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Should You Give your LitRPG System a Personality?

One of the first and most important choices for a LitRPG author is whether the System will act as mechanics or a character. In this blog post I’m hoping to explore the pros and cons of both, and any impacts that we should consider before settling one way or the other. In LitRPG, the “System”ContinueContinue reading “Should You Give your LitRPG System a Personality?”

July 2025 Patreon Update

Hey friends, I wanted to give you a real update on where things are at because truthfully, the past couple of months have been a massive struggle. I’ve been incredibly sick for most of May, June and July. The kind of sick that floors you. I was hoping it would pass quickly, but it turnedContinueContinue reading “July 2025 Patreon Update”

Bleeding Edge launch

Whew, what a couple of weeks it’s been. Bleeding Edge was released on the 21st of October – just under a month ago – and it’s done much better than I ever hoped it would. I knew the book was good and the cover art by Eric Summers was killer, but to see it haveContinueContinue reading “Bleeding Edge launch”

Editing on a budget

This post is for all the new authors who are still trying to figure out how the heck they’re ever going to afford professional editing with no money behind them at the start of their career. I’ve broken up the rest of this post into my top tips. Beta Readers A good beta reader isContinueContinue reading “Editing on a budget”

The Dice Gods demand blood

I’m plotting out my next book at the moment, really fleshing things out. I have always known the overarching shape of the story and where we were going to end up, but all the bits in between are hazy. I like discovering them as I go. I reached a juncture today where things are gettingContinueContinue reading “The Dice Gods demand blood”

Crunchy or creamy? How do you like it?

And no, I’m not talking about peanut butter. I’m talking about LitRPG. A post from a newer author on one of the LitRPG author groups on Facebook prompted me to put this little post together. For those of you outside the LitRPG genre question of creamy versus crunchy probably only applies to breakfast spreads. ButContinueContinue reading “Crunchy or creamy? How do you like it?”

Dragon? Word.

I’ve got some pretty exciting news. A few years back, I bought a program called Dragon Naturally Speaking by a company named Nuance in an attempt to boost my writing productivity. The idea that I could simply dictate what I wanted to write, and it would appear on the screen in front of me, wasContinueContinue reading “Dragon? Word.”

A long overdue update

Hello friends! I just wanted to take the time to give you all a bit of an update on a couple of things. I’ve been a bit quiet for the past six months, and after saying I was going to give everybody monthly updates, that just hasn’t happened. My bad. But, you know, COVID-19 cameContinueContinue reading “A long overdue update”