[technofiend]

There's a genre-specific discord for litrpg and although it was originally geared towards readers many of the authors hang there. Verified authors get a tag and probably even their own channel, but I'm not sure about that since I'm not a verified author. The downside I see for authors is like HN it could prove a distraction, possibly even more so if the general public discovers it for all the usual reasons.

It sounds like a great project for someone who wants to spend the time and energy moderating a forum, slack, discord or what have you. The issue will be gatekeeping "real" and aspiring authors from people who just want a way to @ their favorite author about something. It would potentially be a great place to get advice if people took the time to direct new writers.

As an aside - the podcast Writing Excuses is a great place for new authors to find hours of advice from established authors in several different genres. The show regularly rotates in new guest authors, keeping the topics fresh despite being on their 15th season. Of course like any entrepreneur they have something to sell - their books and writing workshops - but for all that their advice is sincere and useful. https://writingexcuses.com And there is allegedly a discussion forum somewhere on the site although I've never sought it out.

[Bayart]

Is it related to the litrpg sub-reddit ? I ended up there semi-randomly (reading far too many Chinese webnovels) and it's a pretty nice place for discovery, as a reader.

[asicsp]

You might enjoy https://old.reddit.com/r/ProgressionFantasy/ too.

[wccrawford]

Oooh, interesting. Thanks! I think the few litrpg that I've enjoyed could also somewhat fall into the progression fantasy category. At least, the parts that I really enjoyed about them do.

[Bayart]

I'm already subbed to it, but thanks on behalf of the others !

[technofiend]

Yes, as I recall it's the one linked from the litrpg reddit site.