tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post2780102274096384031..comments2024-03-29T05:45:39.184-06:00Comments on Blood-Red Pencil: The Birth of Fantasy (Tolkien, Before and After)Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-52604501592263651132013-01-20T14:54:03.383-07:002013-01-20T14:54:03.383-07:00Very enlightening post, Debby. I've edited a c...Very enlightening post, Debby. I've edited a couple of fantasy novels for the typical grammar, flow, continuity, etc., but was unaware of the history behind the genre. Thank you for sharing.Linda Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06686488133905538811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-38813603671062264062013-01-20T11:12:04.644-07:002013-01-20T11:12:04.644-07:00Enjoyed reading this, and I'm looking forward ...Enjoyed reading this, and I'm looking forward to reading the next installment, with the discussion of what readers find appealing about fantasy. Especially since that genre has changed so much since the Tolkien days (and has spawned so many subgenres I'd need to take my socks off to count them all). Marian Pererahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15700524210146863718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-75890123328962843472013-01-20T09:07:53.663-07:002013-01-20T09:07:53.663-07:00Many thanks! Regarding the Ballantines, I owe a p...Many thanks! Regarding the Ballantines, I owe a personal debt of gratitude to Betty, who mentored me en route to the publication of my Mages of Garillon trilogy. Betty is also my inspiration as an editor. I've learned from the best!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12138886887425093773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-36968531744942945202013-01-18T16:20:35.659-07:002013-01-18T16:20:35.659-07:00I agree with Kathryn's comment. When I decided...I agree with Kathryn's comment. When I decided to write Fantasy I started reading some of the classics, including the whole of <i>The Iliad</i>. (I found Homer easier to read than Tolkien, though.) Then I got a bit "lazy" and indulged more in books by modern authors, but I'm currently reading <i>Frankenstein</i>, so I'm glad I can cross that off my list, too! Elle Carter Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02266309723919011181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-78868994354389878532013-01-18T12:13:23.318-07:002013-01-18T12:13:23.318-07:00I'm not a huge fantasy reader (but yes, I did ...I'm not a huge fantasy reader (but yes, I did read the LOTR books). One of my crit partners writes fantasy, and he's always telling me that his readers expect things that bother me. Thanks for this post which helps explain it.<br />Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-38890051571233773602013-01-18T11:16:37.363-07:002013-01-18T11:16:37.363-07:00Debby, that recent really? And I have an interesti...Debby, that recent really? And I have an interesting story about The Well at the World's End!Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-61531934027887605192013-01-18T10:58:45.774-07:002013-01-18T10:58:45.774-07:00I fell, head over heals, for LOTHR in the 60's...I fell, head over heals, for LOTHR in the 60's ... of course, it's possible that there may have been some mind altering influences ... but couldn't say for sure ... I don't remember.Christopher Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667548312923348614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-2983810243188796142013-01-18T08:33:57.029-07:002013-01-18T08:33:57.029-07:00Debby, your dense and bookmark-worthy post begs th...Debby, your dense and bookmark-worthy post begs the question of how many aspiring fantasy authors have taken a good hard look at the history of their chosen genre. So many new writers simply read a book then think they can "do it," and dig right in without regard to the evolution of the very industry they hope will support them. I hope this post will inspire all our writers, whatever their genre, to study up!Kathryn Crafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08371458857187160425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-60373330820357084112013-01-18T08:09:25.760-07:002013-01-18T08:09:25.760-07:00What a marvellously concise overview! Your precisi...What a marvellously concise overview! Your precision in tracing Classical fantasy through its Romantic/Gothic lineage and ignoring science-fiction offshoots is a real eye-opener. You're dead on about the Ballantine paperback LoTR as the real defining moment in fantasy as a viable genre in publishing. My first editions (and a 1954 ninth impression of The Hobbit with the reworked chapter "Riddles in the Dark") are prized possessions, but their impact on publishing was nothing like the Ballantine paperbacks. Even Barabara Remington's Powers-inspired tryptich helped change the face of fantasy publishing.<br />Good post. Great info, a lot to chew on here. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236473658796318350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-74108076018543638032013-01-18T07:09:32.479-07:002013-01-18T07:09:32.479-07:00Very interesting history of the genre. Thanks for ...Very interesting history of the genre. Thanks for all the detail you gave us, Debby. Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-5545948672565727412013-01-18T06:37:59.647-07:002013-01-18T06:37:59.647-07:00Debby, Great overview history of the fantasy genre...Debby, Great overview history of the fantasy genre; it sent me off on a couple searches for things that I wanted to delve into a bit more. Very interesting. Thanks.alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17481879917467051418noreply@blogger.com