Ask the Author: Brandon Varnell
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Brandon Varnell
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Brandon Varnell
Wiedergeburt is the German word for Reincarnated.
Brandon Varnell
Every series except Arcadia's Ignoble Knight, Journey of a Betrayed Hero, and The Executioner is a harem series and will have a harem ending.
Brandon Varnell
It comes out in February. For this series, I have a six month publishing schedule, so I publish 2 books a year.
Brandon Varnell
While I can't say anything specific, I can say that season 1 will end at book 12, but I plan on writing a season 2 after taking a short hiatus to begin seeing if I can possibly adapt American Kitsune into a comic/manga series through Patreon or another crowdfunding platform.
Brandon Varnell
That's... actually a pretty good question. I don't really think I've had any hurdles. I mean, I sort of just started out writing, and I fell so in love with it that I kept on writing and eventually decided to become an author.
I guess, if I had to name a hurdle, it would be dealing with bad reviews. Because I write for a specific genre (harem romcoms with T&A), a lot of people don't like my stories, so I tend to get a good deal of reviews that basically tear my books a new asshole. They hurt a lot. As much as people tell you not to let them bother you, bad reviews hurt. We authors put our hearts and soul into our writing, so of course it's going to suck when someone says they hate our stories.
To be honest, I still haven't fully overcome this hurdle, but thanks to the people who DO love reading my books, the bad reviews don't hurt as much anymore.
I guess, if I had to name a hurdle, it would be dealing with bad reviews. Because I write for a specific genre (harem romcoms with T&A), a lot of people don't like my stories, so I tend to get a good deal of reviews that basically tear my books a new asshole. They hurt a lot. As much as people tell you not to let them bother you, bad reviews hurt. We authors put our hearts and soul into our writing, so of course it's going to suck when someone says they hate our stories.
To be honest, I still haven't fully overcome this hurdle, but thanks to the people who DO love reading my books, the bad reviews don't hurt as much anymore.
Brandon Varnell
I'm glad you enjoyed it! The sequel is currently being worked on. I can't give a definite answer, but once the cover is finished, and the editing is done, It'll be ready for publication. I'm hoping to have it published sometime in June.
Brandon Varnell
That's a tough question. I don't think I have a true favorite fictional couple, so much as there are certain couples that I feel go well together. Annabeth and Percy. Rias Gremory and Issei Hyoudo. Ichigo and Orihime. Natsu Dragneel and Lucy Heartfilia. Specific couples from various fandoms just make sense. You can see how much they love each other in how they're always looking out for one another, in the dynamics between them, in their dialogue. So, to answer your question, I do not have one favorite, but many favorites, and I like them because the dynamic between them makes the love they have for each other shine.
Brandon Varnell
Actually, my inspiration for Succubus mostly came from Jim Butcher's The Dresden Files. I remember feeling this desire to write a story immediately after I had read all of the current Dresden Files books. Of course, I did have some other inspiration. The Nasuverse of the Fate/Stay Night and Tsukihime series are what gave me my inspiration for vampires, though I only took bits and pieces.
Brandon Varnell
If you're asking about when the series is going to be published on ebook, paperback, and hardcover, then it probably won't be until next year. I currently don't have the funds necessary to hire an editor and proofreader. I'll need to wait until I have enough money to hire a professional to fix all of the mistakes that I couldn't locate.
Brandon Varnell
I think the problem isn't with your kindle but with the manuscript itself. Kindle doesn't like strange characters. I thought I had taken all of them out, but it looks like there are some still in there. I'm going to go back in and work on removing the characters, then re-uploading the book. I'll ask Amazon if they'll allow you to update to the new version.
Brandon Varnell
Of course! While Mirai Nikki isn't one of my favorite anime (Yuki Amano is way too whiny), I still enjoyed it a lot.
Brandon Varnell
I'm going to be trying to put out two books every year, so book 4 should be published sometime in April of 2016, around the same time I published A Fox's Tail.
Brandon Varnell
Write. Keep writing. Never stop. The only way anyone will ever get better is to write, write, write.
Read. Reading professional works will help improve your own writing and stimulate your mind. It allows you to see other styles and can help you create your own style of writing.
Beta readers. Get like-minded individuals, fellow writers and readers, to read your work and let you know what they think.
Accept advice from others. Do not dismiss when someone tells you that something is wrong with your story out of hand. If someone says something is wrong with your story, they're probably right.
Read. Reading professional works will help improve your own writing and stimulate your mind. It allows you to see other styles and can help you create your own style of writing.
Beta readers. Get like-minded individuals, fellow writers and readers, to read your work and let you know what they think.
Accept advice from others. Do not dismiss when someone tells you that something is wrong with your story out of hand. If someone says something is wrong with your story, they're probably right.
Brandon Varnell
Ugh, ask me the toughest question of all. Lol.
I don't really have a favorite. I have what I call a top 20, which are my current favorites, but I could never choose just one. Here's my list in no particular order.
1. Gurren Lagann
2. Code Geass
3. To LOVE-Ru (this includes Darkness and Motto)
4. The World God Only Knows
5. Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood
6. Full Metal Panic
7. Elfen Lied
8. Dog Days
9. Highschool DxD
10. Noragami
12. Clannad
13. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
14. Angel Beats
15. Your Lie in April
16. Fate/Stay Night Unlimited Blade Works
17. Fate/Zero
18. Rurouni Kenshin
19. Yu Yu Hakusho
20. Ronin Warriors
I have more favorites, but those are some of my all time favorites.
I don't really have a favorite. I have what I call a top 20, which are my current favorites, but I could never choose just one. Here's my list in no particular order.
1. Gurren Lagann
2. Code Geass
3. To LOVE-Ru (this includes Darkness and Motto)
4. The World God Only Knows
5. Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood
6. Full Metal Panic
7. Elfen Lied
8. Dog Days
9. Highschool DxD
10. Noragami
12. Clannad
13. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
14. Angel Beats
15. Your Lie in April
16. Fate/Stay Night Unlimited Blade Works
17. Fate/Zero
18. Rurouni Kenshin
19. Yu Yu Hakusho
20. Ronin Warriors
I have more favorites, but those are some of my all time favorites.
Brandon Varnell
No, but my book isn't really a manga either. Manga are all paneled illustrations. I've written an actual book. The inspiration for the story came from light novels, but it is still very much a western novel with chapters and words instead of pictures. Although, I will say that book 2, A Fox's Tail, has some lovely in-book illustrations similar to a light novel.
Brandon Varnell
I'm currently working on Books 3 and 8 of my American Kitsune series. Book 3 is with my editor, while I'm finishing up the rough draft for Book 8.
Brandon Varnell
I watch lots of anime, read plenty of manga, enjoy a number of books from my favorite authors, and just let my overactive imagination go into overdrive.
Brandon Varnell
The best thing about being a writer is being able to take myself and my readers on a journey that would never happen in real life.
Brandon Varnell
I've honestly never had issues with writer's block. Maybe it's because I've got an overflowing imagination, but this just isn't something I have problems with.
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