My writing process: 40% being lost in my chaotic notes 30% worldbuilding useless details 20% staring at the screen 10% actually writing This is completely sustainable and I'm doing great

Truly bleak days we're living in when Transformers is being lauded as the good old days of cinematic entertainment.

Finished Heart of Darkness and what a harrowing experience it was. You’re forced to reckon with the horrors of colonialism from the perspective of someone who—although horrified by it—still retains the racist mindset. Not for the faint of heart.

The use of AI in art could only thrive in today’s world. We let artistic quality sink so low and the importance of the arts wane from a societal pedestal to something trivial. Of course AI art proliferates. Modern art is nearly indistinguishable from it.

The end of technological progress is the end of humanity. To deny ourselves new technology is to deny ourselves cures for diseases, ways to make life easier and better. Everything is technology. Even art. A brush, a film camera, a typewriter, all of this is technology.

The best books I read in 2025. Overall, it was a pretty good year, with 42 books read, and a growing number of them non-fiction. Not the highest number, but pretty good overall.

This seems like a self-inflicted problem. Read better books? It’s absurd to think all modern books are the same. There are thousands upon thousands coming out constantly. Try something different instead of just reading what’s popular.

Winds of Winter is not coming out. There is no update from George R. R. Martin that will convince me otherwise. He’s just faking progress to hype the next new project in the universe. Like always.

This is why I haven’t abandoned this dreaded platform yet. Amidst all the madness you still find things that make the doomscrolling worth it.

Substack is just super easy to use. Built-in audience. Content focused. Intimately connected with social media. And long form writing is actually valued. Its simply a better blogging platform in age where you need social media for a blog to work.

A lot of people seem confused why Brandon Sanderson has been picky about who’s going to adapt his book series. But it’s simple marketing. Bad adaptations hurt the brand. If he was old or dead it wouldn’t matter. But he’s still pumping out books for both Mistborn and Stormlight.

If you disagree with what she’s saying you’re a fascist. I’m sorry, that’s just how it is. There’s no other reason to defend the Legion in Fallout.

Why does magic in fantasy always have to be mysterious and unknown? I do actually prefer when it is mysterious, but there’s nothing wrong with a clear, hard magic system. It opens completely new possibilities.

This is the aesthetic of my romantasy with classic fantasy vibes manuscript. A good reminder to get back into it.

It’s absurd to say that A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is good because it doesn’t push politics down your throat. It’s one of the most political shows right now, showing what makes a person and a leader good: kindness, empathy and understanding. The opposite of MAGA.

I think I’ve developed a superpower to sniff AI written content. It’s hard to explain, it’s just a feeling, but it’s usually right. Now I’m dreading the day I’m reading a book and I realise it’s AI. Hasn’t happened yet but it will be a terrible day.

That’s why I’m writing a fantasy book that is half romantasy half power fantasy, seen from both the male and female perspective. One book to please them all.

After 3 years and 13 books, I’m finally about to finish the Wheel of Time. Only one more to go.