Recent content by dwellerofthedeep

I don't see any reason not to mix sci-fi and fantasy, at least from any aesthetic perspective. Marketing genre blends is tougher as I understand, but I know less about that.

I wouldn't worry too much about Cliche on the macro-level. It's all about the little details--If small things become cliche in your story people are going to criticize. But big ideas are more how you place a story in genre/market than how you wow the reader.

I don't think the question is whether or not the reader is discomforted by subjects. Extreme violence, especially sexual violence is a turn-off to many readers, with good reason. However, it is often a matter of presentation. The Hunger Games featured a lot of low-impact violence, so its not as...

Learning through writing is definitely important. However, I would stress, having recently completed that mythical first Million words that if you aren't examining your writing at some point, you won't learn as much from it. Editing is also a vital part of the learning process (damn, I hate to...

I'm also a bit confused as to what you're asking, but I've run into a problem with motivation in the fantasy series I'm writing set in the modern day (I guess that makes it Urban Fantasy/whatever). I think its key for sympathetic characters to have reasonable motivations. For me, at least...