She taught me I should never do anything in private I did not want talked about in public, and cautioned me not to talk in my sleep.
Patrick RothfussHe hesitated, then lifted his head and sniffed. โHave you been drinking?โ The question was more curious than accusatory. โNo,โ Bast said. The innkeeper raised an eyebrow. โIโve been tasting,โ Bast said, emphasizing the word. โTasting comes before drinking.
Patrick RothfussI think authors are just realizing there's no real reason to feel limited to a narrow set of genre rules in their writing. There's no reason a mystery novel can't have fantastic elements in it. Similarly, there's no reason why your epic fantasy series can't have elements of a mystery.
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