When Words Collide 2026

LitRPG and Progression Fantasy is a genre that has been around for some time, their popularity growing in the past years. Yet how different are they from your usual Fantasy? What are the demands of the target audience, the right platforms to publish your stories, the way to make profit, how to plan ahead and increase your number of readers and followers?

From an author who is now working with a publisher to adapt her Progression Fantasy novel into a webcomic, in this Presentation, you will learn:

Intro: How Progression Fantasy and LitRPG became more relevant and popular in recent years, successful cases (Dungeon Crawler Carl, The Wandering Inn, The Primal Hunter…), and why this could matter to aspiring and experienced SFF writers.
Terminology: What is Progression Fantasy and LitRPG, how they differ from other SFF genres, common tropes and story structures, most popular platforms, usual audience…
How to Make it Good: The essentials and fundamentals in writing a good Progression Fantasy/LitRPG story, mistakes and traps to avoid, how to find the perfect audience for the story you want to tell.
Getting Down to Business: How platforms like Royal Road work, how to plan a story launch, how to get more views and followers faster, how to advertise your story, ways to earn money before publishing to Amazon/Kobo/etc…
Closing statements: Where to find more resources (guides, tools), where to find communities (connections, mentorship programs), questions.