‘How to Ruin a Fantasy’ (2015)

Laying it on a bit thick, dontcha think?

I guess you could say writing fantasy novels is my day job. I’ve been writing them since I was 12 years old, always learning, beating my head against the stone wall of publication until I finally achieved it… Anyway, I know what I’m talking about.

Why do I find so many fantasy novels sabotaged by their own writers?

How to Ruin a Fantasy

What’s with some of these writers? They want you to think you’re in an imaginary world, they want it to seem real to you–and then the Elf turns to the Dwarf and sez “We have to learn to value each other’s lifestyle.”

Run screaming to the sidewalk. Toss book into the nearest fire.

Never, never, never do this! Your created fantasy world must have integrity!

And that’s it for me, I have to rush off to the doctor’s office…

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