Recent content by EmilyMcIntyre

Least favorite has to be the basic sexist trope of the vixen/slut, coupled with a typical male hero character. Oh but there's the OVERDONE "Chosen One" (I was bitching today with my cousin, who's also into fantasy hardcore, about how ludicrous it is that the chosen one is always totally...

Ooh, Lud-in-the-Mist is one of my favorite fantasies EVER!!!

Very interesting! Questions this raises for me include: - what are the limitations of this magic? Is there a physical or emotional toll, and how strong is it? - When someone ingests a certain type of magic, how does it make itself known? - How long does magic last once it's ingested? - Are...

For me, tense tends to be intuitive with the story; flashbacks and flash forwards could be told in any way that best matches the tone and events. Most important is consistency and that the tenses are organic. It's very difficult to write in, say, present tense, without occasional lapses into...

For me, fantasy is the ultimate lens on 'real life'. I'd like to believe that any meaningful literature is at its core is an attempt of the author to share a perspective of life with the reader. Fantasy allows us to dispense with the factual niceties of documentation, and to concern ourselves...

Hey CupofJoe, thanks! Addis is amazing but outside the city is the best. The air in the mountains is incredible. Thanks for the message; have a fantastic day. EWM

Hello fellow fantasy writers, from the land of buna ceremonies and way too many goats in the road. When I moved here for the winter, I set myself a goal: 100,000 words in 3.5 months. So far, I'm 65,000 words in. The premise: In a dying empire of magic users, a village girl-turned-griffon...