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Old 09-08-2014, 04:33 AM   #696
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Just watched the video, it's informative, it's Brandon Sanderson himself dispensing the knowledge. I think you've nodded me in the right direction, and I need that. I need to be guided to the right books that will unlock the mental barriers against the most popular genre at the time.
To tell the truth, I hated reading LOTR. In my opinion, the pacing's far too slow and there's way too much description. I greatly prefer the movies, which go a long way toward fixing both of those issues.

You might try digging up a copy of Robert Asprin's Another Fine Myth, the first of his long-running "Myth-adventures" comedic fantasy series. (It's been a while since I checked, but I think the most recent printing was a two-fer with the sequel, Myth Conceptions.) It's short, in the 160-180 page range, but it's on my shelf of books that I can reread at the drop of a hat.
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