Happy Thanksgiving!
I know it's been a while. Sorry. I'm going to make up for the absence...hopefully. I'm currently in the middle of editing this fantasy WIP that's kind of made me take a second look at the genre. If you know me, you know I write murder mysteries. I've loved reading them for years, and I want to be known as a mystery writer. Fantasy has never interested me like that. I find it boring and it's hard for me to get into. Over the last few months, I've started opening up to the genre. I've read A Wrinkle in Time (incredible book, BTW), These Hollow Vows (which, in my opinion, is awful and almost made me give up on the genre), and Throne of Glass (another incredible book). Before those, I tried Harry Potter and stopped halfway through book four and I'm a book and a half into The Map to Everywhere series. The book that got me writing my own, however, is The Lost Track of Time. This book, while it is fantasy, starts and ends in the real world. The fantasy realm that the main character enters is completely imaginary. There's no fantasy jargon that left me confused. It's a well-crafted story with great characters and illustrations. I say all of this because, in my small way, I want to thank the authors of these books (even These Hollow Vows). The stories mentioned above are crafted in such a way that you're not just reading someone's book. You're immersed in their world. Reading good books makes me want to become a better writer, and that I can be one if I continue to push myself. What are you thankful for?
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