tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post4464019584836671073..comments2023-04-27T10:10:36.337-05:00Comments on Adventure Awaits: Autobiography of a Fantasy Character - Origin StoryTracey Dyckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-84407141112793421912018-02-07T10:51:48.016-06:002018-02-07T10:51:48.016-06:00It starts to get kind of funny after a while, all ...It starts to get kind of funny after a while, all these incentives dying. XD (I like that one too! It's important for the hero to stand on his/her own two feet eventually...and having the beloved mentor die for that to happen can be so heart-wrenching!)<br /><br />XDTracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-57791722253426393362018-02-05T15:53:01.197-06:002018-02-05T15:53:01.197-06:00I just have to say that your "stuck up, slow ...I just have to say that your "stuck up, slow talking, ever-wise, vegetarian, dwarf-racist" elves made me smile. Because seriously, those got so popular!Hannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01294014446205255295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-66215241460601790842018-02-05T15:51:01.225-06:002018-02-05T15:51:01.225-06:00Oh, I didn't feel like you were making fun of ...Oh, I didn't feel like you were making fun of me! It was just how ironic how popular these tropes are. =) (I happen to be a HUGE fan of the mentor-dying-right-before-climax plot point, even if it's cliche.)<br />Noooo, NEVER. ;PHannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01294014446205255295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-21134817071757846622018-02-04T20:49:11.892-06:002018-02-04T20:49:11.892-06:00Awww, thank you, Abbey! That Incentive bit must ha...Awww, thank you, Abbey! That Incentive bit must have been a flash of inspiration. XDTracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-22865763698473854922018-02-04T20:10:05.691-06:002018-02-04T20:10:05.691-06:00This is hilarious! "A person named Incentive....This is hilarious! "A person named Incentive." XD Wonderful job. Abbey Stellingwerffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10426609355118356332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-12649777148480200602018-02-03T16:48:00.686-06:002018-02-03T16:48:00.686-06:00Star Wars certainly gave rise to a few clichés tha...Star Wars certainly gave rise to a few clichés that pop up all over the place now! *cough*Eragon*cough*<br /><br />Okay, I LOOOOVE everything you said about balancing the tropes and twisting them! That's pretty much been my thought process as well! Your take on the Chosen One sounds a lot more realistic and true to life. Because it's true, most of us are ordinary folks who want to use our lives to respond to God's call on humanity. I hope that fantasy novel goes really well for you, E!<br /><br />I, too, have a soft spot for elves. Although I surprisingly haven't written any yet! :O "Vegetarian dwarf-racists." TOO TRUE! I love Tolkien's elves, but too many people have written copycats that just...fall flat. (Also, I haven't read the Silmarillion yet but neeeeed to!)<br /><br />Thanks so much for your thoughtful comment! <3Tracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-66680847230243341722018-02-02T21:41:27.623-06:002018-02-02T21:41:27.623-06:00Wooooow, this reminded me so much of Star Wars in ...Wooooow, this reminded me so much of Star Wars in places. And some other stories I've read/watched. XD<br /><br />I guess the thing about tropes is, like Jenelle said above, they've been used so many times because we like them, but there's a balance to be found between using them, leaving them out, or twisting them so that they don't get stale. I'm half talking to myself as I write this because I'm trying to find that balance for my own original fantasy. ;) For example, it's a pretty typical portal fantasy with normal girl being transported to another world and having to figure out why, but I'm trying to twist it by not having a prophecy or a Chosen One who is the only one who can accomplish The Task. In fact, others have been transported before her who could have done it, but some of them ran away, some chose non-action and started a new life in the other world, and some tried to help solve the problem but failed and were killed. The problem *can* be solved but someone has to both make the choice to step up to the plate and...you know...survive in the process. I'm almost trying to make it like real life I guess, where God may call an individual to do something but we have the free will to choose whether to answer that call or ignore it and stubbornly do our own thing, if that makes sense? <br /><br />Anyway, I have to admit that I do have elves though. I like them too much to leave them out. BUT they're not the stuck up, slow talking, ever-wise, vegetarian, dwarf-racists which seems to be the typical thing I've seen done with them. They're a bit more like the fiery/passionate elves of the Silmarillion, minus the racism, plus my own magical ability twists thrown in. <br /><br />Okay, I've gone on long enough. ;) This was a fun and thought provoking post, and I look forward to the next ones! E.F.B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06529827382872964343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-81966415167205405102018-02-02T14:59:12.540-06:002018-02-02T14:59:12.540-06:00So glad you liked it, Grace! There will for sure b...So glad you liked it, Grace! There will for sure be more in the near future. ;D And thanks for stopping by!Tracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-12154117583089782822018-02-02T14:54:48.537-06:002018-02-02T14:54:48.537-06:00AND YOU ARE POSSIBLY ONE OF THE SWEETEST HUMANS OF...AND YOU ARE POSSIBLY ONE OF THE SWEETEST HUMANS OF EVER. <3<br /><br />Gotta love those flashback chapters, right???Tracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-13601047934220822762018-02-02T14:54:05.163-06:002018-02-02T14:54:05.163-06:00Grumpy old mentors are some of my favorite charact...Grumpy old mentors are some of my favorite characters, so I tend to be a wee bit more forgiving of their tropeyness! (Shhh, that's a word.) And I actually do have a whole series centered around a pair of chosen ones... It's due for a rehaul, but I really do love the core concepts, even if some of the surface elements need work. I know how you feel!<br /><br />Haha, sometimes that's a good idea! I really do love a smaller-scale, romping adventure.Tracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-43119397065406635862018-02-02T14:51:35.200-06:002018-02-02T14:51:35.200-06:00Yay, I'm so glad, Jenelle!
This is true! I ke...Yay, I'm so glad, Jenelle!<br /><br />This is true! I keep ruminating on the essence of tropes--why we love them or hate them, how they work or don't work, why they keep cropping up, etc. I think at the root of most tropes, there is a very compelling reason why we keep returning to them. It's just that when those reasons keep taking the same shape and form, they get stale. But now I'm rambling!<br /><br />I will definitely be posting more, and I'll probably make sure the next one lands in February sometime so that I can link up again! Thanks for mentioning that, and for the tag too! :DTracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-52966719494768806502018-02-02T14:48:54.192-06:002018-02-02T14:48:54.192-06:00Awww!
Don't get me wrong, characters that pro...Awww!<br /><br />Don't get me wrong, characters that provide incentive are good--often needed!--but I was just making fun of the ones that exist for no other reason EXCEPT to be an incentive. I think if an incentive character is fleshed out, with their own values and desires and personality, their death/injury/tragedy will have that much more of an impact. ^_^<br /><br />Noooo, MCs are NEVER EVER related to villains and NEVER EVER suffer an identity crisis because of it! XDTracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-76974756600833081762018-02-02T14:46:21.413-06:002018-02-02T14:46:21.413-06:00Sounds like more fun, too. ;D But mentors have a h...Sounds like more fun, too. ;D But mentors have a high death rate, so be careful!Tracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-29925741662667469582018-02-02T08:39:50.865-06:002018-02-02T08:39:50.865-06:00Also, TAG! You're IT! http://jenelleschmidt.co...Also, TAG! You're IT! http://jenelleschmidt.com/fantasy-tag-what-if/ (you know... if you want to play)Jenellehttp://jenelleschmidt.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-89017423699972632422018-02-01T15:28:32.110-06:002018-02-01T15:28:32.110-06:00Oh my goodness, this is HILARIOUS!! Please do more...Oh my goodness, this is HILARIOUS!! Please do more! Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13482268161702710098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-5261284712120378872018-02-01T15:13:55.651-06:002018-02-01T15:13:55.651-06:00THIS IS POSSIBLY THE MOST HILARIOUS THING OF EVER....THIS IS POSSIBLY THE MOST HILARIOUS THING OF EVER. XD <br /><br />"Villain," Mentor snarled. He then proceeded to spend a chapter of my life explaining Villain's backstory." <~ I'M DEAD. XDMadeline J. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14651322832150574847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-24936577162026243922018-01-31T21:42:33.661-06:002018-01-31T21:42:33.661-06:00How come grumpy old mentors slip into your mind be...How come grumpy old mentors slip into your mind before you have a chance to shut the gates? I've had my share, but thankfully they don't belong to stories I've gotten anywhere with. That, and the chosen one. *hangs head in shame*<br /><br />I think I'm just going to forego stories with high enough stakes where prophecies, chosen ones, and grumpy mentors are 'needed'.Meaghan Rutherfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17144939103660147492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-65730629911028398472018-01-31T20:33:46.014-06:002018-01-31T20:33:46.014-06:00I still can't even think about this without cr...I still can't even think about this without cracking a smile!<br />Yeah, I'm realizing how many unfortunate Incentives I've seen in my own stories, and it's kind-of embarrassing.<br />Elves and magical objects? No way! And the MC isn't POSSIBLY related to Villain. =)Hannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01294014446205255295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-4659845665290476652018-01-30T16:44:00.429-06:002018-01-30T16:44:00.429-06:00Bwahahahahahahaha!
I loved this so much. It was ...Bwahahahahahahaha! <br /><br />I loved this so much. It was so perfectly true....<br /><br />I love fantasy, but it definitely has its share of tropes... not that tropes are always bad, of course... I mean, we love these story-arcs, that's why we keep coming back... right? But there is a tragic number of orphans and decimated Quaint Villages and things.<br /><br />I can't wait to read more of these. (As a side-note, on Thursday, make sure you link this and any subsequent posts you write on the topic in my February is Fantasy Month link-up!!!)Jenellehttp://jenelleschmidt.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-9009806241337306012018-01-30T15:42:21.556-06:002018-01-30T15:42:21.556-06:00On the other hand I could be someone's mentor:...On the other hand I could be someone's mentor: a quirky, curmudgeonly, cryptic recluse, knows everything, prone to smacking people with sticks... sure sounds like me. Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07311819189733225274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-11776890042015879372018-01-30T09:49:39.286-06:002018-01-30T09:49:39.286-06:00Thank you, Mikayla! It was a lot of fun to come up...Thank you, Mikayla! It was a lot of fun to come up with. XDTracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-44141781419789251852018-01-30T09:48:44.699-06:002018-01-30T09:48:44.699-06:00Gahhh, you're so sweet, Lila!!! Not to worry--...Gahhh, you're so sweet, Lila!!! Not to worry--there will be more!<br /><br />(I hope this series won't wreck your all caps key. XD)Tracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-22861957267119421582018-01-30T09:41:02.280-06:002018-01-30T09:41:02.280-06:00Oh, I'm delighted to have brought a smile on a...Oh, I'm delighted to have brought a smile on a rough day! It's kind of funny how even a silly post can do that. <3<br /><br />Poor, poor Incentive...<br /><br />No idea? Really? Probably a grand quest with predictable interactions with bad guys, maybe some elves, a kidnapping or two, a few magical objects...ah, but now I'm spoiling things. XDTracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-69336885991979362542018-01-30T09:38:12.946-06:002018-01-30T09:38:12.946-06:00Thanks, Keturah! I'm curious now, which fantas...Thanks, Keturah! I'm curious now, which fantasy authors do you like?Tracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-59239163013840241832018-01-30T09:35:59.793-06:002018-01-30T09:35:59.793-06:00GASP. BLUE. You must be the protagonist of a fanta...GASP. BLUE. You must be the protagonist of a fantasy novel! I'd be careful if I were you. There are villains out there who are rather obsessed with their heroic arch-nemesises.<br /><br />I haven't seen the old Star Wars, but even I know about Luke's yell. XD<br /><br />Ooh, thank you! I saw that post in my dashboard but didn't get a chance to read it yet!Tracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.com