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Tag: Fuldapocalypse Fiction
The Writing Lull
One of my least favorite parts of creative work is the writing lull after something gets finished. And now with The Fuldapocalypse World War III book out, I’m feeling it again. Oh, work on the next All Union. No, work on that other project you wanted. No, work on…
I’ve learned after years of creative writing that it’s very hard to force creativity. I just have to wait and see what inspiration comes to me next. Hopefully it’ll be good and workable.
The Fuldapocalypse World War III Book is Out!
A collection of essays by me that might have been inspired by blog posts I wanted to elaborate on, inspired by posts I never wrote, and just random inspirations, is now out in ebook and soon in paperback form.
It’s short and is kind of an unconventional stream of conciousness writing exercise, fair warning. But it does explain (partially) why I had fewer blog posts lately. Anyway, it was fun to write and I hope it’s fun to read.
Wither Fuldapocalypse?
As you may have guessed from my seemingly declining post time, I’m just losing steam on this blog. I’ve thought it’s things like games/writing/etc… and there’s some truth to that. But I feel there’s more to it than that. Like it’s harder to get the urge to blog even if I have the time.
If this blog fades away, so be it. Six years, one thousand posts, and totally changing my perspective on fiction for the better is completely worth it.
And if this can reinvent itself as something other than a review blog, than so be it as well. Either way, starting Fuldapocalypse has been one of the best decisions of my life. I just don’t want to force anything.
Note on March Content
You might have notice me slowing down. This is because I’m in the final stretch of A Period of Cheating and want to devote more writing energy to working on that. So March may be sparse in terms of content.
2023 In Review
So Fuldapocalypse closes the door on 2023. It was a good year for me if not necessarily for this blog. The best thing I did in 2023 is publish All Union, which was in my head for years. I’m still working on a successor, but first usual writers issues happened, then AI Art (which I love) happened, then Rogue Trader happened. So my dream of getting multiple full length entries in that series out the door didn’t happen.
Oh well. Still had a good year. See you next January!
Happy Thanksgiving All!
Happy (American) turkey day! I’ve been extremely thankful for this blog.
1000 Posts
Fuldapocalypse has reached a thousand posts in five years. It’s quite the milestone. After Fuldapocalypse, I’ve gotten three full-length and two short novels self-published, and the broadening of my literary horizons has played no small part in that. After all, my SLP Smithtown books are based on the “men’s adventure” cheap thrillers I first saw with the Survivalist, and The Sure Bet King was inspired by the structure of Sidney Sheldon novels-both of which I didn’t get until after the blog started.
The funny thing is that none of them are conventional WW3s. Oh sure, I have the Soviet-Romanian War in All Union, but that’s far closer to the Gulf War than an even Fuldapocalypse. Kind of funny, when it comes down to it.
I’ll be honest, though. I’ve long had this idea kicking around in my brain, just as how I had a Soviet-Romanian War kicking around in my brain. And this does involve a conventional WW3-kinda. It’s more like a conventional World War III interrupted by someone else, hence why I’ve given it the working title Party Crashers. You may note the similarity to Turtledove’s WorldWar, which I’ll admit to being inspired by-and a lot of other things, of course.
But yeah, I may just crash the 198X Fulda Gap Party with some extradimensional invaders…
Five Fuldapocalyptic Years
This blog has been active for five years and now has close to a thousand posts. It’s been a joy to make. And it’s unironically and seriously helped change my view of literature as a whole. When I started the blog, my view of fiction and cheap thriller fiction in general was narrow and (unknowingly) distorted. Now I can see a much clearer picture.
So to all who’ve read and commented on this blog, thank you.
Fuldapocalypse Year In Review
I had a good 2022. I’ve read and reviewed a lot of books and other stuff, and managed to publish my second full-length novel, The Lair of Filth. My third, All Union, is coming along nicely (even if I’m in a bit of a holiday break at the moment). So yeah, it was a pretty good year. Even if a lot of it was wasted doing horrible things in People Playground.
Glad to keep doing this blog that has been such a great experience for me!
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