Biggest Mistakes New Fantasy Authors Make...Terrible Writing Advice

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Fantasy is one of the greatest genres for a writer to tackle, as it helps us escape from the disaster that is our personal lives. However, if you want to succeed as a fantasy writer, there are a lot of mistakes you need to avoid.
From lore dumps to overreliance on the heroes journey to confessing to cuckolding your business partner, there's a lot of things you need to be aware of as a new writer. I hope my advice can help you navigate these obstacles so you won't be forced to work with a publisher who pays you in Apple gift cards.
00:00 - Introduction
00:54 - Title Sequence
01:06 - Product Placement
01:51 - Common Mistakes
02:08 - 1: Info Dumps
03:20 - 2: Hero's Journey
04:18 - 3: Inconsistent Magic System
05:07 - 4: Shitty Names
05:52 - 5: Thinly-Veiled Confession
06:40 - Outro
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[@zekethefreakmashingupgeek]

This video had me laughing out loud often. Not many TH-cam videos do that to me intentionally. Thank you for that.

[@DEpublishing]

Thank you for the kind words, @zekethefreakmashingupgeek. Honestly, it means a lot. (Though it does make me feel about guilty about constantly leaving negative, hateful comments on almost every single video I watch on TH-cam.)

[@JeetKunDrawYT]

I'm working on doing my lore/worldbuilding exposition only when it matter to a character
e.g. I make exposition about how humans subjugate them other fantasy species by having an elf use it to convince bounty hunters that her bounty is basically just racism, and not because she actually did anything wrong

[@myboatforacar]

Wait... are you... THAT John Lazarus?

[@DEpublishing]

The serial killer who had sex with all those dead bodies? No, that's not me, though I think he might be a distant cousin. Thanks for watching, @myboatforacar.

[@judycyg6912]

Laugh out loud funny as it informs. Well done!

[@DEpublishing]

Thanks for the kind words, @judycyg6912.

[@dusktheowlgryphon]

My fantasy story Entropy is basically a cosmic/psychological/eldritch horror story tied with M theory and various fantasy and horror elements. I'm a big fan of horror and it shows.

[@JeetKunDrawYT]

hey, have you mentioned entropy at TimeTinkerer's?

[@dusktheowlgryphon]

@@JeetKunDrawYT I don't remember that

[@JeetKunDrawYT]

@@dusktheowlgryphon what about localscript man💀

[@dusktheowlgryphon]

Never heard of that

[@JeetKunDrawYT]

@@dusktheowlgryphon dang
but I'm sure I've read about entropy in a comment somewhere

[@angreagach]

"Tarraing mo liathróidí" means "pull my balls" in Irish, as if you didn't know. (The kind I think you mean are "magairlí," not "liathróidí." "My balls" would be "mo mhagairlí," since the beginnings as well as the endings of Irish words are often subject to change.)

[@DEpublishing]

The real comment's always in the comments. Learn something new every day. At least now I won't make a fool of myself the next time I'm with an Irish prostitute. Thanks for watching, @angreagach.

[@futurestoryteller]

You forgot "having a female protagonist who is as boring and overpowered as a typical male protagonist"