2020 was a strange year, even for me who doubts I ever had a normal year. So, let’s look back at 2020, with some extra focus on December to also serve as the monthly wrap-up. And also some early 2021 plans – though, as 2020 has shown, it often feels like plans are good for only a few weeks, then you can thrown them into the trash can.
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Inspiration: events and holidays
With the festive days being in full swing, I’m making a post to match it before I start summarizing the good and bad of 2020. So, the topic for today is: inspiration for events and holidays in fiction (with focus on fantasy).
Continue readingWriting/reality: inspiration from conflict
As much as I avoid getting political, events in our world can be used as an inspiration – or a warning – for crafting fictional plots. This week, it’s 10 years since the events that started what was then called ‘Arab Spring’, though it’s more like yet another Arabian Failure, from the western point of view. Is there something to take away from these events to use in writing fiction?
Continue readingBook review: Orchestra of treacheries
After Songs of Insurrection, I’ve went to read the second book in the original series instead of the side-story happening chronologically between them. And while it follows organically, the themes shift in this book.
Continue readingHiking: after a long break
Because of the autumn wave of restrictions, and my eventuall illness, I’ve taken almost 6 weeks break from any outdoor activity. So, resuming it was taken with a pair of walk in the nearby suburbs.
Continue reading11/2020 Writing update
November was the first full month spent as a self-published writer, but it was no time to bask in the light of my achievement. The journey is far from over, and it has its ups and downs in November.
Continue readingKindle X-ray overview and guide
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.
Continue readingBook review: Songs of Insurrection
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.
Continue readingQuarantine and writing
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…
Continue readingHow being a writer affects reading
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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