The website goes on to talk about genre, in terms that assume the
fledgling writer has somehow been blissfully unaware of the whole
idea for all his life. (Romance is different from horror? Who
knew?)
But when he gets to fantasy, he describes as famous, Tolkein (ok),
Donaldson and Eddings.
Wait. Donaldson? Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, etc? 'Scuse me,
but I don't recall those making much of a splash even when they
were in print. I read them all back when, but I sure don't recall a
whole lot of discussion, many fans, or ever encountering anyone who
thought they were particularly well written, much less classics in
the field. Even whatsisname, Jordan, has a much bigger following
than Donaldson ever did with Covenant.
Supposing the rest of his advice is on a par with this, it seems
well worth ignoring.
Steve, the bear is supposedly the publishing industry, through a
poor and very strained analogy. The industry doesn't eat wannabe
writers, it just sends them rejection slips.
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