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Plotting Your Story With Plottr

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on December 9, 2022December 9, 2022

As a casual fiction writer, one aspect of writing a story I constantly struggle with is planning. To be frank, I don’t like it. The thought of spending hours sketching out plotlines, scenes and characters, it’s overwhelming and not motivating at all. I’m a pantser through and through. I tend to just sit down and […]

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Creating A Unique Logo With DesignEvo

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on April 6, 2018April 15, 2018

If you’ve been following my posts in the past, you know that most of what I post relates to writing, reading or fiction in one way or another. However, every now and then I stumble upon something that just makes me pause and look a little closer. This time it’s actually not an app specifically […]

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Evangeline and the Alchemist – A Review

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on January 9, 2018

As a reader, I have always had a certain preference for what kind of books I’ve purchased and read. Throughout the years, for better or for worse, I’ve stuck with the authors I know, rarely exploring stories outside of their writings. In the last few years, because of my participation in the Monthly Writing Challenge […]

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The Orville Episode 1 – My Review

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on September 22, 2017September 22, 2017

Science fiction, space, adventure, aliens and advanced technology. Yeah, those are things I like, whether it be in books, TV shows, movies or video games. For while, I’ve been hoping a new scifi show would come along that would be worth my time. When I saw the trailer for The Orville a little while ago, […]

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Aletheia by Megan Tennant – A Review

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on July 24, 2017July 23, 2017

In a world ravaged by war, disease, and mistrust, she was saved from certain death by the Prophet. The price: in exchange for the antidote to the deadly virus, her memory would be wiped clean and her life would be dedicated to the Prophet, the City of Iris and its inhabitants. Every day, she wakes […]

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Improve Your Writing With Grammarly

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on July 1, 2017September 18, 2017

The one thing I struggle with the most when it comes to writing is grammar. I hate it. It is a thorn in my side that keeps poking me as I write, demanding I double-check everything for correct tenses, unnecessary words and all those other things that some people thrive on pointing out. Therefore, I […]

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Contribute – A Review

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on June 4, 2017

Last year I was fortunate enough to read the book Consider by Kristy Acevedo (read my review here). It is a riveting tale of deception on a worldwide scale featuring a benevolent alien race with a worldwide offer of salvation from certain doom that seems too good to be true. We follow the main character, […]

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Horizon – A Review

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on October 29, 2016

Not long ago, the news headlines trumpeted that the world has passed the point of no return when it comes to CO2 in our atmosphere. Global warming’s got our planet in an iron grip and we’re too stupid to realize it and try to do something about it. Something like it. Regardless of one’s opinions […]

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Stargate Universe – A New Chapter

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on October 25, 2009November 3, 2016

I have always been a fan of the Stargate series. I liked the movie and I’ve seen an episode of SG-1 here and there. When Stargate Atlantis came along, I watched every single episode, from the beginning to the end. The cancellation announcement was sudden and sad. However, a glimmer of hope that the Stargate […]

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Alaska State Troopers – A Review

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on October 17, 2009November 3, 2016

The last couple of years, Alaska has become a household name. Starting with TV shows like Deadliest Catch to the failed Vice Presidential bid of Governor Sarah Palin, everyone is curious about Alaska. It is no surprise then that more and more shows are popping up on the good old TV, displaying the last frontier […]