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Over the past eight or so years, a subgenre of fantasy (and SF): LitRPG and GameLit have come into play, with a solid readership. You might look into some of those books to give you ideas of how the character could become trapped in the game and the other questions you have (such as with his...

I enjoy both, and have published novels in both. That said, there is less crossover than I anticipated in readers. There is not as much crossover in readers between subgenres of fantasy or between subgenres of SF as I anticipated. That isn't to say it is zero, but early in my writing journey...

Depends on the price and, of course, the quality.

Welcome to the forum, Runhold. Looking forward to crossing paths here on the forum. Terry

I hadn't thought about specialty software and what hurdles there might possibly be using a working title. I use MS Word. As far as renaming files, really, the only file for records that would need to be changed is the main folder which contains all of contents (version of the novel for me). In...

Often authors start with a working title. That takes a little pressure off for a final title, but it does give the author a focus and something to refer to their work in progress. Titles can come from a line in the book, or theme, or a character or some action. Often, after completing a novel...

Don't know if this fits in your world, but what about Woolly Mammoths, Mastadons and Woolly Rhinos? I know you have Neanderthals already slated for some types of dinos, but this might be a better fit, and would open up some of those other dinos for other races. As for dinos, there are...

Take a look at some of your favorite books by your favorite authors, especially in the genre you're writing. See how they ended the chapters (or scenes). Note the variety, when and how they used such endings. What effect it had upon you as a reader, and what you suspect the intended effect was...

Normally the radio or television is playing in the backgorund, not listened to. Sometimes I put on a Youtube video in the background with birds in nature. However, on occasion I do listen to (looped) the theme for the mini series Lonesome Dove. If you might be interested, here is a link to a...

Most recently I've really enjoyed the Grimnoir Chronicles by Larry Correia. It's set in the early 1930s, sort of an alternate history, where magic came into existance several hundred years prior. The types of magic and uses are creative and interesting, as is the tale. Althought the three...

Maybe put it aside and work on something else, with an eye toward developing skills you feel need improvement. A thing to remember, however, is that you're writing a first draft. It is going to be flawed, and need revisions and edits. As you write the tale, your skills will improve, and also...

Hey Mythic Scribes, Below is a link to my interview with the Tell Not Show Podcast. Not really a promo for my work. More of a discussion for writing ideas and advice. Figured this was the place on the forum to share it, since some of my published works are mentioned/discussed along the way...

I do not know, from my own experience. I am able to put out a novel or two a year. I have heard and read some authors talk about rapid release, or trying to have a novel every month for a series, to build and keep momentum. I guess the notion there is to write and store up novels in a series...

What I have found is that having new releases in a series tends to keep sales flowing. Getting from the first novel to the second in a series there is a drop, but normally once the reader completes the second, they tend to pick up the others. This is pretty much normal for most of my series...

If you have a book title, plus a series title, the reader will know it's a series. Sometimes Book 1 is also included. It's better for each book to have an overall story arc, but that does not mean a larger story arc to be covered in the series or trilogy cannot carry over to future books for...