#thomas malory

EXCALIBUR (1981)

Less is better. Just give a quick summary with an "As the French book maketh mention", and leave it at that.

Don’t worry about writing a conclusion to every story line. If it doesn’t happen, it wasn’t meant to be.

Remember to only sometimes follow up on a thing you mentioned 500 pages ago. Keep the reader on their toes.

Make sure you list every single person taking part in a battle, lest the reader grow concerned that your depiction of the fight isn't specific enough.

And if you forget what you named a character? Just come up with a new name! The reader will figure it out.

Alternatively, give them the same name as the last relative of theirs that you mentioned! That'll really clear things up.

Think you added enough hermits in your story? Wrong. Add more hermits.

Worshipe is your friend.

And above all, have fun! Remember, readers love when you have major character deaths happen off-screen, so don't feel pressured to write things you don't want to!

I still haven't finished Malory though. If anything, is it just me or does he write a little bit dry, compared to the rest of them?

I probably shouldn't say these things out loud, or else people will throw garbage at me.

Sir Arthur lost so much blood that it was marvel he stood on his feet, but he was so full of knighthood that knightly he endured the pain.

Then Sir Gareth list well to eat, and knightly he ate his meat,