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I updated my post as I now have a second book coming out. :)

Understandable. I'll give you a follow on twitter (and if anyone wants to keep up with me, my twitter is @QuillofAdal).

There does seem to be some links between creativity and mental illness in various forms. Added to that, writing can be a very solitary task, leaving you spending hours on your own, inside your own head. Added to that, you inevitably put so much of your self-worth into your work, rejection or...

Oh that's you! I did notice a rather unusual account following me. If anyone else wants weird stuff in their feed, I'm @QuillofAdal

Ah, it's very different from my main book series (single protagonist, limited narrative perspective, unreliable narrator and such), so I've been keeping it quiet until I felt it was finished and turned out the way it should. Now I just gotta figure out what to do with it next...

Indeed. It's in the first editing stage at my beta readers, so I've slowly started work on the third book of the series as well.

I forgot I posted a resolution here until I saw this thread pop up. I'm glad to say that my resolution held; I finished the draft of the sequel in my series last year as intended. I even started another book near the end of the year (much shorter, standalone, inspired by Arabian Tales), which I...

The first thing to do is always judge whether the critique is relevant. Critique might come from a subjective standpoint, i.e. it doesn't mean the book is bad, just that the reader's idiosyncrasies meant they didn't enjoy it. If I feel the critique isn't about my book, but about the reader, I...

I think that's true; "pacing" is something that writers rarely talk much about (in comparison to the big three for fantasy, plot, characters, setting), but I see it relatively often mentioned by reviewers; there's usually at least some mention of whether the pacing was fast, slow, off etc. I...

That's very true; in my current work, my protagonist is out of prison by page 2, and I don't try to make any kind of fake tension about it. Readers are smarter than that. In any case, I don't see any trouble with you starting your stories post-disaster. I'm quite a fan of it myself, obviously...

I've never thought about this angle of approach to first chapters before, but it's interesting to consider, now that you've got the ball rolling. I think I have the same tendency as you, that is, beginning the story with the aftermath of something happening (The Eagle's Flight opens up a few...

Some months ago, I read The Dwarf King's Quest, which is a very old-school dungeon crawl. Nothing more, nothing less. I mentioned it already on this site a while back, but I hope I'll be excused to link to my site again, where I interviewed the author; it's just easier, as I explain what the...

I'm not sure how "structured" I am in my approach to writing a book, but I certainly give some consideration to these aspects. What she calls structure, I think I tend to conceive of as pacing - the different beats of the story. Both in larger terms (dividing the book into sections that each...

I recently read The Dwarf King's Quest, which is exactly what you ask for and nothing more. I interviewed the author on my blog, which can give you an idea of the book. It also has links to where you can buy it...

That is easily done by simply linking to the showcase thread in the top post/poll next time around.

Ever the gentleman.

For the sake of fake modesty, I'll abstain from voting in the poll.

It's the second post in the showcase room we have here on the forums :) (should also have posts for the other books by resident authors, for those wanting to check out the other titles mentioned here)

Mine or Matticus'?

*puts on glasses and turns into a mild-mannered reporter* Boy that Alucard, what a gal, is she already gone, did I just miss her? What a coincidence, who-wee, so what were we talking about? Thanks for the nominations @Noor Al-Shanti and @Matticus Primal. Having read and thoroughly enjoyed the...