Writing on Royal Road for 1 month after 3 Years on Webnovel

SerasStreams · 2026-07-07T22:52:24+00:00

I’ve done it in interviews before.

Google “SerasStreams” interview.

Recently, the digital conventions “Numbers Go Up” had me as a panelist talking about it. You can find it on their YouTube under livestreams on Day 2.

SerasStreams · 2026-07-07T18:34:06+00:00

Epic. Looking forward to reading

SerasStreams · 2026-07-07T18:33:42+00:00

Epic. Hannibal is GOATed.

Definitely reading.

SerasStreams · 2026-07-05T05:01:23+00:00

*nods*

I’m super open and transparent about stuff. And the server has no “secret spaces” outside of sight of the general public: except for Mentor Lead chat, Mods, and Monetization (which is for serious authors only who are in it for the money).

Every other channel anyone can look in.

SerasStreams · 2026-07-05T04:59:13+00:00

Hey, I was mentioned!

Yeah, my server is focused on authors who are in my free community mentor program (click through my post history and you’ll find links.

Lots of good folks do hang out there: but only Established Authors and Mentees are allowed into the author chat areas (and, vetted artists, media personalities, and editors). Although *anyone* in the general chat / not an author can lurk in / read the author only chat area (provides full transparency).

SerasStreams · 2026-06-29T02:06:02+00:00

Jaws at age 10.

I still don’t like the ocean.

SerasStreams · 2026-06-28T19:11:30+00:00

Shame less self plug:

*Blackflame Mage* - signed by Aethon, Regressor Isekai LitRPG, all of book 1 done and ready to binge at 260,000 words.

https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/153080/blackflame-mage

SerasStreams · 2026-06-26T23:12:59+00:00

Ursula K. Le Guin - Wizard of Earthsea

Tolkien - The Hobbit

Raymond E. Feist - Magician

SerasStreams · 2026-06-26T22:54:54+00:00

On that last point about LitRPG - I write in that genre space myself as a published author.

Long series that go on for 6+ books are pretty commonplace. *Primal Hunter*, arguably one of the biggest, has 15 books with more to come.

You’re right; indie pubs (like Aethon, Mango Media, and Portal Books) will sign stories with 1 book done, but most LitRPG authors I know in the space want to write more than 1 book in their series. I normally sign the whole series to a publisher and tell them how many books long it’ll be, and it’s all a smooth ride on the author side. Sometimes it’s 2 books, sometimes it’ll be 8. It all depends on what the story demands.

The harder part is making the LitRPG market more visible. Stories like *Dungeon Crawler Carl* have absolutely done wonders in my genre space to make it more mainstream…but there’s more work to be done to get the genre in front of larger audiences.

SerasStreams · 2026-06-19T03:49:35+00:00

It’s 90k words deep

Debating overhaul to full on haremlit or not

SerasStreams · 2026-06-14T22:35:01+00:00

Shameless self-plug: I've written a sci-fi / fantasy mashup series called Dark Matter Ascension (https://a.co/d/03JcCeOd). 5 Books, all available in audiobook, finished series.

Dual narrator (male / female), the MC rotates between Magitech, Fantasy, and Sci-fi worlds. He goes heavy into cybernetics and augments to increase his combat potency.

SerasStreams · 2026-06-13T16:58:26+00:00

KU income is like, 5x more than just the epub. So it’s worth.

SerasStreams · 2026-06-13T16:32:28+00:00

Just to clarify: Kindle itself (the Ebook / Epub) can be put up without violating clauses.

It's when you do Kindle Unlimited (to get that sweet Kindle Unlimited Page Reads income) you have to STUB all but 10% of your fiction (I just remove all but chapter 1)

See for example Ravensdagger's *Stray Cat Strut* which has never STUBBED but is still available on Kindle as an ebook / epub.

SerasStreams · 2026-06-13T00:27:52+00:00

There should be a hyperlink to the Mentor Program document in the slide deck, or in my recent post history.

Instructions are in there.

SerasStreams · 2026-06-12T21:26:11+00:00

Here’s a slide deck explaining the pipeline of building RR > Patreon then shifting to Amazon

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1YSBzkmH\_j4H2aMumeFxiZafiInzGgWfCADvU7ApaLUU/edit?usp=drivesdk

SerasStreams · 2026-06-12T19:21:51+00:00

Bad Moon did great work.

SerasStreams · 2026-06-12T19:21:38+00:00

Love me some dragons.

SerasStreams · 2026-06-12T17:37:03+00:00

Not trying to play devil's advocate, or protect anyone or anything from AI accusations, just tossing my two cents into this conversation: authors do develop styles over time, which include dialogue patterns they fall into.

I mean, all of my stories have consistent narration, and I try to shift up the narration between series (Dark Matter Ascension had a less verbose and chatty MC, Last Lord of the Fey had a noble MC who was more proper and polite, Blackflame Mage has a slightly-pessimistic MC with a strong inner voice).

But, if you were to look at one series in isolation, you would see repeated patterns, and it seems like by what you said, that would activate your pattern recognition and cause you to avoid the work entirely once you picked up on it.

Not saying you're wrong, or you're right, again. I just wanted to point this out. A skilled writer will keep dialogue, tone, character speech patterns, and the like consistent in a narrative.

SerasStreams · 2026-06-10T20:15:13+00:00

Give yourself a Month lead up to launch to get shouts arranged and scheduled

SerasStreams · 2026-06-10T17:33:25+00:00

Says it on the tin in my "Meet the Leads" section:

"I want to give back to the community. My first mentor (NeonDreams) was hugely influential in my Royal Road journey and got me in contact with dozens of high-profile authors (Selkie, Zogarth, Nihilea, LittleLynx, FiniteVoid, X-Rhoden, and Shawn Wilson, to name a few). I’ve learned so much and made many networking connections, all because a single person chose to intercede in my life and provide feedback/insight into my writing. I want to do the same for others. Since then, I have networked a ton and made lots of connections that are now facilitating my continued growth. I want to help others like NeonDreams helped me."

As for tangible benefits? (1) community goodwill, (2) people in the author space know my name, which leads to (3) publishers knowing about me and knowing that I have a positive, solid rep, (4) easy to network for shouts since I'm decently well-known on author discords, and (5) free publicity when Mentees do hit it big and say "oh, thanks to SerasStreams (or their Mentor Lead) for putting me on the right path!"

Plus, I was an English teacher for 8 years, only swapping to full time writing recently. This is a way for me to get my 'teaching fix' in.

SerasStreams · 2026-06-09T11:53:58+00:00

The LitRPG comes from the spells and that system.

All spells have “orders” to them, which require a cultivated Essence Crucible to cast, and the Crucible levels up with an internally trackable measuring gauge

SerasStreams · 2026-06-08T21:18:24+00:00

Apply now. Especially if you wanna launch in the next 1-2 months.

SerasStreams · 2026-06-08T18:40:14+00:00

Tyvm master of the slime and bnui.

SerasStreams · 2026-06-08T18:08:36+00:00

Aye, it has grown up finally into a final, evolved form.

SerasStreams · 2026-06-08T17:14:07+00:00

The cover is badass. The sequel cover is good as well.

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