#fantasy thread

How to blend a parallel, allegorical fantasy plot into your novel

I’ve had this interesting question from Kathryn Lane Ware Berkowitz on Facebook. Does it ever work to have a parallel, allegorical, fantasy-type plot going along with your story? If so, when and how should they be woven together? Aha – the perils and joys of combining genres. For the sake of argument, let’s assume the rest of your novel is contemporary fiction. I’ve seen a lot of manuscripts…