I have no idea. Same reason why some high-profile academic people are idiots in everything but their own field, I guess. I don't remember why I wrote him that way, which is a small blessing in itself.

I mean, I had the obligatory phases with pirates, Ancient Egypt, and knight stuff even before Pirates of the Caribbean was a thing, but when I saw the movies, my brain just locked onto that. I had to write books about pirate tropes so that I would not talk about it all the time. However, for the sheer dramatic quality of the plot, I also liked Black Sails, even if it has a bit of Game of Thrones morality sprinkled in with themes of adventure etc.

I mean, I dunno, it probably really doesn't.

Better than ever honestly. Merely not writing at the moment and having all projects related to writing on hiatus. Thanks for asking :)

This is a bit bloated with words.

Magic toasters are a cool idea, I like them. Dragonskin is probably a very good material for handbags. I like several magitech tropes, but I don't know if there are many books about wizards literally smuggling stuff into a fantasy world. It felt like a funny idea and I wanted to read it, so I had to write it. I also like the main character. He's someone right on the borderline between heroic mentality and opportunism. I like the book as a whole. It's mine. It's something fun, and that's fun.

With what, exactly?

Yes

No more

I'm just hating on the Dreamer

Author here. While I can't actually say anything perfectly objective about my own books except that I'm obviously right, I can say that it's a natural progression of my own voice and plotting methods. It's better than the last one, I mean. The core concept is the wish for unlimited wishes, a spellbook that enables you to create unlimited spells in a world where spellmaking is penalized heavily or impossible and casting spells is hard and dangerous. I think that's a neat goal, which is why I like my book. I also like the way I've cleaned up my style. Sometimes I do go on a tangent, but that's just the way it is. The main character may not sound sympathetic. However, I started to like Lieto, and I think you might like him, too.

me but unironically

On this platform, it's hard to imagine this selling too well. It's not horrible. The grammar and style are fit for the tropes and the chosen genre. However, that's where it ends for me. Long paragraphs make it impossible to read for mobile users, the self-indulgent language turns me off immediately, and the cardboard-like taste of the plot and the characters prevents me from enjoying this. Someone might enjoy it, because there is a market for this, but I don't consider it to be top quality writing. It's like the book itself is breathing heavily into my ear. Please change the rating, too.

this part of the story was based on a true story, just a regular morning in my own life

As long as you don't insult him by forging it all wrong it's okay. Source: I'm a lawyer

Ok wow calm down

Stop looking at things you creepy bird. It's such a disturbing mental image.

A) no and B) thanks! Not gonna fix it, book is ancient and doesn't earn, but I appreciate

I'm brainstorming as hard as I can and these comments give me a lot of motivation to do it more. I will aim to, dunno, write something that more than 3 people will like. Which makes sense. Thank you.

You pay for character development when you do it I guess? Either good or bad development