How do I break out of those weird tropes but still write something with gnomes and shit? What does it look like when wizards control the means of production?
How do I break out of those weird tropes but still write something with gnomes and shit? What does it look like when wizards control the means of production?
It is pretty much true that most people are sympathetic characters from their own perspectives. They just patch over villainy and hypocrisy with ideology. Maybe more exploration of what ideological structures the antagonists are operating off of and showing the reader how they are hollow or self-serving?