Sebbanite
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Andrew Rowe:
Hi Andrew, I recently powered through some of your work and loved it. Can't wait for the 3rd installment for the arcane ascension series this year. Questions is what advice would you have for an individual who has the bucket list goal of wanting to write their own EPIC fantasy adventure web novel. Start practicing with short stories or just jump straight into it? Any good places to learn?
Andrew Rowe
I strongly recommend watching Brandon Sanderson's lecture series on youtube. He's an excellent teacher and the youtube class is free to watch.
In terms of short stories vs. novels, it really depends on your own style. The pacing for a short story is totally different, and I personally didn't enjoy doing them as practice or find it super helpful.
Like Sanderson, I wrote several novels before I ever actually published one. This is relatively common, but these days, there's a pretty good alternative if you want faster feedback: writing a web serial. Sites like Royal Road are good options if you want to try writing something for practice and seeing how readers respond to it. I recommend taking a look at some examples over on that site or similar sites before you attempt one on your own, but keep it in mind as an option if you don't feel ready to tackle a full novel yet.
In terms of short stories vs. novels, it really depends on your own style. The pacing for a short story is totally different, and I personally didn't enjoy doing them as practice or find it super helpful.
Like Sanderson, I wrote several novels before I ever actually published one. This is relatively common, but these days, there's a pretty good alternative if you want faster feedback: writing a web serial. Sites like Royal Road are good options if you want to try writing something for practice and seeing how readers respond to it. I recommend taking a look at some examples over on that site or similar sites before you attempt one on your own, but keep it in mind as an option if you don't feel ready to tackle a full novel yet.
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Vasuki
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Andrew Rowe:
In AA2 we saw Keras help Corin make Bright Reflection, and you said Sera could help Corin make enchantments with her mana from her contracts could both Keras and Sera help Corin make artificial attunements with their mana? Also in AA2 Keras said that he couldn't help too much with enchantments because of his shroud is that unique to him or would someone like Wrynn Jaden also affect Corin's enchantments?
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