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The Writing Blog of Tommy Delk
The Wannabe Writer
About Me
- tommydelk
- I'm a writer--well, a wannabe writer. I find the world of speculative fiction the most rewarding, so that's where I focus. I'm 21 and in the very middle of writing. I'm writing full time right now, but If money doesn't start coming in that might change!
Best (and most influential) Fantasy writers/series
- Tad Williams (Memory, Sorrow and Thorn trilogy)
- J. R. R. Tolkien (Lord of the Rings, etc)
- Kristen Britain (Green Rider series)
- Janny Wurts (The Wars of Light and Shadow series)
- Michelle (Segara) West (The SunSword series and the Sacred Hunt Duology)
- Frank Herbert (Dune)
- Steven Erikson (The Malazan Books of the Fallen)
- George R. R. Martin (A Song of Ice and Fire)
- Kate Elliott (A Crown of Stars)
- Robert Jordan (The Wheel of Time Series)
My Favorite Books (in no particular order)
- THE POISONWOOD BIBLE by Barbra Kingsolver
- The High King's Tomb by Kristen Britain
- THE WAY OF SHADOWS by Brent Weeks
- TRAITOR'S MOON by Lynn Flewelling
- A GAME OF THRONES by George R. R. Martin
- A CAVERN OF BLACK ICE by J. V. Jones
- THE BONEHUNTERS by Steven Erikson
- A CLASH OF KINGS by George R. R. Martin
- HOUSE OF CHAINS by Steven Erikson
- A STORM OF SWORDS by George R. R. Martin
- THE SOUND AND THE FURY by William Faulkner
Quote of the Day
You must keep sending work out; you must never let a manuscript do nothing but eat its head off in a drawer. You send that work out again and again, while you're working on another one. If you have talent, you will receive some measure of success - but only if you persist.
Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov
What I'm Reading Right Now
- BLACKVEIL by Kristen Britain
- THE UNCROWNED KING by Michelle West
- ELDEST Christopher Paolini
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