clevergirlhelps:

rebalovelace:

characterandwritinghelp:

clementive:

clevergirlhelps:

clevergirlhelps:

*dares you to write medieval fantasy without royal or noble-blooded protagonist(s)*

*dares you to write multiple viewpoint medieval fantasy entirely from women’s perspectives*

*dares you to write medieval fantasy without magic*

*dares you to write medieval fantasy with twists*

*dares you to write medieval fantasy with poc featuring a prominent role and/or without European-esque people*

Wunderbar. 

More dares:

*write medieval fantasy with LBGT featuring prominent roles.*

*write medieval fantasy set anywhere but in Europe.*

*write medieval fantasy that doesn’t portray a barbaric-evil-fat king.*

*write medieval fantasy with historically accurate scientific discoveries of the time whether they are regarded as scientifically accurate or not today.*

*write medieval fantasy without a chosen one and a prophecy.*

*write medieval fantasy without swords.*

*dares you to write medieval fantasy in which time-period accurate science and technology coexists with magic*

(*dares you to write ANYTHING in which time-period accurate science and technology coexists with magic*)

*dares you to write medieval fantasy that reimagines critters like dragons and trolls and goblins*

*dares you to write medieval fantasy that deals with such things as a lack of indoor plumbing*

*dares you to write medieval fantasy without including a knight character*

*dares you to write medieval fantasy in where there are no such things as beautiful, mythic creatures who have all the power.*

*dares you to write a medieval fantasy where there is no wise old person who has all the answers*

*dares you to write a medieval fantasy with multiple and complex religions and mythologies.*

*dares you to write a medieval fantasy where the lonely, orphaned farm-boy ISN’T the lost king.*

*dares you to write a medieval fantasy from the perspective of weapons.*

*dares you to write a medieval fantasy where magic DOESN’T make your character powerful.*

*dares you to write fantasy dealing with medieval Western Europe but not entirely/mostly not in medieval Europe*

*dares you to write medieval fantasy without a war/rebellion*

*dares you to write an early Middle Ages fantasy instead of High/Late Middle Ages fantasy*

*dares you to write medieval fantasy with a rebellion that doesn’t just produce another monarchy*

*dares you to write medieval fantasy exploring the rise of the burgher class and includes secret guild wars*

*dares you to write academic medieval fantasy*