INTRODUCTIONS

[foxfinial]

As I'd rather this comm doesn't become full of intro posts, please feel free to introduce yourself in the comments here.

What kind of fantasy do you like to write? Do you write long or short things? What are you working on at the moment? etc

Off-topic comments are totally fine. =)

I'm your mod, foxfinial (aka Alex), a reader and writer of weird fantasy. My favourite authors are China Miéville, KJ Bishop, Catherynne M Valente, Milorad Pavic, Jeff VanderMeer, Steph Swainston, M John Harrison, Christopher Barzak and probably some others. I'm currently writing a novel about a war between humans and water-people in a secondary world heavily influenced by Thailand. It's being told in the form of a fake history book comprising various texts, such as translations (with footnotes, om nom), letters, chronicles, journal entries, messages on clothing. I've had some short fiction and poetry published, and am submitting a completed novel to agents.

I hope you like this comm!

Comments

[cupiscent]

This looks like a pretty splendid sort of place. So, hello! I'm Dee, and I'm fond of a spectrum from high political fantasy through to urban fantasy. I have a soft spot for "unfantastical" fantasy. My favourites are KJ Parker, Scott Lynch, George RR Martin and Guy Gavriel Kay. Also very fond of Neal Stephenson.

I've got a few things bubbling in my head, but the main project at present is Boralos, a 130k stand-alone high fantasy, set in a SE Asian/Egyptian world with flavours of Ancient China. I'm currently working on taking in corrections and alterations from having given it to a core of friends/family to read and critique. I hope to start shopping it by the end of June at the latest.

[foxfinial]

I wanted to like KJ Parker's Engineer novels so much, but I couldn't get past 100 pages of book 1. =(

Hooray for people who aren't just writing Western European worlds. Good luck shopping it around!