Mark Veldon
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Mark Veldon
@markvveldon.bsky.social
Fantasy writer
RPG enthusiast
Occasional board gamer
Blog and books available on markveldon.com
I got two seasons in but after a while, the writing just seemed uninspired.
December 1, 2025 at 4:11 AM
You're more ambitious than I to get one requiring assembly.
May 20, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I wish I could say I did something productive with my time but that's the nature of work avoidance.
May 5, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Thanks for hosting. I have a postcolonial high fantasy novel that could use the love. It's about seeking freedom and reconnecting with one's cultural past (there's magic too).

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April 9, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Not yet. Definitely if my book gets off the ground.
March 23, 2025 at 5:06 PM
The main character is a quartermaster in the army. She never wanted to be in the army but was forced to enlist. Now she's trying to escape that service.

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The Quartermastra
Tal Ch’kola wants to be free. Free to live her life. Free to help her people. Free from her service to the Starlan army. Unfortunately, she’s a maega, one of the rare few with innate magical ability—a...
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March 15, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Finally, the story world itself is interesting for me. Our own world feels very bounded, with so much that is mapped and known. The idea of a world with vast wildernesses and profound unknowns (and how that affects the psyche of the people living in that world) is very exciting.
March 14, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Beyond that, the story presents several very different cultures, which for me is refreshing. So often fantasy stories will have “different” cultures that aren’t all that different in terms of values and beliefs and their connection to the world around them, so it is nice to see something different.
March 14, 2025 at 5:58 AM
I would say first and foremost what draws me in is the protagonist Tal Ch’kola. I want to know about her life, how she came to be in this frontier town and why she stays despite the danger. There’s also a number of relationships among the characters that I enjoy.
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March 14, 2025 at 5:57 AM