A Forsworn Fantasy

All of author Gabriel De Palo’s ramblings, works, WIPs and general discussion.

Tag: fiction

  • Motivation

    Motivation

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    Wow, it’s been some time since I wrote a post. Sorry about that. I go through patches of hyper motivation, and then other patches of extremely low motivation. Sometimes it’s in between, but the low motivation patches are the most frequent, and I hate that. I wish that I woke up every day and thought…

  • Show, don’t tell

    Show, don’t tell

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    Writing is hard. It takes practice, as do all forms of art. It’s difficult for someone who has never written before to pick up a pen (or keyboard) and write a story that is compelling and coherent. When I started writing, there were way too many “and then”-s, “she said”-s, and just overcomplicating my sentences…

  • Introducing: Poppy

    Introducing: Poppy

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    Poppy Somniferum, a red-haired, aloof and curious Elvish girl is one of many main characters in my series The Forsworn Cycle, and has an especially prevalent role in the first book of the series, Children of the Sun. Poppy hails from the small mining town of Jyde in the western reaches of Aurelius, one of…