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Message: <blockquote data-quote="PaulKemp" data-source="post: 1064748" data-attributes="member: 2809">Re: Re: Gaming FictionI think this is true of a lot of potential readers, and it's too bad.  I can't blame you -- in your mind, you got burned.  But when that happens in non-game fantasy fiction, you'll still try another fantasy author, won't you?  With a little research, you might be able to find gaming fiction authors whose style you'd like.  In my case, that is wrong.  I do a novel a year, with a few short stories thrown in.  That's ample time.  And while it is work-for-hire, I take immense pride in putting out what I believe to be quality writing.Well, I can't argue with that.  I can ask this though -- is it really the world that shines in fantasy that you enjoy, or the characters/plot/prose?  Sometimes it's the former, but often it's the latter.  At the end of the day, the world of Martin's SoIaF isn't particularly interesting to me; it's his characters and storytelling that bring me back.  Related to that: the Realms is a very broad, diverse place.  My stories are not high magic, swashbuckling tales, which is what people often think of when they think FR.  Instead, my stories tend to be dark, moody, character driven pieces.  I think they fit nicely into the Realms, but the Realms do not drive my writing. I can understand that it might be hard -- and maybe not worthwhile to you -- to find out which gaming-fiction authors are given more positive reviews than others, but I would suggest that it might be worth the effort sometime.Anyway, thank you for the thoughtful response.Paul</blockquote>

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