Tag: Game of Thrones

• A Good World

  Spoiler warning: Please note this discusses the final episode of Game of Thrones. Perhaps one of the most chilling pieces of dialogue in the series finale of Game of Thrones belongs to Daenerys as she speaks to Jon about creating a better world, now that the war is over. It’s inevitable that, with threats like…

  Katie Bachelder

  August 23, 2019

  On Stories and Ethics

  breaking the wheel, Danaerys Targaryen, ethics, Game of Thrones, good and evil, John Stuart Mill, Jon Snow, morality

• June TV Reflections

  I had hoped I would get the opportunity to talk about Crown of Feathers by Nicki Pau Preto this month, or maybe even begin what’ll probably amount to a several-month-long discussion of Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time series, both of which would better follow along with the book discussions that I do once every month.…

  Katie Bachelder

  June 21, 2019

  Reading Reflections

  Arya Stark, Game of Thrones, GoT, Jon Snow, Sansa Stark, Series review, terrible endings, Tyrion Lannister

• Crafting Your World: Building Your Plot pt. 3

  I’m so excited to talk about world-building this week. There is just so much potential when you’re creating your fictional world. You can make mountains bright red or create people who spend half of their time in the skies. Just look at stories like the Wheel of Time or even simply Lord of the Rings…

  Katie Bachelder

  April 12, 2019

  For Writers: Builder’s Theory

  Builder’s Theory, draft zero, Game of Thrones, morality, novel writing, Wheel of Time, world-building

• Drafting Character Sketches: Building Your Plot pt. 2

  Last month, I discussed writing a book’s abstract, a sort of premature “book blurb” to help you keep both interested and focused on the most important aspect of any novel project: the plot. For many of us, however, the plot is one of the hardest things to develop, and so is best cultivated by exploring…

  Katie Bachelder

  March 8, 2019

  For Writers: Builder’s Theory

  aspiring author, character development, draft zero, drafts, Game of Thrones, plotting, writing, writing tips