As I was seeking potential beta readers, I’ve began to notice some similarities – and realized there are a few main types of people doing beta reading. So today, I share my personal classification of a kind.
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3/2020 Writing update
In March, the world went into a chaos, yet I managed to get some writing done – though the situation meant I had little track of it.
Continue readingThe ‘Never have I ever’ tag
These days are quite weird, so I decided to go out of my comfort zone and share something about my writing in this format. So, let’s get to it.
Warning: some answers might be a shocking revelations.
Continue readingOrwellian echoes of a pandemic
Here comes an unusual post from me: a look into how technology once considered out of Sci-Fi could help in the present troubling times, and some other thoughts on the current situation.
Continue reading2/2020 Writing update
February is over and thus it’s time for my monthly writing update. The month had brought some change in my life which had some impact on my writing – more on that soon.
Continue readingStorytelling: one partner forever
Today, I’ll look into another romance-related part of storytelling: a scenario when a character has only one partner over the whole story. I’ll share my thoughts about scenarios where this works well and why – as well as mention a few alternatives.
Continue readingMind control in fiction
Some works of fiction – especially sci-fi and fantasy – can feature ways to manipulate one’s mind. In this post, I’ll look into the challenges these elements bring from several aspects, such as character power or ethics.
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