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Gabriel Rathweg
For as long as I can remember, I have had a foot in multiple worlds. Born in the nation's capital to a 6"5 blonde hair blue-eyed father and a new to United States Korean mother, my childhood took me to many lands. I have spent formative years in Puerto Rico, Venezuela, and Saudi Arabia, but most of my time has been in Cocoa Beach, Florida. I am currently living with my partner and two cats in the Bavarian State of Germany. I grew up in areas where a lot of people didn't look like me. I ended up joining the worlds created by fantasy authors. Starting with the classics like Tolkien and Lewis, I devoured fantasy literature. At the tender age of ten, my sister opened my mind to the works of Anthony and Pratchett and my love for the genre intensified. As I got older and read all that there was to read, video games were exponentially rising in popularity. You mean a real, live, choose-your-own-adventure game? Sold! Literature, video games, and music have been my solid companions in life. It is an honor to share what I create with you, the reader. I hope my books bring you the joy and friendship I have always found comfort in within the science fiction fantasy world. Find out more on: www.patreon.com/glrathweg www.facebook.com/glrathweg https://www.facebook.com/groups/2305071189719538/?ref=br_rs Instagram: glrathweg TikTok: @glrathweg Website: www.glrathweg.com
Rose Reynolds
Rose Reynolds grew up catching lizards and dreaming of dragons in flight. She joined the Army Infantry at 18, spent some time in the sand. During her tour to Mosul, Rose played Gears of War and Halo in between conducting raids, combat patrols, and tower guard. Rose earned degrees in English at CSU Fullerton. After a few years spent teaching as an adjunct, she returned to that childhood dream of writing fantasy stories.
Somehow, she writes Fantasy, Cultivation, and LitRPG books for a living. Best known for her book First Fist: Seventh Bridge to the Heavens, under the pen name TJ Reynolds. The second novel in the series will be released Winter of 23’. A new project is on the horizon, The Heroes, Monk and Mage, due for publication Spring 2024.
Perhaps her greatest accomplishment yet, however, has been learning to survive as a transgender person. Reclaiming her mind, soul, and body, she’s never felt more herself. Joyous though this change has been, the social and financial cost of transition is devastating. Send the trans folks you interact with a bit of kindness and grace: many of us are barely hanging on.
If you’ve a mind to chat about anime, JRPGs, or the weighty calling of raising otaku children in 2023, please reach out to Rose on Facebook or Discord, and remember to follow her on Amazon to be notified of new releases.
Jeff Russo
Hello everyone I'm Jeff from @jeffrussocosplay, I'm 36 years of age and live in Vegas, I have an amazing wife who's name is Kat @katiemaycosplay and we've been together for 20 years. I started crafting and cosplay as a form of therapy to help fight PTSD, depression and anxiety. When participating and wearing cosplays I'm not boring old Jeff, I'm whoever I want to be that day and seeing the reaction from others makes me smile even if they can't see it under the mask.
Lorne Ryburn “caerulex”
Lorne (also known online as caerulex) is a web serial fanatic. She is permanently in a state of devouring multiple online books and webcomics in the progression fantasy / LitRPG subgenres. The Menocht Loop is her second book series, which she began after publishing Apex Predator as an online web serial. She is co-owner of Timeless Wind Publishing, a small indie publishing company specializing in progression fantasy and LitRPG. She is also a full time AI/ML software engineer.
Daniel Schinhofen
Daniel Schinhofen is a self-published author in the burgeoning genre of LitRPG/Gamelit. He published his first book, Last Horizon: Beta, in October of 2016, and has published over thirty books to date. A best-selling author on Amazon multiple times, his series have achieved name recognition in the genre. Series include; Last Horizons, Alpha World, Apocalypse Gates, Binding Words, Resurrection Quest, NPC LIves, Aether's Revival, and Dungeon Walkers.
When not slavishly typing away at the next book, Daniel tries to unwind with video games, playing with his dog, or going for walks around his neighborhood.
Kevin Sinclair
I’m a full-time, British Indie Author publishing fantasy, sci-fi and post-apocalyptic novels within the LitRPG/GameLIT genre.
Born and bred in the North East of England I live with my wife, our four children. It’s a stone’s throw from the rugged coastline of the North Sea and a place full of history, from Pagan stone circles to Roman forts that feed the imagination. We have three dogs all outrageously different in size, from an old giant Newfy to a miniature Yorkie and some sort of mysterious hybrid in between.
My debut series Condition Evolution spans six novels with three more on the way. It crosses genres from LitRPG fantasy to real world GameLIT Space Opera, like a penguin goes from land to water.
My second is a gritty, post-apocalyptic series, The Cesmial Accords, bringing time-travel, superhuman powers and waves of vicious monsters to Earth in a battle for survival.
Last year saw the beginning of God of the Feast, a portal fantasy series that’s bigger, grittier and occasionally funnier than anything I’ve written before.
John Stovall
John Stovall loves Shami, gaming, reading, math, his friends, his family, and his dog, and probably a whole lot of other things he can't think of right now. He obtained his BA in political science, and then later his JD from Humphrey's School of Law, but his real passion lies in writing. When he isn't thinking up number systems for his own homebrew Dungeons & Dragons game, he's thinking up cool plot lines for his books.
If you'd like to contact John Stovall, you can find him on Facebook and Instagram at: john.w.stovall (be prepared for questionable photography skills)
Shami Stovall
Shami Stovall is a multi-award-winning author of fantasy and science fiction. Before that, she taught history and criminal law at the college level and loved every second. When she’s not reading fascinating articles and books about ancient China or the Byzantine Empire, Stovall can be found playing way too many video games, especially RPGs and tactics simulators. She loves John, reading, and writing about herself in the third person.
Jakob Tanner
Jakob Tanner is the LitRPG author of three best selling series, Arcane Kingdom Online and Tower Climber, and his new series, Second Chance Swordsman. When not writing, he loves watching anime, reading comics, and playing video games.
C.J. Timms
C.J. Timms has a passion for writing quality Aussie Sci-fi and fantasy, particularly LitRPG. If you want to read about a man riding in to save the day on a giant wombat, he's your guy. Chris is the author of the Aussie Mana Apocalypse (books 1-4 and comic), The Aussie Mana Apocalypse Freeman and King Tides Curse.
Chris is a GP in Australia and passionate about burnout prevention. He finds writing a powerful tool to de-stress and be able to serve patients better.
Eric Ugland
Eric Ugland is the bestselling author of the Good Guys and Bad Guys series. He writes LitRPG from the depths of Maine's forests, fighting back bears and moose while slinging ink over the paper. Born in England, but raised in various other places, he's got a unique voice and several expired passports as well as a deep wealth of tropical diseases. He like gin and tonics, cold ice, and long walks on short beaches.
Shawn Weeks
Shawn Weeks is an Acupuncture Doctor (DOM) practicing in Albuquerque NM. He specializes in neurological and electro-acupuncture treatments as well as treating allergies. He’s spent the last several years developing an acupuncture treatment for ADD/ADHD, but has spent the last four decades being a giant nerd. He is currently in the throes of writing his first LitRPG novel and loves the genre wholeheartedly.
Cailan Wilkinson
Cailan Wilkinson is an author in the LITRPG genre, he lives in a small beach town on the east coast. An avid reader and lover of audiobooks, Cailan enjoys writing fast-paced fantasy novels filled with LITRPG elements. Cailan released his first book, The Elementalist: Book 1, Darkfire in August 2021, Book 2, Doom in January 2022, and Book 3, Resurgence in June 2022. He is currently writing book 4 and is expecting to release an audiobook of books 1-3 sometime in 2023.
Crys Wilson
Crys Wilson was born in Las Vegas, NV where she still resides. She began her cosplay journey in 2021. She enjoys crafting cosplays from a wide variety of Fandoms from Comics, anime, fantasy to videogame characters. it has been an amazing experience from meeting new cosplay friends, walking in Dragon Con parade and being featured on the cover of Blerd magazine. Her goal in cosplay is to spread positivity and to help others grow in the community.
Daniel Wisniewski
Daniel is an actor of both voice and stage based out of New York City. He has produced over 180 audiobooks, is a multi-time Audible Best Seller, and was recently awarded the 2023 Readers’ Favorite Award for Best Fiction Audiobook for his work on Cordova and Novotny’s The Executioners. He is also an accomplished stage actor, with credits including Romeo & Bernadette (Off-Broadway), The Imbible: Day Drinking (Off-Broadway), Men with Money (World Premiere) at the Aurora Theatre in Georgia, and as The Beast in the Walnut Street Theatre’s upcoming production of Beauty and the Beast. When not working, he can be found galavanting with friends as an alcoholic hobgoblin bounty hunter in their latest Dungeons and Dragons campaign.
Tao Wong
Tao Wong is a Canadian author based in Toronto who is best known for his System Apocalypse post-apocalyptic LitRPG series and A Thousand Li, a Chinese xianxia fantasy series. His work has been released in audio, paperback, hardcover and ebook formats and translated into German, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian and other languages. He was shortlisted for the UK Kindle Storyteller award in 2021 for his work, A Thousand Li: the Second Sect.
When he’s not writing and working, he’s practicing martial arts, reading and dreaming up new worlds.
Tao became a full-time author in 2019 and is a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA), NINC and ALLI.
Misty Zaugg
I started Kenpo Karate at 13 because my mom found a coupon for a free lesson. I sold candy at school (and got in trouble for it) but earned enough to carry a jar of small bills and change to pay for my first month of lessons. I fell in love with martial arts and obsessed about leveling up to black belt in three years time.
A newlywed at 26, I decided to switch classes to healer and four years later was awarded the rank of doctor.
And through it all, I devoured stories and played games. I bought Starcraft for my husband when we first got married, but I secretly played it for a couple of weeks before giving it to him, because you know . . . competitive. :) My kids loved it when I helped moderate the Minecraft server they played on.
And now? I write stories combining everything I love.
Why don't you read a few pages and tell me what you think? I'm always looking to connect with readers and improve my writing. I love a good adventure and hope my stories deliver that.
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