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Category: Bookish Thoughts

  • Sci-Fi and Me: The Uneasy Truce

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    After discussing Fantasy last week, I decided to examine its sister-genre, Science Fiction, next. I used to swear I hated science fiction. And I had good reason to – every sci-fi forced on me in school was invariably depressing (I’ve never been a fan of depressing stories, I usually read to escape to a happier…

  • Fantasy Round-up

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    Lately I’ve had people ask how I get inspiration when writing, and one big part of it is – reading other books! Good books show what works, what techniques are out there, and what tropes exist (obviously not for the purpose of blatant copying, that would be pointless). Bad books show what fails horribly, and…