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Thoughts and fantasies of Tomas K. "Grizzly"; hiker, fantasy literature fan and aspring writer

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Seasonal inspiration: spring

Posted on May 17, 2019 by Tomas

I’ve covered inspiration from winter and how you can use it for writing in one of my recent posts. Today, I continue with this mini-series with the spring.

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Forging a character: Etian Windwalker

Posted on May 14, 2019 by Tomas

While I’ve planned to have a shaman in my story since the late concept stage, it took some time before a shaman character with a significant appearance was created – in the form of Etian Windwalker.

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Writing: measuring progress

Posted on May 12, 2019 by Tomas

Measuring writing progress might seem simple at the first glance. There’s the word count, after all. But what about the drafting stages when the word count stagnates or even drops?

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Clichés: family feuds

Posted on May 10, 2019 by Tomas

Family feud is another very old cliché. While it was probably made the most famous by William Shakespeare, it has much older roots. In this post, I’ll share my look into it and try to explore the ways it can be used.

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Seasonal inspiration: winter

Posted on May 7, 2019 by Tomas

A hike I went on in the mid-April had me thinking about the way the early spring’s bloom can evoke pleasant feelings and inspiration. So, I decided to take a deeper look at this. I’ll cover all the seasons in separate posts, starting today with winter.

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Book Review: The Lost City

Posted on May 5, 2019 by Tomas

After some break from reading, I’ve returned to this series and devoured the fifth book in four days.

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Writing: Learning from experience

Posted on May 3, 2019 by Tomas

“The best way to improve your writing is to write more.” Of all the writing advice I’ve seen, this is probably the most-repeated one. And, also, the best and simplest one – both to understand and to execute.

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4/2019 Writing update

Posted on April 30, 2019 by Tomas

When I posted my March update, I was nearing the end of an edit pass. It’s time to see what I’ve done since then.

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Hiking: mid-April diversity

Posted on April 28, 2019 by Tomas

During the past two weeks, I went on three hikes. They each had their own charm – and each one was a bit different.

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Clichés: collapsing cave

Posted on April 26, 2019 by Tomas

I am back with another post about a specific cliché. This time, it’s what I called ‘The collapsing cave’ even though it’s definitely not limited to caves, as I’ll show through the post.

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