NJ Holden
Books of The Year 2023
Um. Can someone tell me where did the first five months of the year go? Seriously. It felt like just yesterday I wrote the summary of my...
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NJ Holden
Jan 22, 20232 min read
Books of the year 2022
Last year was a bit better than the previous one for my reading. At least page-wise, even though I read fewer books. I did a lot of...
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NJ Holden
Jan 17, 20223 min read
Technomagical progress
Somehow I wonder how bizarre technological and cultural progress in my universe must have been. For those of you who don’t know, in my...
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NJ Holden
Dec 30, 20213 min read
Book of The Year 2021
Goodreads have sent me a yearly update, so let’s take a moment to reflect. That was a shitty year for reading. GR says I’ve read 49...
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NJ Holden
Oct 2, 20216 min read
Weirdest Worlds
As you may know, my stories take place in a universe that spans hundreds of worlds. That is, hundreds of worlds that I made up. Here are...
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NJ Holden
Feb 27, 20212 min read
Female protagonists
I have a confession to make: I don’t like female protagonists in fantasy. I know, shocking; especially given that I’m, at least...
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NJ Holden
Jan 28, 20211 min read
Aldeaith the Explorer
I won’t lie, I came from nowhere. But in the last two cycles, while serving in Mespana, I’ve seen things. I’ve been to Casirod with its...
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NJ Holden
Jan 6, 20213 min read
How to write character descriptions
Many writers, especially beginners, seem obsessed with hair and eye color. My advice? Don’t. This is the most cliched way to describe a...
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NJ Holden
Dec 15, 20203 min read
Personal Book of the Year
As the year draws to a close, I decided to make a list of the best books that I read. I have Goodreads now to help me keep track and a...
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NJ Holden
Aug 10, 20206 min read
Adventure in Futility
I'm reading a lot of old stories by H.P Lovecraft and C.A. Smith recently. I love the imagination of those earlier authors. I think it's...
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NJ Holden
Jul 20, 20201 min read
Writing Advice Is Bullshit
The Internet is ripe with writing advice. It seems like everyone and their mother know what and how you should and shouldn't write....
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