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Joel Balkovec — Emona Literary Services @emonaliterary.com · 28/09/2026

I’ve written something like 300 short scenes set in the world of my Realmgard All-Ages Fantasy stories. Link to the first one I ever wrote in the comments:

A fancy couch and table in a living room.

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Joel Balkovec — Emona Literary Services @emonaliterary.com · 23/09/2026

Happy #HobbitDay! But do you EVEN Tolkien’s lesser-known works, Mellon?

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Joel Balkovec — Emona Literary Services @emonaliterary.com · 16/09/2026

An anime classic: Girls in powered armour fit killer robots. Link to my latest review in the comments 👇

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Joel Balkovec — Emona Literary Services @emonaliterary.com · 23/08/2026

I am pleased to announce that I have reached a pretty significant milestone in my #author life.

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Joel Balkovec — Emona Literary Services @emonaliterary.com · 08/08/2026

I won't have my computer for the next week or so, but I've had to prepare, so from Saturday to Saturday, the first Realmgard novella Fryte's Gold will be going live on both realmgard.com and emonaliterary.com! #Fantasy #Books #Pirates

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Joel Balkovec — Emona Literary Services @emonaliterary.com · 26/04/2026

I’m joining LegendHaven on May 2–3, and I’d love to see you there! I can't fit the whole blurb they wanted me to share in this post. So, more info & register here: legendhaven.com

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Joel Balkovec — Emona Literary Services @emonaliterary.com · 23/03/2026

I'm not sure where I'm going with this, but this guy's TOTALLY gonna be my next #DnD character… And, to avoid any confusion, I didn't make the original image, I just added the monocle and hat.

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Joel Balkovec — Emona Literary Services @emonaliterary.com · 04/03/2026

The 30 scenes I've written to flesh out my Spear-Woman #SwordAndSorcery setting are now live on my Substack: emonaliterary.substack.com/p/30-days-of... #Writing #Fantasy #Adventure

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Joel Balkovec — Emona Literary Services @emonaliterary.com · 16/01/2026

All-ages #Fantasy #Fiction brought to you by Emona LIterary Services at realmgard.com!

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Joel Balkovec — Emona Literary Services @emonaliterary.com · 05/01/2026

"I do words good." That's really all you need to know about my #writing and #editing business. Full video on my Substack (and various other platforms)

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Joel Balkovec — Emona Literary Services @emonaliterary.com · 22/12/2025

Check out my playlist of #Christmas trivia and joke videos on the Emona LIterary Services™ YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@EmonaLiterary And please Like & Subscribe, because I'm an influencer now, apparently…

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Joel Balkovec — Emona Literary Services @emonaliterary.com · 06/11/2025

What a year of life as an #entrepreneur has taught me about being my own boss.

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Joel Balkovec — Emona Literary Services @emonaliterary.com · 20/10/2025

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!

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Joel Balkovec — Emona Literary Services @emonaliterary.com · 17/10/2025

Emona Literary Services turns 1! To celebrate, I'm discounting all my #writing and #editing rates until the end of November.

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Joel Balkovec — Emona Literary Services @emonaliterary.com · 30/09/2025

October #Author Update: Lots of big things in store as Emona Literary Services turns one.

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Joel Balkovec — Emona Literary Services @emonaliterary.com · 06/09/2025

"What's your story, strangers?" Inspired by the question that kicks off my seminar at LegendHaven 2025, this week Patreon subscribers can read all about the Lyte Brigade at the Nearfields tavern. #Fantasy #Fiction [Music by Vlad Bakutov from Pixabay.]

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Joel Balkovec — Emona Literary Services @emonaliterary.com · 06/09/2025

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.

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Joel Balkovec — Emona Literary Services @emonaliterary.com · 29/08/2025

Live today to my #Patreon subscibers: Realmgard's greatest love story. Join Emona Literary Services on Patreon for a new short scene every Friday, and bunch of other neat stuff. #Writing #Fantasy #Fiction

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Joel Balkovec — Emona Literary Services @emonaliterary.com · 26/08/2025

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

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Joel Balkovec — Emona Literary Services @emonaliterary.com · 24/08/2025

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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Joel Balkovec — Emona Literary Services @emonaliterary.com · 13/08/2025

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

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Joel Balkovec — Emona Literary Services @emonaliterary.com · 05/08/2025

This is the card I made for my niece's birthday this year:

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Joel Balkovec — Emona Literary Services @emonaliterary.com · 21/07/2025

Check out Emona Literary Services for Sci Fi, Fantasy, and more bad puns just like this…

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Joel Balkovec — Emona Literary Services @emonaliterary.com · 15/07/2025

Art of Realmgard's very own Kat and Dunstana Darkstone by the talented @viathefool.bsky.social. Read all about their adventures on realmgard.com!

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Joel Balkovec — Emona Literary Services @emonaliterary.com · 31/05/2025

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.]

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Joel Balkovec — Emona Literary Services @emonaliterary.com · 30/05/2025

Emona Literary Services is now live on Patreon! Please consider subscribing to help fund more #Fantasy and #ScienceFiction content!

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Joel Balkovec — Emona Literary Services @emonaliterary.com · 26/05/2025

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.

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Joel Balkovec — Emona Literary Services @emonaliterary.com · 05/05/2025

Emona Literary Services' three guiding principles. Read more 👇 emonaliterary.com/guiding-prin...

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Joel Balkovec — Emona Literary Services @emonaliterary.com · 27/04/2025

Over on my Substack, my latest 100-word #BookReview: The Italian epic poem Orlando Furioso.

An image of a female knight with the caption "Of the (many) books I’ve had to read for school, the Italian epic poem Orlando Furioso has gone down as my favourite."

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Joel Balkovec — Emona Literary Services @emonaliterary.com · 19/04/2025

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.

A bunny in a bucket holding a sign reading 'Happy Easter' in its mouth.

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Joel Balkovec — Emona Literary Services @emonaliterary.com · 16/04/2025

Reminder that if you need an editor, I know a guy 👇 emonaliterary.substack.com/p/emona-lite...

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Joel Balkovec — Emona Literary Services @emonaliterary.com · 12/04/2025

My latest Substack #BookReview: Alamut, #Slovenia 's greatest export: emonaliterary.substack.com/p/100-word-b...

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Joel Balkovec — Emona Literary Services @emonaliterary.com · 08/04/2025

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.

A image featuring Severian from 'The Book of the New Sun', with the caption "This is hte most impenetrable book I have ever read not written by a German philosopher."

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Joel Balkovec — Emona Literary Services @emonaliterary.com · 12/12/2024

My blog just cracked a million words. Or, as Stephen King calls it, "Tuesday." #Blogging #Writing #AuthorLife #Milestone

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Joel Balkovec — Emona Literary Services @emonaliterary.com · 07/12/2024

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

A drawing of a coin with a jumping dolphin and nine circles.

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Joel Balkovec — Emona Literary Services @emonaliterary.com · 05/12/2024

An overview of the #editing and #writing services I offer through Emona Literary Services.

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Joel Balkovec — Emona Literary Services @emonaliterary.com · 28/11/2024

Wishing my American readers a happy #Thanksgiving. Mostly, though, I just wanted to draw a hand turkey…

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Joel Balkovec — Emona Literary Services @emonaliterary.com · 19/11/2024

There's not a thing on God's green Earth that can't be explained via #ProWrestling. Including, incidentally, my business model… Emona Literary Services: for all your #editing needs.

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Joel Balkovec — Emona Literary Services @emonaliterary.com · 12/11/2024

The Green Dragon of Ljubljana, traditional symbol of the capital city of #Slovenia, thought to arise from either the legends of St. George slaying the Dragon or the adventures of Jason and the Argonauts, the purported founders of the city in the mythical past. 🧵

A statue of the Green Dragon of Ljubljana.

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