Episode 365: Amazing Pets and Fantasy Coffee - How to Incorporate Wish Fulfilment Fantasies in Speculative Fiction

Fun, escapism and entertainment may not be the only reason readers pick up books, but they're fairly high up the list of considerations. Something you might want to keep in mind when you're writing! Jules and Madeleine have talked in a previous episode (or several) about how to keep your readers engaged with your book. This week, the dragons take a look at a specific aspect of that process. Wish fulfilment gets a bad rap in literature terms but delving into what it actually entails, shows that this is an undeserved reputation. How can you add wish fulfilment without derailing your plot? How can it be used to make your book appeal to a broader audience? What should you avoid doing if you don't want to lose a reader? 

Under the microscope this week: Legends & Lattes - Travis Baldree, His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman, The Martian - Andy Weir and many more.

 

Title music: Ecstasy by Smiling Cynic