Bear Hunter's Cabin

#850957

June 18, 2015 at 3:46pm

This month has a little bit for everyone. Crime. Sci-fi. Fantasy. And... Discworld. It's like a genre of its own, really. More importantly, it's a little bit of everything for me alone! Or, it was. Because it's no longer March. Where does the time fly and so on. I have noticed how my reviews are getting longer. Am I actually improving? Hardly. Maybe I've just found an increasing affinity for babbling about nothing, pretending I know things. See above for a great example. ... [Read more]

#847478

April 20, 2015 at 10:35am

I only now realised it's been a month of celebrating the genre of fantasy. Four books. All so very, very different. Was the month a good one? For every good book there was a bad one. At least I went up one book from last month's three, despite February being awfully short. That's neat and nice. Any and all comments about my lateness can be forwarded to my secretary ( ). THE LAST FOUR THINGS Part 2/3 of the Left Hand of God trilogy Initial thoughts: It can't be worse... [Read more]

#840515

February 5, 2015 at 3:28pm

Whaddya know, I'm writing about books now. Am I not just full of surprises. Yes, my goal is to get a deeper understanding of what I read and reflect on what I learn. The purpose is to not only be a better writer, but also a better reader. Where else to start than with my until now neglected copies of popular titles collecting dust on my one and only bookshelf? I should also mention I have read less than forty books in my lifetime. I plan to change that. This is part of a reading challenge... [Read more]

#840065

February 1, 2015 at 4:41pm

When I first started this blog, I intended to keep out stuff I would consider boring for outside eyes in favour of musings and speculations and, well, fun. But after all, shouldn't a blog be personal? To write for oneself? I don't think I even have a specific definition of a blog yet. I've never given it any thought. In any case, I face the choice of letting it fall into obscurity with one entry a year (the last one was posted in September 2013 (REALLY?!)), or to put my brain meat ... [Read more]

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September 19, 2013 at 10:24pm

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May 24, 2013 at 11:41am

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#762613

October 11, 2012 at 1:52pm

Have you ever been told that you're finally displaying your true self? It's amusing, because this simply means you're acting in contradiction to what people have come to expect of you, be it either good or bad. We people have a tendency to change, to find some mutual common ground when conversing with or merely frequenting another person's presence,These changes can be very subtle, unconscious changes, like to slightly change the pacing of our talking, or slightly mimic their... [Read more]

#762056

October 4, 2012 at 8:33pm

I haven't played an awful lot of games that I feel are worth creating a blog post for. Games usually never revolve around the plot as much as I'd like, instead only serving as a reason for the characters to move from one location to another in pursuit of some goal in the end. Sometimes they don't even have a plot, but when they do, they are not awfully fleshed out or detailed, making more room for the gameplay instead. For the player needs some entertainment to go on, else it would b... [Read more]

#759218

August 23, 2012 at 10:25am

When it comes to writing, there are still many a mystery that have completely eluded my understanding, no matter how hard I try to solve them. Take characters for example. Characters are supposed to be someone else than me. They have their own dreams, their own goals, their own reasons that are completely detached from mine. But still I find myself steering them down roads I would have walked. And so I stumbled upon a quote, one that made me understand. I have to cease being a writer... [Read more]

#756912

July 19, 2012 at 8:55am

I try not to be offended by the sacred comment sections of the internet, simply because it is there the stupidity of humanity shows itself in all its shameless splendor. I really do try, but at times you stumble upon that one line that stays with you for days, gnawing at your temper as you shake your head in disbelief. A few weeks I did encounter such a comment, and I thought it appropriate to give some thoughts on the matter. The crime scene was one of those never-ending wars between outspo... [Read more]

#754076

June 3, 2012 at 8:09pm

Here's a blog post about films. Now, I can already tell what you're thinking. Bear Hunter, you overly silly, yet strangely attractive goose, do you have to watch movies with at least an average of 90 out of 100 on Metacritics and/or having received special mentions by reviewers that – believe it or not – you actually do trust? I appreciate your compliment and to answer your question: no, I don't. Which is why this post was made in the first place. Out of the blue... [Read more]

#753707

May 29, 2012 at 12:10pm

One thing that no one ever told me when I started to enjoy the perverted idea of having a pen and paper in my vicinity at all times is where a writer actually finds his ideas. I was merely told to be more open-minded when I frequented crowded areas and look for characteristics I could rudely snatch and use for my own. Still, nothing came to me. Even that old woman on the bus who sneezed me in the face left no impression or inspiration in me. She left plenty of residue on me though. I went ho... [Read more]

#750642

April 10, 2012 at 9:30am

I have always loved dark settings led by a female protagonist in black clothes, armed with swords or guns, out to cure a world sick of the filth that inhabit it. And no, I am not referring to the latex-clad lead of Underworld. See Ergo Proxy for a better example. Even if it's been a year and a half since I first breathed life into her, I still consider the character Alpha 13 - or Flower - from Without Purpose - the NaNo '10 project - to be my most interesting character. However, I ki... [Read more]

#750389

April 7, 2012 at 7:40am

Having returned from my 10-days trip to New York (and having slept for 15 hours just to get back on my feet), I've finally had time to organize my brain and thoughts. And there are a few things that struck me when comparing the City That Never Sleeps with Norway. Putting the average building height aside, I am specifically referring to accepted public behavior. I was forced into conversations with complete strangers several times a day on a daily basis, something my primitive Norwegian b... [Read more]

#748160

March 2, 2012 at 11:38am

There is a special race of creatures lurking in the dangerous corners of the interwebs. If you are in possession of a Facebook account, you have without a doubt seen these creatures before. I am of course referring to the Sympatroll, who posts cryptic messages, letting you know that something is wrong, but leaving out all details. Sympatroll - Family: Internet/forum - Feeds on your responses, and will attempt to prolong the conversation with contradictions. - Suffers from Quest-f... [Read more]

#747307

February 18, 2012 at 9:14am

No matter what creative field we find ourselves in, we share a common trait: the use of imagination. But in the end, what is imagination? A quick trip to Wikipedia tells me that imagination is a mind's ability to conjure images in a world that lies outside the reality we perceive through sight, sound and smell, and gives us the ability to bend and alter reality as we see fit. Already I can sense the apparent dangers of a world where everything is as we wish it to be. As a writer... [Read more]

#745072

January 20, 2012 at 3:27pm

I have to confess: I have never written a love song, or a song about a refrigerator. Crazy, I know. Still, this peculiar thing called fate hurled at me a school project. The assignment was to write a song. About anything. Anything at all. I thought long and hard about this. Can you even comprehend the kind of power I had in my hand? I could shape worlds, make fictive puppets dance to my strings. Still, somehow the first thing that came to mind was a love song about a refrigerator. Now, be... [Read more]

#742572

December 26, 2011 at 11:52am

It's Christmas once more. Ever since I watched the anime Clannad three years ago, this joyous celebration has been nothing but an emotional rollercoaster. Sorrow. Loss. Yearning. Melancholy (I love that word). It's not necessarily a bad thing, nor is it necessarily anything directly linked to my person, but it still is what remains inside after the laughter has ceased and the food is gone. Melancholy was always one of my best inspirational driving forces. That is a fact I have com... [Read more]