Aron J. Rausgard-Writer

Not every writer is for every reader, and that's okay. The whole point of a genre is to have options for readers who want something different. I want everyone to get what they want out of a genre. Bc I want to enjoy reading as well. There's plenty of room for all tastes.

6/6 I'm not on here to debate, fight, get into some drama shit. I just want to talk books, and story. There's too much drama when it comes various political agendas butting heads. I just want us to get along. Leave the fighting between fictional characters.

5/6Personally I'm draw to dark, complex characters. I've never been called woke, but I enjoy variety. I just want the protag to be someone I can relate to, as most readers want that. Hence I'm writing the kind of fiction I'd want to read, but I'm to what other readers think as well.

4/6 I think if a writer tries really hard, they can still write these "evil" races well, and not make half of them goodie-two-shoes. After all, maybe from the perspective of orcs, humans are the evil race? Which is totally cool, the orcs should have their views and culture.

3/6 And as much as I do enjoy an outlier protag, I still want them to be, at the very least bad in the view of other races. A "good" orc shouldn't be soft, and kind, in accordance with our moral compass. Orcs are their own race, with their own morals.

2/6 I like D'rizzt bc he stands out. He's not like the rest. Having the occasional outlier is even more intriguing bc they are rare. The more good dark elves, or the more good orcs there are, the more it lessons the fun of the few good heroes from those races.

1/6 I don't mind good orcs or goo dark elves in fantasy, D'rizzt is one of my favorite characters, but I do enjoy it when I read a fantasy story, and the protag comes up on an orc raiding party, and prepares for an ugly fight, bc the protag knows that orcs are scary, and usually the enemy.

REVIEW: The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig The Knight and the Moth, the latest dark fantasy from Rachel Gillig, has been everywhere I look on bookish social media for months.

It was with some trepidation that I picked up The Knight and the Moth; everyone else loves this, would I love it too?

INTERVIEW: Jackson Dickert from Between Two Perns Author Jackson Dickert is what happens when you give a Brandon Sanderson fanboy a camera, a marketing job, and absolutely no supervision.

Author Jackson Dickert is what happens when you give a Brandon Sanderson fanboy a camera, a marketing job, and absolutely no supervision.

Coming Soon! Planks & Plunder Prepare to repel boarders!

I originally sent a story submission for this anthology, however, the press received so many stories they liked, they decided to open up a second anthology. I love the cover for this anthology! Can't wait to see the second volume cover.

I won't post anything political, but I will say that I support everyone's right to free speech, and beliefs. To me, that's what makes America great. Live and let live!

What's up BlueSky? I'm a grimdark author who writes fiction I want to read. I'm cool with readers having different beliefs and tastes, for me personally, I want to get back to the old school protagonists. I'm fine with some nuance, I just enjoy some classic storytelling.

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