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How Epic Fantasy Writes So Many Characters At Once

Nebula – Indie Streaming [Unofficial] June 4, 2026
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00:00 Intro 01:01 What GRRM realized 05:35 When the story is the main character 08:54 How to fix the pacing problem in fantasy 12:32 Minor characters deserve love too 17:00 Outro & book recommendations

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