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Thoughts and fantasies of Tomas K. "Grizzly"; hiker, fantasy literature fan and aspring writer

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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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Posted in Books, Writing | Tagged Books, storytelling, Writing | 3 Comments

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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Posted in Hiking, Photography | Tagged Hiking, mountains, nature, photo | 1 Comment

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

6/2022 Summary

Posted on June 30, 2022 by Tomas

June had seen my life calming down a bit, but it had also seen my hobbies shuffled around when it comes to the time I gave to each of them. Especially as there were some new things…

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Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged personal | 6 Comments

Storytelling details: custom swearwords

Posted on June 26, 2022 by Tomas

Today, I’m delving into a topic that may be quite unusual: swear words in writing. Specifically, when writers have characters use swears specific to the story. I’ll aim for both a general approach and my personal opinion.

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Book review: Dragon Strike

Posted on June 19, 2022 by Tomas

The fourth book of Eileen Mueller’s Riders of Fire series forces some characters to face their unpleasant past. And while the story goes on at a decent pace, there are still what I consider minor gaps.

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Hiking: Windy days

Posted on June 12, 2022 by Tomas

In this post, I’m looking at the last two hikes of May 2022. They both had one thing in common: slightly windy weather.

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Posted in Hiking, Photography | Tagged Hiking, mountains, nature, photo | 7 Comments

The Bookworm’s tag

Posted on June 8, 2022 by Tomas

I think it’s been a while since I’ve revealed some “fun” facts about me in a not-so-serious way, so here comes another tag.

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Posted in Books | Tagged Books, personal, reading | 11 Comments

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