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

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Fiction/history: what makes a family?

Posted on January 12, 2025 by Tomas

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).

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Sport in fantasy

Posted on July 28, 2024 by Tomas

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.

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Quo Vadis, Goodreads?

Posted on July 21, 2024 by Tomas

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.

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Book review: Cataclysm

Posted on March 17, 2024 by Tomas

The third book in the Prophecy Rock series continued the story, but the ending left me with mixed feelings.

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Book review: Destroyer’s curse

Posted on February 18, 2024 by Tomas

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.

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Writing: mid-series book endings, take two

Posted on July 16, 2023 by Tomas

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.

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Writing: mid-series book endings

Posted on November 27, 2022 by Tomas

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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Storytelling: holding grudges

Posted on July 17, 2022 by Tomas

In today’s post, I’ll look into an aspect of human nature that could be used for both good and wrong in writing. From helping to make a character relatable to making them look extremely foolish.

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Storytelling details: custom swearwords

Posted on June 26, 2022 by Tomas

Today, I’m delving into a topic that may be quite unusual: swear words in writing. Specifically, when writers have characters use swears specific to the story. I’ll aim for both a general approach and my personal opinion.

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The Bookworm’s tag

Posted on June 8, 2022 by Tomas

I think it’s been a while since I’ve revealed some “fun” facts about me in a not-so-serious way, so here comes another tag.

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Posted in Books | Tagged Books, personal, reading | 11 Comments

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