A Forsworn Fantasy

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

Tag: personal

  • One

    One

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    How do you describe a feeling?  I asked a friend of mine that question, not too long ago. It was an ordinary day, with the sun high in the sky, a few clouds drifting in the light wind, not quite threatening to pour their cargo of rainwater down upon us. The streets were dead quiet,…

  • Introduction – 100 days, 100 stories

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    Hi all! For those who don’t know me, or who are new here, my name’s Gabriel and I’m a writer. With my debut novel, Children of the Sun, rapidly approaching completion, I’ve been thinking about what the best way to make myself known to the world would be, in preparation for actually publishing my book.…

  • I’m alive

    I’m alive

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    Hello, I’m still alive. I’ve been away for a while and I just came back from a trip to Italy (after which me and my fiancée got very sick), but rest assured, I remain living, just very lazy, as per usual. Progress with editing is… slower than I wanted it to be, but it’s coming…

  • Introducing: Magdalene

    Introducing: Magdalene

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    In the capital city of the continent of Aurelius, known as Cornelia, there exists a small district just outside the eastern gate known as Highwind’s Gate. Inside Highwind’s Gate, there exists a tavern, and that tavern has a rather well-known, boisterous, and fierce tavernmistress: Magdalene Highwind. Magdalene, or Maggy, is a tall human woman with…

  • Impostor syndrome & quality of writing

    Impostor syndrome & quality of writing

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    There are millions of books in the world. I come from a mathematical background, having studied it in university, so I know that statistically, there must be works of written “art” out there that are, simply put, horrible. I’m writing about this because it’s something that I preach to both myself and anyone out there…