Author’s Manifesto: My Rules for Writing Dark Fantasy – Nobody is Entirely Innocent
This post explores why dark fantasy characters should never be entirely innocent. Through Auren and Kado’s devastating mistakes, it examines guilt, coercion, consequences, accountability, and forgiveness. Good intentions cannot erase harm, but flawed characters can still choose differently, face responsibility, and offer readers meaningful reasons to hope for redemption.
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Author’s Manifesto: My Rules for Writing Dark Fantasy
This author’s manifesto explores how darkness can enrich fantasy when it advances plot, reveals character, and carries lasting consequences. It argues for complex motives without excusing harm, characters defined by more than suffering, and moments of hope, humour, and beauty that create contrast, deepen emotional stakes, and make darkness meaningful.
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