If you convince the reader what you are writing can and is really happening, you have taken them on a quest through a believable romantic fantasy. This kind of writing takes style, craft, enthusiasm and imagination. To write romantic fantasy, as with any work of fiction, you need to know the genre. Read lesser known authors, classics, and even stories by writer colleagues in other local and regional groups. Don t forget about research into other cultures as well as our own.
History is rich with mythology, legend, and folklore.
Read, read, read. We learn from those authors who have already been through the process we are trying to perfect. Finding the key to any genre lies in the creativity you invent and invest, and for fantasy romance this is especially true. In most romantic fantasy books, and for the purpose of this article, magic plays an integral part. As with all things, however, it must be uniform, believable fantasy.