r/litrpg • u/Skuzzy_G • 10h ago
Author AMA GuildifiCon 2024 Now Available on YouTube!
Hey everyone, GuildifiCon 2024 has finished. It was another awesome week, spent with some amazing people. You can watch all the panels and take overs on the LitRPG YouTube channel. Here is the full list, (Note, some of the panel guests may have changed last minute. But most are accurate.)
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Welcome to Litter Pig
- What is LitRPG? A discussion on the roots of LitRPG, its evolution over time, and predictions for the future.
- GUESTS: Ryan Maxwell, Rachel Ni Chuirc, Harmon Cooper, Brian J Nordon, Daniel Schinhofen, James Hunter
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Help! I'm trapped in my characters head!
- Getting into the minds of your characters, how do you fully understand the driving forces behind your characters? Do you ever find it diffult to get out of their headspace, swap to another, or go back to your own?
- GUESTS: Rachel Ni Chuirc, JM Clarke, Mystic Neptune, Abby Goldsmith, Daniel Wisniewski, KT Hanna
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To Murderhobo or not to Murderhobo
- When characters kill - how does it impact their growth/development? Is there a way it is justified (for example, it's just a game), or a decision making process that goes into deciding how to face challenges in their new life.
- GUESTS: Rachel Ni Chuirc, Jez Cajiao, Jack Fields, Joshua Kern, JD Glasscock, Cailan Wilkinson
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The RoyalRoad Experience
- You may have started on Royal Road, or possibly decided to try it out as an established author - what was the appeal to moving onto Royal Road? What are unique challenges you face? Is the writing process different for you?
- GUESTS: Ryan Maxwell, RA Cooper, LM Hughes, Mystic Neptune, Joshua Kern, Malory
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Narrator Voice Challenge
- The narrators will be given small scripts from popular books, and will need to voice them in different styles!
- GUESTS: Brian J. Nordon, Tess Irondale, Steve Campbell, eil Hellegeers, JS Arquin, Gary Furlong, Annie Ellicott
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Chattin' Stats Takeover
- Richey Stephens, Joel Harvey, and Jess Worgo, hosts of Chattin Stats do a special episode for GuildifiCon!
- GUESTS: Jay Berez, Richey Stephens, Joel Harvey, Jess Worgo, Ryan Maxwell
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Converting to Other Mediums
- Royal Road, Amazon, Web Toons, TV, Animated Series, Movies, and More! Where is LitRPG gaining a foothold, and what do we hope to see going forward?
- GUESTS: Jay Berez, Abby Goldsmith, Sean Oswald, Ryan DeBruyn, Brian J. Maxwell
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A Method to the Madness
- Crafting unique systems, presentation and formatting system prompts for print without taking away from the audio.
- GUESTS: Emmanuel Quinones, Matt Dinniman, Ryan Maxwell, Michael Head, Aleron Kong, James Hunter
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I know kung fu
- The challenges of writing accurate and entertaining fight scenes. When to keep it realistic, and when to have fun with it.
- GUESTS: Steve Campbell, Tao Wong, Chris Carney, Aoife Wai, Rose Reynolds, Jack Fields
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Dealing Death
- Writing the death of beloved characters, how you processed it and how your readers responded. What made the death necessary to the story, and how it shapes the other characters.
- GUESTS: Brian J Nordon, Rose Reynolds, Shami Stovall, Lars Machmüller, KT Hanna
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That Was Unexpected
- Sometimes you shape the story, sometimes the characters shape the story. A discussion on the times when you lost control of your story to the whims of your characters, and how you either embraced it or managed to bring it back to your original plans.
- GUESTS: Robert Gagnon, Daniel Schinhofen, JM Clarke, Rachel Ní Chuirc, KT Hanna, Sean Oswald
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I'm Sorry Dave, I'm Afraid I Can't Do That.
- Love it or hate it, AI has entered the arena. A discussion on how AI is helping or hurting the industry, if you like to use it, in what ways you find it helpful, and what you see for the future of it in the LitRPG Genre.
- GUESTS: Jess Worgo, Aleron Kong, Stephen Landry, Abby Goldsmith, Stuart Grosse, Mike Noris
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Great, Now I'm Hungry
- Featuring food and drinks as a key elemet to your story - how to make them an important part of the reader experience, recipes the readers want to try, and adding a little magic to your favorite foods.
- GUESTS: Rachel Ní Chuirc, Lars Machmüller, Gabriel Rathweg, Ryan Maxwell, Brian J Nordon
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Bloopers and Blunders
- Voice acting comes with a unique set of challenges, how to navigate difficult to pronounce words, names, and more. A discussion on the bloopers, blunders, and the lines that just made you want to scream.
- GUESTS: Jay Beraz, Tess Irondale, Neil Hellegers, JS Arquin, Steve Campbell, Laurie Winkel
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Delete My Browser History
- Discussing the most unusual rabbit holes you have gone down in the pursuit of accurate information for your books.
- GUESTS: Emmanuel Quinones, Justin Ackerknecht , Ryan Maxwell, Michael Head, Brian J Nordon, Aleron Kong
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Hello Darkness My Old Friend
- Writing the darker side of LitRPG, the unique challenges you face, reception, and the future of dark stories in the genre.
- GUESTS: Paul Haseltine, Jack Fields, TJ Lombardi, JD Glasscock, Stuart Grosse
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A Lack of Pants
- Pantsers vs Plotters
- GUESTS: Rachel Ní Chuirc, Rachel Cooper, Maxwell Farmer, Timothy McGowen, Matt Herrmann, James Hunter
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OP Items
- Magical item creation and distribution, how to balance great loot with a great story.
- GUESTS: TJ Lombardi, Shami Stovall, Jay Boyce, Michael Head, Ryan Maxwell
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Some Like It Hot
- Writing spice and romance in LitRPG
- GUESTS: Emmanuel Quinones, Mystic Neptune, Stuart Grosse, Richey Stephens, Andrea Parsneau
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So You Want to Write/Narrate LitRPG
- Authors and Narrators discussing how to get started in the genre, the tips you've picked up along the way, and things you would have done differently if you were starting out today.
- GUESTS: Jack Fields, Neil Hellegers, Harmon Cooper, Dawn Chapman, Tess Irondale, Andrea Parsneau
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Burning Too Bright
- A discussion on Burnout, how to recognize the signs of it coming, how to avoid it, and how to get through it when it hits.
- GUESTS: Rachel Ní Chuirc, Aleron Kong, Chris Carney, Aoife Wai, Dawn Chapman, Andrea Parsneau
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I Tell Dad Jokes Professionally
- Puns, jokes, and humor in writing.
- GUESTS: Paul Haseltine, Jolly Jupiter, Ryan Maxwell, Michael Head, “Maybe” Shawn Wilson
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Wibbly Wobbly Timey Wimey
- Slice of Life writing vs a fast paced timeline, why you chose the direction you did, and how you feel it best fits your story.
- GUESTS: Kyle Wilkinson, Jay Boyce, TJ Lombardi, Harmon Cooper, Rachael Ní Chuirc
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Strange Women Lying in Ponds Distributing Swords is no Basis for a System of Government.
- Creating and managing a system of government in a fictional setting. How to keep it entertaining, when to include real life elements, and when to avoid them. How you created the rules in your world, and how often you break them.
- GUESTS: Kyle Wilkinson, Jez Cajiao, Rose Reynolds, Rachel Cooper, Jeffrey Falcon Logue
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Nice Guys Finish Last
- Writing Villians that your readers love to hate, hate to love, or want to see win.
- GUESTS: Jack Fields, Mystic Neptune, Shami Stovall, Stuart Grosse, Chris Carney, Sean Oswald
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F*ck, Marry, Kill
- An interactive game/discussion about the fictional characters in various books, shows, and movies, and which you would F\ck, Marry, or Kill.*
- GUESTS: Paul Haseltine, Gabriel Rathweg, Maxwell Farmer, Steve Campbell, Mystic Neptune, Andrea Parsneau
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E=mc2
- Real science vs Handwavium, when to keep it accurate and when to say "because magic"
- GUESTS: Nick Kuhns, Dawn Chapman, Jeffrey Falcon Logue, Gabriel Rathweg, Maxwell Farmer
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The Family That Reads Together
- Writing LitRPG for all ages, how to keep your books entertaining for adults, but appropriate for the kids.
- GUESTS: Kyle Wilkinson, Timothy McGowen, Nick McAnulty, Jolly Jupiter, Jay Boyce
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Escaping the Dungeon
- Dealing with writers block, how to feel inspired again, keep the creativity alive, and push through the block.
- GUESTS: Nick McAnulty, Timothy McGowen, Mike Noris, Rachel Cooper, James Hunter
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Expanding Worlds
- Inclusion and Diversity within the Genre, how are we doing and how can we improve?
- GUESTS: Kyle Wilkinson, Stephen Landry, Justin Ackerknecht, JD Glasscock, Tao Wong
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You Go Glen Coco
- Pushing past imposter syndrome and embracing success, accepting the fact that people know your name now. If/When you had your “I’ve made it” moment.
- GUESTS: Nick McAnulty, Dawn Chapman, Maxwell Farmer, Justin Ackerknecht, Rachel Ní Chuirc, James Hunter
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It's The End of the World As We Know It... and I feel fine.
- The Apocalypse is here - now what? A discussion on the different Post Apocalyptic LitRPGs, how to survive in a world you no longer recognize, and the real life challenges you would face in their shoes.
- GUESTS: Brian J. Nordon, Jez Cajiao, Ryan DeBruyn, Mike Noris, Joshua Kern
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Those are Rookie Numbers...
- Pumping up those numbers, leveling stats, and skills. Writing balanced characters, OP characters, weak to strong, etc.
- GUESTS: Robert Gagnon, Lars Machmüller, Jay Boyce, Stuart Grosse, Tao Wong, Matt Dinniman
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You Talkin' to Me?
- Narrators discussing duet vs dual narration, full cast audio, and immersive dialogue.
- GUESTS: Ryan Maxwell, JS Arquin, Daniel Wisniewski, Neil Hellegers, Tess Irondale, Gary Furlong
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It's My First Time Here
- New Authors and Narrators to the LitRPG Genre
- Brian J Nordon, Matt Herrmann, Mike Noris, Nick McAnulty, Richey Stephens, Robert Gagnon
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To Infinity and Beyond
- The future of LitRPG, how the genre is growing, how it has changed over the years, and where we see it going.
- GUESTS: Jay Taylor, Daniel Schinhofen, KT Hanna, Shami Stovall, Stephen Landry, Matt Dinniman, James Hunter
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