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May 5, 2019
The evolution of my reading habits
For those who have read Storytellers already, this is Doctor Brynjólf’s bookshelf. (Árbærsjafn Open Air Museum) The always amazing Lydia Schoch: My reading habits have evolved a lot over the years. In today’s post, I’m going to start with my earliest memories and share some stories about how my interests and habits have changed […]
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April 28, 2019
A month in the life of a book
Storytellers was officially released on March 28, 2019. Today it’s exactly one month old. Once I’m on my tenth novel I probably won’t even notice this sort of thing, too busy signing contracts with Hollywood and buying mansions. But this is my first book-baby and every morning I wake up excited to see what’s going to […]
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April 25, 2019
Icelandic summer
Today is sumardagurinn fyrsti – the first day of summer in Iceland. Since 1971 the first day of summer is a national holiday, complete with celebrations, parades, sporting events. At +13 Celsius (55.4 Fahrenheit) it’s a really warm summer day as well. I am not joking. When we first came to Iceland in June 2017, […]
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April 13, 2019
My top 10 favourite Game of Thrones characters
Game of Thrones is coming back, just in time to celebrate the 10th anniversary of George R. R. Martin announcing that book six, The Winds of Winter, will be out soon. (You might think I’m kidding, but the completion of the first four chapters WAS announced in June 2010…) Since we are unlikely to ever read the last […]
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April 8, 2019
Why reviews are important
At the end of my book (NOT pictured above) you will find the following: Thank you for reading Storytellers – I hope you enjoyed it. I would be most grateful for a review or a comment on Amazon, Goodreads, or any other website of your choice. Takk fyrir! You might have noticed similar […]
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April 3, 2019
Reading: a cautionary tale
Reading is dangerous. Addiction to books – expensive and time-consuming. Keep your kids away from books. Or they will fall in love with them and nothing will drag them back to Snapnite, Instabook, and drugs anymore. My first book I really wish I could remember more than that it was a kids’ book. Large […]
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March 28, 2019
Storytellers: out today
It turns out that it is possible to be so busy launching your novel to forget to tell people you’re launching your novel… so… guess what! Storytellers is out now. Available formats: MOBI/Kindle Unlimited (Amazon exclusive until July 1), paperback, hardcover, and large print/dyslexia-friendly paperback. The regular paperback is also available on non-Amazon stores – here’s […]
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March 25, 2019
Blacksmithing: An axe and a death
My first forge welding class with Casper Prager. Part 1 • Part 2 • Part 3 Karl stopped travelling. He also stopped paying much attention to Gunnar, focusing entirely on Sóley. Gunnar was now free to work at the forge whenever he felt like it, unnoticed, alone, happy. He found a machine grinder operated […]
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March 22, 2019
The Magical Garden Diaries (March 2019) pt. I
Tuesday, March 19 I haven’t realised how extremely tired I was until my friend, the owner of the Magical Garden and the cabin where I am staying, left me alone. I texted Husby to tell him I arrived and everything was perfectly fine, then switched my phone off and sighed out loud “now I am […]
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March 18, 2019
Blacksmithing: Gunnar makes a blade
This is exactly how it’s NOT supposed to be done… Part 1 • Part 2 Gunnar found a new reason to live. He dreamt about forging horseshoes, and didn’t even mind that they weren’t swords. His work was now proudly displayed above the door, and the moment Gunnar entered the kitchen his eyes were automatically […]
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