In March, the world went into a chaos, yet I managed to get some writing done – though the situation meant I had little track of it.
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The ‘Never have I ever’ tag
These days are quite weird, so I decided to go out of my comfort zone and share something about my writing in this format. So, let’s get to it.
Warning: some answers might be a shocking revelations.
Continue readingOrwellian echoes of a pandemic
Here comes an unusual post from me: a look into how technology once considered out of Sci-Fi could help in the present troubling times, and some other thoughts on the current situation.
Continue readingHiking: the 2020 madness
This year seems to be weird world-wide, but for a while, the only way it impacted me as someone living in the central Europe was the unnaturaly warm weather.
Until February, when things went downhill. And suddenly, the fact this is my worst start of a year hiking-wise in a few years is not as troubling.
Continue readingWildlife in fantasy
Today, I’ll share a bit different point of view on wildlife in fantasy and the differences compared to our life.
Continue readingFantasy: anatomy of dragonfire
Dragons and their ability to breathe fire upon their foes are a common occurence in fantasy. Today, I’ll look at the various ways this can be approached with their strengths and weaknesses.
Continue reading2/2020 Writing update
February is over and thus it’s time for my monthly writing update. The month had brought some change in my life which had some impact on my writing – more on that soon.
Continue readingFiction: Best gear against zombies?
In this post, I’ll take a bit different direction than usual: while related to fantasy and possibly Sci-Fi, I’ll try a realistic look at what gear would be useful in case of zombie apocalypse.
Continue readingStorytelling: one partner forever
Today, I’ll look into another romance-related part of storytelling: a scenario when a character has only one partner over the whole story. I’ll share my thoughts about scenarios where this works well and why – as well as mention a few alternatives.
Continue readingMind control in fiction
Some works of fiction – especially sci-fi and fantasy – can feature ways to manipulate one’s mind. In this post, I’ll look into the challenges these elements bring from several aspects, such as character power or ethics.
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Tomas - the wandering dreamer 
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