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My expectations are not high. I'm writing for fun and might put the story out there, but not until I make it the best I can. I guess I'm looking for guidance on flow, plot holes, interest, world, all the usual critiques.
I began writing six years back after I read an author's blog in an anthology. I can't recall the name or story, but he claimed nobody had ever written a fantasy where the hero knew his entire life what he'd become at maturity. I first wrote from his arrival on earth at five, then changed it to thirteen when his magical powers manifested, then sixteen, eighteen, and finally this version he is nineteen heading out on a quest.
I have followed Mr. Bradbury's suggestion and read one book of each genre every month. I discovered I'd rather be a participant than a spectator in erotica stories, so I cut that genre from my list. Poetry might as well be in a foreign language for me. I'm too dense to get it. If it's not Edgar Allen Poe, I'm lost.
Ivanhoe is the book that hooked me on reading at the ripe old age of thirteen, and I haven't stopped reading fantasy in any form. I have accumulated many favorites in fifty-three years since-too many to choose just one, but I will mention that I prefer my favorite characters to stay alive. I'm not big on the theory of killing my darlings.
I'm retired, live alone (in the in-law suite of a home attached to my son's property)I hardly ever see him. The majority of my waking moments are spent at the keyboard, writing and rewriting my story. It's not a healthy lifestyle and I keep promising myself to exercise, but I never do. I believe I know why no one has written a tale about an adult hero, prepared to do battle. It is impossible because I created a god, but I'm not quitting. I would love to write with the style of Lois McMaster Bujold, the grit and humor of Mark Lawrence, and the wit of Neil Gaiman.
