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Having finished the Conan the Barbarian reviews, we're starting on the Cthulhu mythos! Today is a review of H. P. Lovecraft's "The Dunwich Horror"! Are there unearthly monsters? Are there forbidden tomes of eldritch lore? Is there racism? (Oh boy.)  Take a look to see!

#link #blog #review #h p lovecraft #cthulhu mythos #the dunwich horror #pulp review #horror review #fantasy review #classic horror #classic fantasy #pulp fiction #pulp fantasy #pulp horror

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Every writing advice thing ever: Don’t get bogged down in details on your first draft. Just write! ☺️

Me: How I begin this scene hinges on whether cheese sandwiches were served with mayo in the 50’s.

#reblog #writing life #writeblr

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For writer’s block:

If all else fails, just write a crazy hodgepodge of everything you love.

#writing #writing advice #my advice #writer's block

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“That’s the whole secret: To do things that excite you.”

— Ray Bradbury 

#writing #writing advice #ray bradbury #write what you love

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There is love enough in this world for everybody, if people will just look.

Kurt Vonnegut (via thoughtkick)

#reblog #inspirational quote

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After reaching the end of our Robert E. Howard reviews, it's time to look back and rank the stories! How will they stack up? Which one's the best? The worst? Which one has the coolest monsters? Let's see!

#conanthebarbarian #robertehoward #review #ranking #fantasy #pulpfantasy #shortstory #classicfantasy #hp lovecraft #blog #link #fantasyreview

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The last of our Conan the Barbarian review series! How will it all end? Who is the Queen of the Black Coast? Will there be yet another career change for our Cimmerian friend? (The answer to that last question is, of course, "yes".)

#conan the barbarian #robert e howard #review #shortstoryreview #pulpreview #pulpfiction #pulpfantasy #fantasy #fantasyreview #classicfantasy #link #blog #queen of the black coast

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One writes to make a home for one's self, on paper, in time, in others’ minds.

Alfred Kazin (via whatsinsideawritersmind)

#writing #quotes #inspirational

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Novel writing doesn’t breed serenity. It is lying, you know, and the novelist has to spend a lot of time during the course of his writing worrying about whether he is going to get away with his lies. If he fails to, his novel isn’t going to work.

Kurt Vonnegut (via writingdotcoffee)

#writing #quotes

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The version of you right now is deserving of love. Not you two years ago when you had more of your shit together, or the five years later version where you’ll surely be thriving. The version of you right now. The one that might just be okay, or is really struggling, or is bored and unproductive. That version deserves love. Having trouble accepting this is fine, but actively denying it is not. Your value is intrinsic, and finding confidence in that is mandatory.

#inspirational #quotes #so important

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And probably the reason why you love hard is because you know how it feels to be loved so little.

#quotes #inspirational

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May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you're wonderful, and don't forget to make some art -- write or draw or build or sing or live as only you can. And I hope, somewhere in the next year, you surprise yourself.

-Neil Gaiman

#quotes #new year #neil gaiman

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The latest Conan the Barbarian Review! What happens when quintessential fantasy gets a dash of sci-fi?

#link #blog #the tower of the elephant #conanthebarbarian #robert e howard #h p lovecraft #pulp #pulp scifi #pulp fantasy #review #short story review #arcturus publishing

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Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about dancing in the rain.

Unknown (via thoughtkick)

#quotes

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I refuse to let the past find me here.

Libba Bray, A Great and Terrible Beauty (via thoughtkick)

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Art by Moritz Lacusteanu

#art #Moritz Lacusteanu