Today we chat all about burnout and Vy's story of going from a full-time romance author to burnout to a fantasy LitRPG author serializing her stories, running a subscription, and building visual novels.
Vy has an incredible mindset and with over a decade as an indie author, she has endless insights for us all on everything from running a sustainable subscription to building an expansive story studio.
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https://www.patreon.com/vystarlit
https://starlitcarnivalstudios.com/
https://starli-carnival-studios.itch.io/death-and-romance
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EPISODE OUTLINE:
0:00 - 1:38 Introduction and Context
1:38 - 7:10 How Vy Burned Out After Going Full time as an Indie Author
7:10 - 11:00 How Vy Returned to Writing After Burnout
11:00 -14:40 Switching to Writing Your Passion instead of the Market + Writing for Underrepresented Communities
14:40 -18:20 Tips for Writing on Royal Road
18:20 - 20:28 Making Money with Serial Fiction
20:28 - 22:40 Restarting after Burnout
22:40 - 24:25 Taking Breaks from Your Subscription
24:26 - 28:55 Dealing with Comparisonitis as an Author
28:55 - 33:35 How Vy is Turning Stories into Video Games
33:35 - 37:05 How to Publish and Write a Visual Novel
37:05 - 39:31 Starting a Story Studio
39:31 - 41:06 Subscriptions for Stories + Visual Novels
41:06 - 43:15 Vy’s Closing Advice on Burnout
43:15 - 44:11 Conclusion
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