The queen was, for a long time, a minor character compared to the role of her husband, King Venelaos, or her daughter, Princess Nadyenne. Yet, as I developed the backstory, she gained some degree of importance – not one to take her to the spotlight but one that makes her an integral part of the story due to her heritage.
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The secretive writer’s issue
I’ve often seen it mentioned that many writers might have the urge to share their writing with the world very early. I’m on the opposite end – afraid to share my writing even with small amount of people (let alone my family), no matter the progress. This approach has its own challenges.
Continue readingHiking: roaring water, burning sun
Compared to the scorching heat of 2018, May 2019 was awfully wet. To the point I went for only one hike – to a place of which I have memory filled with mud. I’ve gone for another hike on 1.6., which is not May anymore, but I’ll mention it here as well, because it was similar in some aspects.
Continue readingBook review: The Gift of Madness
The seventh book of The Lost Prophecy series is something I’ve expected to start wrapping things up but it still delves deep into the backstory.
Continue readingSeasonal inspiration: autumn
The final ‘episode’ of the blog posts on taking inspiration from the individual seasons comes. Let’s see what the autumn can do!
Continue reading5/2019 Writing update
Another month passes and so it’s time to look back at my progress.
Continue readingBook review: The Last Conclave
The sixth book of The Lost Prophecy series keeps the pacing of the fourth and fifth but the attention shifts a bit to some othe characters.
Continue readingSeasonal inspiration: summer
Who wouldn’t like summer, right? Warm days, outdoor joy, meat on the grill… Following the winter and the spring, today I’ll talk about taking inspiration from the summer.
Continue readingClichés: star-crossed lovers
As I hinted during my previous cliché-based articles, I’ve come to look into the ‘star-crossed lovers’ cliché and, eventually, what I call ‘the princess cliché’ subgroup.
Continue readingWriting: to prologue or not?
Whether or not to include a prologue in your story is a question many writers face. Today, I’ll share my opinion on this matter.
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Tomas - the wandering dreamer 
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