How to Write a Fantasy Novel in 7 Magical Steps - Litreactor
Think about issues that are important to you According to Rebecca Heyman, a Reedsy editor who has worked with popular fantasy authors such as Elise Kova, writing fantasy can be a great outlet. “Your concerns about politics, culture, the environment, technology, violence, racism, misogyny — these issues can be explored in inventive, eye-opening ways while writing fantasy.”
Why assume any fantasy writer must have generic mainstream left-wing/progressive views? I can think of several off the top of my head who are right wing. Like David Weber. Or Larry Correia.*
And I say this as someone whose favorite sci-fi series is the Vorkosigan Saga, which is very progressive, with lots of political content.
It's kind of ironic that one of the earlier points is "Figure out what sets your world apart". I'm pretty sure there's a lot of left-wing/progressive fantasy writers out there, putting those themes into their books.
Some with more...subtlety than others.
*I assume. Urban fantasy counts, right?













