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I’d argue it can have the opposite and undesired effect too where an author just strings shit out forever to keep the money going. Those other litrpg books I tried very much seemed like that, where eventually fucking nothing was happening. Defiance of the fall and primal hunter.
 
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Hateyou said:
I’d argue it can have the opposite and undesired effect too where an author just strings shit out forever to keep the money going. Those other litrpg books I tried very much seemed like that, where eventually fucking nothing was happening. Defiance of the fall and primal hunter.
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The latter Robert Jordan books are what I always think of when people talk about authors milking their fans. That and Tubs RR Martin.
 
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It’s not pretentious and gay enough for English lit majors.
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I have devolved (evolved?) from reading pretentious gay shit to pretty much only straight fantasy and sci fi, so I agree with this statement. I've purged most of the literary theory from my thick skull and have no problem enjoying these genres, and I think Dinniman is incredibly creative and fun to read. Fun is not a word I'd associate with most of the shit I read in college...

Still, part of me winces a bit when his grammar or word choice gets a bit awkward, like repeating the same word twice in a sentence.
 
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Hateyou said:
I’d argue it can have the opposite and undesired effect too where an author just strings shit out forever to keep the money going. Those other litrpg books I tried very much seemed like that, where eventually fucking nothing was happening. Defiance of the fall and primal hunter.
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I am worried that he is going to do that with DCC. It's supposed to be 10 books, but I heard lately he's been waffling on that. But he's got other books and as long as they do well, maybe he won't be tempted to milk this one idea too much.
 
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I am worried that he is going to do that with DCC. It's supposed to be 10 books, but I heard lately he's been waffling on that. But he's got other books and as long as they do well, maybe he won't be tempted to milk this one idea too much.
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Hmm I hope he doesn’t drag it out for the sake of dragging it out. If he extends beyond 10 for a good reason and it doesn’t meander, well I’d be fine with that.
 
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Hmm I hope he doesn’t drag it out for the sake of dragging it out. If he extends beyond 10 for a good reason and it doesn’t meander, well I’d be fine with that.
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I agree with that. It's pretty obvious he didn't have much of a plan when he started. Hell, I'm pretty sure he has outright said he didn't. So if it's evolving a little it won't be a big deal to me. If he keeps doing 1 floor per book he would need 16 books to get through all 18 floors (because 2 books have had 2 floors, the rest have been one). So either, 16 books, or he's planning to end it on the 12th floor.

That's another consideration. I wouldn't be mad if he ended it on book 10 and told everyone there were 6 more books coming so the ending would be a surprise.
 
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