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Fantasy: September 17, 2008 Issue [#2611]

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“Poetry was once the primary landscape of Fantasy,…” from Fantasy Poetry, The Ultimate Science Fiction Poetry Guide - http://www.magicdragon.com/UltimateSF/sfpo-3pt0.html



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You can tell a story by using proses or poetry or a combination of the two. Many fantasy writers use poetry to help carry the plot of their novel along. Spells and songs are most often the form of poetry used in fantasy novels. However, a poem can tell a fantasy story without being part of a short story or novel.

There are several ways to use poetry as part of a fantasy story. A poem or a poet could be the inspiration for the story. In addition, a story or a film may inspire a poem based on the subject of the story or the title.

All most anything can inspire a fantasy poems and it can cover any subject from Existentialism to folklore or myths. Several well-known novelists used poetry as part of their fantasy novels or wrote fantasy poems that were stories within themselves. Some of these writers were H. P. Lovecraft, J. R. R. Tolkien and Robert E. Howard.


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triplzer0
I don't usually use prompts to write sci-fi or fantasy stories. Instead, I like to read news articles about things that are happening in the world or about new technologies. Then I love to subvert those things: "How can this technology go wrong or be misused?" That's usually when I come up with an idea for a story. Bleak? Maybe. Fun? Yes

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I haven't used writing prompts since high school! And that was well...I'm not telling how many years ago. I do find inspiration in many things, though. Watching the waves of the ocean crash on the sand, watching movies and reading. I also find historical research is a great way to fire the imagination when writing fantasy. Love the newsletter, keep up the good work!

faithjourney
Great newsletter on inspiration. Real life is truly the inspiration for everything we write, but prompts can help too. I've found writing prompts for contests here at WDC are a good way to channel my everyday life experiences into stories. Thanks again!

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Sometimes, I gather information from other stories (as well as mythology), and I think it's especially fun to mix things up. One example was a (poorly written) story of mine, which was a combination of the werewolf urban myth and the wolves of Norse mythology, which I twisted to fit into one idea.

But inspiration CAN come from anywhere. A story I'm working on now has gained inspiration from a vast number of sources, and I make an effort to write each in a list so I can credit these sources, once it is finished.

I think it is a universal fact that every fantasy writer has gained at least some inspiration from the fantasy writings that they've read.


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