Spren, Ravens, and Radios

Hello all!  Today I'd like to talk to you about some books I've been enjoying recently. These will typically be from a handful of genres, with an effort to consistently include at least one fantasy element. While I likely won't do this every Thursday—I'm not an incredibly fast reader, and I have some other topics...

Write down your ideas, no matter what

Hey all! This will be a shorter post than usual, and the start of a series roughly addressed to aspiring writers. I hope to do these kinds of things once a week on Mondays; if you have any suggestions for future posts, please feel free to leave a comment!  Today’s topic concerns writing down your...

Let’s Talk about Brandon Sanderson

(Note: There is now an updated version of this original post public on the site. You can view that version here.) As anyone who decides to follow this blog will come to learn, I am a fan of the modern fantasy author Brandon Sanderson. Today I’ll be breaking down exactly why I think his work...

Introduction

Greetings! This is the (relatively informal) introduction to my "Goblin Opinions" blog and website as a whole. Hopefully, if you're here, you have some interest in something I've thus far written about. First, a bit about me---You might know me as J. Dan Goodberry, Miscellaneous Goblin, or a different name if you know me personally....

Unfinished Stories: Lamington

Jendeas H’nendwan, captain of the Lamington Watch, slammed a fist into the dining table, causing it to shake. The table was of woodhost; it was thick and grainy but very light, and it had one unbalanced leg, causing it to rock violently. The three others at the table barely reacted—they were used to this kind...

Unfinished Stories: Chanting

A tall man, heavily built and broad-shouldered, placed a firm hand on the gilded iron rail, steadying himself. A low thrumming pulsed beneath his fingers through the metal, came through the night blue carpet under his feet, hovering in the air around him. Tension seemed to ebb and flow in a vortex around his head,...