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Monthly Archives: June 2020

6/2020 Writing update

Posted on June 30, 2020 by Tomas

June 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.

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Building a World: Eltoria & royal palace

Posted on June 28, 2020 by Tomas

You 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.

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Posted in Fantasy, Writing | Tagged Fantasy, worldbuilding, Writing | 2 Comments

Book review: The Soulweb

Posted on June 21, 2020 by Tomas

After 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.

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Inspiration: from SF and technology to fantasy

Posted on June 14, 2020 by Tomas

In this post, I’ll look into some cases when Sci-Fi inspired my writing, despite the fact I’m writing fantasy.

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May hiking: the month of water

Posted on June 7, 2020 by Tomas

May 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.

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