Richard Nell and I sat down to talk about writing, art, history, publishing, technology and so much more! It was a great conversation! Thanks again to Richard for taking the time to sit and chat with a random guy on YouTube! Support Richard and read his books via Amazon, his work is available via Kindle Unlimited. PLEASE SEE CHAPTER NOTES FOR SPOILER DISCUSSION Links to find Richard: https://linktr.ee/RichardNell Find me: https://linktr.ee/SteveTalksAboutBooksAndStuffChapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:18 YouTube 02:00 Artistic moments 03:00 Have your work habits changed? 05:02 Grimdark? 08:55 Starting your writing career 13:10 Do you know how a story will end? 15:05 Hesitation writing a violent story? 17:14 Referencing history 20:19 Was the culture in KOP planned? 24:30 Releasing your books into the world 27:58 Experiences getting your work published? 30:18 Amazon & Kindle Unlimited 38:15 Reviewing & reading books 41:56 Adaptations & Chaff 45:42 Adapting your books? 48:51 Beta readers 50:26 Advice for aspiring writers 56:03 What do you do when you're not writing? 58:36 What makes a good story? 1:02:30 Inspiration from other forms of media 1:05:22 Dealing with writers block 1:08:24 Negative feedback & technology 1:14:52 Modeling characters after someone you know 1:16:10 Side characters 1:18:16 What author would you like to chat with? 1:23:30 George RR Martin 1:30:50 Kings of Paradise SPOILERS 2:01:01 Fantasy for adults, what's next MINOR KOP SPOILERS 2:11:07 Thank you, where to find Richard