The second book of Findel’s Embrace series continues where Voiceless Sister left off, but with quite some differences and much more backstory.
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Fantasy: Gods and demigods
Today, I’ll return to a topic I visited before – my thoughts about gods and godlike creatures in fantasy stories.
Continue readingForging a world: what the reader doesn’t see
In today’s post, I’ll look at an aspect of worldbuilding the reader doesn’t see – because it doesn’t come to light: abandoned ideas and backstory that don’t make it into the final cut.
Continue readingBook review: Return of the Shirán
My last read is wrapping up the Elven Worlds trilogy, but also makes it clear that there are more stories to follow.
Continue readingBook review: Order of Shirán
After two years, I’m returning to the world started by The Silvan series by R. K. Lander. This time, she takes us on a bit different journey, but it’s clear that she knows well how to write to spark emotions in the reader.
Continue readingBook review: The Immortal Rider
The third book of the Sparks trilogy promises a conclusion to this action-packed story, and works out quite well.
Continue readingBook review: The Rider’s Quest
The second book in the Sparks series keeps the spirit, while adding more backstory and twists. Which works great!
Continue readingBook review: The Sky Riders
After temporarily shelving the series I was reading recently, I went for something different. A dragon rider story with a female-only order.
Continue readingBook review: Unbound (Songs of Chaos #2)
The first book in this series caught my attention with the level of detail and quite an unusual spin on the magic system. The second book continues the story well…
Continue readingMen 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.
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