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Fantasy: May 23, 2012 Issue [#5060]

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 This week: Monster Antagonist
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“You can never have too many monsters.”
Jeremy Wade
River Monsters on the Animal Planet


There are five definitions for monsters in dictionary.com. The first are creatures such as the sphinx that combine the features of different animals and humans. Second are ugly frightening creatures. Third are those creatures or animals that are grotesque and deviate from the normal characteristics. Fourth are evil humans. Fifth are huge or oversized creatures.


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When I was in grade school, Friday was wonderful day because it meant that I could stay up after midnight to watch monster movies on television. The weekend meant that I could go to the local movie theater to watch whatever creature feature was playing. I remember seeing King Kong, Godzilla, Them and various other giant monster films; however, I am not sure how many of them I saw for the first time on television or at the movie.

I always loved watching these types of movies. When I was a child, the excitement of the movie intrigued me. I never thought about the plot. I am not sure I even realized that it was monster versus humans, at least on the conscious level. That part of the plot did not catch my imagination until I matured. I watched those movies without having nightmares about monsters. I still watch them every chance I get.

How does a writer include monsters in his or her story? We can use them to emphasize environmental issues. For instance, Florida has problems with non-native creatures such a pythons, which came into the state as pets and then escaped into the everglades. There are many ways an author can use a monster or monsters in a story or novel.

Whenever using monsters in a story or novel remember to answer the six plot questions: (1) Who? (2) What? (3) When? (4) Where? (5) Why? (6) How?


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SantaBee Author Icon writes: I agree- researching speculative fiction helps to give the writer a strong foundation for when it comes time for them to write. I did a lot of research for my steampunk romance as steampunk is a relatively new genre. I read a short story anthology that gave me a lot of great ideas.

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Have you every written a story in which it was monsters versus humanity?
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