November is always a weird transition between the colorful autumn and the bleak days of cold but snowless early winter. And a time that affected my hobbies, though this year, some things were a bit different.
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Writing: 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.
Continue readingForging a world: Shadow and Light
In today’s post, I will return to sharing the details behind the creation of my fictional universe. Today, it’ll be focused on how I employ the Shadow vs. Light theme and its background.
Continue readingWriting: the curse of publication?
This will be a bit different post, focused on what changes when you become a published writer, and is mostly a reaction to a post by Ed White as well as a post by K.M Allan about releasing a hard-to-write book.
Continue readingWorldbuilding: language skills in fiction
In today’s post, I’ll look into another aspect of world-building: languages and language skills of character, focusing on fictional worlds.
Continue readingStorytelling: holding grudges
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.
Continue readingStorytelling 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 reading12/2021 Writing update
The last month of 2021 is over – and so comes the last monthly update of 2021. I won’t make it a yearly update – I made that back in October when I had my one-year self-publishing anniversary.
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.
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