Dakota Krout on North Dakota Today

The amazing Dakota Krout, author of the Divine Dungeon series and Completionist Chronicles and head of Mountaindale Press, was featured on the local North Dakota news. They highlighted his success story as well as his works and it was just so cool to see him on TV. Go check it out!

https://www.valleynewslive.com/video/?vid=567943792

LitRPG authors coming to the Fantasy Book Fest

I wanted to announce that several LitRPG authors will be attending the Fantasy Book Fest APRIL 17-19, 2020 in Anaheim, CA. The schedule of authors and events is still being formed but it already includes writer and reader panels, including a LitRPG panel. LitRPG Authors attending include: James A. Hunter, Apollos Thorne, Domino Finn, and R.A. Mejia 

http://fantasybookfest.com/

MSE Space Knight Crowd Funding - Makes Goal

MSE and Space Knight Indigogo campaign

Update: campain reached its $15,000 minimum in less than 24 hours. It's fully funded for ebooks, audiobook, and print copies. Though there are some stretch goals.

The campaign also has a different set of rewards so that those who just want an ebook copy can get theirs on MSE's website sooner.

Black Friday and Beyond LitRPG Deals and Sales

A collection of LitRPG deals and sales for Black Friday and Beyond, collected from various author pages, and Facebook Pages.

LitRPG Deals


Audible is having a black friday deals including some LitRPG stories - Rouge Dungeon and Delvers 3 so go check them out for deals if you’re an audible member.


Ebooks On Sale now


Dragon Seed: A LitRPG Dragonrider Adventure (The Archemi Online Chronicles Book 1) - FREE 11/29-11/30 https://amzn.to/35Ece7H 

Arabellan Chronicles (Arabella Online Book 3) - Free 11/29 - 12/1 https://amzn.to/2DkWHh1 

Sentenced to Troll - FREE 11/28 - 11/30 https://amzn.to/34uezlr 

Pangea Online: Death and Axes - FREE 11/28 -11/30 https://amzn.to/2OOHCcZ 


Blaze Corvin - All the Book 1s in his series are on sale until the end of November on the US store.

https://amzn.to/35Bz5Rf 

Void Legion (The Frost Files Book 1) - 1st book in the series is $0.99 https://amzn.to/2rxW0hu 

The Hall: Book 1 of the Muraglen Saga - $0.99 until the end of November https://amzn.to/33kHHKx .

Jonathan Brooks - Dungeon World is free, 2 and 3 are $0.99 on 11/29 because book 4 is coming out next week

https://amzn.to/2slHHxc 

The Realms Book 1-3 on sale until the end of November https://amzn.to/35JfkaJ 

World Tree Online Books 1-3 by M.A. Carlson on sale until Dec. 3rd https://amzn.to/2XOJgPX 

The Fifth Survivor Books 1-6 will be on sale until Dec. 7th https://amzn.to/2DiAWhF 

The Underworld Collection: A LitRPG Series (Ombibus books 1-3) on sale for $4.99 for the entire trilogy! 298,000 words. (Also on KU)https://amzn.to/34sMN8S 

Illusion (The Blacklight Chronicles Book 1) on sale $0.99, 11/29 - 12/6 https://amzn.to/2OUlKwP 


Dec 2 - 9th Sales: Free or $0.99

Fortress of Shadows: A LitRPG and GameLit Adventure (Stonehaven League Book 2) https://amzn.to/2Dlj9Xj 

A Dungeon's Desire https://amzn.to/2DliODQ 

Guardians Of The Round Table 1: Dexterity Fail https://amzn.to/2qQ5eWA 

Initializing (Somnia Online Book 1) https://amzn.to/2DljtFv 

The Warped Forest (Gamemakers Online Book 1) - https://amzn.to/33ox6hJ 

Puatera Online bk 1-3 https://amzn.to/2OUyLGu 


Annual GameLit Society Charity - Shriner's Hospital for Children

Don’t forget that the GameLit Society is still doing their annual charity drive on GoFundMe for Shriners Hospital for Children. So far they’ve raised $1,000 of their $3,000 goal. Go donate if you want to give to a good cause. 

https://www.gofundme.com/f/gamelit-society-philanthropy-pt-3 

MSE Kickstarter blows past goals

Michael Scott Earle has launched the kickstarter to fund the next novel he is publishing. It only took hours to reach the initial $15K goal to produce an ebook, audiobook, and signed physical copies of the whole series. As is, it has over $44K in support for the project, showing that MSE does not need Amazon to make money. The project has become one of the 'most backed' fiction projects on the platform. Although the $1,000 pledge has been snagged, there is still the $5,500 one that will get you a weekend to hangout with MSE. 

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/michaelscottearle/tamer-king-of-dinosaurs-book-6-ebook-print-and-audio/ 

Dakota Krout & James Hunter - Bibliomancer Interview (Video)

Dakota Krout and James Hunter did a Facebook Live stream this week to promote their co-authored book Bibliomancer, which is out now. Come watch them talk about the novel, the process of working together, and some of the plans they have for the series.

Ruins of Majesta 2 on PreOrder, Book 1 on sale till 09/27/19

Taj McCoy El was nice enough to write into the podcast and let us know that the second book of his popular series Ruins of Majesta is up for pre-order. He also let us know that book 1 will be on sale for $0.99 from 9/20-9/27 so that any one who hasn’t had a chance to read the 1st book will be able to.

MSE loses court case but starts selling his books

Michael Scott Earle did not win his court case against Amazon so he will not be returning to that platform to publish. Instead, he’s decided to sell his novels directly to his fans and even start a kickstarter to fund future works with lots of great stretch goals.

 

In only a couple days, the response to MSE putting his works back up for sale have been astounding with many fans buying everything that’s available all at once.

 

You can purchase all MSE’s novels at with many 1st books in series being free: https://www.michaelscottearle.com/books-1 

 

You can follow what MSE says at his Facebook group:

Storyteller Michael-Scott Earle's cool club for cool people

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1562248853809471/

Michael Chatfield announces RPG game

Michael Chatfield announced this week that he’s been working on not only new books for everyone but an actual RPG game. It’s still in the works it has a tentative release date of 2020. But definitely go check it out, it looks pretty interesting.

 

Dark Envoy is a non-linear RPG inspired by the likes of the Divinity series, XCOM and Dragon Age to offer free world exploration with an emphasis on tactical combat layered with lore and strategy.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/945770/Dark_Envoy/ 

DragonCon 2019 Panel and Cosplay (Videos)

The LitRPG Podcast was at DragonCon this year and we not only visited plenty of vendors and our fellow LitRPG author’s groups, but also some of the panels they were on. It was soo fun to meet so many great authors, narrators, and fans. We recorded some of the panels as well as our travels around the con and all the amazing cosplay including some by our own narrators and fans. 

Check out the LitRPG Podcast Facebook page and YouTube page to check out the videos.


Our Saturday Morning at DragonCon 2019

https://youtu.be/e0HPCzFyn_k


DragonCon 2019 Cosplay Highlights

https://youtu.be/pH8XM8kPkd4 


DragonCon 2019 - Visions of the Future: YA Sci-fi Worldbuild

https://youtu.be/jqSF_eAx46Q 


DragonCon 2019 - Delphic Oracle Clip

https://youtu.be/bAcJJQiJcB8 



DragonCon 2019 - Heists, Road Trips, & Horror

https://youtu.be/1MCNt4fQEmA 



DragonCon 2019 - All the Subs

https://youtu.be/BLCma4akWcY 



DragonCon 2019 - The World & the Game: Where the Games We Play Meet the Books We Read

https://youtu.be/DWNMgyO2gfE 



DragonCon 2019 - Giving the Book a Voice: Talking about Audiobooks

https://youtu.be/lpsABWPH-Gg 










DragonCon 2019 - LitRPG Author Panels and Booths

The LitRPG Podcast will be doing some Facebook Live streams while at DragonCon or just hanging out with people. So, keep an eye out for those on the LitRPG Podcast Facebook page. But here is a list of locations, panels, and booths that we put together for LitRPG authors at DragonCon. You can also find most of the info on panels on the DragonCon App.

Dave Wilmarth

Meet-n-greet 

Private room at the Commerce Club on Friday 30th from 3pm-6pm. A block south of the con at 191 Peachtree, 49th floor

He will be signing books, but will not be selling any. So bring your own books.

-I know that there will likely be several other LitRPG authors hanging out there too, including myself, R.A. Mejia. So if you want me to sign a book you bring, that’ll be the place.

Apollos Thorne

(Unknown at this time)

He’s attending the con as a speaker this year and is supposed to be on some panels, but he hasn’t had a schedule handed to him as of this recording. We’ll update you when we know more but hopefully the DragonCon App will update too.


Jeffrey Falcon Logue

Booth: 1st Floor?? He didn't have a specific booth number at the time of recording but said he’d be with Tairen’s Lair.



Michael Chatfield

Visions of the Future: YA Sci-Fi Worldbuilding

Time: Fri 01:00 pm Location: A707 - Marriott (Length: 1 Hour)

Fantasy Gather

Time: Fri 08:00 pm Location: Hyatt Hanover C-E (Length: 4 hours)

The World & the Game: Where the Games We Play Meet the Books We Read 

Time: Sat 05:30 pm Location: Embassy EF - Hyatt (Length: 1 Hour)

Fighting in Space: Planning a Space Battle

Time: Sat 07:00 pm Location: Embassy AB - Hyatt (Length: 1 Hour)


Luke Chmilenko 

Heists, Road Trips, & Horror

Time: Sun 01:00 pm Location: Hyatt Embassy EF (Length: 1 Hour)

Novel Gaming: Books Based on Games

Time: Mon 11: 30 am Location: Hyatt Embassy AB (Length: 1 Hour)


Dakota Krout

Booth: Americas Mart Building 2  - 2nd Floor booth 2826-2727 

-There will be a book signing schedule there for the authors of Mountaindale Press including: Jay Boyce, Christopher Johns, and Dakota Krout 

Giving the Book a Voice: Talking about Audiobooks

Time: Sat 02:30 pm  Location: Hyatt Embassy EF

Sanderson’s Laws of Magic

Time: Sat 10:00 pm Location: Marriott L401-L403



James A. Hunter

Booth: Americas Mart Building 2  - 2nd Floor booth 2820-2822 

Who, or What, Did It: Solving Crime in Urban Fantasy

Fri 01:00 pm Location: Westin Chastain 1-2

Finding the Groove: Music in UF

Fri 02:30 pm Location: Westin Chastain 1-2

Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite

Fri 05:30 pm Location: Marriott M302-M303

Fantasy Gather

Time: Fri 08:00 pm Location: Hyatt Hanover C-E (Length: 4 hours)

Dead Beat: Dark Fantasy Detectives

Sun 07:00 pm Location: Westin Chastain I-J

All the Subs

Mon 01:00 pm Location: Hyatt Embassy EF



Aleron Kong

Booth:  Americas Mart Building 2  - 2nd Floor booth 2824

The business of doing business

Fri 11:30 AM Location: Hyatt Inman (1 hour)

The Heroes of High Fantasy

Fri 01:00 PM Location: Hyatt Regency VI-VII 

Fantasy Gather

Time: Fri 08:00 pm Location: Hyatt Hanover C-E (Length: 4 hours)

Writing for Games & Steam Panel

Sat 02:30 pm Location: Hyatt Inman

Creators Panel: How to manage it all?

Sat 07:00 pm Location: Hyatt Inman

LitRPG Gala

Sidebar 12-2 pm

Sanderson’s Laws of Magic

Time: Sat 10:00 pm Location: Marriott L401-L403 (1 hour)

Writing in the TransMedia Age

Mon 11:30 am Location: Hyatt Inman (1 Hour)

The Magical Realm: Fantasy

Mon 01:00 pm  Location: Marriott A707 (1 Hour)


The Barrow series on sale and big Giveaway contest

C.M. Carney, author of The Realms series was nice enough to let us know that The Forsaken God - The Realms Book Five goes live on Friday 8/16/19 and that he was putting the series on sale (1:FREE, 2/3: $1.99). He’ll also have a Gleam contest starting the 15th with prizes including: a signed physical set of the series books, audiobooks, and ebooks.

Contest: https://gleam.io/0UkTO/the-forsaken-god-launch

Series books: https://amzn.to/2yQKaQ9

Project Alpha: Book 2 Audiobook Trailer

Project Alpha: Book 2 came out as an audiobook a few days ago. I’m really proud of how well it turned out and made a little trailer. Here you go. Enjoy the first few minutes of the story.

Project Alpha Book 2 Audiobook - https://amzn.to/2H3oqVQ

James Hunter and Dakota Krout talk about Bibliomancer

This week Dakota Krout and James Hunter did a facebook live stream video talking about their joint project Bibliomancer, a story set in the Completionist Chronicles universe. Check it out if you missed the live stream.

https://www.facebook.com/TheDivineDungeon/videos/476106853168718/