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Finally Writing Again
After about a year of terrible writing output and no motivation, I finally sat down and returned to the project that I have the most passion for (I'm giving it a major re-haul due to a literary agent's...
View ArticleThoughts on Great Villains, and Why Galbatorix Isn't One
Hi gang! Long time no see. Turns out getting married takes up a lot of time from talking to strangers on the internet, who knew?Prepare for rambliness; I need to get back in the habit of writing out...
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Brisingr Chapter 30: The Laughing Dead
So, here's another chapter of Roran doing nothing relevant to the story or his character development, and also some very bad military fiction to boot. The raiding narrative is one that could have had...
View ArticleThe Merits of Tell Don't Show
The Black Rose stood unflinchingly upright, but with all the coil and re-coil of the flesh gone out of her. She had been through too much, and all resilience had gone. She had heard the screaming....
View ArticleBeauty and the Beast retelling
So I was reading a comment where the Epistler compared Roran to Gaston in a parody song. And I suddenly realized that the parallels run deeper than we know.After all, Roran is universally admired for...
View ArticlePaolini at Dragon Con 2017
So apparently Paolini will be at Dragon Con from September 1st through the 4th. Below are some of the panels he's tentatively sitting on (My comments are in green).Title: Buy My BookDescription: In...
View ArticleNostalgia Critic Vs Eragon
Well, it finally happened - the famously shouty internet critic has reviewed Eragon: The Movie. I was a huge NC fan back in the day and like most people I agree the shine has come off somewhat these...
View ArticleSpitefic Prologue: End of a Rebellion
Alternate Title: There Were Civilians In Uru'baen, You AssholesOne thing that Christopher Paolini consistently demonstrated in Inheritance, both the book and the cycle, was that he only cares about his...
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Crafting Eragon Panel (Denver Comic Con 2017)
Warning: Audio sucks. Watch with good speakers or headphones if you want, but I give the run-down below.Highlights:* He talks again about how he thinks everyone should be able to have a time in their...
View ArticleAction Sequences
So about Actions SequencesI have three general ground rules when it comes to action sequences. First, the action sequence must be as short as possible while giving the reader a clear picture of what is...
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What to do and NOT do when encountering Paolinites
Approximately one month ago, I went to Vermont for a three-week getaway. While there, I made a relatively good friend, as we had many shared interests (sci-fi and good literature).However, I don't...
View ArticleWhat a real editor can achieve, and how a real writer acknowledges it
I recently stumbled on this article by Thomas E Ricks, a journalist specialising in military and national security issues. Already the author of five well-received books, he sent the manuscript of his...
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Hawkeye Initiative: Alagaësia
The Hawkeye Initiative, for those who may not have heard of it, is an online project where artists show exactly how messed up female superheroes' poses are by drawing them being performed by a male...
View ArticleSci-fi Update
Though I'm not terribly convinced it's going to be a very good book, it's nice to see that he clearly feels very passionately about it (Though how awesome would it be if he wrote an amazing book? I'd...
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Brisingr Spork, Chapter 31: Blood on the Rocks, Part 1
Blood on the Rocks, the first dwarven politics chapter. The chapter title almost sounds like an alcoholic beverage for vampires or cannibals, but it's actually just completely literal. theepistler and...
View ArticleSpitefic Chapter 1: Opportunity
Alternate Title: Some Dragons are CuddlyI wasn't really expecting to have this chapter done so fast, but it seems that the huge amount of smoke in the Pacific Northwest as of late has done wonders for...
View ArticleWhat's with the last names in Eragon?
It's such a small detail, but it's a really odd one, and not for the better imo. For peasants, I guess it's not that big of a deal, but the whole "soandso's son" for nobility just seems backwards. How...
View ArticleBrisingr Spork, Chapter 31: Blood on the Rocks, Part 2
Normal: MeBold: theepistlerItalized: Brisingr quotesHere we are with part 2, which only covers Eragon's fight with a bunch of assassins. It needed to be split because we have a lot to talk about...
View ArticleI Hate Brom
Now here's a character we haven't talked about all that much. Which is fair enough since he was only really in the first book and didn't do all that much of importance. Honestly, though, Brom was one...
View ArticleSpitefic Chapter 2: The Tragedy of Elves
Alternate Title: The Snark Dragon ComethWriting this chapter was practically a study in discovering lost potential. There was so much Paolini could have done with dragons and the bond they share with...
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