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Viking ZX


Author of Science-Fiction and Fantasy novels! Oh, and some fanfiction from time to time.

Dec
5th
2024

I’m Back and Getting Back To Things – A News Post, an OP-ED, Plus a Topic Call, and New Fanart! · 10:37pm Last Thursday

Well, from the title you might have an inkling of what this post is about. And you’d be totally correct—no deception meant here! So, let’s get down to it! After all, it’s been a hot minute since the last update!


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Dec
3rd
2024

Classic Being a Better Writer: Dialects · 9:16pm Last Tuesday

Hey folks! I’m out of the office this week attending Thanksgiving, so this week’s Being a Better Writer post is a blast from the past! November of 2017, to be specific. And it’s a pretty nifty one. Give it a read, and I’ll see you next week!

When you go to the grocery store, what do you call the wheeled apparatus that you collect your groceries in? Is it a shopping cart? Or is it a carriage? Or a trolley?

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Nov
22nd
2024

A Weird Week · 8:46pm November 22nd

Nov
18th
2024

Being a Better Writer: Crafting a Good Mystery · 8:21pm November 18th

Nov
15th
2024

The Axtara – Armies and Accounting Draft Hit a Major Milestone Yesterday! · 8:50pm November 15th

I had to adjust that title when I realized that the initial one made it to readily sound as though the Armies and Accounting draft had finished, not a portion of it reaching a critical plot point.

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Nov
11th
2024

Classic Being a Better Writer: Names · 7:26pm November 11th

Hey folks! I got sick this weekend, so today’s post is a look way back into the archives. November of almost ten years ago, in fact!

But it’s a neat enough post. If you’re new around here you may have never read it before, and if you’re a veteran, you know the value of studying things you already know to refresh your memory.

So without further ado. here’s a Classic Being a Better Writer to sink your teeth into. Enjoy.


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Nov
8th
2024

Ah Sands, It’s a Sick Day · 9:02pm November 8th

Whelp, never doubt the ability of a bug to be infectious as anything. I and two of my friends have been stricken with a cold of some kind. At least, we hope that’s all it is. But since I’ve learned the hard way, I will not be writing a bunch of words today I’ll just delete later. Sick time is recovery time.

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Nov
4th
2024

Being a Better Writer: Using Metaphor for Difficult Concepts · 9:00pm November 4th

Welcome back writers! Monday is here, and with it, a new installment of Being a Better Writer!

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Nov
1st
2024

Moving Closer and Other News · 7:12pm November 1st

Hey readers! Hopefully this news finds you in a good state as we head into the final months of the year. October is gone—farewell Halloween—and I’m forced to ask “Where did this year go?”

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Oct
28th
2024

Being a Better Writer: Learning From Real History · 6:13pm October 28th

Welcome back writers! Monday is here, and with it, more Being a Better Writer!

Yeah, I know. It’s hardly a surprise. Being a Better Writer has been dropping on the regular now for how long? But hey, I like to believe you’re all still pretty excited to see what we’re talking about this week.

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