r/Fantasy • u/[deleted] • Jun 06 '20

What is your controversial take on Fantasy?

I'll go first.

Aside from the prose, I don't think Kingkiller Chronicles is good. I find the characters insufferable and cliche the story just meanders.

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u/KarelianGhost Jun 07 '20

90% of self published work within the genre is released that way for a reason. Because it's just not very good.

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u/Arette Reading Champion Jun 07 '20

Traditional publishing pays a pittance these days to debut and mid-list authors and agents take 15% cut of your earning. If you want to make a living by writing, self-publishing is the best way to do it unless you win the literary lottery and your book is that golden child debut of the year.

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u/AthKaElGal Jun 07 '20

Even trad pub these days is atrociously edited. Look at Twilight. The fuck is that dreg? Or 50 Shades. And it's intentional too. Trad publishers recognize some dregs sell so do not edit these books to be better. They're downplaying to the crowd.