How to write a Good Comic Fantasy Book

The prime objective behind writing a comic-fantasy piece of work is to amuse oneself and the world at large. If a writer has succeeded in amusing themselves with their work, it goes without saying that they would succeed in amusing others too. Parodied and comic pieces of literary work bring humor into people’s lives. A lot of people also thrive on flights of fantasy and this is where creativity seeps in as illustrated in the book ‘Love Songs for the Shy and the Cynical’ by Robert Shearman. It is a paradigm of comic wit and absolute quirkiness. This book explores love between people in different situations and age groups and has readers rolling in tearful fits of laughter.

It is worth noting that versatility is one thing that keeps comic-fantasy writers or budding comic-fantasy writers going. They have a crazy realm of situations and characters to write about. This world flows from epics and sagas/mythical heroes/goddesses to nursery rhymes, to staid, yet eccentric contemporary characters. Take the example of The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde; detective Thursday Next is hot on the heels of a criminal via the world of Jane Eyre written by Charlotte Bronte. Several events simultaneously happen such as the Crimean War between England and Russia while England becomes an autocracy. It finally leads Thursday Next to solve the riddle of Charles Dickens’ missing manuscript ‘Martin Chuzzlewit’. Finally the story shifts to the current times in Swindon. One can refer to Jasper Fforde for versatility in writing. Now he is a comic-fantasy writer who occupies a special place in the eccentric world of comic-fantasy writing. His language is catchy, lyrical, versatile, and colorful. His book, The Last Dragonslayer is different from The Big over Easy. He has drawn a reference from nursery rhymes in most of his works.

Another factor that defines comic-fantasy writing is the use of impeccable language. It needs to be organized and flowing, and riveting and funny. The writer must be a raconteur when it comes to story-telling. They need to be articulate and sophisticated in their prose, yet crafty with humor and sarcasm. A lot of the current comic-fantasy authors have the gift-of-the-gab as evident in their works. However there is a thin line between unintelligible and incoherent ranting for the love of narration and narration in itself. A budding writer can do away with ‘trying to put a point across’ to the audience. The theme and plot of the story needs to seamlessly flow. The audience can always differentiate between the fake and the gifted and are blasé towards the fake.

Thirdly, a writer needs to be passionate about comic-fantasy writing. One has to feel it to be able to give something to the audience. In this manner, a piece of work reveals its uniqueness.

Finally, a writer has to keep their gray cells ticking to build on the next colorful situation of comic fantasy.