Huh, well that didn’t go as planned – DM log

Hi all, I've been DMing a few sessions here and there for friends and family, and I finally decided I'd start logging a few notes from them. Logging D&D adventure stories are weird, because so many hilarious hijinks happen, but you really have to have been there to get it most of the time. Nevertheless, …

Dungeons and Dragons: A New DM’s Guide to Game Prep

Hi all, So, where have I been? Mostly obsessing over D&D. Yeah. I discovered the streaming show Critical Role about a year ago, and since then I've caught the D&D bug to play myself. I'm playing a half-elf bard in my home game, but I also got a group of friends together to play a …

Log #17: (Spring 2019) Poetry for Finals-Related Stress Relief

Hi all, Somehow it's become a kind of tradition around here for me to share some of my favorite poetry that I read during the past school semester. My finals are in the coming week, and I think one of the best stress relievers is poetry - it's just nice to sit and read something …

Writing Update – I’ve been revising for 84 years and also character names

Hi all, It has been, as I say every time, a while since my last writing update. That's mostly because there hasn't been a whole lot of new news. But. Huh. Hm. I started writing draft 3 of a book I've talked about for a while here - you know the fantasy one that I …

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (and a podcast)

Hi all, So I had to read this book for school. Again. And I couldn't stop thinking about it. So, like with anything I can't stop thinking about, I decided to write about it. Only, when I completed it, the thing turned out to be 17 pages long. That is far longer than I would …

The Wicked King – Book Review

"What has changed? Is he different because he is away from Balekin? Or is he no different at all and I am only seeing what I want to see?" Author: Holly Black Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Series: The Folk of the Air #2 Rating: 5/5 [Since this is a sequel, I will not be putting …

BLOG UPDATE (from a fabulaphile)

Hi all, So I thought I would shoot out a quick post explaining what I'm sure you are confused about. Yes, the post you're reading, as well as the blog you're reading from, is still me, Abigail (or Gailthefabulaphile) I've been thinking about changing my online username for a while. Like, a WHILE. And I …

Thank you for 100 followers!

*uploads post about tropes* *looks at notifications* Wait. Oh my goodness you guys, we're 100 people large! (Well, 101 including me) It seems almost inconcievable, even after all this time I've had a blog (going on 3 years now), that so many people would want to read my content. And such a nice surprise right …

Favorite Tropes

Hi all, Last time I made a post about tropes I ranted about some tropes that really grind my gears, but to lighten it up and bring balance to the force I thought I'd talk about some of my very favorite ones. The five-man band This is a very specific trope but I cannot get …

KINGDOM OF ASH – Book Review

“Who do you wish to be?” Author: Sarah J. Maas Genre: YA high fantasy Series: Throne of Glass (#7) Rating: 5/5 Can we talk about this cover for a bit? I still don't know if I love it or not. The yellow totally clashes with the rest of the series (which is annoying because it …