Resources for Fiction Authors

Guides, tips, and strategies to help you publish, grow, and monetize your serial fiction.

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What Western Cultivation Authors Can Learn From Weirkey Chronicles' Soulhome System

I thought I needed a break from LitRPG. After years of blue boxes and stat screens, I was getting bored. Same mechanics, different window dressing. I…

January 10, 2026•10 min read

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The Royal Road to Patreon: 2025 Data on When to Launch & What to Charge

You've been publishing on Royal Road for months. Your follower count is climbing. Comments are rolling in. And now you're asking the question every…

January 3, 2026•10 min read

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We Analyzed 277 Web Serials. Short Chapters Don't Perform Better.

"How long should my chapters be?" It's one of the first questions new serial fiction authors ask. And if you've spent any time in writing communities…

December 20, 2025•8 min read

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What 2,400 Chapters of Shadow Slave Taught Us About Reader Retention

Most serial fiction loses 90% of readers by chapter 50. Shadow Slave's engagement increases after chapter 2,000. I've been reading Shadow Slave for…

December 13, 2025•10 min read

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What 1,000 Primal Hunter Reviews Reveal About Reader Expectations

I'm a Primal Hunter fan. Like many readers, I had a complicated relationship with the early chapters. We spent a long time in the tutorial, much…

December 6, 2025•9 min read

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Why Do Great LitRPG Series Fall Off? An Analysis of 1,147 Reddit Comments

A new series drops. The reviews are glowing. Everyone's talking about it. Book 1 is amazing. Book 2 is even better. Book 3... pretty good. Book…

November 28, 2025•12 min read

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The Reading Experience Matters: Why PDFs and EPUBs Don't Work for Serial Fiction

I've been reading serial fiction for over a decade. From the early days of fan fiction archives to the explosion of web novels on Royal Road, I've…

November 20, 2025•9 min read