It might be quite strange jumble as my blog is partly about reading books, partly about hiking and partly about writing. It might seem that this trio does not come together that much. Yet, for me, it does. In this post, I will share how.
My next read was a bit unusual pick – a book series promising a short, light-hearted fantasy. Which delivered on its promise. Due to the books being short, I’m merging the individual reviews of the first three books into a single post.
Continue readingJune went by quite fast – though part of this was because I spent a week in the hills. But I’ve also continued the preparation stage for the launch of my book, focusing mostly on research related to cover design.
Continue readingYou might remember my ‘Forging a character’ posts from a while ago. And while I’ve (almost) exhausted the stories behind creating characters… there are stories left to tell about creating the world.
Continue readingAfter a long hiatus from pleasure reading caused my a sequence of beta-swaps, I came back to it with a book that promised a fast-paced fantasy adventure. And it fulfilled its promise, though not without (minor) issues.
Continue readingIn this post, I’ll look into some cases when Sci-Fi inspired my writing, despite the fact I’m writing fantasy.
Continue readingMay has passed by and thus it’s time to look back at my hikes during that month. While April was about rocks, May was about water.
Continue readingThis month just seemed to fly by, for some reason. And this writing update will be a bit unusual as May 2020 was the first month when I moved into early stages of launch preparation.
Continue readingBoth self-publishing and traditional publishing are viable routes for writers today. Yet the differences between them – from both writer’s and reader’s perspective – sometimes make them look like different worlds.
Continue readingGetting your book into a decent shape can lead to several drafts. Sooner or later, you’ll have to call a draft final. But when to do so?
Continue readingWith the COVID-based restrictions, hiking became the only unbanned outdoor sport in my country for a while, provided you were alone or in a group only with household members. And I, as someone who often wanders alone, had no issue with such a limitation.
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