12-28-2012, 02:33 PM
The paradox is, the fantasy genre, and less, and don't get me wrong, the usual English-language run-of-the-mill fantasy genre does not call me AT ALL.As in, I don't particularly read fantasy; I don't look for it; I have, in general, other interests, and fantasy gaming is ONE of them, but not the main one.
Yet, here I am, being an admin on a website for superobscure fantasy gaming from the 70s. Yet here I am, writing a fantasy setting book of epic proportions.
The reason why I do so now is pretty clear, though: Life. I have had ten extraordinary years with D&D. I don't expect my daily life to necessarily continue like this.
As in, the older I get, the less I am going to be involved in the gaming scene, as far as I see it. I'd rather write this now, and do it well, than to try it in five years,
and notice that I am not in touch with the genre and the game any more.