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
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.
Continue readingThe Bookworm’s tag
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.
Continue readingBook review: Seer of the Lost Sands
After a short break, I read book two of The Rogue Elf series by J.T. Williams. It mostly had the same pros and cons as the first book – and so my rating stays mostly similar.
Continue reading2021 books retrospective
With the year coming to an end, I’ll look back at some of the books I’ve read, as well as on my own writing process.
Continue readingStorytelling: hope
I’ve been thinking about some common aspects of the stories I like. And I’ve found that one of them is hope. In this post, I’ll share why.
Continue readingBooks: re-reading
Today will be a lighter post that’ll look into what makes me consider re-reading a book I’ve already read instead of reading something new. I have brifly touched this topic a couple of years ago, I believe, but I’ll try to look at it from a bit different angle.
Continue readingStorytelling: parent-child relationships
One of my favorite topics in stories is the exploration of parent-child relationships. In this post, I’ll look at some common aspects, the reasons why I like those topics, and theirs +/-.
Continue readingClichés: dragonrider fantasy, part two
Continuing from my first post, I’ll now delve to the usual story clichés appearing in dragonrider fantasy. This time specifically to elements related to dragons.
Continue readingClichés: dragonrider fantasy, part one
After a year-or-so, I’m returning to the topic of story clichés, this time with a whole sub-genre of fantasy in my sights. That’s not to say I don’t like these books – I do, in fact. But they seem to attract quite a lot of repeated themes. Today, I’ll look into some of them.
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