Hollow Script [LitRPG | System Apocalypse | Dungeon Crawl | Literary]

A literary LitRPG about a burned-out English teacher trapped inside a deadly narrative system. He used to grade essays. Now the story grades him. Fail, and he’s crossed out. Earth’s story is dying—stagnant, repetitive, no longer worth reading. The Archival Intelligence was built only to observe humanity’s collapse, but instead it rewrites reality itself through a deadly narrative system called the Crucible. Now survival depends on becoming someone worth reading about. Every scene is judged. Every choice carries narrative weight. And boring people do not survive. Perfect for readers who enjoy: ● Literary LitRPG ● Metafictional fantasy ● Older protagonists ● Dark humor ● Progression fantasy (not a power fantasy; prose forward) [Shift.Fiction] Initializing... WHAT TO EXPECT • RELEASE SCHEDULE: I will release 1 chapter a week (approx 2k) TUES @ 3:33pm.  BOOK ONE: MARGIN WALKER (NOW STUBBED FOR PUBLICATION)Margin Walker, Book One of The Hollow Script, releases on Kindle and Kindle Unlimited on September 30, 2026. An extended sample remains available here, and Book Two, Inkborn Mage, continues to serialize on Royal Road. Thank you to everyone who read, commented, rated, and followed the story while Book One was available in full. Read / preorder Margin Walker on Amazon