LitRPG author Ryan Tang joins the podcast for a deep dive into Mimic & Me, Second Chance Circus, and the challenges of building long-running progression fantasy worlds. Joined by guest co-host Dakota from the UpperPen Podcast, we talk about Chester’s hidden past, foreshadowing demons and Calamities, balancing planning versus letting a story “breathe,” and how Ryan completely reworked characters, cities, and story structure after lessons learned from Royal Road serialization. We also get into co-author collaboration with Cassius Lange, the future of the Calamity Arc, and the differences between writing chaotic comedic moments and building a cohesive narrative readers can invest in for the long haul.