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Winter’s reluctant end

Posted on April 16, 2019 by Tomas

I haven’t been writing about my hiking much in the past months. Partially because I was mostly returning to known places, partially because the weather was not that good for taking pictures – and I even forgot my camera at home one of those days.

But, the last few days changed it, at least somewhat.

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Posted in Hiking, Photography | Tagged Hiking, nature, photo | 5 Comments

Book review: Twist of the fibers

Posted on April 14, 2019 by Tomas

After a month-long break caused by a side-read and a time spent with my own writing, I am returning to this series and the fourth book of D.K. Holmberg’s ‘The Lost Prophecy’ series.

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Clichés: Forbidden fruit

Posted on April 12, 2019 by Tomas

Forbidden fruit: a very old cliché that, in some forms, became an idiom for something one should not do even though it’s far from the original magnitude. It still has its charm and purpose in writing. Today, I’ll look into this one.

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Posted in Writing | Tagged cliché, Writing | 1 Comment

Writing: the beginning trouble

Posted on April 9, 2019 by Tomas

It seems to me these days that the beginning is one of the hardest parts to write. While most of my to-be first book went through some iterations, it’s the beginning I had to reconsider several times. In this post, I’ll look back into it and try to see the reasons why writing the beginning seems to be harder.

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Spatial memory, in life and fiction

Posted on April 7, 2019 by Tomas

In this post, I’ll share some thoughts about spatial memory – and how tools of our life (navigation) and in fiction (teleports) affect the ability to find one’s way around.

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Writing: self-inspiration, part two

Posted on April 5, 2019 by Tomas

Recently, I’ve wrote about some ways you can use your own hobbies, experience, and other things in your writing. Today, I’m returning to this topic and will touch personality and memories.

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Forging a character: King Venelaos

Posted on April 2, 2019 by Tomas

Today, I return to share some background about developing a character. King Venelaos is one of the oldest characters in my work-in-progress fantasy. After all, what kind of fantasy world does not have someone to rule it? And, as it is with the oldest characters, he had a lot of time to grow.

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3/2019 Writing update

Posted on March 31, 2019 by Tomas

March was a bit strange for my writing. It was one of those months when I did nothing for 3 weeks and then went all in. There was also some progress that’s not well visible. So, let’s summarize the past month.

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Clichés: love eternal

Posted on March 29, 2019 by Tomas

In another cliché-related post, I’ll touch the most used and maybe the one most favored by readers: eternal love. I’ll share why I think it works so well as well as some thoughts about the alternatives.

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Overdrive of body and mind

Posted on March 26, 2019 by Tomas

What do a good hike and a good book have in common? More than you’d think. While both can help you to drift into sleep’s embrace, they can both do the exact opposite – and that’s what I’ll talk about today.

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