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>>8934845
>but how does one make something uncommon the norm?
You're joking right?
Amateur writers making fantasy books is the norm.
Branch out in your reading. Write as practice.

Sounds incredibly original, how did you think of it?

>>8934857
I'm reading "Gone with the wind" right now. After that, I promised my friend I'll read the Eragon trilogy. Make some suggestions for me, anon?

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>>8934859
heroin induced hallucination (jk) and I was like "yup, gotta write it down", but the only thing I could remember was it was something to do with magic.

>>8934869
Burn the Eragon books outside their window.

Read Homer's Odyssey (Fagles or Lombardo translations will do) Other mythology
But to branch out, try Tove Jansson. Moonins are great but for kids. She has regular adult.
Ursula K. Le Guin books.
Maybe you'd like the lite comedy Wodehouse. Start anywhere.

>>8934938
I've read the Lombardo translations for the Odyssey and I've read some old Saxon stories as well.

I'll give Wodehouse a look and take Ursula into consideration. Thanks.

And the eragon books were a promise I made, so might as well get it over with no?

>>8934938
>>8935013

Yeah, Eragon is basically "Mummy and Daddy own a publishing house so Lil' Precious' fanfic about Harry Potter and dragons is getting published." Skim the books or just read the TV tropes page or something and say "eh it was okay."

>>8935040
got it