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March 10, 2019
Blacksmithing: Gunnar makes a horseshoe
Icelandic model horseshoe, decorated. If you bought one of the (sold out) super deluxe boxed set editions of Storytellers, this is what you’re going to get. This time, to Gunnar’s relief, Karl was away only for two days. Mother always got upset when father left, but this time she seemed to be upset with Gunnar for […]
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March 6, 2019
Deconstructing ‘Vikings’: Rollo
Warning: contains multiple spoilers for Vikings seasons 1-5!!! Old Norse: Hrólfr, played by: Clive Standen In Vikings, Rollo serves as a frenemy/adversary to Ragnar, his famous brother, only to end up becoming a French aristocrat. Part of this is even historically correct. Rollo was born either in Norway or Denmark around 860, i.e. five years before Ragnar’s […]
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March 3, 2019
Blacksmithing: Gunnar makes a nail
Note: for clarity, I am going to ignore the questions such as where the coal, wood, and paper came from; how Karl obtained wire steel stock; etc. “Today’s the day,” said Karl. Gunnar looked up, surprised. He was busy rearranging his collection of animal bones, this time from the largest to the smallest. Sometimes he […]
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Blacksmithing: making a nail
Note: for clarity, I am going to ignore the questions such as where the coal, wood, and paper came from; how Karl obtained wire steel stock; etc. “Today’s the day,” said Karl. Gunnar looked up, surprised. He was busy rearranging his collection of animal bones, this time from the largest to the smallest. Sometimes he […]
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February 27, 2019
Cover reveal and more: Storytellers
One of the many reasons why I decided to self-publish Storytellers rather than go the traditional agent > editor > publisher route are my control issues is my love for the art of cover design. When you have a traditional publisher, you have very little say as to how your book will be promoted, marketed… and how it […]
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February 20, 2019
Iceland 99 years ago
The reason why Storytellers will be released on March 28, 2019 is simple: the last words of the book are “March 28, 1920”. On one hand, this BEGS for me to wait another year. On the other, it allows me to swap “20” with “19” in the upcoming second trailer. (Watch the first one here.) […]
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February 13, 2019
Write what you know: depression and anxiety
The lead protagonist of my novel Storytellers, a blacksmith called Gunnar, suffers from depression, social anxiety, and possibly a form of PTSD. Today we would be able to steer him gently towards a medical professional of some sort – that is, if he managed to break through the internalised stigma of having to be a Strong Man […]
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February 5, 2019
Do you have Viking blood?
The last time I was asked “do you have Viking blood?” was four days ago. I can’t remember what exactly my answer was, but I did write the question down to use for a blog post later. My DNA-based ancestry report is all over the place. So is yours, by the way. And everybody else’s. […]
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