As I’m writing this, I have a video from Abroad in Japan open on my second monitor. It’s a video in which the host is showing off Kyoto’s Traditional Townhouses. As a fan of anime and many other parts of the Japanese culture, I would love to go to Japan on vacation some time. The … Continue reading Follow your dreams.
Tag: Writing
Write like it’s running out of style!
Why do you write like you're running out of time?Write day and night like you're running out of time?Every day you fight, like you're running out of timeKeep on fighting, in the meantime- These are the lyrics to the song Non-Stop from the hit musical Hamilton. I was a big fan of the music, especially … Continue reading Write like it’s running out of style!
The Necromancer’s Daughter Chapter 1: The Library (old version)
Sprawling along a riverbank laid a magical town. Lantern lights filled the city and brightened the streets with koi fish swimming through the seemingly endless river. The night sky felt like it was strangely close, almost close enough to grasp it, yet ever so slightly out of reach. It was filled with strange stars and … Continue reading The Necromancer’s Daughter Chapter 1: The Library (old version)
The good, the bad and the mediocre
Are enjoyable stories different from good stories, and does that matter? This is a topic I have been sitting on for a while, and I’m not sure what to think about it. Let me start by explaining what I mean with the title, and how the question sprung to mind.There are many stories out there … Continue reading The good, the bad and the mediocre
Dream Chaser Faye
Loneliness My name is Faye. I am a thirty-year-old priest in service of the goddess of dreams. I have the ability to enter the dreams of those who pray to her and resolve that which is causing them anguish. `Quiet, Faye, there’s somebody here.’ I look at Arthur, who is sitting on my left shoulder. … Continue reading Dream Chaser Faye
2020 in hindsight
2020 was the year I was going to get my shit together. I had big plans pertaining to writing again, after spending several years on and off trying without much success. I love writing, but I have often struggled to put that first word onto paper. Once that’s written down, the rest comes almost naturally, … Continue reading 2020 in hindsight
Kaylirr’s Yin and Yang – Part 2
`Alright then, be careful on the road.’ The guard let their small caravan through without much issue. Security was tightened significantly after the recent events that had taken place in and around the Celeran Canopy. The atmosphere had changed completely during the dreary winter that Kaylirr spent mostly bedridden. His wounds were serious and he … Continue reading Kaylirr’s Yin and Yang – Part 2
Kaylirr’s Yin and Yang
`You ready, boss?’ Sairoc was standing next to the wagon we were supposed to protect. The people we were with were already on the carts, and the horses were all drawn in front of it.`Ready as always, buddy.’ Kaylirr picked up his swords and put them under his belt. Their company of mercenaries was hired … Continue reading Kaylirr’s Yin and Yang
I am obsessed with quality.
It’s something I’ve run into again and again during my life. I am obsessed with quality. If it won’t reach a certain quality then it’s not worth doing. Well, that’s what it boils down to at the end of all of it. It’s not something I actively think. Logically I know that not everything has … Continue reading I am obsessed with quality.
One Piece: Why Akainu had to replace Sengoku.
Why Sengoku retiring as fleet admiral and Akainu taking the position is important for the conclusion of One Piece.