Book of Legacy
Fantasy, Horror and Poetry
Category: About Writing
50 Flash Fictions… Now What?
For four years I have been working towards becoming an author. They say that it takes 5 years before you become one, before you settle into your craft; well, at least somebody said so, I don’t remember who… In one year I’ll have reached…
I’m Incapabable of Envisioning the Future
I know it’s a strange thing to say coming from someone who prides himself for his imagination, but to speculate how technology will evolve over time is an impossibility, at least, in any original way. There’s going to be more sophisticated robots, for sure;…
The Necronomicon Consumed my Sanity
Some time ago, I bought a book called the “Necronomicon” it’s a collection weird tales from a weird author – H.P Lovecraft. Lovecraft has a very unique style and endless imagination, which is the entire allure of his stories, but, I challenge you to…
I Abandoned a Story and I Couldn’t be Happier.
There’s this story that I’ve worked on for about 2 years, and during this time, there’s been a lot of changes to the plot, which is not a good thing… A short story should be simple, with a clear plot and it should be…
Writer’s Advice is Useless…
… is what I’ve come to realise after reading through mountains of writer’s advice blogs and articles: don’t read them. They will discourage you, if anything else. Now, I realise this might be considered writer’s advice as well, but I believe there are exceptions….
“The Long Ships” – Translation
Earning ones upkeep is essential to write in peace, thus, I’ve been considering many professions. I’m dipping my toe into the translation business in the hopes that English is good enough to translate old Swedish prose (1940) into a comprehensible text. I hope you…
I’m Back!
To anyone who cares, sorry for having been away for a while. I’ve been in a mental drought lately and I think I know why. Whenever I wrote a story it was often without a strategy or a plan and I just dove right…
