The last book I’ve read in 2018 is a re-read of the very first self-published book I’ve read, back in 2016. This was a mixed-feelings return, for reasons I’ll mention later.
Continue readingMonthly Archives: December 2018
Reading: my best of 2018
With 2018 nearing its end, I decided to look back at my reading in 2018 and highlight books that became memorable for me.
Writing: the second sample
In the spirit of sharing, it’s the time to share another early sample from my work-in-progress.
Continue reading12/2018 Writing update
The last month of 2018 is nearing its end and so is my writing activity for this year. I gave some hints of my progress in some of my other posts throughout the last days – and I’ll now share how some of them turned out.
Continue readingBook review: The Lies of Locke Lamora
This has been, in a way, a long-awaited read for me. One of the Goodreads group I am part of scheduled it as a re-read for late 2018 and, seeing how highly rated it is, I decided to join.
Not the best idea, in retrospective.
Continue readingWriting: intimacy in fantasy
Not so long ago, I made a post about how I see intimacy and sex scenes as a reader of fantasy literature – and what factors I see as important in redards to including such a scene. This time, I’ll share my thoughts as a writer.
Warning: potentially sensitive content inside this post.
Continue readingWriting: Precipice of the final battle
The moment I awaited for so long is coming. My early drafting of the third book of my to-be fantasy trilogy is coming to its end. The heroes are standing at the precipice of the final battle. And I will finally know how it all goes down.
2018 hiking highlights
With the year coming to a close, I am doing a “best of” highlight of this year’s hiking.
Forging a character: Archmage Ereanel
In the second episode of this series, I’m revealing the process of creating one of the main characters of my to-be fantasy story: Archmage Ereanel Owlbeak, the best friend of Kraasian Darkwood – the warrior I introduced in the first episode.
Writing: Language influences
Being a second-language writer has several risks. Apart from the obvious ones like not understanding some finer workings of the language, the worst is probably carrying aspects of one language into the another – which is what this post will be about.
