After this class, you will be able to

-      Evoke empathy for your characters

-      Create tension and excitement

-      Provide emotional satisfaction for your readers

-      Convey a thoughtful takeaway

-      Meet reader expectations for your Story Type

Fantasy isn’t a Story Type

Fantasy as a story milieu

-      Requires readers to suspend disbelief

-      May reflect myths, folklore, or fairytales

-      May have magic or supernatural elements

-      May take place in this or other worlds

-      Is regarded as imaginative

-      Veers from the “facts” of the real world

Fantasy categories are important

         They may greatly influence a reader’s decision to read your story

BUT…

Marketing categories can’t tell you how to construct your story

You may already know your category and still be stuck

These categories don’t tell you:

-      What your protagonist wants – their motivation

-      What they have to gain or lose – the stakes

-      How they change through the story

-      What emotion your reader expects to feel

-      The premise or message of your story