'A Game of Thrones' Inspired Me to Write My Own Epic Fantasy
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I grew up reading fantasies. It was a way for me to escape my world and enter a better world. When I read a fantasy novel, I knew that in the end, everything would work out. Which is fine when you’re in grade school and even early junior high. But, the older you get, the more you begin to realize that happy endings aren’t always guaranteed. I struggled a lot in my schoolwork and was terrible at making friends. While fantasies helped me escape, I yearned for something more. I wanted to read something where a character was going through the same things that I was. That’s when I got more into reading realistic fiction, but even at that, I would find it hard to connect with the main character. Sometimes I found myself relating to a side character who only appeared in two or three chapters.
