You might remember my ‘Forging a character’ posts from a while ago. And while I’ve (almost) exhausted the stories behind creating characters… there are stories left to tell about creating the world.
Continue readingBook review: The Soulweb
After a long hiatus from pleasure reading caused my a sequence of beta-swaps, I came back to it with a book that promised a fast-paced fantasy adventure. And it fulfilled its promise, though not without (minor) issues.
Continue readingInspiration: from SF and technology to fantasy
In this post, I’ll look into some cases when Sci-Fi inspired my writing, despite the fact I’m writing fantasy.
Continue readingMay hiking: the month of water
May has passed by and thus it’s time to look back at my hikes during that month. While April was about rocks, May was about water.
Continue reading5/2020 Writing update
This month just seemed to fly by, for some reason. And this writing update will be a bit unusual as May 2020 was the first month when I moved into early stages of launch preparation.
Continue readingSelf-pub vs. traditional: different worlds?
Both self-publishing and traditional publishing are viable routes for writers today. Yet the differences between them – from both writer’s and reader’s perspective – sometimes make them look like different worlds.
Continue readingWriting: When to end the beta stage
Getting your book into a decent shape can lead to several drafts. Sooner or later, you’ll have to call a draft final. But when to do so?
Continue readingApril hiking: lone wolf extraordinaire
With the COVID-based restrictions, hiking became the only unbanned outdoor sport in my country for a while, provided you were alone or in a group only with household members. And I, as someone who often wanders alone, had no issue with such a limitation.
Continue reading4/2020 Writing update
April 2020 has came to an end – and so did another stage of my writing process. Let’s get to the details.
Continue readingWhat to take care of before self-publishing
Today, I’ll look into the things one might need to take care of before self-publishing a book (apart from writing the book) and also at what point in time to take care of it.
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