Any one thinking of writing an adventure story should read this first...

http://www.sff.net/paradise/overlord.html#lead_good

Read this if you are ever considering writing anything like an adventure story.

Although it is written for people considering writing SF, it counts for just about anything that involves fighting, running about or going on quests.

Read it, take it to heart, and do something about it.

Cheers,

Mark Brown, Tired of reading bad Science Fiction