Thanks for all the book recommendations in the sub.Īnd i hope one day we get to see this story adapted preferably into an animated series or at least a comic. New question: what's your favorite movie/tv show? (I know, I suck at asking good questions) Its either that or you are a sentient AI gone primal. Makes the story impossible to predict since there is no plan. You sprinkle a bunch of Chekhov guns throughout your narrative and when you reach a major plot point, you pull up you spreadsheet, select like 5 Chekhov's(most likely at random) and let them all go off. So my question was going to be: How does a human being come up with any of this stuff, specifically Carl's impossible plans?Īfter reading through this sub, i think ive figured it out.

Its unpredictable and completely insane, each book being more ridiculous than the last. Out of any story ive ever experienced, be it books, movies, animations, videogames, history or even irl, DCC is my favorite. Imagine my surprise at seeing an AMA going on by the author himself. Just finished listening to DCC book 5 half an hour ago and decided to find the reddit to discuss. That said, if I ever publish another standalone book, I will consider going back to trad publishing. Some of the new smaller presses (Like Aethon and Mountaindale) understand, but a big New York house is too cumbersome gain a foothold in this world. I don't think a large publisher will ever make sense in this genre until they can understand the rapid release requirements. The first book I wrote that was actually self published was Dominion of Blades, and I made more money the first week it was out than in my entire career before that combined, including all the prizes, pro fees from short stories, and three trad published books. That's a symptom of the current self-publishing evironment and the demographic of the readers. Lots and lots of litrpg authors are super young, which I think is great, but it makes for a lot of. I suspect I'll be doing that again in ten more years if I live that long. Seriously though, I look back at the stuff I wrote long ago and just cringe. Know any others? Message #scifi and let your friendly mods know!ĭid you just call me old? I'm still in my forties, thank you very much!

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