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Caeran is a twenty-something, Asian author who has nine cats—all of which don't exist. A builder of worlds and a crazy writer at heart, they are responsible for the creation of the high fantasy series, The Chronicles of Fantasilia, and the ONC 2022 3rd Place Grandwinner novella, Kolibrie. Find completed and ongoing works on their 카지노후기 profile along with new and exciting releases.

About the Story Piper: The Gods of Dansarun (TPM #1)

A prince and his guard team up for an important event in the walled city of the gods. What happens when a rebellion starts and the prince is caught up in the gods' schemes?

When the walled city of the gods, Dansarun, opens its doors for trade, Xuijae's ruling clan sends its perfect representatives: the troublesome prince, Kai-Se, who wants nothing to do with palace life, and Nao-Zai, the stern soldier from the warrior clan assigned to protect him.

With them stuck in a royal tour neither of them wants to be in and with Nao-Zai's near-perfect track record hanging in jeopardy, Nao-Zai and Kai-Se must settle their differences before their mission takes a difficult turn.

Along the way, Nao-Zai discovers there's more to Kai-Se than he let on and the secret the prince is hiding may spell their doom once they reach the gods' Imperial City. When Kai-Se's mistake erupts into a full-blown rebellion, Nao-Zai is faced with a choice to save himself from the gods' wrath or save Kai-Se who is caught at the worst end of it.

Favorite Quote:

"Kai-Se glanced at Nao-Zai, who looked at him with a certain softness in his warm brown eyes—the kind of eyes where Kai-Se could get lost in forever. The stern soldier and the insufferable stick man was nowhere to be found. Somewhere, somehow, Nao-Zai changed. They both had."

1. What is your favourite thing about writing on 카지노후기?

I get to share my works without having to go through the process of querying and publishing (although, that's the dream. lol). I am able to share and create stories on a whim and 카지노후기 lets me post all my stories and helps them be accessible by anyone on the web.

That and the community involved with 카지노후기. The platform provides a legion of readers and I have met friends and received feedback from the users, themselves. 카지노후기 has definitely been my practice ground and has seen all my trashfire novel prototypes and my even trashier first drafts.

All in all, 카지노후기 is probably the only thing holding up my authorial identity, and for that, I am thankful.

2. What challenges did you face while writing the Piper: The Gods of Dansarun?

A lot. xD

If we go back to when I was writing this novella in early 2022, I would just give you war flashbacks. A little 온라인카지노게임-time: I finished writing The Chronicles of Fantasiliain late 2021 and I have devoted the entire year for that, which resulted in me having a drafting withdrawal. For the start of 2022, I haven't written anything except another trashfire novelette whose idea has been stuck in my head for, say...six years.

Anyway, come February, talks of the ONC starts buzzing around me. Before 2021 ended, I promised myself that I'd go on a writing spree on 2022 just because I got held back from drafting for the entirety of 2021. So, when the ONC prompts rolled out, I got my idea of a lifetime. And I got to work.

And ultimately ended up with four ONC novellas to enter.

By March, the pressure of having to finish all four novellas and post to completion has never been that high. As a student in uni, I was in the middle of the semester and coursework is piling in. So, I threw all rationality away and hammered down on all four ONC novellas, PTGD included.

Of course, that ended up with me failing two number theory tests. xD

But no regrets! PTGD has reached the ONC Longlist (as did my other three novellas) and for that, I am happy.

Then, other problems start to creep up. I noticed that PTGD's ending is a little bit rushed and has gaps because I wrote it last out of all the four novellas for ONC. It ended up having missing scenes and a chopped-up narrative.

And worse? The sequels started building themselves in my head, starting from the amazing titles.

So I had to go back and edit PTGD. I figured if I am to write the sequels, I need to have a solid first book. I am simply not repeating my mistake with The Chronicles of Fantasilia which resulted to me holding back writing for a year just to edit. And I edited PTGD in the midst of relocation, a brand new semester starting, and a couple of other crazy things happening all at once.

So yeah. Challenges? I sure faced a lot. xD

3. Why did you choose to write about the gods?

Funny 온라인카지노게임. The gods are actually one of the last additions in building up PTGD's plot. I first got the idea from a vague cover idea way back 2018. With my primitive graphic designing skills, I made that cover but without an actual 온라인카지노게임. But, I liked the idea of a retelling of the Pied Piper fairytale and how he could lead people along with just his music. So, I thought: what if it's not music, but rather, stories?

And from there, I slotted an idea about a piper who told stories for a living, and for some reason, he ended up causing a war between humans and monsters.  Then, I forgot about it and the idea rotted alone in a hypothetical basement. Then, ONC 2022 rolled around and viola! One of the prompts, the bodyguard thing, leaped out at me.

From there, I combined the old idea of a piper causing a war between monsters and humans with the bodyguard prompt. But one question still remains: how in the world were humans and monsters against each other?

I started thinking of the political backdrop of this sneakily vague world. Then, the idea of the gods popped up to me based on another prompt (the walled survivors thing) and everything is hi온라인카지노게임 from there.

I didn't really choose to write about gods. Rather, the concept chose me and this particular 온라인카지노게임. uwu

4. Does any 카지노후기 온라인카지노게임 or Published 온라인카지노게임 influence you to write?

One of my first inspirations is dear old Uncle Rick. Percy Jackson and the Olympians and the succeeding series and books by Rick Riordan sparked a trail in my desire to tell my own stories. The humor, wit, plot twists, down to the structure of the series and books, I patterned after him.  He is the first traditionally-published author I read for and I'm glad I did because without PJO, I wouldn't ever be here.

Another author is Soman Chainani. Along with PJO, School for Good and Evil is another series I adore with all my heart. The themes, the plot, the world, and the characters are done so well. I learned how to tackle themes and character arcs from SGE and I love, love, love Soman's genius but subtle humor and wit.

Next is perhaps Ransom Riggs with his Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. I looooved the worldbuilding, the genius mish-mash of urban fantasy and historical fiction. I found the vintage pictures to be creepy but I admire how much of a genius Ransom had in him to be able to string a coherent 온라인카지노게임 out of random pictures he got from flea markets and various sources. The way he handled his dark setting, his gritty characters, and the creepy creatures is something I want to emulate.

Lastly, Eoin Colfer deserves much praise for the Artemis Fowl series. It was so sneakily funny and smart. It was probably the only series that I read from start to finish twice. I love the worldbuilding, the wit and humor, and most specifically, I love the main character and how badass he is. If I ever wanna write an urban fantasy mixed with sci-fi, Eoin's my man. xD

5. What advice would you like to give to other writers writing in the same genre?

One writing advice in general: be patient. Things take time and writing, both as a skill and as an art form, takes a while to master. No matter what it was, whether be it prose, 온라인카지노게임 structure, or finding your authorial voice—all of them take practice and an insane amount of writing to truly be an expert. So, be patient with yourself. Don't rush. Go at your own pace. You'll get there in no time.

For genre-specific advice, I guess I'll say that Fantasy is a relatively easy genre since you can let your mind and imagination flourish. But you also have to be consistent, believable, and most importantly, interesting and fresh. These are some of the pitfalls of several worlds and stories. So, you would be better off keeping those aspects in mind when developing your world.

I have so much writing advice to give that I have gathered throughout my eight years of immersing myself in the art of writing but if I say them all, we'll be here until I'm forty.

6. Who is your favorite fantasy author?

I think I answered this above. xD It would be impossible to choose from a plethora of awesome writers I have read for in all my life. But yeah, Rick Riordan holds the top spot.

7. Do you love reading Asian Fantasy? If not, which is your favorite genre to read and why?

To be honest, no. xD I have never read any asian fantasy books that are traditionally published and I never considered them until the recent flood of asian voices in the market. I just happened to choose asian fantasy for PTGD because it's an interesting angle to take with a Western fairytale. (Ha! Take that, Elizabeth Lim!)

I am pretty open with my reading preferences. I think it's better to ask me what I wouldn't read and that includes erotica, horror, and fanfiction. All the other genres on the face of the earth are open, playing fields. Still, fantasy and its numerous subgenres are always going to be my safe spaces.

8. Any favourite TV shows which have a lot of magic and fantasy?

For Western tv shows, I highly recommend Tales of Arcadia, Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Dragon Prince, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, Miraculous Ladybug, Arcane, The Umbrella Academy, the MCU movies and shows, and Love, Death, and Robots.

For k-dramas, there's The Uncanny Counter, Legend of the Blue Sea, W: Two Worlds, Ghost Doctor, Tomorrow, Mr. Queen, He is Psychometric, and Hotel Del Luna.

Lastly, for animes, I recommend Attack on Titan, Devil is a Part-timer, Zetsuen no Tempest, Hotarubi no Mori e, Bungo Stray Dogs, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, I'm a Spider, So What?, Parallel World Pharmacy, Jujutsu Kaisen, Re:ZERO, Akatsuki no Yona, Sword Art Online: Alicization, My Next Life as a Villainess, The World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat (yes, that's a long title lol), and Spirited Away.

I'm a wide entertainment consumer so bear with me. xD

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