“Cliché openings in fantasy can include an opening scene set in a battle (and my peeve is that I don’t know any of the characters yet so why should I care about this battle) or with a pastoral scene where the protagonist is gathering herbs (I didn’t realize how common this is).” KnowsShouldCharacterCareRealizingCommonFantasySceneBattleOpeningShould II CareGatheringHerbsProtagonistsPeeves Author:Kristin Nelson
