I sit down with Runic Artist author Ellake to talk about how he’s planning his upcoming transition to full-time authorship, and of course, how his wife has helped him in this pivot.

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Ellake’s Series

The Runic Artist

Books Mentioned

Cradle

Threshold

Stargazer’s War

Demon Card Enforcer

System Breaker

Red Rising

Path of Ascention

Quest Academy

Cyberdreams

Victor of Tucson

Falling with Folded Wings

A Journey of Black and Red

Changling

Calamitous Bob

The Legend of William Oh

Syl

Edge of Apocalypse

Corpo Age

Dungeon Crawler Carl

The Wandering Inn

I sit down with author Eric Ugland to discuss additive writing, fighting ADHD as a writer, and the value of marring an editor.

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Books mentioned

Eric’s Books

One More Last Time

The Good Guys

The Bad Guys

Commander and Thief

Menagerie of Mayhem

Books Mentioned

He Who Fights with Monsters

Dungeon Crawler Carl

Kaiiu Battlefield Surgeon

Beware of Chicken

Heretical Fishing

Quest Academy

Cradle

Gideon the Ninth

The Locked Tomb

The Red Knight

Discount Dan

The Daily Grind

Wayspring Wanderer

Age of Expansion

Primeval Apocalypse

Randidly Ghosthound

The Road

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Why and how this book? 1:20

Best Advice you ever got as a writer? 8:11

One thing you would do differently in a new story? 22:36

One book that you love, and why is it awesome 40:47

Shoutouts 50:32

This week on the CritRPG Podcast I sit down with J Pal to talk about what motivates him to write, and the community of litRPG authors that we’re both privileged to be a part of!

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Books mentioned

J’s Books

Apocalypse Arena

Department of Dungeon Studies

Houndsman

Books Mentioned

Cradle

Ender’s Game

Hedge Wizard

Never Die Twice

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Why and how this book? 12:58

Best Advice you ever got as a writer? 19:30

One thing you would do differently in a new story? 43:48

One book that you love, and why is it awesome? 55:25

Shoutouts 59:16

This week on the CritRPG podcast we sit down with SerasStreams to talk about the Progression Fantasy market and the value of anonymity as a successful writer. Watch out for a very hot Brandon Sanderson take!

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SerasStreams’ Series:

Ruinous Return

Dark Matter Ascension

Last Lord of the Fae

Other books mentioned in this episode:

Second Summons

Riftwalker

Thousand Tongue Mage

Stormstrider

Ultimate Level 1

Battle Through the Nine Realms

Dawn of the Last Dragon Rider

Krondor the Betrayal

Magician Apprentice

Magician Master

Sherlock Holmes

My Hero Academia

Journey to the West

Torchbearer

Paradise Lost

Mistborn

Stormlight Archives

Stargazer’s War

Chronicles of Twilight Dragon

Twilight of Autumn Dragons

Shades of Perception

Nova Roma

Virtuous Sons

Godclads

The Starlit Night

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Why and how this book? 2:25

Best Advice you ever got as a writer? 42:45

One thing you would do differently in a new story? 59:56

One book that you love, and why is it awesome? 1:05:34

Shoutouts 1:08:03

This week on the CritRPG Podcast, we got lucky sevens! Fittingly, we're talking with Cultivating Chai author Daoist Enigma about cozy fantasy, the value of reaching out to those who came before you, and of course, chai! :D

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Enigma’s Series:

Cultivating Chai

The Legendary Fool

Born for the Apocalypse

Modern Patriarch

Other books mentioned in this episode:

Mark of the Fool

Tatermand

Quest Academy

Mother of Learning

Return of the Runebound Professor

Rise of the Living Forge

Bog Standard Isekai

Corruption Wielder

Demonic Devourer

Beware of Chicken

Heretical Fishing

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Why and how this book? 1:41

Best Advice you ever got as a writer? 15:58

One thing you would do differently in a new story? 23:50

One book that you love, and why is it awesome? 36:35

Shoutouts 40:30

This week on the CritRPG Podcast I talk to MG Driver about the differences between Western and Eastern progression fantasy, and how Driver’s experiences travelling have shaped his worlds.

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Driver’s Series:

Black Market

Other books mentioned in this episode:

Dungeon Crawler Carl

Defiance After the Fall

Beware of Chicken

Red Rising

Stargazer's Wall

Worth the Candle

Primal Hunter

Better Through the Ages

Heretical Fishing

Torchbearer

Perfect Run

Journey of Black and Red

40 Millenniums of Cultivation

Half Life Empire

Demon Card Enforcer

Ultimate Level One

Nine Lives

City of Thorns

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Why and how this book? 1:14

Best Advice you ever got as a writer? 22:21

One thing you would do differently in a new story? 33:19

One book that you love, and why is it awesome? 49:57

Shoutouts 1:04:07

This week on the CritRPG Podcast I sit down with DrDoritosMD to discuss his series and the influence of Stargate and Gate in his work!

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DrDorito’s Books:

Summoning America

Manifest Fantasy

Arcane Exile

Other Series mentioned in this episode:

Gate: War of Two Worlds by PWOFalcon

Into the Rift by Renegade Russkiy

Physics of the Future by Michio Kaku

Nexus by Yuval Noah Harari

Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari

Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari

21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari

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Why and how this book? 2:15

Best Advice you ever got as a writer? 28:47

One thing you would do differently in a new story? 38:55

One book that you love, and why is it awesome? 50:08

Shoutouts 1:06:10

This week on the CritRPG podcast I talk to Alexander Wales, author of Worth the Candle, This Used to Be About Dungeons, Thresholder and Millennial Scarlet about new webcomic adaptation of Worth the Candle, and about the inspirations behind each of his series!

Worth the Candle webcomic

https://www.webtoons.com/en/action/worth-the-candle/episode-1/viewer?title_no=7061&episode_no=1

Alexander’s Series

Worth the Candle

This Used to be About Dungeons

Thresholder

Millennial Scarlet

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Books mentioned in this episode:

Final Boss Best Friends by rachasudd

The Emperor's Soul by Brandon Sanderson

The Daily Grind: A Slice-Of-Life LitRPG by Argus

Player Manager by Ted Steel

The Magicians by Lev Grossman

Bright Sword by Lev Grossman

Fine Structure by qntm

Ra by qntm

The Antimemetic Sequence by qntm

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Why and how this book? 6:38

Best Advice you ever got as a writer? 58:41

One thing you would do differently in a new story? 1:03:35

One book that you love, and why is it awesome? 1:11:47

Shoutouts 1:17:39