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11425964 No.11425964 [Reply] [Original]

>friend telling me about his book ideas
>generic fantasy shit
>asks me what I think about them

>> No.11425997

>>11425964
If you want to not comment about them, just say you don't know enough about fantasy novels to give a substantial critique. Otherwise, just ask, "What makes your fantasy novel stand out from the others?"

>> No.11426175

>>11425964
Sometimes, readers just want to read generic fantasy shit. Just good pulp sword and sorcery, all the tropes, exactly what you’d expect bullshit. It fills that void sometimes. It just needs to stand out through superior writing, maybe an interesting concept or two, the ability to connect with characters, have a plot that actually moves, etc.

>> No.11426177

>>11425964
"You definitely need more one legged, black, transsexual lesbians if you want to get published in 2018."

>> No.11426503

>>11425964
>friend telling me about his book ideas
>generic fantasy shit
>asks me what I think about them
>too much of a pleb to know any good advice