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Congrats on the accomplishment. Keep moving forward. Don't let yourself grow complacent.

Personally, I don't like reading first-person stories in fiction. (Autobiographies; or brief character interludes would be the only exceptions.). Third-Person limited is my go-to, for both reading, and writing.

A character who feels human. Real, for lack of a better word, and one that isn't just another cardboard cutout or self-insert for wish fulfillment. There's a lot of other stuff I consider over the protagonist before choosing to read a story. PoV being a big one (3rd-limited preferred), setting...

Given the main (internal) conflict of The Elarian Chronicles (Hope-vs-Hopelessness) definitely what you're calling "Nobledark" here is what I prefer to write in. As for reading, it really is a case-by-case basis. IE: Berserk - Nothing "hopeful" about that one but I enjoyed the series quite a...

Depends on a few things. 1) Can I keep writing and releasing said story and my others? 2) Who else/what else is coming with me? 3) Do I keep all of my "author knowledge" about the setting or not? 4) Do I end up as I am; or in a new body/character body? If the first question is a "Yes" then...

There's a ranking system other than the main-page's trending? By genres/tags? Didn't really notice. Or pay much attention to be honest. Might have to go look to see where I'm at with my series later.

To address the question in the title, I will ALWAYS treat a work being critiqued solely by what is on the page without assumptions of where it came from. Something called the "benefit of the doubt." because baseless, and worse, inaccurate/false accusations will always do more harm than good...

At what point do any of you write for the sole reason of the story getting "popular"? For me, the thought has only ever been a conditional. If it happens, great. If not, whatever. I write because I have stories in my head that simply must be told, and writing them is the only way I can...

As someone writing multiple novels in parallel, yes. It definitely helps me personally; but at the same time, it also increases the workload exponentially and can quickly, and easily, get to be too much to handle; which can also cause burnout that much quicker. The only advice I can offer, is...

There are three characters in the party, which may be a main source of confusion for you here about the emotional states of the characters. 1) Bel'yshra (aka Bel) - Confident, Sassy, Rogue (Assassin Build) - Uses daggers. She's the one who's tanking the group (in the opening beats) and doing the...

As the thread title implies, I'd like to get some feedback on this opening to the fight sequence in The Elarian Chronicles, Chapter 2.2. So yes, this is both a sneak peek at the upcoming chapter release, and a quick chance to give some feedback before the chapter gets published / released this...

Okay, with three characters things might be difficult for the synopsis. Best advice I could offer is to introduce the one the story starts on in your synopsis. That character is the one who is most immediately relevant to the reader(s), so narrate their situation and struggles. You'll have time...

Right... "fight" the "demon king". It really depends. In one scenario I'd probably BE the Demon-King, but if that were the case I'd do my best to be the most over-the-top anime-villainy Demon-King that I can. Whether the world agrees with me or not. (IE: Deadpool meets Lord Zedd from Power...

In a Historical Fantasy novel, the most important thing to me, would be the Historical Accuracy. (It doesn't have to be perfect, but it definitely needs to be within-reason for the time period being presented). Everything else would follow from that, but the consistency of the setting. High or...

This basically sums it up nicely in my experience anyway.

Erin's The Empire of Exiles. The whole thing. Read it yourself. You'll understand why.

As a reader, I wouldn't read the story based on the synopsis here (speaking overall and as-written). I'm intrigued, but the synopsis is a bit all over the place and makes it tough to really get invested. There's a squandered hook in the setting and presence of the dungeons (that admittedly did...

~2800 words written so far for Chapter 2.2, and the fight sequence is just about finished up in The Elarian Chronicles (Chapter 2.2). I should manage to finish the rest tomorrow, and if I don't, definitely by the end of the day on Saturday.

It depends (heavily) on the scope of your volume. The simplest answer is: "As long as it needs to be". Your chapter count should be based on your target goal (length), narrative (arc), and your average chapter length. Shorter chapters = More chapters needed Longer chapters = Less chapters...

It really depends on the character. For a female lead (in this order): Red; specifically a deep crimson (IE: Rubedo, Rias, etc etc) Black (IE: Morrigan) Indigo (IE: Lucina) Ginger (or a lighter red-orange) Copper / Tawny Brown (IE: Makoto Kino) For a male lead, I'm far less picky, but tend to...