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@northerner *prints it* I’ll… get to it eventually. Probably.

@Karthmin I had to laugh at the mention of lampposts. That’s why there’s one in Narnia you know. Cause Tolkien said you couldn’t have them in fantasy so Lewis went and did it. Writer friends…

The comment about cyclical devolution is fascinating though. I’d not thought about it, but that is how the world progresses. His world, I mean.

When it comes to history, my main thought is progress in the terms of change. It may not be for the better but it is ‘higher’ in a sense. Can do more or is more complicated. When it comes to the history of tec. the big thing is things getting faster, doing more jobs, getting more compact, easier, etc. It’s all about leisure and ease and saving time and money.

In other news, I’ve been developing the technology of my world some–figuring out a few ‘cutting edge’ inventions to help the culture seem like a real-world moving forward instead of just a static people. A few things include the first quills/pens that actually have ink inside them instead of having to dip them; pens that freeze easily and are a pain. Also, a variation of a printing press where a man’s pen is connected to 10-100 others and all write the same words he does so he can write up to 100 books at one time.

I may have been going somewhere with that. Not sure. From what you guys have been saying, with all your references back to Tolkien, it really does come down to definitions of what one thinks fantasy is, what it means, and what the point of fantasy is besides just being another genre… all fascinating topics. *goes to research definitions before proceeding with conversation*

*promptly forgets about it*