The second book of the Vellhor Saga benefits in plot clarity from the characters converging in two plot lines, and continues nicely, but still has many issues with the writing itself. Despite that, I was drawn enough into the story.
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Are fantasy movies on the decline?
Not so long ago, I saw a video listing 10 major fantasy stories where the movie failed. And one of the common factors was – with no big surprise – that a single movie was too short to feature the sprawling worldbuilding such sagas tend to feature.
Continue readingStorytelling: the power of friendship
Today, I’ll look into another storytelling element: the power of friendship and love in fiction with its pros and cons as I see them.
Continue readingFiction/history: what makes a family?
Today, I’ll again blend history and fiction, sharing my thoughts about how the typical family looked like in the past and today and how that ties to fiction (especially fantasy).
Continue readingSport in fantasy
The start of the Olympic Games in France has led me to thoughts about sport in fiction – specifically fantasy as that’s where most of my interests lie.
Continue readingQuo Vadis, Goodreads?
In today’s post, I’ll look back at my experience with the Goodreads site and what its future holds for readers and writers in the light of the last two years or so.
Continue readingBook review: Cataclysm
The third book in the Prophecy Rock series continued the story, but the ending left me with mixed feelings.
Continue readingBook review: Destroyer’s curse
I continued in 2024 where I left off in 2023 – with Marie Andreas’ second Sci-Fi trilogy. The book doesn’t see as much action as the previous one(s) but delves deeper into the backstory.
Continue readingWriting: mid-series book endings, take two
In November 2022, I delved into mid-series book endings in regard to their length. Today, I’ll be looking at the topic in relation to the plot.
Continue readingWriting: mid-series book endings
In today’s post, I’ll explore the topic of ending a book in a series considering the lead into the next book.
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