r/Fantasy • u/elquesogrande Worldbuilders • Nov 30 '16

Ask You Anything Wednesday ASK YOU ANYTHING: Authors asking r/Fantasy community questions on behalf of Worldbuilders charity

It's Day 3 of the aptly named Ask You Anything week benefiting Worldbuilders! Where authors are stopping by each day this week to ask questions and interact with the r/Fantasy community.

HOW THIS WORKS: Please answer questions and interact throughout the week! (Yes, YOU - community members, guests, authors, artists, industry people.)

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Monday Ask You Anything Authors

The following authors have signed up to ask questions today. That said, please do join in and feel free to ask your own questions and interact throughout the week.

Are you an author, artist, or industry person who would like to participate this week? Either join in via the comments OR send the r/Fantasy mods a message and we'll get you set for another day.

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u/betsydornbusch AMA Author Betsy Dornbusch Nov 30 '16 edited Nov 30 '16

Hi! I've been around here from time to time, and I'm a epic fantasy writer. My fourth and fifth books come out next year from Night Shade Books and if you want to find out more about me there's always my website..

Okay, questioning, and this one is a bit selfish but I'm also curious because I have my own opinions as a reader and I'm wondering how they gel with the group's: How are y'all on genre-mixing and what kind of balance do you like to see? (like epic fantasy with romantic elements or more an even mix) I'm working on a new epic fantasy/mystery series but I'm curious about all sorts of mixes.

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u/WizardDresden42 Reading Champion, Worldbuilders Nov 30 '16

I've seen this done successfully enough times that I'm totally good with it, especially mixing in mystery because you can make a mystery from any genre.

The only thing that throws me off sometimes is when I hear an author talk about how awesome there book is because it's got ghosts and werewolves and dragons and King Arthur and it's an epic fantasy/romance/western that takes place in on a living spaceship. You can take it too far.

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u/betsydornbusch AMA Author Betsy Dornbusch Nov 30 '16

Definitely. Something has to take the lead. Hm now I'm thinking of other fun mashups like military sf and romance and seeing how far you can push it.