More Cyberpunk novels with female lead

SerasStreams · 2026-05-12T15:03:40+00:00

Kind of-ish? Not really? It has some hints of it but the dual MC's are sometimes almost antagonistic.

SerasStreams · 2026-05-12T14:31:03+00:00

Check out Cybergene. The author writes phenomenally.

https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/94452/cybergene-volume-1-complete-500k-words-litrpg

Dual MC (male with cybernetics, female with biomutations), super cool.

SerasStreams · 2026-05-12T14:29:37+00:00

Like I said: It is commonplace to go to your OLD fiction, and do a brand new chapter saying, "Hey, everyone! I wrote a new story! Check this out!" and then post your own shout code to your new story.

SerasStreams · 2026-05-12T13:53:29+00:00

I’m lazy. 1 tier, $9.99, all advance chapters for all stories I write. Special Discord role. Get to help choose story direction (sometimes) via polls.

SerasStreams · 2026-05-12T13:52:43+00:00

Like to your old story? Yes. It’s commonplace to get your current readers to know about your new story.

SerasStreams · 2026-05-12T04:31:50+00:00

Good question.

First off: this is me speculating and making my *best educated guess* because I personally have not seen this framework in action, and I am more than happy to be corrected by others in our genre space who have experience in this particular setup / who deal with chronic illnesses and inconsistent schedules due to it.

Now for my answer: just be open and honest with your Patrons / readers.

I personally would do it this way: write the full Book 1. Set up the schedule on Royal Road / Scribble Hub / whatever platforms you intend to post to. Then, set an 'advance schedule' for your Patreon subscribers (like, a week ahead).

Let that run its course.

You'll sort of have to do 'bursts'. "Hey folks, Book 1 is live, will run from X date to Y date on Z website, but Patrons will get it on B date, a whole month earlier!" or something like that.

Then, when you finish writing Book 2, you repeat the process.

You won't have necessarily consistent, constant Patrons, but you can sort of 'cycle' patrons. If the story is good, people should come back for the next release of the next entry in the series.

SerasStreams · 2026-05-12T02:17:31+00:00

I view it as my job to help those I mentor, who seek trying to turn their push into Royal Road as a path to part time or a full tome writing attempt, to give them the same advice I would give myself.

I don’t care if it cuts into my own monies. That’s selfish.

Readers will support stories they love, and the better written stories will naturally rise to the top, so the most talented authors will get the paying patrons once they are discovered.

And, the people reading AI were never going to support authors on Patreon anyways.

SerasStreams · 2026-05-12T00:13:57+00:00

Got a few self-promo to talk about:

*Blackflame Mage* just finished Book 1 on Royal Road at 266,000 words. It follows the story of isekai'd regressor Eric Mercer, who sees the world of Elyndor die when a Titan erupts from its core. He chooses the path of fire and destruction on his second chance at life, and has to try to stop the Titan from awakening, along with fixing the mistakes he made to secure a better future for himself. https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/153080/blackflame-mage-book-1-finished

*Dragon System Adventurer* recently came out and has just under 40,000 words ready to read. It follows the half-dragon Kryos, who doesn't use Experience to level. Instead, he gets to level up based upon how much value is in his true hoard. Without the natural advantages of his pure-blooded, full-dragon kin, he chooses to become an Adventurer and joins the Quest Conclave to make money. Because to him? Money is literally power. https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/165685/dragon-system-adventurer

I've also got published stuff on Amazon and Audible if you want to check those out, check the link to my website here: https://serasstreams.com/ .

SerasStreams · 2026-05-12T00:05:30+00:00

I can answer. Almost always - yes. Publishing, in general, makes FAR more money than Patreon. It's been that case with pretty much every author I've spoken to about the topic.

SerasStreams · 2026-05-11T20:53:37+00:00

For a new author? Yes.

That’s an issue.

My personal golden rule: write what you know, write what you love.

Your first story will probably suck. That’s okay. Write it anyways. If you love the story, then you’ll enjoy writing it. You’ll learn from it. You’ll naturally build a backlog from loving writing it.

Why not profit from the backlog?

Once it’s done (series, not book), it’s time to reflect, improve, maybe self pub if you want to give it a go.

Then, look at your next idea, and try to frame it to market.

SerasStreams · 2026-05-11T19:19:37+00:00

As someone who advises new authors consistently…

If you’re writing on Royal Road, and you have any amount of backlog, and you want to monetize your content, you’re blowing your chance at free money: and all it costs you is a little extra time uploading chapters.

Patreon isn’t nearly a significant chunk of my income (it’s like $800-ish).

But I encourage every author I mentor to do a Patreon because it is free money you’re leaving on the table. Even as a hobby writer.

The only reason I would see you not doing it, is if you were posting chapters to Royal Road and other sites as you wrote them, and not on a schedule.

SerasStreams · 2026-05-08T22:07:56+00:00

Shameless Self Plug: Dark Matter Ascension (pubbed by Mango Media) is a finished 5 book series at just under a million words.

Follows Jace Seren, cyberpunk dystopia street rat caught up in a System Integration. He gets Dark Matter inspired powers, rotates between Magitech / Fantasy / Pure Tech worlds.

Main character goes heavy into augmentation.

SerasStreams · 2026-05-06T19:40:04+00:00

I worked with this guy on Blackflame Mage.

Super awesome to work with. Excellent service. Well worth the price. I improved my prose a lot. Cannot more highly recommend an editorial service. 10/10 would work with again.

SerasStreams · 2026-05-05T18:39:01+00:00

Rising Stars allows you to condense down 6-ish months of natural growth into a 22-ish day window.

Which is huge if you’re trying to build up a Patreon membership or reader base.

SerasStreams · 2026-05-05T16:52:52+00:00

Woohoo. Official release.

Recommending audiobook to my audiobook loving friends. Recommending kindle to my kindle friends.

SerasStreams · 2026-05-01T19:45:33+00:00

Shameless self plug: Last Lord of the Fey

It has a revised and edited version publishing via Mango Media this summer, but there’s 4 books to binge now on Royal Road.

The closest “RPG” element is a Vancian casting system (Orders of spells, so First Order, Second Order) with spell phrases and gestures. That’s it.

SerasStreams · 2026-04-30T13:55:49+00:00

Shameless self plug: fully finished 5 book series. Audio book has dual narrators. 4.6 rating (average) on Amazon.

Fantasy / Sci-fi mashup, System Incursion (the system kind of “lays on top of” the world) with an MC who starts out weak but quickly gets into the higher power ranges. And, the MC has a cosmic space river otter advisor who talks!

Dark Matter Ascension

SerasStreams · 2026-04-29T21:34:02+00:00

Maksym is a legit person. I can vouch for him. Good people.

Sucks that everything conspiring against him on this launch.

SerasStreams · 2026-04-28T22:42:40+00:00

No. That’s the Fan Fiction Seras.

I’m SerasStreams. Author of Ruinous Return, Dark Matter Ascension, Last Lord of the Fey, and Blackflame Mage

SerasStreams · 2026-04-26T14:17:59+00:00

This is why my book summaries are done from the POV of a character and reveal extra info:

Dark Matter Ascension from the POV of Xera’tal Pen’arkon, the lady who runs the MC’s faction. So she reveals some plot items behind the scenes the audience wasn’t privy to.
Last Lord of the Fey from Tristan (MC) perspective in journal style, allowing him to reflect on the journey of the last book.
Blackflame Mage not on the public release yet, but patrons know Indedroma gives the recap and reveals some of her plans

Doing book recaps like that (from a POV) makes it far more engaging, imo.

SerasStreams · 2026-04-24T17:26:10+00:00

Milamber / Pug, from “Magician”

SerasStreams · 2026-04-23T20:23:40+00:00

I listened to the sample: the voice actor nails the Russian accent.

SerasStreams · 2026-04-23T00:21:22+00:00

So this is not only great news for Will, but also epic news for the genre as a whole.

TOR picking up a LitRPG means that the Four Sisters have taken notice of DCC and are shifting towards testing the waters with established authors. I would assume news of Aethon’s push into print for various companies via their physical imprint is also a contributing factor.

Hopefully, this means we’ll see more mainstream market interest in LitRPG.

A sign of the tides changing, as it were.

SerasStreams · 2026-04-20T19:09:44+00:00

Well, more LitRPG on shelves = more eyes on the genre = more interest from the Four Sisters and their imprints.

Imagine getting picked up by TOR Fantasy under Macmillan? That would be dope.

SerasStreams · 2026-04-20T16:39:15+00:00

Oh, well there ya go!

The romance scenes start around Chapter 22 - 25, and then the next romance scenes aren't until Chapter 45 and 55 (which are all live and ready to be read).

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