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Book review: Scions of the Black Lotus (collection)

Posted on March 23, 2021 by Tomas

My continuation with J.C. Kang’s fantasy world led me to this collection of shorter stories, though this “collection” acts pretty much as a single 800-page story as the individual stories folow one right into another.

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Thoughts about inspiration from popular stuff

Posted on March 14, 2021 by Tomas

Inspiration can come from anywhere. The truth is, the more popular something is, the higher chance is that it’ll – even if unintentionally – influence one’s ideas. Today, I’ll share some thoughts on this topic.

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Plantser’s reverse approach to story timeline

Posted on March 7, 2021 by Tomas

When it comes to writers, there are three main types of approach: planners, pantsers, and plantsers (those somewhere between). Today, I’ll share my thoughts about using a timeline as someone who’s closer to just winging it than planning.

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2/2021 Writing update

Posted on February 28, 2021 by Tomas

After the intended break in December and unintended extension to January, I’m back to some writing. So, what’s my progress?

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Book review: Crown of the Sundered Empire

Posted on February 21, 2021 by Tomas

Continuing where Masters of Deception left off, this side-series of JC Kang’s fantasy series took me for another fast-paced story with no shortage of action, twists, and humor.

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Fantasy month questions

Posted on February 17, 2021 by Tomas

Two weeks ago, I made a post looking at the MC of my writing project in a different way. Today, I’m taking another jab at this, focused on my fantasy preferences, courtesy of Ed White. So, let’s get to it!

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Book review: Masters of Deception

Posted on February 14, 2021 by Tomas

While the fourth book of J.C. Kang’s Dragon Song series is down due to being re-pusblished, I delved into one of the side-stories. And as this one has a major focus on Jie the half-elf spy, I was in for an action-packed story, though the world’s politics still played a major part.

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Meet my MC – Writer’s link-up

Posted on February 7, 2021 by Tomas

Since I’ve recently hit a slump when it comes to blogging ideas, coming across a post that encouraged to share something about one’s MC in a different way seemed like a good idea. So, let’s get to know the MC of my project via 10 questions.

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1/2021 Writing update

Posted on January 31, 2021 by Tomas

After the planned break in second half of December, I’ll have to admit that January 2021 brought little progress. But all is not that bad as it may seem…

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Book review: Blackbirch #1

Posted on January 27, 2021 by Tomas

After devouring a 700-page book in a week, I jumped straight into another. This time, the first book in K. M. Allan‘s Blackbirch series. This was a bit farther from my usual reads, but it was a pleasant surprise.

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