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May 21, 2015
Good Friends Are Hard to Find | Grauwelt Short Story #3
Ghesdalt took a deep breath and held it. He looked over the tip of his weapon, past the huddled pine trees surrounding him, and tried his best to align the tip of the harpoon with his target.
A lone boar rustled through a patch of brown grass growing up through the snow. The animal didn’t seem to notice Ghesdalt standing, propped with his right side against a tree, just forty paces away.
Ghesdalt kept still. He didn’t
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April 23, 2015
March 26, 2015
Death From Above & Below | Grauwelt Short Story #1
Original Image by Taryn Hart (DeviantArt). “Quiet down, I can’t hear,” said Tobias, raising himself on his knees to reach the walnut-cased radio. He turned the volume knob to a higher setting. The numbers had long ago worn off the control plate, but Tobias counted the clicks and knew just
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March 9, 2015
Major Duneage: I Found 11 Dune Novels for Just $33!
A Strange Serendipity So, the other day my girlfriend and I went to the mall (remember those?) looking for some Weird Al CD’s (remember those?). They didn’t have any. We were dejected. Walking back through the mall we noticed some huge tables stacked with used books. (“Used,” of course, meaning
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March 4, 2015
How to Name Fictional Characters, Locations, & Objects | Grauvlog #12
In this episode of the Grauvlog I wanted to share some of my techniques on how to name fictional characters, locations, and objects. This is something I’ve neglected time and again. But I can ignore it no longer! As I read back over my first draft of the second Grauwelt
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March 2, 2015
Poll of the Month: Gandalf vs Obi-Wan, Who Would Win?
Gandalf and Obi-Wan are two of the greatest wizards this side of galactic Mordor. They’re powerful as all get out. They’re wise. Studied. Accomplished. But what if they clashed? What if they could meet up and duel? Who would win? We just can’t seem to make up out minds on
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February 27, 2015
How I Lost $20,000 and Learned to Love It
If there’s one lesson I’ve learned, it’s how to lose money. A lot of people freak out when they lose some money. How many of us have lost $20, $50, or a $100 due to some stupid accident? Everyone, at some time or another. It’s unavoidable. These kinds of events
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February 25, 2015
Inspiration, Research, & Doubt: Subscriber Questions #2
Grauwelt author Vic Salinas sits down to answer subscriber questions. This video ranges from finding inspiration, researching for writing new chapters, and doubting the quality of your own work. Questions answered in this video: I always got my inspiration from Warcraft and J.R.R. Tolkien, how would I go about making a
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February 23, 2015
A Question for Our Subscribers: What Content Can We Bring You?
Hey Grauwelt subscribers! I first want to thank all of you for subscribing to our site and also to our YouTube Channel! It’s because of you, and for you that we work so hard and try to bring you informative (and hopefully entertaining) content! That being said, I would like
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February 18, 2015
Grauvlog #11: How to Write Better Dialogue
I’m proud to announce that this week, I’ve finished my first draft of the second Grauwelt novel! (You can get a free preview of the first one, here.) As I read back over my first draft, I’m finding many areas to improve upon. (That’s honestly like 2/3 of all the
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