Writers Lunch - Breaking out of the Medieval Western Europe Fantasy Setting

Tired of the same milieu of medieval tropes in your fantasy? Exhausted by Tolkien's monolithic shadow cast over the genre? Or perhaps you're just worn out on the influence Western Europe has on fantasy writers? Whatever the case, the world can provide far more inspiration, works, and authors than just the ones we're used to! Come discuss this week at Writer's Lunch why we've been trapped this way for so long, what works are out there that we can read to broaden our horizons, and how we can deconstruct our assumptions of the "default" culture!

About our Speaker
Do you want your fight scenes to pop so hard, your reader’s jaw clenches? Ian (he/him) is a master at blocking and describing fight scenes. Due to his experience as both an actor and a Muay Thai fighter, his ability to visualize and improve both large- and small-scale warfare is unparalleled. Ian has an invaluable background in both technical writing and news reporting that empowers him to help you accurately and clearly portray complex physical events while proportionally suffusing them with raw emotion and grit. Ian is an expert on a myriad of battle weaponry and field logistics and knows just how to knock a reader’s socks off with action.
In his spare time, Ian writes the Aspiring-Author-award winning Inheritors serial (renamed A Fraction of His Power) and other short fiction focusing on overcoming societal/economical barriers with fists, superpowers, and humility.
If you’re looking for an editor who can assist you with creating large bombastic science fiction and fantasy conflicts grounded in universally accessible emotions and pain, Ian is the editor for you.