KL Forslund
Word Count Limits
Except in novel writing, I am a man of too many words. Sure, I can plow through a scene in less than five hundred words (not a good...
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KL Forslund
- Jul 6
- 6 min
A Storm is Beryling Down
We might see a hurricane here in Houston. Per the latest news, Hurricane Beryl could take a right and curve up toward Houston. My sources...
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KL Forslund
- Jun 10
- 2 min
Zora
If you haven’t watched the series finale of Star Trek: Discovery, go watch that. I’ll wait.
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KL Forslund
- Apr 11
- 3 min
Authors, Books, & Bigotry?
How do you know if a book is fostering bigoted values? How do you know if the author is a bigot? This week, a friend of mine brought the...
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KL Forslund
- Mar 30
- 3 min
Casting Traps
This is a woke article about potential pitfalls in casting characters in your stories. There, that should chase away the jerks. Let’s get...
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KL Forslund
- Feb 19
- 11 min
D&D: Story Arcs
This is part two of how I “wing” DMing an adventure using a few tricks from my writing toolbelt. I started with showing how to make up an...
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KL Forslund
- Jan 28
- 3 min
D&D: Setting Prep
Before the D&D campaign begins, it would help if I knew what the setting looked like. Technically, I have skipped everything but naming...
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KL Forslund
- Dec 30, 2023
- 1 min
A New Year
It’s the end of 2023, and the future is coming. Who doesn’t love cryptic predictions. Plus, I need the practice for the wizard novel....
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KL Forslund
- Nov 23, 2023
- 11 min
No!
I liked chess as a kid because it gave me so many choices. The kids at school hated playing chess with me because I took away all their...
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KL Forslund
- Oct 4, 2023
- 2 min
Every Tomorrow Worse?
I did it! I sold a story. As this website and blog are evidence, it took awhile. Let's get to the cover and links before I tell the back...
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KL Forslund
- Sep 30, 2023
- 8 min
D&D: Deities of Tychaíos
The world began with an idea, which began with a being. At first, darkness covered the land and stayed that way for a long time. But then...
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KL Forslund
- Sep 16, 2023
- 11 min
D&D: Scenic Encounters
The party is on its way to the dungeon that sounded appealing. It’s hot. Mosquitos are biting. The trees are just standing there as the...
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KL Forslund
- Sep 1, 2023
- 4 min
D&D: House Rules
After a long hiatus, I am back in the Dungeons and Dragons saddle. I started with 2nd Edition back in 1990. Played tons of 3rd edition,...
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KL Forslund
- Aug 19, 2023
- 3 min
SP: Risvep
Captain Locke pulled the chain next to the door. A bell rattled on the other side. A moment later, a pale butler opened the door. The...
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KL Forslund
- Jul 18, 2023
- 5 min
The Stones
A long time ago, in a year called 2010, I had a pain in my back. Right around where the kidney was. A trip to the doctor, and an...
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KL Forslund
- Jun 3, 2023
- 2 min
How It Begins
Life is pain. That’s what the Dread Pirate said. At some point, you get used to it. The aching knees. Fingers that don’t bend so...
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KL Forslund
- May 14, 2023
- 3 min
An Eye for Cake
Lucky sat patiently while kids droned through the Happy Birthday song. They were at the Norns verse. He didn’t know why they came. His...
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KL Forslund
- Apr 19, 2023
- 3 min
AI Art isn't Steampunk
Steampunk is set in the era of machine replacing man, but that’ doesn’t mean the genre is in favor of that. Quite the opposite in fact....
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KL Forslund
- Mar 15, 2023
- 5 min
AI Novels
Am I the only person curious if something can be done, but not keen on seeing it? The internet is flooded with AI generated images and...
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KL Forslund
- Jan 27, 2023
- 4 min
Back to the Well
They say you shouldn’t start a story with dialogue. But sometimes that’s how a story starts. A question. An answer. A moment later the...
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