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

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Kindle X-ray overview and guide

Posted on November 22, 2020 by Tomas

It’s time to another self-publishing guide, this time to Amazon’s Kindle X-ray feature. In this post, I’ll say what this tool does, what uses it has, and how to set it up.

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Book review: Songs of Insurrection

Posted on November 18, 2020 by Tomas

After two months of reading only my working drafts, I’m finally back to reading – this time, with a book that seems to mix fantasy, romance, political drama, and spy thriller into a single package.

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Quarantine and writing

Posted on November 15, 2020 by Tomas

The recent days were a bit of rollercoaster for me. I’ve been always prone to having cold at the beginning of November. This year seemed it could be worse than that…

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How being a writer affects reading

Posted on November 8, 2020 by Tomas

It’s said that there are two ways to improve your writing: to write more, and to read more. Both is sure to affect your writing skills, but does it carry the other way as well – and if yes, how?

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DYI HTML e-book formatting

Posted on November 1, 2020 by Tomas

I’ve mentioned that there are three main ways to format an e-book. In this post, I’ll share what I know about the hands-on HTML formatting – the most direct and most powerful way but also the potentially most-difficult.

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10/2020 Writing update

Posted on October 30, 2020 by Tomas

October was a hell of a month for me, not just writing-wise. But if I was to stick just with writing, it was the month when I made the big step.

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How power-readers can help writers

Posted on October 25, 2020 by Tomas

Today, I’ll mention something that touches both readers and writers. Specifically, a reader’s individual tastes and how it affects all the parts of the industry from writers through retailers to readers – and how each can benefit from it.

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The final countdown…

Posted on October 22, 2020 by Tomas

It has come… as of writing this, just a few hours remain until I truly become a self-published author… until my debut goes on sale. So, it’s time for a bit of reflection.

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The challenges of a writer’s career

Posted on October 18, 2020 by Tomas

If you’re working on becoming a writer (at any level of seriousness), or just considering it, there are countless challenges. Today, I’ll share what I think are the major ones – and why.

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Hiking: Autumn’s rainy welcome

Posted on October 11, 2020 by Tomas

After the sun-filled first half of September, I had a three-day trip planned for the end of the month, belonging to Autumn already. And the weather matched it.

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