I’ve always felt that stories are important. Since the mythical caveman, stories were a way to understand the world and to pass on that knowledge around the campfire.
06 September 2023
by Peter
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Category Archives: Random Thoughts
21 August 2022
by Peter
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Are orcs in fantasy stories racist?
Maybe you’ve seen the debate that suggests the orcs in Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings and other works are stand-ins or metaphors for people of colour? Continue reading
27 April 2019
by Peter
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The question of “What books inspire you?”
Someone asked me, recently, what books inspired me? It’s a common question, but interesting because, for me, it’s actually part of a larger question: why do you write?
09 January 2019
by Peter
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Writing groups.
One of the things, if not the thing, an aspiring writer needs is feedback. Detailed constructive feedback.
22 September 2018
by Peter
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One space or two?
Here’s a topic I hear a lot: one space or two after a period? (Or, if you’re English, after a full stop.)