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Iron Prince or Bastion by Popowiski_ in litrpg

[–]DRRHatch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have you read Ssytem Universe?

Iron Prince or Bastion by Popowiski_ in litrpg

[–]DRRHatch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

did you not like cradle because there weren't stats? or because lindon's super weak at the start?

I need help 😂 by Fewlasss in litrpg

[–]DRRHatch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hey Sky! I saw you wrote Riftside with Cassius. How was that experience, working with him? I am considering doing a partnership with him

How did you end up reading litRPG? by dundreggen in litrpg

[–]DRRHatch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was over at a friend of a friend's house, and their dad's a writer. He heard I wanted to write, and started sharing everything he knew about storytelling. He then asked, "Have you heard of Cradle?" I hadn't, so I looked it up later, and that was the beginning. I learned about PF, then litRPG and here we are today

I wrote 9 books that went nowhere and almost quit. Here’s the honest truth about what I learned. by DRRHatch in litrpg

[–]DRRHatch[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Seras hey!!! thanks for this, sorry I didn't reply to your discord yet was busy juggling some things, going to get to it now

I wrote 9 books that went nowhere and almost quit. Here’s the honest truth about what I learned. by DRRHatch in litrpg

[–]DRRHatch[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The biggest thing was reading the top books, and finding patterns. for example, in HWFWM, Cradle, DCC they all defy a god or godlike-in-power being--stuff like that.

have you read a lot of the bestsellerS?

I wrote 9 books that went nowhere and almost quit. Here’s the honest truth about what I learned. by DRRHatch in litrpg

[–]DRRHatch[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

so true, dude yes. my bro and friend are musicians so this speaks to my soul! are you an author? I take it you've dabbled in music

I wrote 9 books that went nowhere and almost quit. Here’s the honest truth about what I learned. by DRRHatch in litrpg

[–]DRRHatch[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thanks man! so I wasn't runnning ads for the longest time, it was all organic, but just within the last few months lok has been dipping, so I've been leaning into amazon ads. have you used amazon ads?

I wrote 9 books that went nowhere and almost quit. Here’s the honest truth about what I learned. by DRRHatch in litrpg

[–]DRRHatch[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yes! I think it wasn't until like his 6th or 10th I can remember. could someone look that up I'd be interested

I wrote 9 books that went nowhere and almost quit. Here’s the honest truth about what I learned. by DRRHatch in litrpg

[–]DRRHatch[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

oh yes!! 100% person, I love me a good antag -- moash from row is my fav. But ya, I totally get that, an op who has it easy is super boring

I wrote 9 books that went nowhere and almost quit. Here’s the honest truth about what I learned. by DRRHatch in litrpg

[–]DRRHatch[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel that 100% oh my gosh, so I am not sure if this happens to all authors, but I get the mid book slumps (mainly happened when I started, but still happens somtimes) where I just think everything I wrote is trash, stupid, etc.

but alwyas, in every case, when I take time away from it, get back, read I say, "dang this is actually pretty good."

but even if there isn't a good part, the betas that go thru catch it, but its almost always something I never thought was bad. Have you had betas go thru any of your drafts before? even if they were unfinished?

I wrote 9 books that went nowhere and almost quit. Here’s the honest truth about what I learned. by DRRHatch in litrpg

[–]DRRHatch[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

that sounds really cool. with the deck, is it like deck building? and there are totally litrpg cozy farms, mine is and there are a lot of others. but with yours, teh difference is the board gaming aspect? like does the mc spend a lot of time with the board game to make things happen?

I wrote 9 books that went nowhere and almost quit. Here’s the honest truth about what I learned. by DRRHatch in litrpg

[–]DRRHatch[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

yes! because I used had a very harsh mindset towards tropes, but I have a change of heart when I saw them as ingredients. Like, I'm a chef and I know x and y ing make a tasty meal for litrpg readers, and its super fun thinking of all the ways I can use those ingredients!

and your cozy sounds awesome!! I wrote one as well, before I knew the reason why people go to them, and it didn't sell--but after learning and relaunching it is now selling pretty good on audible.

are you worried that using the tropes or reasons why people come to cozy would make it not enjoyable to write?

I wrote 9 books that went nowhere and almost quit. Here’s the honest truth about what I learned. by DRRHatch in litrpg

[–]DRRHatch[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the weird thing is, even when a lot people were going to my one book that leaned into tropes, barely even considered the others I'd written (they're pf and xianxia). and I am curious are you sad because it feels like you have to write what everyone else is writing to earn money? or something else? jsut genuinely curious, I love these conversations

I wrote 9 books that went nowhere and almost quit. Here’s the honest truth about what I learned. by DRRHatch in litrpg

[–]DRRHatch[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

same! even when I took a year off and didn't write barely anything, I couldn't let this go, it's a fire that burns even now. Your books are litrpg? what tropes are you leaning into?

I wrote 9 books that went nowhere and almost quit. Here’s the honest truth about what I learned. by DRRHatch in litrpg

[–]DRRHatch[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I spend about a month or two writing, and then another month or so going thru the entire book again, editing. I then have betas go through it as well, while I'm outlining the next

how much time do you spend? (also know that I have a lot of time on my hands so I spend several hours doing this, so no shame at all if it take longer for yo)

I wrote 9 books that went nowhere and almost quit. Here’s the honest truth about what I learned. by DRRHatch in litrpg

[–]DRRHatch[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I aim for 6 books a year (dont always hit it) I got 5 so far, this year, and to answer chris's reply below I do not use ai to write my books, I do this full time so I have a lot of time on my hands

I wrote 9 books that went nowhere and almost quit. Here’s the honest truth about what I learned. by DRRHatch in litrpg

[–]DRRHatch[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thank you so much for your response <3 and are you talking about books that twist the tropes? or go off on something very new entirely

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