Category: the wolf on

• The Importance of the Writer’s Whine—A Primer

  

  Who are we? Writers! What do we do? WHINE!

  Vesna Kurilic

  February 13, 2022

  live, the wolf on, write

  books, creative writing, fiction, fiction writing, literature, writing, writing life, writing tips

• The City as a Character: Gotham, London… Rijeka?

  

  What is this city as a character that I speak of?

  Vesna Kurilic

  February 17, 2021

  geek, read, the wolf on, want, write

  a town called river, croatian speculative fiction, rivers of london, slav, slavic fantasy, slavic literature, slavic mythology, slavic speculative fiction, speculative fiction, the magpie lord, urban fantasy, urban fantasy series, what do nightmares dream of

• Why Not: Doppelgänger Romance

  

  ‘Doppelgänger romance’ and its variations is not a term to be tossed around lightly—especially when you’re writing it.

  Vesna Kurilic

  February 10, 2021

  beginners, geek, live, love, publish, read, recs, the wolf on, want, write

  alternative history, doppelganger fiction, doppelganger novels, girls in black, lesfic, lgbt alternative history, mark twain, portal fantasy, queer alternative history, queer dieselpunk, ranger paraversum, sapphic romance, sapphic scifi, sarah pinsker, selfcest, selfcest romance, selfcest romance novel, vorkosigan

• There’s No Such Thing as Slavic Fantasy (Except…)

  

  There is no such thing as Slavic fantasy. There is no such thing as Slavic fantasy. There… oh, dammit.

  Vesna Kurilic

  February 3, 2021

  fandom, live, publish, read, roam, the wolf on

  antonija meznaric, creative writing, croatian fantasy, croatian sci-fi, reading, slavic fandom, slavic fantasy, slavic literature, slavic mythology, slavic speculative fiction, slavic writers, writing

• 8 Ways How Gideon the Ninth Messed Up My Brain—And I Said ‘Thanks’

  

  There are some heavy accusations going on in this post. And I’m not even sorry.

  Vesna Kurilic

  January 22, 2021

  love, read, recs, the wolf on

• How to Learn to Write

  

  So, do you wanna go to a real party?

  Vesna Kurilic

  December 23, 2020

  beginners, the wolf on, write, writing lessons

  creative writing, fiction writing, how to write, learn to write, publishing, writing, Writing advice

• 5+1 Reasons to Read Historical Fantasy

  

  Is it fantastical history or historical fantasy? Either way, I’m here for it!

  Vesna Kurilic

  October 21, 2020

  read, recs, the wolf on

  books, fantasy, historic literature, historical fantasy, history, historybound, historybounding, literature, read, reader, readers, reading, Reading recs, What to read

• Why I’m Still Excited About NaNo Ten Years in—And Why You Should be, Too

  

  Just a month to go!

  Vesna Kurilic

  September 30, 2020

  plan, the wolf on, thirty days, want, write

  creative writing, fiction, fiction writing, Nano, nanowrimo, writing, Writing advice, writing life

• How Much Sex do You(r Books) Need?

  

  It’s birds and… more birds time, kids!

  Vesna Kurilic

  September 16, 2020

  beginners, the wolf on, write, writing lessons

  creative writing, fiction, fiction writing, sex scenes, writing

• Why Writing What You Think You Should Write Doesn’t Work

  

  Quoting my favourite movie again, this time in defence of all things romance.

  Vesna Kurilic

  September 9, 2020

  love, plan, the wolf on, write, writing lessons

  craft, creative, creative writing, fanfiction, fiction, fiction writing, genre, literature, romance, translation, writing