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Monthly Archives: January 2019

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1/2019 Writing update

Posted on January 31, 2019 by Tomas

I am back with my monthly writing updates. For 2019, I’m leaning towards a small change of leaving them for the actual end of the month instead of around 20th. Anyway, let’s see what I’ve been up to.

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Book reviews: Soldier song

Posted on January 29, 2019 by Tomas

A year after the fifth book, the finale of Teralin Sword series comes.

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Fantasy: about swords on the back

Posted on January 27, 2019 by Tomas

Carrying a sword (or any other weapon) on the back is frequently seen in fantasy games and movies (and not limited to them). In this post, I’ll look into some parts of this.

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Writing: external motivation

Posted on January 25, 2019 by Tomas

This will be a bit more personal post. During the past days, some things happened that gave me some positive vibes when it comes to my writing and I’ve decided to share some of them.

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2018 Photography look back: Snow

Posted on January 22, 2019 by Tomas

Since it’s winter, in today’s post, I’ll make a short look back at some winter-themed photos I took in 2018 (and the first week of 2019).

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Forging a character: General Vigellus

Posted on January 20, 2019 by Tomas

I am back with another blog post about the development of a character. This time, I’ll cover one with probably the most-developed backstory: General Vigellus Ironhand.

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Writing: My history with the Princess cliché

Posted on January 18, 2019 by Tomas

Princesses are the subject of several clichés in children’s tales and eventually in fantasy. I’d say that “marry the princess and live happily ever after” is one of the biggest and oldest clichés. I have some history with it – and I’ll share some of it today.

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Book review: The Awakening of Dreams

Posted on January 16, 2019 by Tomas

My second new read of 2019 is the end to a trilogy of short fantasy books. It follows two books I’ve read and reviewed back in Summer 2017.

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The value of book reviews

Posted on January 13, 2019 by Tomas

This will be a mixture of thoughts on the matter of book reviews – how they help authors and readers.

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Writing: Why I plan to self-publish

Posted on January 11, 2019 by Tomas

Deciding how to share your story with the world is something very easy for some and difficult for others. The reasons may differ case-by-case. After seeing – and reading – many self-published books, I needed little time to realize it’s the way I want to take. In this post, I’ll share the reasons.

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