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I Have 100 Things Started and Nothing Finished (And I'm Still DMing)
Dearest Reader,So, in some turn of events … I decided I’d like to try and be a Dungeon Master (DM for short). You know, for fun. Because my one friend said I could be good at it. Photo by MESSALA CIULLA on Pexels.com Like any sane person, I looked at D&D first. It is a classic. Tried and true. And yet I was whacked down like a whack-a-mole by the rulebooks. Like why must we argue if we can cast…
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The Adaptation Gold Rush
Dearest Reader,If you are an avid reader or social media doom-scroller, you have already noticed. From 2026 on, we get a bunch of TV/Movie adaptations. The wave is here. Books like Lights Out, Butcher and Blackbird, or the whole Rose Hill series get their own TV show or movie. But why? Why now? And how will the whole thing look? Photo by Luke Miller on Pexels.com If you are around in the book…
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Undisclosed Generative AI in Publishing: Why We Need Mandatory Labels
OR “Label it or Lose it” Dear Readers,It has been a while, and I do apologise for that. Private life has its way of messing with things. Yet I am back with a burning topic close to my heart that needs addressing: Gen AI in publishing. Now, I have talked about this before, and how it is a Damocles sword that can fall either way, but there have been developments that urge me to pick the topic up…
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Spice or No Spice: The Great Bookish Debate
Dear Reader, A question: Can you handle spice? Not the foodie kind—I’m talking about the bookish variety. In the reading world, there are generally two camps: the one that needs the spice, and the one that runs from it. (And okay, there’s a third group enjoying a snack in the middle, watching the others all argue.) Photo by Tom Swinnen on Pexels.com The first camp is here for the steam. The…
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The Swinging Pendulum: A Writer's Guide to Grief from the Inside
Dearest Readers,Today’s topic is a heavier one. In August 2024, I lost someone significant to me. I watched them decline, watched them fight and still lose. What followed was not only sadness, but a whole new world of grief. Which is what I want to talk to you about today. Not just how we feel grief, but how it may be implemented in a story, how a character might feel it. Photo by yellow tioata…
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The "Pick Me" Reader: How BookTok's Cancel Culture is Killing the Joy of Reading
Dearest Reader,As the year reaches its end and we are all in our festive spirits, I decided to end this year with an important topic that isn’t as peaceful.But let me set the scene: It is rather late at night, you settle in your bed, and you mindlessly doom scroll on TikTok or Instagram. Given your Algorithm, you might be greeted with beautiful shelves of books, rows and rows of the prettiest…
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Finding Calm in the Chaos: My Frankfurt Book Fair Experience
Dearest Readers,Yesterday, the 76th book fair in Frankfurt came to an end. Five days of bookish events, full corridors, and humans who love books. I was there on Sunday to soak in the atmosphere. Frankfurt Buchmesse 2025 – Kittyschatterbox As someone with a panic disorder, events like the Frankfurt Book Fair are a huge deal. Even mentally sound people have trouble with it because the main hall…
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Unreliable Narrators: Or, Why You Can't Trust That Guy
Dearest Readers,I type this as two wood pigeons fight on my balcony over the last remains of a mountain of bird food. Today, I have a thing for you: Unreliable Narrators! You see, one of the first things you learn in the field of Germanistik (the study of German Literature, Culture, and Language) is Narratology. The go-to book is “Einführung in die Erzähltheorie” by Martin Martinez and Michael…
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The Silence Between the Lines: Why Autumn is the Perfect Time for Introspective Cosy Reads
Dear Readers, Don’t you, too, think there’s a unique quality to autumn light? When the leaves turn golden, red, and orange, the light seems slanted, golden, illuminating the dust in the air and making the sun’s fog shine vibrantly. The days shorten, while nature bursts into colours one last time before the world goes into the mute tones of winter. Naturally, we turn inward a bit more, and we…
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The Male Gaze in Literature: Why Women Are Written as Plot Devices
My dearest Reader,Outside, it is pouring rain, and while I’m drinking the most amazing cup of Lavender-Chamomile tea, I wonder about the Male vs Female gaze. And I fell down a little rabbit hole. Buckle up~ Photo by Clem Onojeghuo on Pexels.com Now, first of all: What are the Male and Female gaze?The male gaze, which was coined by Laura Mulvey in 1972, is a power fantasy, measured in conquests…
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Women's friendship in Literature
Dearest Reader, Have you ever asked yourself: “What kind of amazing women friendships do I know in fiction?” I mean, we have Frodo and Sam, we have Sherlock and Watson, but do we have a female duo? We do, but one could argue that they are not as famous as their male counterparts. Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com So I was wondering why we do get amazing female heroines, but somehow they rarely…
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The Femme Fatale: A Man's Worst Nightmare?
Dearest Reader,First of all … hello again. It has been a while. Apologies, sincerely. But life happened, and hence this block suffered a little. But I am back in full force and thought: Why not anger half our population? As you can see from the title, i do feel cheeky and confrontational today. So, let’s play a quick game of spot the pattern: Adam eats the forbidden fruit? Eve’s fault. Samson…
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[Interview] Unveiling Magic & Rebellion: A Conversation with T.C. Jenson on Her Debut Novel ‘Echoes of Hollow and Ember’
Dearest Reader,A novelty!! For a while now, I hoped to get Authors on this blog in the form of interviews, and today is the first step. The lovely T.C. Jenson, an author from the USA, agreed to answer a few questions regarding her debut novel “The Echoes of Hollow and Ember“, which comes out today. Let’s get this started~ With permission from T.C. Jenson KCB: Hi, thank you so much for allowing…
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[Book review] Caught up - Navessa Allen
Title: Caught up (Into Darkness Series 2)Author: Navessa AllenPaperback: 10,99€ | Kindle: 6,49€ | Audible: 1 credit/5.97€Genre: Dark Romance, RomancePages: 352Format: PrintSpice level: 7 out of 7 Rating: 5 out of 5Pace: medium, but feels fastRecommended For: People who love the safe explorations of kinks paired with some good old ‘mob shit’. Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com So, maybe this book…
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Beach, Pool, or Backyard? 5 Romance Books to Read This Summer
Dearest Reader,I’m not sure about you, but I’m eager for summer. Right now, it is cloudy and rainy … not very summery. BUT (!!) that does not stop me from checking out a few books for the summer. You know, for when I stretch out on my balcony or find a nice shady spot at the local river. Photo by Nitin Dhumal on Pexels.com Here are five possible new reads for you to enjoy. And yes, they are all…
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The Languages of Middle-earth: Why Tolkien’s Linguistics Are Everything
Dearest Reader,Welcome to the Nerd-corner, where I give you a little, yet sassy, Love letter to Tolkien’s languages in The Lord of the Rings and the Power of Conlangs in Storytelling. And yes, yes, I wrote my bachelor’s thesis on this … Photo by Bence Kondor on Pexels.com Right off the bat: J.R.R. Tolkien was one hell of a language nerd. It is a fact that Tolkien started to work on Sindarin and…
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From Plagiarism to Profit: How AI is Poisoning the Future of Storytelling
Dearest Reader,By now, neither you nor I can escape AI. It is practically everywhere, and we have to find a way to navigate it as ethically as possible. Yet, when it comes to writing, a horrid new trend is on the rise: Generative AI. That is AI that creates for you: Texts, images, videos, even songs. And in this blog post, I want to explain why this is bad. Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com More…
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