I don't really have a standardized process.

I tend to think of a core personality trait, and then go and add things to it that may be kind of strange. Like the arrogant cat loving carving, or the lazy fish being good at math. As for side characters, most of them I try to just make them people. not exactly good or bad, but wanting to have a good life.

I always imagined Duncan Idaho as Chris Cornell. The description of Duncan with goat black hair made me think of Cornell. Even though he wasn’t an actor, I think he could of looked the part with a couple of months in the gym.

When I hit the best rated royal road story in a month, and I was making 5K off patreon with no advanced chapters.

It was rather a shock, if im honest.

I wanted a story about relaxation, growth, and family. I wanted something I guess "Noble Bright". Things can get bad. The world can be a terrible placce; but in the end, the good guys will win, even if it is a bit cliche.

When did you realize that that this story was becoming popular and I assume we’re now a full time writer?

What is your process like or what steps do you take to create well rounded dimensional characters?

It is, yes. Its something I have to constantly think about, and hope I manage to keep things well paced

Hey Causal, long time reader first time caller. Do you think it will be harder to keep the pacing as good as it has been now that the members of Fa Ram are splitting up and all have important missions? Before the splitting was, as I experienced it, more focused on one or two important things with some slice of life in between, but now we have Washy going of to get delicious food and two other almost as important missions.

No real questions. Just want to say that your story brings joy to my life.

I really like the "casual" style of the story and how it manage to keep it through so many chapters, especially considering so many novels just jump to the action at some point and don't recover that "casual" style and feel different from then on.

But now to the question: What was the feeling you want/wanted to convey to the readers while reading? Or let me rephrase it: What mood did you think readers would have reading your story? And considering your alias "Casualfarmer", in what kind of mood are you writing the story? And maybe even reading it?

Are we going to get speaking stone radio or just sound crystal recordings to spread jin’s other worldly tunes?

I would say the title of second strongest actually goes to her hubby, Best Boi Chun Ke.

That said, she's certainly not somebody to sleep on when it comes to strength; lest she consume you whole.

I’ve been reading for a few decades and have had that book hangover more than a few times. Dune series as a teenager, Night Circus, Pillars of the Earth and one that stuck with me for a long time after reading was Water for Elephants. Reading Jaws while laying on the beach or being scared of things that go bump in the night while reading Salems Lot. Or sitting in your backyard reading Dean Koontz book Watchers, as it takes place where you live. Nothing like a good book. Read on!

That's a surprising pick. I'd assume that his works don't resonate with English readers as much as with polish. But he's my favourite writer tho

Really wasn’t a fan of Dead Silence. The “twists” weren’t impressive (and are incredibly played out in fiction) and it frankly wasn’t that scary imo.

Pi Pa is the 2nd most powerful spirit beast on the FaRam. Am I wrong?

We know that individuals can gain Qi through eating food. This is how Bi De first gained Qi, along with Pi Pa and Chun Ki. We know that even a "vegetarian" can gain Qi from meat containing Qi because Miantao insists that Yin eat every bit of Qi laden food they come across. This gives her digestive issues while refining that Qi.

Pi Pa consumed Sun Ken and at least 2 other cultivators when the might of Fa Ram instructed the Whirling Demon Gang. She was still refining the Qi a week later when Jin gave her some of Meiling's stomach medicine. Now some may say that demonic Qi is not compatible for the cultivation of a member of Fa Ram but demonic Qi can be used. One of Shen Yu's complaints about being called away to the war was that the demons he was fighting were too weak to be refined into a pill.

So what I'm saying is that Pi Pa has consumed a lot of Qi. She rarely leaves the FaRam so is always eating Qi rich food and eating the cultivators was a whole lot more Qi. Wa Shi isn't really a spirit beast but could be argued that he is stronger than Pi Pa because you know... dragon. And perhaps Tigu on account of all the training she does could be rated 2nd. However, I am still convinced it is Pi Pa and we just haven't seen her unleash her full might.

I definitely flagged that scene and had to keep going back to remember how to pronounce it.

I really loved this book. It was quite popular when it came out, and on many book club's reading list. There was a movie made, with an excellent cast, but I was quite disappointed in it.

When I read The Martian, for whatever reason I pictured Donald Glover as Mark Watley (the nerdy, sarcastic stranded astronaut). And then they cast him in the movie... in a small supporting role.

In fairness, the book even says he looks like Clint.

Waterstones in Bloomsbury, Bookmarks socialist bookshop, Foyles near Tottenham Court Road, Housmans on Caledonian Road, Gay's The Word in Russell Square

I don't think I've managed to write myself into a corner quite yet, knock on wood. That probably will happen at some point, but luckily I've got a bunch of people helping me out to specifically avoid that.

As for a plot event I'd like to retcon? theres some stuff that happens in book 3 and 4 that I would like to handle a bit better, but thats mostly just changing when it happens in the story rather than how it happens. Which means that those sore spots get to be fixed on official release! One of the benefits of writing a web serial, I reckon.

Dragonlance books for me

Hey! No questions, just wanted to say that I've really enjoyed your first book on audio, and am totally looking forward to listening to book 2!

Honestly I go to a completely different medium. Be it writing about it, watching something, playing something, reading a manga or comic.