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

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11/2021 Writing update

Posted on November 28, 2021 by Tomas

I’ve skipped the typical monthly update in October, but it’s back for November, even though there are still two days left in the month. There was progress, but a different kind that I maybe hoped for.

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Book review: Dawn of a Legend

Posted on November 21, 2021 by Tomas

The third book the R.K.Lander’s Silvan series continues the story, this time with a bit more time given to what’s happening on Thargodén’s side of things.

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Book review: Road of a Warrior

Posted on November 14, 2021 by Tomas

The second book of R.K. Lander’s series follows the first book right away – and while the first one was focused on the dangers outside, this one delves more into the threats within.

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Know the Novel part two: Within the WIP

Posted on November 10, 2021 by Tomas

In late October, I took up a challenge of sorts, three posts over three months to show more about my writing project. The first part was to introduce it, the second part – right here – is to show something about the project in progress.

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Hiking: autumn and sunset

Posted on November 7, 2021 by Tomas

Hiking in autumn has its charm when the forests are painted in all sorts of colors. If the weather allows, I enjoy them a lot. This time, there was something else thrown into the mix…

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Posted in Hiking | Tagged Hiking, mountains, photo | 4 Comments

Book review: Path of a Novice

Posted on October 31, 2021 by Tomas

After a couple of re-reads and forays into different genres, I’m back to reading fantasy. This time, I picked up quite a popular series, and was pleasantly surprised by it.

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Know the Novel part one: Introduction

Posted on October 26, 2021 by Tomas

I always love some not-so-serious ways to share things about my writing, and thanks to Mia Harden, I’ve found another one – a three-part link-up post by Christine Smith. So here comes the first part.

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A writer’s first anniversary

Posted on October 24, 2021 by Tomas

Time flies, so it’s hard to believe it, but… I can consider myself an author for a year already – I self-published my debut 23.10.2020. So, I guess it’s time for a look back.

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Hiking: filling in the gaps

Posted on October 17, 2021 by Tomas

Today’s post will cover my end-of-September hiking weekend. This was a return (not the first) to a place I’ve visited a couple of times but I still had a few places left to see.

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

Books: re-reading

Posted on October 10, 2021 by Tomas

Today will be a lighter post that’ll look into what makes me consider re-reading a book I’ve already read instead of reading something new. I have brifly touched this topic a couple of years ago, I believe, but I’ll try to look at it from a bit different angle.

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