My Time at LitRPG Con

None of us knew what to expect from the first ever LitRPG Con. I know the people involved in putting it on were straight hustling to get everything ready in time, and there was a lot of last-minute changes and uncertainty. Panel information became available about two weeks before the convention. Talking with other authors […]

Flying through the airport where things went wrong in your latest book

Last weekend, I had the tremendous privilege of attending the first-ever LitRPG Con in Denver, Colorado. Today, Tuesday, I released my fourth book: Engineer’s Odyssey, a standalone side story in the Apocalypse Parenting universe, where the main character starts the apocalypse trapped in the Denver International Airport. For those who are paying attention, this means […]

Understanding LitRPG

What is LitRPG? Why do people read it? With Dungeon Crawler Carl slated for a television adaptation, a lot of people are curious about LitRPG. Whether it’s the first time you’re hearing about the genre or if you were aware of it but just a little unsure, I’m here to break it down for you. […]

Writing believable children

A lot of authors find children hard to write well, but most people find the kids I write very believable. In this post, I’ve tried to sum up what I’ve learned as succinctly as possible: a bit over 3,000 words, broken down into sections. Kids are not that different than adults. They just lack an […]

Apocalypse Parenting #1: Time to Play will be released on audiobook by Podium Audio on February 21!

Click above to listen to a sample of the amazing performance by Laurie Catherine Winkel! She’s a talented narrator who’s recorded books for New York Times bestselling authors. If you regularly listen to LitRPG audiobooks, you may have heard her before as part of the Life Reset audiobook cast, alongside Jeff Hayes and Annie Ellicott. […]