Joel Balkovec — Emona Literary Services
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Writing. Editing. Content creation.
I do words good. I paint little plastic fighting dudes less good…
Writing. Editing. Content creation.
I do words good. I paint little plastic fighting dudes less good…
What a year of life as an #entrepreneur has taught me about being my own boss.
November 6, 2025 at 6:49 AM
What a year of life as an #entrepreneur has taught me about being my own boss.
Realmgard is all-ages #Fantasy Fiction brought to you by Emona LIterary Services™. The first three stories featuring Kat and Dunstana, the Sisters Darkstone, are available to read for free at realmgard.com!
October 20, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Realmgard is all-ages #Fantasy Fiction brought to you by Emona LIterary Services™. The first three stories featuring Kat and Dunstana, the Sisters Darkstone, are available to read for free at realmgard.com!
I’m Hosting an Event at LegendHaven 2025!
I can't fit the full message they want me to share, so check out my various other channels for the full spiel.
I'll be presenting "What's Your Story, Stranger?", my interactive seminar on rules for writing a better #DnD character.
I can't fit the full message they want me to share, so check out my various other channels for the full spiel.
I'll be presenting "What's Your Story, Stranger?", my interactive seminar on rules for writing a better #DnD character.
September 6, 2025 at 12:05 AM
I’m Hosting an Event at LegendHaven 2025!
I can't fit the full message they want me to share, so check out my various other channels for the full spiel.
I'll be presenting "What's Your Story, Stranger?", my interactive seminar on rules for writing a better #DnD character.
I can't fit the full message they want me to share, so check out my various other channels for the full spiel.
I'll be presenting "What's Your Story, Stranger?", my interactive seminar on rules for writing a better #DnD character.
Hopefully the first of many stories published by Emona Literary Services, my #flashfiction slice-of-life story "Sophie's Folly" is now live on my various platforms.
#Writing #Story #SliceOfLife
#Writing #Story #SliceOfLife
August 26, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Hopefully the first of many stories published by Emona Literary Services, my #flashfiction slice-of-life story "Sophie's Folly" is now live on my various platforms.
#Writing #Story #SliceOfLife
#Writing #Story #SliceOfLife
Hot off the… whatever the blogging equivalent of the press is: my #AnimeReview of the 90s classic 'Record of Lodoss War.'
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August 24, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Hot off the… whatever the blogging equivalent of the press is: my #AnimeReview of the 90s classic 'Record of Lodoss War.'
emonaliterary.substack.com/p/anime-reco...
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I’m doing my first proper run through of my #DnD character writing seminar tonight, so I needed some characters….
I’m opening with “Pick somebody from this box, they walk into a tavern. What’s their drink?”
#writer #writing #fantasycharacter #charactercreation #ttrpg
I’m opening with “Pick somebody from this box, they walk into a tavern. What’s their drink?”
#writer #writing #fantasycharacter #charactercreation #ttrpg
August 13, 2025 at 2:34 AM
I’m doing my first proper run through of my #DnD character writing seminar tonight, so I needed some characters….
I’m opening with “Pick somebody from this box, they walk into a tavern. What’s their drink?”
#writer #writing #fantasycharacter #charactercreation #ttrpg
I’m opening with “Pick somebody from this box, they walk into a tavern. What’s their drink?”
#writer #writing #fantasycharacter #charactercreation #ttrpg
This is the card I made for my niece's birthday this year:
August 5, 2025 at 12:41 AM
This is the card I made for my niece's birthday this year:
Check out Emona Literary Services for Sci Fi, Fantasy, and more bad puns just like this…
July 21, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Check out Emona Literary Services for Sci Fi, Fantasy, and more bad puns just like this…
Art of Realmgard's very own Kat and Dunstana Darkstone by the talented @viathefool.bsky.social.
Read all about their adventures on realmgard.com!
Read all about their adventures on realmgard.com!
July 14, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Art of Realmgard's very own Kat and Dunstana Darkstone by the talented @viathefool.bsky.social.
Read all about their adventures on realmgard.com!
Read all about their adventures on realmgard.com!
I am happy to announce that I have begun the process of commissioning an #audiobook version of the first Realmgard story, Fryte's Gold.
Details to follow as I get more of them, but stay tuned.
[Image by Photo by Dmitry Demidov from Pexels.]
Details to follow as I get more of them, but stay tuned.
[Image by Photo by Dmitry Demidov from Pexels.]
May 31, 2025 at 4:59 AM
I am happy to announce that I have begun the process of commissioning an #audiobook version of the first Realmgard story, Fryte's Gold.
Details to follow as I get more of them, but stay tuned.
[Image by Photo by Dmitry Demidov from Pexels.]
Details to follow as I get more of them, but stay tuned.
[Image by Photo by Dmitry Demidov from Pexels.]
Emona Literary Services is now live on Patreon!
Please consider subscribing to help fund more #Fantasy and #ScienceFiction content!
Please consider subscribing to help fund more #Fantasy and #ScienceFiction content!
May 30, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Emona Literary Services is now live on Patreon!
Please consider subscribing to help fund more #Fantasy and #ScienceFiction content!
Please consider subscribing to help fund more #Fantasy and #ScienceFiction content!
I’ve been trying to do a month-long Daily Writing exercise at least once a quarter since October 2021. As a result, there are now more than 300 short stories featuring my characters available to read on realmgard.com.
May 26, 2025 at 2:20 AM
I’ve been trying to do a month-long Daily Writing exercise at least once a quarter since October 2021. As a result, there are now more than 300 short stories featuring my characters available to read on realmgard.com.
Emona Literary Services' three guiding principles. Read more 👇
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May 5, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Emona Literary Services' three guiding principles. Read more 👇
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Over on my Substack, my latest 100-word #BookReview: The Italian epic poem Orlando Furioso.
April 27, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Over on my Substack, my latest 100-word #BookReview: The Italian epic poem Orlando Furioso.
I'd like to wish all my followers, clients, and readers a very happy Easter!
And to remind them that, should they ever need an editor, I know a guy…
📷: Helena Lopes on Pexels.
And to remind them that, should they ever need an editor, I know a guy…
📷: Helena Lopes on Pexels.
April 19, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I'd like to wish all my followers, clients, and readers a very happy Easter!
And to remind them that, should they ever need an editor, I know a guy…
📷: Helena Lopes on Pexels.
And to remind them that, should they ever need an editor, I know a guy…
📷: Helena Lopes on Pexels.
Reminder that if you need an editor, I know a guy 👇
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April 16, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Reminder that if you need an editor, I know a guy 👇
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My latest Substack #BookReview: Alamut, #Slovenia 's greatest export:
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April 12, 2025 at 12:22 AM
My latest Substack #BookReview: Alamut, #Slovenia 's greatest export:
emonaliterary.substack.com/p/100-word-b...
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I recently started up a Substack.
I'll have more stuff on there soon, but right now, I'm primarily doing 100-word #BookReviews. The first is Gene Wolfe's #SciFi classic "The Book of the New Sun" — the most impenetrable book I've ever read not written by a German philosopher.
I'll have more stuff on there soon, but right now, I'm primarily doing 100-word #BookReviews. The first is Gene Wolfe's #SciFi classic "The Book of the New Sun" — the most impenetrable book I've ever read not written by a German philosopher.
April 8, 2025 at 2:39 AM
I recently started up a Substack.
I'll have more stuff on there soon, but right now, I'm primarily doing 100-word #BookReviews. The first is Gene Wolfe's #SciFi classic "The Book of the New Sun" — the most impenetrable book I've ever read not written by a German philosopher.
I'll have more stuff on there soon, but right now, I'm primarily doing 100-word #BookReviews. The first is Gene Wolfe's #SciFi classic "The Book of the New Sun" — the most impenetrable book I've ever read not written by a German philosopher.
Wishing all my readers a very happy #ValentinesDay
February 14, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Wishing all my readers a very happy #ValentinesDay
My blog just cracked a million words. Or, as Stephen King calls it, "Tuesday."
#Blogging #Writing #AuthorLife #Milestone
#Blogging #Writing #AuthorLife #Milestone
December 12, 2024 at 11:42 PM
My blog just cracked a million words. Or, as Stephen King calls it, "Tuesday."
#Blogging #Writing #AuthorLife #Milestone
#Blogging #Writing #AuthorLife #Milestone
Starting today over at Realmgard, we're posting a #chapter every day. This is your chance to relive the Realmgard #BookSeries from the very beginning, starting with the first chapter of #pirate adventure Fryte's Gold!
#Writing #WritingCommunity #Reading #adventure #fantasy #FantasyBooks #fiction
#Writing #WritingCommunity #Reading #adventure #fantasy #FantasyBooks #fiction
December 7, 2024 at 2:22 AM
Starting today over at Realmgard, we're posting a #chapter every day. This is your chance to relive the Realmgard #BookSeries from the very beginning, starting with the first chapter of #pirate adventure Fryte's Gold!
#Writing #WritingCommunity #Reading #adventure #fantasy #FantasyBooks #fiction
#Writing #WritingCommunity #Reading #adventure #fantasy #FantasyBooks #fiction