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A World Of Pure Imagination

  • EXTENDED CUT! First Impressions: Shadows Over Arcadia by Zacheas.

    At five years old, Ren Drakemore was contemplating the moral fabric of kingdoms. At five, I was eating glue. Core Concepts & Initial Impressions: I remember my earliest youth—five years old—the crunch of an apple dribbling faintly down my chin as I lounged in contemplation of life’s meaning. Ah, those were trying days, wrestling with…

  • How to RĚ´iĚ´tĚ´eĚ´ Wrong a Worstseller

    In today’s society of ceaseless overachievers, I can’t help but feel a little left out every time I walk into a bookstore — it’s flooded with how-to-become-successful guides. I’ve never read one, so I can’t say how good they are… Can bestsellers really teach you how to write themselves? But on a second thought, I’m…

  • EXTENDED CUT! First Impressions: Aether Nexus: Curse of Love & Hatred. By Inlajin

    “In Aether Nexus, kindness and calamity share the same cabin—a boy’s compassion, a witch’s curse, and a storm waiting just beyond the door.” Core Premise & Initial Impression: Bardic Planet has reviewed quite the number of progression-fantasy novels of late. As Bard-in-Chief, it’s my prerogative to mix things up. Pursuant to that, this week you’ll…

  • EXTENDED CUT! First Impressions: Paragon of Weaponmasters by deLongchamp

    “Death is temporary. The fine print is forever.” Core Concept & Initial Impressions: In our ever-growing partnership with Bardic Planet, I—Silas Quibble, reputable spokesgoblin for Dubious Derivatives™ Limited—have been invited back to co-author this First Impressions review of Paragon of Weaponmasters.When I first dug into the work, I knew I was the right goblin for…

  • First Impressions: The Mage without a Tower: Escape from the Empire by MagicalWhispers

    Core Premise & Initial Impression: Stay with me, dear reader, because this one might bring up some awkward memories. For the lads, you know exactly what I mean. I’m sure it’s no less true for some of you ladies as well. Throw yourself back to when you were thirteen. A pimply youth—hormones aflame, eyes wandering…

  • Blurb It Bold: Rituals, Methods, and Blueprints

    Essay #3! Rituals, Methods and Blueprints – Chapter 29 of The Complete Handbook of Novel Writing Rituals and Methods Hello again, fellow word floggers! It’s time for another essay on The Complete Handbook of Novel Writing, by the editors of Writer’s Digest. Let’s hear from James Jones first, where he posts a personal tidbit in…

  • EXTENDED CUT! First Impressions: The Barriard by Tricky786

    “Welcome to Kyrus Academy: where the obstacle courses break bones, the bullies draw blood, and the Sorting Hat explodes if you’re talented enough.” Core Premise & Initial Impression: The magical academy: a staple in any young child’s life. I remember my wizarding days—how we’d laugh while Professor Slughorn oinked furiously from pupil to pupil, desperate…

  • Understanding the Web Fiction Meta

    Every battlefield has its terrain. They say love is a battlefield. I don’t buy it. I’ve played Battlefield—less expensive, less demanding, and at least the objectives make sense. Alone, you can live in pizza-stained trackies without consequence. With her? Those got retired fast—now it’s morning stretches and juice masquerading as food. Turns out levelling up…

  • EXTENDED CUT! First Impressions: Sovereign’s Silent Path by Idiot Muffin.

    “This isn’t a story where bigger fists win—it’s one where sharper knives are hidden behind prettier smiles.” Core Premise & Initial Impression: What do you get when you mix a mind-melding maligned monarch, a mesmerisingly malignant maiden, manipulative municipal machinations, and multifaceted mystically meticulous magics? A lot of Ms… fifteen of them, by my count.…

  • EXTENDED CUT! First Impressions: The Partisan Chronicles by Classy@Swordpoint

    “It’s a murder mystery where the biggest mystery is how the priest hasn’t burned the church down yet.” Core Premise & Initial Impression: What can I say about The Partisan Chronicles? Well, I can tell you this: I wanted to like this one. I really did. On paper, it has so much going for it.…