Feb. 8, 2021

EP 58: Writing Short Stories (9) - Helevorn's "The Slave and the Trolls"

EP 58: Writing Short Stories (9) - Helevorn's

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Artwork in the thumbnail was done by Helevorn. 

 

We cover the following and more: 

 

THE SLAVE AND THE TROLLS

1. What can you tell us about the style of this story?

2. What are the trolls in medieval Scandinavia?

3. So, by comparison, how are they represented in your story?

4. Apart from medieval literature, what inspired you in the way you created the trolls?

5. Asvald is also a character in your novel Sons of Disobedience. Is this incident with the slave and the trolls referred to there?

6. What was the most difficult thing to write in this story? 

7. How did you solve this problem?

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