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Haha, all good points. :)

Ah. I'm currently working on an article explaining why he's the best - I imagine that'll help :D And no, he's not the easiest to get into haha. Gardens of ...

Haha, thanks Sur - ever the diplomat. Look, I wasn't offended, I was just annoyed. If it's just a case of you not reading enough, not knowing enough about where ...

Urgh. Refer you to my blog? I think not. I'm so tired of idiocy and posts like this only serve to infuriate me, they're so laden with ignorance. I don't ...

I loves me some short stories; I think it's a thriving art form, if not here, then at least in the world at large :p. There are more competitions, more ...

It's funny you should mention that. I can't say I come across it all too much in the books I read -- bullying yes, but not as you describe it ...

Aww, Redwall...haha, I haven't read that in some time. I remember it enjoying it very much though :)

Good stuff, Laura! XD Check out the group! :)

Most settings can be used as cheap ways to make stories seem more cool, I don't think it's limited to the post-apocalyptic. Having said that, it's obvious P-A stories are ...

I really don't like it when people relegate Fantasy to "stuff about dragons and elves" - that describes two mythological races often associated with the genre but which, in fact, ...

Awesome! I don't write much of the high-end stuff either, though I do love anything to do with dragons. I writer surreal modern stuff, mixed with horror generally :) This ...

I read lots of YA fiction...can't say I come across the type you mention. But then I tend to gravitate toward the Fantasy YA...which is awesome. You should try some ...

This is the roll call! All you fantasy writers, I see you, hiding behind your myriad dragons, centaurs and other magical ephemera. If you write and love fantasy, post! This ...

Eragon - Utter crap rip-off of Tolkien.

The question wasn't - what makes a bestseller? - it was, what makes a great book? And thus, great writing is a perfectly valid answer.