Another month passes and so it’s time to look back at my progress.
Continue readingMonthly Archives: May 2019
Book review: The Last Conclave
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.
Continue readingSeasonal inspiration: summer
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.
Continue readingClichés: star-crossed lovers
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.
Continue readingWriting: to prologue or not?
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.
Continue readingSeasonal inspiration: spring
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.
Continue readingForging a character: Etian Windwalker
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.
Continue readingWriting: measuring progress
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?
Continue readingClichés: family feuds
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.
Continue readingSeasonal inspiration: winter
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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