Chapter 31 finished

I started and finished chapter 31 yesterday. That’s a regular-sized chapter (sorry, no numbers here), so that was quite a bit of writing for one day. The scene is typical of Fantasy books where the protagonist touches magic for the first time. […]

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Write what you know

Write what you know is an old expression in writing, but it’s not something that does apply well if you’re writing Science Fiction or Fantasy. I particulary like that quote from B. Sanderson : “Write what you know? I write in completely […]

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Books to read, but not found

I’m trying here to setup a list of books I tried to download for my Kindle and was unable to buy from my friends at Amazon. Elantris – B. Sanderson Mr Monster – Dan Wells Hero with a thousand faces – J. […]

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Dust of dreams done!

Well, I got Dust of Dreams (From S. Erikson) as soon as it got out (I don’t remember the exact date, but it was probably one year ago – around the same time Cornwell got out his last book). Since that time, […]

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Act started

I just started writing act3 of the novel. The first scene is a little light perhaps. I think I have to deflate some of the tension here, so that I can build more later. In this scene, the protagonist thinks that all […]

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