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

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Forging characters: parent-child relationships pt.1

Posted on September 5, 2021 by Tomas

A while ago, I looked into parent-child relationships in fiction. Today, I’ll look into some examples from my own project and share a bit of background. For clarity, the child’s name will be used for the headers.

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Hiking: August holiday pt.3

Posted on September 3, 2021 by Tomas

In today’s post, I’ll look at days 5 and 6 of my August holiday. Those days brought quite some twists, fortunately, with good ending.

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

8/2021 Writing update

Posted on August 31, 2021 by Tomas

The last month had seen some writing-related activity, though some of it was a bit different than I’d expect. Let’s see what I’ve been up to during August…

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Book review: Strange Omens

Posted on August 29, 2021 by Tomas

After three years since I read book one (review), I’ve returned to Jim Stein’s post-apocalyptic urban fantasy based on native north-American lore.

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Storytelling: parent-child relationships

Posted on August 24, 2021 by Tomas

One of my favorite topics in stories is the exploration of parent-child relationships. In this post, I’ll look at some common aspects, the reasons why I like those topics, and theirs +/-.

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Hiking: August holiday pt.2

Posted on August 22, 2021 by Tomas

Today, I’ll continue with a photo-heavy look at my holiday, with days 3 and 4. For these two days, the main topic was water.

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Hiking: August holiday pt.1

Posted on August 15, 2021 by Tomas

The previous Saturday (7.7.), I left for an 8-day hiking holiday. Over the next couple of weeks, I’ll be sharing some stories and photos from that time. Today, I start with the first two days.

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Gender differences in fantasy authorship and readership

Posted on August 8, 2021 by Tomas

Today, I’m taking a jab at another kind of cliché, though related to authors and readers, not just to their stories.

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7/2021 Writing update

Posted on August 1, 2021 by Tomas

Another month has gone by, so it’s time for a short summary of my progress.

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Clichés: dragonrider fantasy, part two

Posted on July 25, 2021 by Tomas

Continuing from my first post, I’ll now delve to the usual story clichés appearing in dragonrider fantasy. This time specifically to elements related to dragons.

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