NOW LIVE! Today's the day you meet your new best friend. You don’t have to leave Wolfy behind... In 'Pets & Sidekicks' your companions level up with you!

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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GoodKingJayIII" data-source="post: 1704999" data-attributes="member: 13804">I can't put it off any longer.  I started reading the first Sins installment about a week ago.  I put it down for a while and just finished it up today (at work, no less!)  Though I've hardly begun installment 2, I have to comment now.I know it's been said many times, but you are one hell of a writer.  Your characters are brilliantly defined, your pacing is smooth and seamless, and your descriptions colorful and evocative.  Like George RR Martin, you have a talent for a dark tale full of wonderful subplots and meta-machinations.  And holy cow, what a cliffhangar at the end of the first installment!  I think my favorite part about your writing is your ability to say in eight words what many could not say in twenty.  Through your characters you've spun some incredible dialogue and one-liners.You've asked for criticism in the past, but honestly I could give none right now.  I have personal nitpicks and problems sure, but frankly those just don't count.  Your ability to tell a beautiful and compelling story is more than evident, and that is what people will see.You posted a few weeks back about the Eberron setting and that's what first drew me to your story hours.  It was a witty and well-written post.  I see the Valus was carefully and lovingly crafted with lots of time and sweat.  I wish I were going to GenCon to pick up a copy and meet the author in person.  Alas, it'll have to go on my mail order list.  Next year perhaps.I can't wait to catch up the second installment.  Keep on writing, and don't give up on the novel(s)!  It's a lofty goal, but people need to read good fantasy (or whatever else it is you might write)PS:  And come back to Baltimore!  Why do all the good DMs move away?Edit:  And I just caught up with Sins II and it's only enthralled me more.  The initial scenes between the dwarves and the "moonies" were appropriately awkward and hilarious.  The battle between Baden and the centuri... I mean Apian (<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />) were intense.  Pandios is perhaps my favorite NPC yet because I'm so reminded of someone like Achilles or Hector.  And yet he's his own man too.  Great stuff, Destan.</blockquote>

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