Princesses are the subject of several clichés in children’s tales and eventually in fantasy. I’d say that “marry the princess and live happily ever after” is one of the biggest and oldest clichés. I have some history with it – and I’ll share some of it today.
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The value of book reviews
This will be a mixture of thoughts on the matter of book reviews – how they help authors and readers.
Continue readingWriting: Why I plan to self-publish
Deciding how to share your story with the world is something very easy for some and difficult for others. The reasons may differ case-by-case. After seeing – and reading – many self-published books, I needed little time to realize it’s the way I want to take. In this post, I’ll share the reasons.
Writing intimacy – choice of words
I’m returning to the topic once again, this time with some thoughts on choosing the right words. It’s something I’ve got into a discussion about recently while seeing advice/feedback on my foray into this type of content.
Warning: potentially sensitive content!
Continue readingForging a character: Princess Nadyenne
I am continuing my presentation of the characters. This time, I am introducing one of the youngest characters age-wise but one of the oldest when it comes to her first appearance: Princess Nadyenne Crystelan.
Writing: the second sample
In the spirit of sharing, it’s the time to share another early sample from my work-in-progress.
Continue reading12/2018 Writing update
The last month of 2018 is nearing its end and so is my writing activity for this year. I gave some hints of my progress in some of my other posts throughout the last days – and I’ll now share how some of them turned out.
Continue readingWriting: intimacy in fantasy
Not so long ago, I made a post about how I see intimacy and sex scenes as a reader of fantasy literature – and what factors I see as important in redards to including such a scene. This time, I’ll share my thoughts as a writer.
Warning: potentially sensitive content inside this post.
Continue readingWriting: Precipice of the final battle
The moment I awaited for so long is coming. My early drafting of the third book of my to-be fantasy trilogy is coming to its end. The heroes are standing at the precipice of the final battle. And I will finally know how it all goes down.
Forging a character: Archmage Ereanel
In the second episode of this series, I’m revealing the process of creating one of the main characters of my to-be fantasy story: Archmage Ereanel Owlbeak, the best friend of Kraasian Darkwood – the warrior I introduced in the first episode.
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