Edald Hopfield

  • The Limit

    I think I reached my limit on Saturday. I spent Sunday either asleep, at the Lifeline bookfest or basically asleep at my desk. Mentally and physically, I was exhausted. Luckily, I feel a bit refreshed. And though it feels a… Continue reading

    The Limit
  • This week?

    I spent about four hours at the bookfest today and had a three hour nap afterwards. I am officially exhausted and feeling old. Stay tuned. Continue reading

    This week?
  • Book Review — The Whisper Man

    Book Review for The Whisper Man, by Alex North ★★★★ What I thought it would be going in: Some kind of supernatural detective novel, one where the supernatural of course is just proven to be a lot of creepy circumstances or… Continue reading

    Book Review — The Whisper Man
  • Adding “Fluff” — Adding the Flesh

    Because of how quickly I was writing A Woman’s Conquest to get the base out— Which felt good, by the way, you’re allowed to hate your first drafts, just get them written! You can’t refine—be unhappy with—what you haven’t written.… Continue reading

    Adding “Fluff” — Adding the Flesh
  • “Just Making Stuff Up”: the Basics of Character

    When I say “the Basics of Character”, I mean a snapshot picture of them: their appearance. What they look like without any physical moving characteristics and without considering what’s on the inside. Everything discussed in this post also isn’t recommended… Continue reading

  • My Fingies Are Cold

    With winter here, my fingers are cold as they clutch my mouse and tap away at my keyboard. I need fingerless gloves, or those writer gloves with the thin fingertips, so I’m not jamming three different keys whenever I type.… Continue reading

    My Fingies Are Cold
  • School, Work and Reviewing Plans

    I love making schedules. Love it. I like creating them, formatting them, completing them etc. But I’m not great at following them. I think I’ve said this a thousand times now. I work better following a guided schedule, but right… Continue reading

    School, Work and Reviewing Plans
  • Busy Little Bee

    This week has been busy, as I thought it would. There’s a lot ramping up, and it feels like by the time I find my free time, I’m too tired to do anything and I just sleep through it, and… Continue reading

    Busy Little Bee
  • Book Review — Eragon

    Book Review for Eragon, by Christopher Paolini ★★★★★ What I thought it would be going in: Dragons. That’s really what I thought it would about. I was about ten when I read this book and was just looking for more fantasy… Continue reading

    Book Review — Eragon
  • Inconvenient Timing

    Sometimes, the desire to write, the rush of creativity and ideas, happens when I don’t need it to. Usually during work. I can sit and stare at the screen for hours without any words when I have free time, and… Continue reading

    Inconvenient Timing