I’m soon ready for my ARC version. Then I’ll let people know and hand it out for review :)

Oh the book has exactly that. It's half novel, half theory. Still in the non-fiction category, because I actually know what I am talking about XD

I only DNFed three books so far. So that’s a pretty good ratio :)
But I’m also picky with what I even start reading in the first place.

Depends a bit on where in my world you would drop me. 80% of the world is covered by an all-consuming fungal creature, so that would not be nice.
The rest is a harsh medieval kingdom. Also not the best environment XD

Awesome, that’s commitment :)
And yeah, I guess it’s better to stick through an entire series to have all the context.

Just out of curiosity - how many Beta readers do you use.

And - maybe even more important, do they follow the whole series or do you switch readers?

I always like to put it this way: If you want to be good at something you have to be willing to suck at it for quite a while.

More than 8 would be a win? So it’s a win 😎

The problem my MC has is that love is always hurting her in the end, so she eventually retreats and sets the whole world on fire.

Not sure how well known he is outside of Germany, but for me it was all about Wolfgang Hohlbein. From “Märchenmond” to “Hagen von Tronje” I probably read all there was when I was younger.

Man, that’s the dream ❤️
Well done!

Rare.
Cherish it :)

In my life (and most other authors) nobody I personally know is even remotely interested in what I am writing. 😳

Hm, for me it probably was the first one of the new book. Finding the right tone and vibe was tricky. POV, too. Had to do several takes before I found something I liked with close 3rd person POV and starting in medias res.

Tried the slow start before and nope, that just does not work 😅

One of my MCs originally was a man called Cain. But then I changed the name to Kayn to better fit my language scheme in the world.
Later, I changed his gender into a female. But then I had a woman called Kayn, which was weird.
So, I decided to shorten it to “K” and that’s what she is called now ^^

Hehe, yeah. I always get asked about the one furthest ahead, even though that’s not really on my mind anymore.

Then I get confused myself XD

Oh thanks god that it’s not just me doing these bonkers first drafts XD

Yeah, but if you do that too early then they will have forgotten by the time you actually release it, I guess.

I’m no expert on this either, but I feel if they are more than two months away with pre-order, that would feel weird.