《Write Way Magazine》Newspage: 27 Feb - 5 March 2017
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Krill: This week’s top stories are: Scribble’s namechange to Pendragon, WriTE’s elections, change new world’s meteoric rise on topwebfiction, and strife in the LitRPG community.
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Krill: First, Scribble – the group based in Royal Road Legends – voted to change their name to “PenDragon.” Pendragon leaders said that the name change came about because of the difficulties in explaining the group’s purpose with a vague name like Scribble and a desire to rebrand. Other experts and Group Leaders, as well as admins, have expressed confusion regarding this change, unsure of what it means for the group and the wider RRL community. Needless to say, we wish Pendragon the best in their future endeavors and hope they will continue to make RRL a lively place.
Cookie: WriTE is still the best!
Krill: Speaking of WriTE, Writers to The End – the largest group on RRl – has started its voting process. Although the ballots are secret, sources suggest that the race is too close to call just yet.
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Krill: Over on TopWebFictions.com, long-time RRL favorite, Change: New World, has shot up triumphantly on the weekly rankings. The question is, how long will this last?
Cookie: Forever!
Krill: And finally, strife and infighting in the wider LitRPG community after Aleron King – the self titled ‘father of American litrpg’ attempted to trademark the phrase ‘LitRPG’ and allegedly suppressed rivals on his facebook group. Rival Blaise-Corvin took him on in an lengthy post and sources indicate that the trademark claim has also been thrown out. Good news for LitRPG lovers, but the effects of this split have yet to play out. We’ll bring you more updates as they unfold.
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Enter a world of deceit and assassins. Augustus DeCastellian is a member of a wealthy merchant family, with ports all over the known world. He is sent on a voyage to new lands to open trade routes, but when he returns he will need to fight, using his tools of manipulation and cunning, for what he is owed.Author's note: This story is somewhat slow-paced, especially in comparison to the norm on Royal Road. The first three chapters act almost as a prologue, to give you a feel for what the rest of the story will be like. So, I suggest new readers try to get to the end of chapter 3 before deciding if this story is for them.A few of my reviews have said that this story is abnormal for Royal Road. I agree with that sentiment, at least based on what I've read on the site. It was just an idea that was in my head, that I began trying to write once my hobbies were cancelled due to the virus. I found Royal Road after I started writing it. Honestly, it's probably not even tailored for the web-novel format. But it's the story I wanted to tell. Discord: https://discord.gg/sk63gep
8 298World of Dungeons (Cancelled.)
The rewrite is here: https://royalroadl.com/fiction/12679/insect-dungeon-vs-the-world Synopsis: Follow The Mc and his derail fairy helper from hell, as they solve the mysteries related to organizations trying to one shot them. while they also taking care of their dwindling resources and expensive monsters and greedy humans.
8 195Tails In The Water (BXB)
Calum was happy. Despite something that happened when he was a child, he felt content with his life. He had a good twin brother, an amazing father, and was doing decently in college. But the night after he had finished freshman year, he saw something. Something far from normal, something extraordinary. Something... supernatural. Aka wanted something more. He needed something that wasn't in his life. When he saw Calum, he knew that he was the missing puzzle piece in his life. But he couldn't approach him. Not when he was something that was considered a myth in the world. When they meet, Aka and Calum find themselves and their friends and family brought in the middle of a division between humans and the supernatural. I have posted this story both on Quotev and Wattpad as well.
8 218Spheretesia, a Wanderlust Fantasy
The world just started to produce mana and the magic era begins... at least that's what suppose to happen. Normally it takes time for humans to adapt and develop mana, but before they can even discover it, monsters that are already familiar with mana appear out of nowhere and start to overrun the human population. Follow our protagonist as he does his best to survive against the monsters that invade his homeworld. But is this world really where the journey begins? --------------------------- I just wanted to mention that this is the first light novel that I’ve ever worked on and I’m also just doing this for fun, so I apologize in advance if it isn’t up to par. I also drew the cover myself because I wasn’t sure which pictures were okay to use and I didn’t want to bother with it. So yea, sorry about the amateur drawing (・.・;) In any case, feel free to give feedback and thank you for reading.
8 132Orion
Faraway, a long time ago, Darkness prevailed amongst lands, scarring hearts and tainting happiness with pain. Homes were destroyed, lives lost. But just as a storm passes, the calm follows. And so the legends tell, through all of this, there would come a rest as the turmoil gets saved by he, brave enough to show a smile even at a time of distress. ~~~A work of Fantasy, entailing the life of Orion, who finds himself battling the dark forces thrown his way, while journeying to avenge the death of his father.With a broken heart, and all he had, his blade, he sets off on a quest far beyond his imaginations, accompanied by a group of people he knew to loathe.
8 173Demonic Arts
As he, right hand of the Demon Lord, was cast into the swirling abyss by the one he served for a millennia, the one he sworn his loyalty to, there was only one thing on his mind: revenge!After enduring the endless pain, he finally awoke, only to find himself being born again, even worse: as a human!Cast into the mortal planes, plagued by the shackles of revenge, he vows to become strong enough to take his vengance and never experience such betrayal again.Join Owen, as he challenges the heavens!
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