Of course, fantasy writing is fiction, but with a number of subtle differences, and if it is your desire to writer fictional material it helps greatly to have a genre in mind. The modern generation has grown up with an ever increasing awareness of fantasy, supernatural and otherworldly themes – witness the success of World of Warcraft and other such games, the TV prominence of such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and the latter day runaway success of the Twilight series of films – and for this reason fantasy is a very popular area of fiction, especially with the young.Many will tell you that writing fantasy is easier than standard fiction as it involves detaching yourself from reality a