munchausen
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I'm working on part 2 of "The Voyage Out" right now, and, reflecting my tastes, it's shaping up to be more of a fantasy (as in sci-fi/fantasy) story than the prologue might indicate. I do this partly because those kinds of stories are fun to write, and partly to avoid the monotony that threatens to infect even the best tk stories (as in, "Jane woke up to realize she was tied naked to the bed. Suddenly her ex-boyfriend appeared. He brandished a feather. "I remember how ticklish you are....")
Anyway, my question is, do people generally like fantasy-type stories? Does the genre even matter, if the writing is good? Would anybody not read a potentially interesting story just because it was fantasy? I notice that a story by a good writer (Sablesword) went largely unnoticed recently--is it because of the genre, or because the header seemed to suggest that it was about a centaur being tickled? Just curious.
Also, if the magnificent Captain Spalding reads this, any chance of reposting "A Grave, Ticklish Matter?" or, dare I suggest, a sequel?
Anyway, my question is, do people generally like fantasy-type stories? Does the genre even matter, if the writing is good? Would anybody not read a potentially interesting story just because it was fantasy? I notice that a story by a good writer (Sablesword) went largely unnoticed recently--is it because of the genre, or because the header seemed to suggest that it was about a centaur being tickled? Just curious.
Also, if the magnificent Captain Spalding reads this, any chance of reposting "A Grave, Ticklish Matter?" or, dare I suggest, a sequel?