Hey all, Sam here. Welcome back to another new installment for Manga Monday, the series on the blog where I review a somewhat-recently read volume of manga each week. Today's post features the final review from the volumes I read during Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon back in April. Beginning next week I'll be doing a… Continue reading Manga Review: I Got Fired as a Court Wizard so Now I’m Moving to the Country to Become a Magic Teacher Vol 1 by Rui Sekai and Kyou Kitazawa
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NetGalley Review: Bonesmith by Nicki Pau Preto
Hey all, Sam here. Welcome back to another Sunday, and another NetGalley book review. I feel like I'm churning out book reviews at a decent pace, but it also feels like I'm not getting enough done...and I know that's my own mind sort of self-sabotaging me, making me feel less accomplished than I am, but… Continue reading NetGalley Review: Bonesmith by Nicki Pau Preto
Weekend Writer: The Emotional Craft of Writing by Donald Maass – Chapter Four
Hey all, Sam here. Welcome back to Weekend Writer, the weekly series where I dive into creative writing in a few different ways. For the first Friday of the month, I use creativity generators to come up with prompts to spark ideas (and you can use those for writing or art, whatever sets your creative… Continue reading Weekend Writer: The Emotional Craft of Writing by Donald Maass – Chapter Four
Weekend Writer: Editing an Old Novel (A Before Look at the Prologue)
Hey all, Sam here. I needed a little bit longer to get the creative writing chapter deep-dive finished, so I'm pushing that Weekend Writer post to either Saturday or Sunday as a bonus post. So, for today, I decided to let you in on a project I'm working on. A decade ago, I released a… Continue reading Weekend Writer: Editing an Old Novel (A Before Look at the Prologue)
NetGalley Review: The Sun and the Void by Gabriela Romero-Lacruz
Hey all, Sam here. All right, well today has been an interesting day. Shortly after waking up, I was checking my e-mails, and had one from the Gen Con Writer's Symposium. Unfortunately it held not happy news; it seems that the panel I was most looking forward to has been cancelled. I understand why, because… Continue reading NetGalley Review: The Sun and the Void by Gabriela Romero-Lacruz
WIP Wednesday – July 19
Hey all, Sam and David back again today. In just two more weeks we will be on our way to Gen Con. Oh my goodness, we're starting to get really excited about that. It'll be nice to indulge our tabletop game loving sides, because we haven't been able to do that as much this year.… Continue reading WIP Wednesday – July 19
NetGalley Review: Ghosted by Amanda Quain
Hey all, Sam here. If you didn't know this already, spooky season begins on July 5th...which means this contemporary ghost story that is a modern take on Austen's Northanger Abbey is perfectly timed. I'm so ready to get into those fall cozy vibes. Lighting a candle, putting on a crackling fireplace and some mood music,… Continue reading NetGalley Review: Ghosted by Amanda Quain
Manga Review: I Got Caught Up In a Hero Summons, but the Other World was at Peace! Vol. 1 by Toudai, Jiro Heian, and Ochau
Hey all, Sam here. It is the start of another week, which means that it is time for another geeky post filled week here on the Free State of Geek blog. There's a lot to look forward to, from a glimpse into a cool TTRPG supplement for Tabletop Tuesday, to four different NetGalley book reviews,… Continue reading Manga Review: I Got Caught Up In a Hero Summons, but the Other World was at Peace! Vol. 1 by Toudai, Jiro Heian, and Ochau
Book Review: Role Playing by Cathy Yardley
Hey all, Sam here. Okay, I have a feeling that I'm going to end up having a bunch of bonus blog posts that are book reviews coming. Because I'm getting quite a bit of reading done...and I'm planning on having a reading day on Monday, where I'll basically just read and blog prep the whole… Continue reading Book Review: Role Playing by Cathy Yardley
Weekend Writer: The Emotional Craft of Fiction by Donald Maass – Chapter Three
Hey all, Sam here. Sorry for not getting this post up yesterday, but I think sharing a writing snippet was a pretty decent substitute overall. I hope some of you have read it...and I would absolutely love to hear your thoughts on the writing and story so far. I know it's still a very rough… Continue reading Weekend Writer: The Emotional Craft of Fiction by Donald Maass – Chapter Three
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