Most of the fashionable newcomers in fantasy storytelling chase the first spark, then move on, birds-of-passage.
It is not unusual for them to launch one dazzling volume and lose heart by book two. What a hollow, dangerous way to build worlds.
I have no stomach for working with these restless dreamers.
By contrast, the pros finish what they begin. Readers praise Divine Cities and the Green Bone Saga for holding their power from start to finish, and still argue over Malazan’s rough openers or Discworld’s final fade. That debate reminds us that lasting quality is earned. We sign for completion. We budget for endings first.
I hope that this endurance is good for the artists. I know it is good for the house.
Click here bio to see how good:https://talesofkhayr.com/blood-tax/
Wes Al-Dhaher
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