Henrik Refsnes

Elsewhere on this site you can find Tales of The Old World. Here, conversely, you’ll find the true old world. Before Tik Tok, before Instagram, when it was simply called: Blogging.

Hand-inked vintage pulp-style sci-fi scene of a woman in dirty military fatigues holding a welder near spaceship wreckage above Earth. Yellow text reads “Petty Officer ARAN has THE WORST DAY SINCE YESTERDAY” inside a frame.

Sci-fi Serial

Read about the (mis)fortunes of Petty Officer Aran as she finds herself the last woman in space—and possibly at all. Transcribed from audio logs, grammar may suffer.

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Hand-inked vintage pulp-style dungeon scene with a barbarian holding a broadsword, a winding path, a chasm, and yellow text reading “Can the BARBARIAN toss the DWARF?” encased in a frame.

Hero Quest

Become the evil wizard you always wanted to be, and revel in the lamentations of your players as you drive their heroes before you. Content advisory: sarcasm, satire.

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Interior Book Formatting for Dummies

Let’s talk about how to format the interior of your book, and how to make it look professional. I wrote this after reading one too many replies to this question in social media where all the advice is just bad…

Writing Resources Starter Kit

When I decided to start writing, I knew nothing. No formal education, no writing credits to my name, no contacts in the business and heck, English isn’t even my native language. I was the Jon Snow of writing. So I…

Point and Click Nostalgia

Sometimes you just need a trip down memory lane (because let’s be honest, author life is not that glamorous) and journey to that place where the passion for story really started. I could blame those Conan the Barbarian comic books…

Word Count and Automator

I’m back to harp about my favorite peeve: word count. This time in combination with Automator. So, without further ado, let’s revivify that dead horse with some fresh coffee and go few more rounds. The gist: You can use Automator…

Word Count in Apple Notes

No one uses Apple Notes to write an entire novel—on their iPhone. That would be silly. Ok, so, confession. That happened. I am a huge fan of Notes. I really like that it is just there, needs no configuration or…

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