2009-03-01

mothwing: An image of a man writing on a typewriter in front of a giant clockface. At the bottom is the VFD symbol and the inscription "the world is quiet here" (Pen)
2009-03-01 03:52 pm

The Fantasy Novelist's Exam

I found this today:

The Fantasy Novelist's Exam, by David J. Parker
Additional Material By Samuel Stoddard

Ever since J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis created the worlds of Middle Earth and Narnia, it seems like every windbag off the street thinks he can write great, original fantasy, too. The problem is that most of this "great, original fantasy" is actually poor, derivative fantasy. Frankly, we're sick of it, so we've compiled a list of rip-off tip-offs in the form of an exam. We think anybody considering writing a fantasy novel should be required to take this exam first. Answering "yes" to any one question results in failure and means that the prospective novel should be abandoned at once.
 

The exam: my last NaNoWriMo novel scored 4/75. )
 
mothwing: "I can't be having with this" next to the grim looking face of Granny Weatherwax (Granny)
2009-03-01 06:13 pm

"The notion that women have to want sex to enjoy it is a really misguided idea."

Stupidity in the Sidney Morning Herald brought to my attention by [livejournal.com profile] feminist_rage :

Your partner wants sex but you don't? STFU already and put it on the to-do list! Your sex therapist wants you to! )

I don't know what bothers me more, the lack of earth logic, or the fact that this is the opinion of a sex therapist. Who works with real patients.