On Writing Fantasy; A Cautionary Tale

Cliches to be avoided written in limericks.

There was once a fantasy writer
Who had an idea come and just bite her
Of dragons and elves
And dark demons’ own selves
Using all of the clichés inside her!


She had a Chosen one, of lost royalty born
To save the world from a gathering storm
Of politics and untruths
Due to the chosen one’s virtues
Leaving his True Love dramatically forlorn


This writer abused all her commas
Her sentences ran on…  (and on at ya)
Her spelling was a curse
Her grammar was worse
But her vocabulary simply enormina!


She wrote a prologue, then a prophecy too
Made Myst’cik Lang’uage from syllable stew
Then for good measure
Semi-sentient evil treasure
With a grand two dimensional Evil Wazoo.


Non-human races act just like folks
Everyone speaks one language, but cannot tell jokes
Technology frozen in time
But anachronisms are fine
And horses are cars that eat oats


This was all written down as I’ve said it
Yet bad writing is much to be dreaded
So please avoid cliches
Do your research, it pays,
Lastly authors, remember to edit!