This year’s May was quite a strange month compared to what I’m used to. With its good and bad parts, as usual.
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Men vs. romance – writer’s view
In the past posts of this series, I shared my thoughts about male views on romance. Today, I’ll share what my goals were when writing romantic elements in my story and what points of the past posts these elements fulfill.
Continue readingBook review: Ascendant (Songs of Chaos #1)
After having mixed feelings about the previous series I was reading, I decided to pick something else. A book that promises an interesting twist on dragon rider fantasy.
Continue readingMen vs. romance – examples
In the past four posts on this topic, I talked about how men view romantic fiction. In this post, I’ll mention some of my favorite examples and why they work. Warning: this post contains minor spoilers for the respective books.
Continue reading4/2025 Hiking summary
April tends to be a moody month when it comes to weather. Cold and warm days come and go unpredictably, along with rain showers and wind. Planning hikes is often troublesome. But I managed.
Continue readingMen vs. romance, part four
In the fourth episode of my analysis of the strained relationship between men and romantic fiction, I’ll look at what men might expect from romance.
Continue reading4/2025 Summary
April tends to be a colorful month – nature fully wakes up from its winter slumber, the weather can be anything imaginable, and that makes my free time just as varied.
Continue readingMen vs. romance, part three
In today’s post, I’ll look at some more aspects that might be problematic to men when it comes to romantic fiction – perfect partner and objectification.
Continue readingBook review: Dwarven Prince
The third book in the Vellhor saga continues where the first one left off. And it keeps the pace and story, as well as some of the issues the series displayed so far.
Continue readingMen vs. romance, part two
In this part of my analysis of the strained relationship between men and romantic fiction, I’ll look at some of the typical core features and why they turn men off.
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