Rachel Haimowitz's Blog - Posts Tagged "hilarity"
Writing a Fantasy Novel? Check Here First!
I'm sure many of you have seen the myriad and hilarious evil overlord lists out there, but this Fantasy Novel Quiz was a first for me. Had me laughing out loud at several points, though I'm afraid that Counterpoint failed the (cynical but perhaps fair) #39: "Does your novel contain orcs, elves, dwarves, or halflings?"
Some of my favorites:
14. [Does your novel contain] "a wise, mystical sage who refuses to give away plot details for his own personal, mysterious reasons"?
25. Do you not know when the hay baler was invented?
16. Did you draw a map for your novel which includes places named things like "The Blasted Lands" or "The Forest of Fear" or "The Desert of Desolation" or absolutely anything "of Doom"?
38. Do you see nothing wrong with having two characters from the same small isolated village being named "Tim Umber" and "Belthusalanthalus al'Grinsok"?
So, are you guilty of any of these? Read books that are egregiously so? Which were your faves?
Some of my favorites:
14. [Does your novel contain] "a wise, mystical sage who refuses to give away plot details for his own personal, mysterious reasons"?
25. Do you not know when the hay baler was invented?
16. Did you draw a map for your novel which includes places named things like "The Blasted Lands" or "The Forest of Fear" or "The Desert of Desolation" or absolutely anything "of Doom"?
38. Do you see nothing wrong with having two characters from the same small isolated village being named "Tim Umber" and "Belthusalanthalus al'Grinsok"?
So, are you guilty of any of these? Read books that are egregiously so? Which were your faves?
So You Want to Write a Romance Novel . . .
Alas, I can't seem to embed video, so follow the links for this hilariously informative four-part series :D
Part 1: Chapters 1-3
Part 2: Chapters 4-10
Part 3: Chapters 11-15
Part 4: Chapters 16-20
On a different note, my free holiday short story posted today in the M/M Romance group. (If you're not a member, don't worry. You can join, or you can download the story free in a couple weeks.) It's 2,000 words of Sir and Nicky at (pony) play. Enjoy!
Part 1: Chapters 1-3
Part 2: Chapters 4-10
Part 3: Chapters 11-15
Part 4: Chapters 16-20
On a different note, my free holiday short story posted today in the M/M Romance group. (If you're not a member, don't worry. You can join, or you can download the story free in a couple weeks.) It's 2,000 words of Sir and Nicky at (pony) play. Enjoy!
