R.O.Carson is a lifelong gamer and fantasy storyteller with a deep love for LitRPG, world building, and post-apocalyptic tales. By day, he's a recognized expert in ecommerce, frequently speaking at industry conferences and writing thought leadership on digital strategy. By night, he's spent decades crafting immersive tabletop campaigns and intricate game worlds for his TTRPG groups, laying the foundation for his fiction.

A fan of MMORPGs and the Fallout series, Carson brings a grounded, progression-focused style to his stories, blending tactical survival with emotional depth. Though he’s traveled extensively, he always finds his way back to his Midwestern roots, just like his characters.

Surviving the Simulation is his debut LitRPG series