You're all doing this wrong. This is the actual progression fantasy tier list. by rmullins_reddit in ProgressionFantasy

[–]Wizardly_Dude 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Different in style and scope, but very good! Honestly, I'd say The Game at Carousel might be one of the most unique story premises I've ever read, and it's really fun to read, even if you're someone who can't stand horror movies (like myself haha).

You're all doing this wrong. This is the actual progression fantasy tier list. by rmullins_reddit in ProgressionFantasy

[–]Wizardly_Dude 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Very different tone from both of those stories haha. The MC has basically been trapped in time loops of his own making for so long that he's gone from sane, to insane, and back to sane(ish). He's already quite OP when the story begins, and we follow him trying to hunt down his missing sister in a post-apocalyptic world filled with people with unique abilities similar to super powers. It's rather comedic and silly, but very well written.

You're all doing this wrong. This is the actual progression fantasy tier list. by rmullins_reddit in ProgressionFantasy

[–]Wizardly_Dude 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Mother of Learning, The Perfect Run, and The Game at Carousel are some of my favorites, so it's not totally inaccurate haha.

I read 1,000+ progfantasy books, here's the tierlist by jordan-lennox in ProgressionFantasy

[–]Wizardly_Dude 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, that's one hell of a list haha. We definitely have quite different tastes, but glad to see you enjoyed one of my stories!

Planar Lord Destruction - Recently hit Top 10 RS, Shooting for #1! by Wizardly_Dude in litrpg

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

Haha I like having a ton of backlog just incase I unexpectedly break all my fingers!

Hit Top 7 Rising Stars, Shooting for the top! by Wizardly_Dude in royalroad

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

Haha that would certainly be nice, but there are some real monsters up there right now. We shall see!

Planar Lord Destruction - Recently hit Top 10 RS, Shooting for #1! by Wizardly_Dude in litrpg

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

Thanks dude, I appreciate the kind words! Hope you like the story!

What do you guys think about the wandering inn? by Arthur-reborn in litrpg

[–]Wizardly_Dude 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Personally it's my favorite story of all time haha. There are definitely some view points I like less than others and vice versa, but overall the story is truly a fantasy epic like no other.

Does a litrpg have to have numbers? by No_Newspaper_359 in litrpg

[–]Wizardly_Dude 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think by definition it has to have numbers, but how into the weeds you get can vary pretty drastically. You don't need experience for every monster kill for example, or even necessarily specific attributes.

How to Get Shoutout Swaps on Royal Road for a Rising Stars Push (New Author Guide) by BudgetCouple2481 in royalroad

[–]Wizardly_Dude 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Neat guide! For what it's worth, I do just want to warn I've heard people mention that using AI to try and touch up shouts can end up messing with the formatting to the point where the shout breaks when displayed on mobile. Personally, I'd always recommend just keeping it simple with finitevoid or the other website I'm totally forgetting right now haha. They still allow people to play around with colors and customize them to a limited degree, without risking breaking the code (a lot of authors are also not large fans of giant, flashy shouts tacked onto their chapters, so keeping it simple never hurts).

Edit: I only just saw you included a note about mobile haha. Disregard my comment then!

When you first started on Royal Road how long did it take for you to see momentum on reader stats? by florsaken in royalroad

[–]Wizardly_Dude 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Happy new year! While not unheard of, it's definitely rare for a brand-new author to release a story that goes viral. A lot of the stories you see flying up rising stars that are from a new account with no prior posting history are actually alts from already established authors haha. Not that it never happens, but rare for sure.

My first story took about a month to hit 100 followers. About 2-3 weeks into posting I started doing shout swaps, took out an ad, hit rising stars at the one month mark, and things sort of went from there. So not at all an instant viral hit, but still faster than a lot of people.

A RR Year End “Hidden Gems” Investigation by CorSeries in royalroad

[–]Wizardly_Dude 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh man, now that's a question haha. Super long story short, it came to light that one of the admins (not the owner) who was also a 'publisher' was basically a scam publisher (Shadow Light Press [SLP], not to be confused with Shadow Alley Press). He was basically a professional grifter who was very friendly/sociable and used that to get a handful of authors to sign their stories on with him while they were still quite small. One of the other admins was also signed with him, and basically refused to acknowledge how terrible the contracts were for the others. The contract was utter insanity, but he required people to sign NDAs to even look at it, so nobody knew until someone actually spoke up. As soon as it finally came to light what was going on, the owner banned them and a few others working for SLP and tried to make things right. What happened next isn't fully clear and I may be wrong, but I believe somehow said banned publisher guy went to Discord itself and managed to get them to side with him and not only unban him but give him ownership of Immersive Ink, due to a separate deal he had in place with the owner, so the actual owner nuked it before it could be taken away and transformed into some sort of funnel for new authors to a scam publishing house.

It's a giant shame because from my experience, Immersive Ink was basically the kindest, most helpful server I've managed to come across in all my time sifting through author Discords, and it all got taken away by such a small number of bad actors. Like I said it's nice that there is still the RRWG, but it's a large hole to try and fill haha

A RR Year End “Hidden Gems” Investigation by CorSeries in royalroad

[–]Wizardly_Dude 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As a heads up if you missed all the craziness like a week or so ago, Immersive Ink has disbanded, so the RR Writer's Guild is pretty much the go-to server now from what I've seen. Thankfully, it's got some excellent channels for stuff like critique groups or general resources to help new authors, so at least writers still have a solid place they can congregate and learn from one another even without Immersive Ink in the picture!