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My Review of Game of Thrones
In case anyone wants to hear my opinion on everyone’s favourite rape-culture-glorifying soap opera Game of Thrones and the books it’s based on, here it is.
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Top 10 Worst Fantasy Stories 2019
This is the original version of an article that I’ve since updated. I highly recommend you check out the up-to-date version, where I’ve added new entries and adjusted the order. It’s time to take a look at some fantasy stories: specifically the worst fantasy stories I know of. When J. R. R. Tolkien published The…
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“Little Witch Academia” Review
When it comes to many of the most popular stories, I find one can usually expect that there’s an anime out there that executes the concept way better, whether it’s Code Geass absolutely destroying a certain slow-paced American show about ice-zombies or Little Witch Academia doing the same to everyone’s favourite lightning-scarred wizard. Having just…
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Goldstream Riverbed No. 1
It took me several months to finish this painting. It’s a riverbed at Goldstream Park, and when I saw it while walking there I knew I had to paint it. The vivid green of the grass, the blue of the distant mountains, and the browns of the mud all spoke to me. After months of…
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Top 5 Star Wars Themes
It’s hard to be objective when it comes to John Williams’ score for Star Wars; we seem to know its themes almost from birth. They’re a part of our culture. You’d be hard pressed to find anyone in the western world who doesn’t know exactly what Darth Vader’s music is and what it means. Star…
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“The Dragon Prince” Review
Netflix’s The Dragon Prince is amazing, and you need to watch it. When I heard that Aaron Ehasz, one of the creators of Avatar: The Last Airbender—my favourite show of all time—was making another anime, I knew I could expect great things. If its first season is anything to go on, The Dragon Prince will…
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Making a Fantasy Map: Text Labels
If you want to learn how to make a map in more detail—or you’d like to make one but can’t due to Affinity’s pricetag—then take a look at my new eBook: How to Make a Fantasy Map: A Writer’s Guide to Otherworldly Cartography. You’ll learn more advanced techniques for making a fantasy map (including how…
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Making a Fantasy Map: Settlements
If you want to learn how to make a map in more detail—or you’d like to make one but can’t due to Affinity’s pricetag—then take a look at my new eBook: How to Make a Fantasy Map: A Writer’s Guide to Otherworldly Cartography. You’ll learn more advanced techniques for making a fantasy map (including how…
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Making a Fantasy Map: Forests
If you want to learn how to make a map in more detail—or you’d like to make one but can’t due to Affinity’s pricetag—then take a look at my new eBook: How to Make a Fantasy Map: A Writer’s Guide to Otherworldly Cartography. You’ll learn more advanced techniques for making a fantasy map (including how…
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Why You Should Use Scrivener 3
Around a year ago I wrote a review of the writing software I use: Scrivener by Literature and Latte. That was in the days of Scrivener 2, but recently Literature and Latte released a massive update. After doing a lot of writing in the new version, I now feel ready to review it. Put simply,…
