the specific lore and structure of the world around just breaks the immersion and takes away from the characters themselves.

i know some writers are gonna insist this is just "being lazy" but i firmly believe that sometimes it is the best writing decision to allow simplicity and ease of understanding in your high fantasy setting, and that it can actually make the character complexities and relationships hit harder, because you're not distracted at all with remembering fantasy terminology.

#someone else could probably describe what im saying better but like.#the setting of my stories is the SMALLEST part you need to be paying attention to #every time i try to add high fantasy words or terms or whatever it just sounds weird and completely kills the vibe #ALSO LIKE. its not as weird as it sounds #like think about tolkien. think about how little weird fantady shit ACTUALLY happens or has to be memorized for the sake of the story #like of course theres a billion years of history and names to remember if you want to; but think about lord of the rings; and how #little knowledge you would have to have of the structure of this world or the terminology in order to enjoy it #and for almost everything theres a regular ass equivalent!!#like the Nazgul are the Nazgul but theyre also just the Black Riders. theyre the Ring Wraiths.#the big evil fortress? the Two Towers. the evil volcano where the force of corruption was born? Mount Doom.#the giant flaming eye in the sky?? its literally The Eye.#like. it is actually such a useful tool to know when to cut back on the language intricacies for the sake of understanding & immersion #does this make ANY sense. i dont know how else to describe it #mine #writing

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