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

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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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Posted in Hiking, Photography | Tagged Hiking, mountains, nature, photo | 3 Comments

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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Posted in Hiking, Photography, Travelling | Tagged Hiking, mountains, nature, photo | 3 Comments

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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Posted in Fantasy | Tagged Books, cliché, Fantasy, Writing | 1 Comment

6 years on the journey

Posted on July 21, 2021 by Tomas

A ,ajor anniversary that almost flew right past me – it’s 6 years since I started writing! So, a short look back is in order.

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Clichés: dragonrider fantasy, part one

Posted on July 18, 2021 by Tomas

After a year-or-so, I’m returning to the topic of story clichés, this time with a whole sub-genre of fantasy in my sights. That’s not to say I don’t like these books – I do, in fact. But they seem to attract quite a lot of repeated themes. Today, I’ll look into some of them.

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Storytelling: Redemption woes

Posted on July 11, 2021 by Tomas

Redemption arcs are a bit of storytelling that can be powerful moments, but they need to be used right – otherwise, they can easily fall into “what the hell?” pile.

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Fiction/history: independence and unity

Posted on July 6, 2021 by Tomas

I admit I was drawing blanks for what to post, so instead of Sunday, it comes later. But I’m taking inspiration from the USA holiday, Independence day, and how it can be used in fiction as a backstory element.

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6/2021 Writing update

Posted on June 30, 2021 by Tomas

The first half of 2021 is gone. Time to look at my progress this past month! This will be relatively short update.

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