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Monthly Archives: May 2019

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5/2019 Writing update

Posted on May 31, 2019 by Tomas

Another month passes and so it’s time to look back at my progress.

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Book review: The Last Conclave

Posted on May 28, 2019 by Tomas

The sixth book of The Lost Prophecy series keeps the pacing of the fourth and fifth but the attention shifts a bit to some othe characters.

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Seasonal inspiration: summer

Posted on May 26, 2019 by Tomas

Who wouldn’t like summer, right? Warm days, outdoor joy, meat on the grill… Following the winter and the spring, today I’ll talk about taking inspiration from the summer.

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Clichés: star-crossed lovers

Posted on May 23, 2019 by Tomas

As I hinted during my previous cliché-based articles, I’ve come to look into the ‘star-crossed lovers’ cliché and, eventually, what I call ‘the princess cliché’ subgroup.

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Writing: to prologue or not?

Posted on May 19, 2019 by Tomas

Whether or not to include a prologue in your story is a question many writers face. Today, I’ll share my opinion on this matter.

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Seasonal inspiration: spring

Posted on May 17, 2019 by Tomas

I’ve covered inspiration from winter and how you can use it for writing in one of my recent posts. Today, I continue with this mini-series with the spring.

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Forging a character: Etian Windwalker

Posted on May 14, 2019 by Tomas

While I’ve planned to have a shaman in my story since the late concept stage, it took some time before a shaman character with a significant appearance was created – in the form of Etian Windwalker.

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Writing: measuring progress

Posted on May 12, 2019 by Tomas

Measuring writing progress might seem simple at the first glance. There’s the word count, after all. But what about the drafting stages when the word count stagnates or even drops?

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Clichés: family feuds

Posted on May 10, 2019 by Tomas

Family feud is another very old cliché. While it was probably made the most famous by William Shakespeare, it has much older roots. In this post, I’ll share my look into it and try to explore the ways it can be used.

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Seasonal inspiration: winter

Posted on May 7, 2019 by Tomas

A hike I went on in the mid-April had me thinking about the way the early spring’s bloom can evoke pleasant feelings and inspiration. So, I decided to take a deeper look at this. I’ll cover all the seasons in separate posts, starting today with winter.

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