Thanks to J. Allen Tucker for taking the time to sit and chat with a random booktuber, I appreciate it! J. Allen Tucker can be found on his website: https://www.jallentucker.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/authorjallen Amazon: amzn.to/3pA0Nr7 Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:18 What does it feel like having your book published? 1:02 Dealing with negative feedback 1:27 Describing Sylas Sterling to people who aren't familiar 2:25 90's Nostalgia 4:31 Progress on the sequel 6:53 When did you start working on the first book? 8:20 Any books you started but haven't finished? 10:32 Which genre you enjoy writing 11:23 Modeling characters after people you know 13:27 Research 16:09 What do you miss about the 90's 19:25 Inspiration from other types of media 20:12 Retro 21:50 Writing an unraveling story 24:50 Characters & Locations 30:49 How much do reviews help? 31:29 Balancing writing and life (minor spoilers) 36:12 Teenage angst (minor spoilers) 37:28 YouTube Channel Plans, Jeff Lane 39:22 Best piece of advice 40:44 Publishing with Amazon 45:25 How many books in the series? 46:53 An author you would like to chat with 50:34 Plans for an audio version of Sylas Sterling? 52:57 Writers block 54:26 What advice would you give a new writer? 58:16 Computers & Technology 1:0