Limyaael is an English graduate student studying for her Ph.D. In 2003, she decided to express her views on fantasy literature in a rant entitled
Why I get impatient with clichéd fantasy.
Since then, she has written more rants on her online journal.
Despite the name, Limyaael’s rants are not just for fantasy writers. She also has covered topics that are not limited to fantasy, like dialogue and romance, as well as more general topics like plotting and characterization. One of the features of the journal format is that Limyaael’s commenters also have much to say, from additional facts to opposing viewpoints.
The Rants used to be posted on
LiveJournal, but Limyaael has moved to InsaneJournal. The Rants originally posted on LJ can still be accessed there, though.
Limyaael’s Fantasy Rants are updated
here. The archive of Rants can be accessed
here, and
here, or
here.
Limyaael's rants were
scarcely updated for a while starting around April 2008. In
this post she explains the reasons, and the Rants will not be updated until she has more free time.
Tropes Limyaael has ranted about:
Tropes used in the rants themselves
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