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SpaceShip · 27th October 2007, 09:57 PM

As someone who is probably a lot older than most of you, and having seen a lot of the realism of life through at least seven decades, and probably read some brilliant and some dire stuff in my time, I find I am not in the least drawn to "bloody, violent or other darker writings" in this genre.

My own work is aimed at YA readers and even if there are not many out there reading my work, I just love being lost and immersed in writing it and find as I see the actors playing out the scenes (instead of merely the words on the page) that I am recalling that innocent but exciting time when all of those characters really existed and enjoy bringing them back to life (or even inventing a few).

I hope there is a shift back to real fantasy instead of just this sensationalism that seems so popular right now.

Thanks Teresa for this thread and your time in putting it together. Much appreciated.

27th October 2007, 09:57 PM	#10 (permalink)
SpaceShip Outta sight Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: East Sussex Posts: 900	Re: Some thoughts on the direction Fantasy seems to be heading -- present and future. As someone who is probably a lot older than most of you, and having seen a lot of the realism of life through at least seven decades, and probably read some brilliant and some dire stuff in my time, I find I am not in the least drawn to "bloody, violent or other darker writings" in this genre. My own work is aimed at YA readers and even if there are not many out there reading my work, I just love being lost and immersed in writing it and find as I see the actors playing out the scenes (instead of merely the words on the page) that I am recalling that innocent but exciting time when all of those characters really existed and enjoy bringing them back to life (or even inventing a few). I hope there is a shift back to real fantasy instead of just this sensationalism that seems so popular right now. Thanks Teresa for this thread and your time in putting it together. Much appreciated.