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V. C. Ackerman's avatar

“And, perhaps in the next village, someone would be happy for a son.” What a nice way to end this story. Reikk is such a good guy.

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Alex S. Garcia's avatar

He really is ;) Need to write another story with him soon. He's always fun to go back to.

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T. C.'s avatar

The trouble with epic fantasy is the derivation. But it was well written.

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Alex S. Garcia's avatar

I'm not sure what you mean by 'derivation' in this context? Are you referring to the use of magic?

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T. C.'s avatar

And swords, horses, knights, creatures that feed on emotions. You craft sentences like swords; lean and sharp. I craft scenteces like cudgels; thick and crushing. So good job on that. I'd like to see you stretch your genre a bit. Keep writing!

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Alex S. Garcia's avatar

Well, those are the tropes of the genre. Sounds like maybe epic fantasy isn't your thing ;) But I do write Science-Fiction too. Thanks for the compliment, though. Not planning to stop haha.

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