Intro to Anthony

As the resident high fantasy writer, I feel somewhat obliged to construct a rather long and absurd post. I shall resist the urge. What you should know about me, I suppose, to legitimize this post: 1) I love writing 2) I love reading 3) I love fantasy, particularly of either the portal-quest or else the high, "epic" variety. 

I have never read Lord of the Rings.

I have never read Game of Thrones.

I have never read Wheel of Time.

Entirely.

I have read the Mistborn trilogy.

I have read the Harry Potter series.

I am obsessed (just slightly) with The Chronicles of Narnia.

Right now I am reading this fascinating, inspiring non-fiction title Rhetorics of Fantasy by Farah Mendlesohn, which is currently fusing together those scattered fragments of my brain (the writing and the reading) dedicated to swelling fantasy literature in general with greater diversity.

Diversity is my shtick. Creative diversity, I should say. Being black is a thing. Being gay is a thing. But in fantasy it doesn't have to be anything but normal.

So fantasy it is. 

Well, and my mind automatically wanders in that direction. If we're honest.

Last but most certainly not least: I am way hotter than my fellow blogger, writer, friend Nathan VanAtta. Just because I'm black and I'm gay.

So there. :)