Barakah Smith's Blog - Posts Tagged "fantasy"
Coming Up with Something New
Hello again!
I hope everyone is doing well with their books and works in progress. Today I wanted to write about a concept that I dont see very many peopletouch on. Uniqueness. In the fantasy genre its really hard to be unique sometimes. Especially when things like Harry Potter, Vampire Academy, and Twighlight Series replicas permeate the market. Now don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that all books are just shadowing the ideas of these book. What I am saying is that the greatest form of flattery is mimicry. So often we want to create a story like the ones that inspired us that we forget to write something new and exciting. I find myself judging a book not by the story itself but if I've never read a story like it. As I write my new novel I went in with a goal to try and create something fresh. I wanted someone to be able to pick up my book and go "huh, I've never read something like this before." So today I just want to challenge you all to be unique in your story telling. Give the world something that they didnt know they wanted!
Until next time!
I hope everyone is doing well with their books and works in progress. Today I wanted to write about a concept that I dont see very many peopletouch on. Uniqueness. In the fantasy genre its really hard to be unique sometimes. Especially when things like Harry Potter, Vampire Academy, and Twighlight Series replicas permeate the market. Now don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that all books are just shadowing the ideas of these book. What I am saying is that the greatest form of flattery is mimicry. So often we want to create a story like the ones that inspired us that we forget to write something new and exciting. I find myself judging a book not by the story itself but if I've never read a story like it. As I write my new novel I went in with a goal to try and create something fresh. I wanted someone to be able to pick up my book and go "huh, I've never read something like this before." So today I just want to challenge you all to be unique in your story telling. Give the world something that they didnt know they wanted!
Until next time!
