What is Fantasy? Continued
If we're going to be talking about fantasy writing, we need to have a pretty good idea of what that means. Take a moment to make a list of fantasy books, stories, TV shows, movies, and other genres that you're pretty familiar with. What do they have in common? What are some differences between them?
Here's our (incomplete) list:
Here's our (incomplete) list:
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What are some of your favorite fantasy works? What makes something fantasy?
The truth is, sometimes genre distinctions like fantasy versus sci fi aren't as clear as they seem at first. Star Trek for example. Is it fantasy-leaning science fiction? Or is it space fantasy?
Is Doctor Who fantasy? It includes a lot of definite impossibilities: ghosts, demons, cat people. But it also has time travel-- which is usually associated with science fiction--and (sometimes) tries to explain impossibilities through science.
The truth is, sometimes genre distinctions like fantasy versus sci fi aren't as clear as they seem at first. Star Trek for example. Is it fantasy-leaning science fiction? Or is it space fantasy?
Is Doctor Who fantasy? It includes a lot of definite impossibilities: ghosts, demons, cat people. But it also has time travel-- which is usually associated with science fiction--and (sometimes) tries to explain impossibilities through science.
Free to read fantasy online:
"The Faery Handbag" and "The Summer People" by Kelly Link
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/alicesolakim/new-fiction-by-alice-sola-kim-successor-usurper-replacement
"The Faery Handbag" and "The Summer People" by Kelly Link
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/alicesolakim/new-fiction-by-alice-sola-kim-successor-usurper-replacement