Bethany Thompson, publishing under B. M. Thompson, is the author of the Wasteland World epic fantasy trilogy.

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  • Knackered but Kvelling

    Knackered but Kvelling

    This is the eleventh post in my ABCs of Writing series: Post K Ever since I published my book, I’ve been wanting to write a post about my experience with self-publishing. I also wanted to add another installation to my ABCs series. So, after browsing through far too many lists of “words that start with k” (which Read more

  • Publication Day: Legend of the Stone

    Publication Day: Legend of the Stone

    I never thought this day would come, but it finally has. I am officially a published author, and you can now buy my book, Legend of the Stone. Right now. (Yes, right now!) So you need a little convincing? Here’s the pitch: A thousand years ago, the Ruination turned Eleytia to stone. The sky burned Read more

  • My Journey

    My Journey

    This is the tenth post in my ABCs of Writing series: Post J I thought about posting this without saying anything about the fact that the last blog I wrote was nearly two years ago. I don’t have a reason for that gap, other than that I’ve had a lot of other things going on, and, more, Read more

  • Idioms: Precision Worldbuilding

    Idioms: Precision Worldbuilding

    This is the ninth post in my ABCs of Writing series: Post I I’m a fantasy writer, but before I was a writer, I was always a reader. I guzzled down fantasy and sci fi novels like a kid who has been introduced to pop for the first time. I can’t begin to tally up the hours Read more

  • Hope: When Habits Fail

    Hope: When Habits Fail

    Hi there, do you all still exist? I promise that I still do even though it’s been almost nine months since my last post. Life just kind of gets away from you sometimes, doesn’t it? It’s been a particularly long and winding nine months for me, filled with changes in family, career, and friends, and Read more

  • Glossaries: A Writer’s Toolbox

    Glossaries: A Writer’s Toolbox

    This post discusses the writing tools I use/have used. I’m not referring to language tools like figurative language, allusions, or foreshadowing, but literal tools, both the software and the physical. I think it’s fascinating to hear how people actually go about writing. Maybe you will too! Read more

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