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Monthly Archives: July 2022

7/2022 Summary

Posted on July 31, 2022 by Tomas

July has passed by quite fast. And while it wasn’t the worst month, it lagged behind expectations a bit. Let’s see why…

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Creative anniversary

Posted on July 24, 2022 by Tomas

This July marks the 5-year anniversary of my blog and 7-year anniversary of my writing journey. So, I guess it’s time for a small retrospective and reflection.

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Book review: The Butcher’s endsong

Posted on July 20, 2022 by Tomas

When the next book in James Harrington’s Drakin series was announced, I was quite hyped. More so when it was said it’ll follow another plotline concurrent to Empire of Ashes. And while I’m bad at managing my expectations… I wasn’t disappointed.

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Storytelling: holding grudges

Posted on July 17, 2022 by Tomas

In today’s post, I’ll look into an aspect of human nature that could be used for both good and wrong in writing. From helping to make a character relatable to making them look extremely foolish.

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Book review: Sea Dragon

Posted on July 13, 2022 by Tomas

The sixth book in Eileen Mueller’s Riders of Fire series stands out a bit – it’s not the sixth book in the traditional sense but a parallel book focusing on a secondary plot line.

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June hiking: the month of returns pt.2

Posted on July 10, 2022 by Tomas

Continuing my look back at my June hikes with another couple of returns to places I’ve visited before – one of those places had changed a lot since then.

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Book review: Dragon War

Posted on July 6, 2022 by Tomas

The fifth book in Eileen Mueller’s series sees the story head towards an action-packed conclusion.

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June hiking: the month of returns pt.1

Posted on July 3, 2022 by Tomas

June had seen me return to old places. In this post, I’ll cover the first two.

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Posted in Hiking, Photography | Tagged Hiking, mountains, nature, photo | 2 Comments

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