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Jasper L. Walker - Author | Connector | Founder of r/GrimdarkEpicFantasy

I'm an upcoming Grimdark author, and the Mod & founder of r/GrimdarkEpicFantasy. I started it late 2024, and it is now the most engaged and fastest growing Grimdark hub on the internet. Join me in my author career, I promise I will surprise you.

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Grimdark Newsletter #3 | Juicy Grimdark Awaits

Grimdark Newsletter #3 Ready For Some Juicy Grimdark? Hello my devious Grimdark army, I hope you've been doing well and reading dark. I have a few points of major news to announce for the subreddit, which are outlined below. Rising Grimdark Star AMA We have a scheduled AMA with rising Grimdark star Michael Michel on June 17th 9:00am PST (or in Australia AEST: June 18th 2:00am). You may know him from his frequent engagement on the subreddit, or from his wildly popular books. He will be coming...

2 months ago • 6 min read

Grimdark Newsletter #2 Ready For Some Juicy Grimdark? This is the battlefield report from the front lines of Grimdark culture: subreddit skirmishes, editing hell, contest champions, and the ticking clock to the release of The Shattered Line. Subreddit Momentum & Cultural Foundation So, how is the subreddit going? Are we floundering, doomed to fall and wither away slowly before Abercrombie ever has to come on for that 10k AMA? Is everything fucked!?!? Nah. r/GrimdarkEpicFantasy is growing in...

3 months ago • 9 min read

Grimdark Newsletter #1 Cook's top answers- historic aama Welcome to the first edition of the Grimdark Newsletter! Today, you're getting the first look & best parts of this historic moment in the Grimdark genre. Never before has Glen Cook done an AMA on Reddit, and I doubt it will happen again for a long time. Without Further Ado - The Highlights 1. Cook’s “Seat-of-the-Pants” Writing Process Revealed! Question (u/RustyTheLionheart): What's your writing process like? Do you outline, or are you...

4 months ago • 6 min read