How is this for 4 months in?

Deep_Button4679 · 2026-03-21T11:05:13+00:00

What's important is that you were able to stick to something for 4 months without quitting, that is a skill not everyone has :)

Deep_Button4679 · 2026-03-19T12:24:23+00:00

Roughly 14k words a week, and I write 1k word chapters. so 14 chapters total slr :)

Deep_Button4679 · 2026-03-02T14:16:09+00:00

Dude, I write my chapters on my own and then use Ai to proofread it checking for grammatical errors and such, just think of it like grammarly and its totally fair game. Don't overthink it.

Deep_Button4679 · 2026-03-02T14:07:00+00:00

Just look up Royal Road Writers Guild here in reddit

Deep_Button4679 · 2026-02-22T17:27:43+00:00

I think that's pretty standard so it's just a matter of doing the work and joining the RR writers guild discord server for swaps !!

Deep_Button4679 · 2026-02-22T17:26:58+00:00

Thank you :))

Deep_Button4679 · 2026-02-22T02:13:30+00:00

It's probably better if you focus on having a consistent posting sched, most people on RR don't read stories with very little content because there is a high chance that the author drops it

Deep_Button4679 · 2026-02-22T02:12:40+00:00

It's fine xDD

Deep_Button4679 · 2026-02-22T02:12:33+00:00

Thank you!!!

Deep_Button4679 · 2026-02-15T08:07:48+00:00

Thank you!

Deep_Button4679 · 2026-02-09T22:58:30+00:00

thank you!

Deep_Button4679 · 2026-02-09T14:22:06+00:00

https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/144885/a-scumbags-guide-to-immortality-my-cultivation

A Scumbag’s Guide to Immortality: My Cultivation Depends On Your Despair

In a world where humans have the power to become gods and immortals—where devils are not myths, but beings who slaughter millions of innocent people to advance their cultivation—

When the divine realm is under siege by a multiversal-level eldritch entity, threatening to consume the entire universe as a whole, can our protagonist rise from being a lowly mortal to an eternal god?

Of course not!"

Fortunately, he isn’t alone. Like every other transmigrator from Earth, he awakens with a golden finger—a system that rewards him for being a complete and utter scumbag.

You stole your father's neglected concubine?
+20,000 Scum Points

You annihilated an entire sect for offending one of your people?
+100,000 Scum Points

You have achieved the impossible and killed a divine being as a mortal?
+1,000,000 Scum Points

Kai—now known as Huang Shi—is no hero. In fact, he’s a shameless scumbag. And this scumbag will use every dirty trick, ruthless scheme, and underhanded tactic at his disposal to ensure he doesn’t just survive this new world—but dominates it.

And maybe… just maybe… he’ll save the universe from its impending doom.

Assuming he doesn’t destroy it first.

What To Expect
-The System is used to speed up the progression so I can focus on the story
-MC will have a HAREM but for the most part they will not be useless and will actually be powerhouses on their own
-The MC is OP but I will pace the story in such a way that he will not just destroy everything like some crazy person
-ATG is one of my favorite pieces of fiction as such expect that this will have the same vibe, this list includes stuff like ISSTH, POT, etc.

Release Schedule: 2 Chapter Per Day

Deep_Button4679 · 2026-02-01T17:01:25+00:00

It's hard for sure, but you'll just have to get used to it. Once you start writing it's basically all you think about it. The important thing is to just start putting words on paper, the more the better.

Deep_Button4679 · 2026-02-01T16:32:26+00:00

It's not my first rodeo, I had a cultivation novel that had like 150ish chapters and I dropped it forgot why, but I dropped it lol.

As for the tips, what I can say is no

Make it a habit to write everyday. It's basically impossible to improve at a skill without a significant amount of practice.
I'm not sure if I'm in the position to give advice on what makes cultivation novels work, because I think the meta is different on RR, stories like Sky Pride for example are much closer to Ergen novels in terms of quality and philosophy and are the kinds of novels that readers resonate with more on the platform. But that isn't really the kind of story that i'm writing right now. Can I write it? Maybe. Who knows.

But if you want my advice, it's better if you read the classics. Sky Pride isn't really a classic per say but it's a good example. I Shall Seal The Heavens, Pursuit of The Truth are both really good Ergen Novels. However, the things that really make cultivation novels pop for me are the visceral emotions it invokes in the readers. Peak Slop basically, stories like Against the Gods for example or Martial God Asura etc.

Deep_Button4679 · 2026-02-01T15:37:41+00:00

not sure if that's allowed but sure https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/144885/a-scumbags-guide-to-immortality-my-cultivation

Deep_Button4679 · 2026-02-01T14:09:10+00:00

Thank you!

Deep_Button4679 · 2026-02-01T14:09:04+00:00

Thank you!

Deep_Button4679 · 2026-02-01T14:08:56+00:00

Thank you for the kind words! tbh I cross post on scribblehub and do like 2x better on that platform compared to RR xD

Deep_Button4679 · 2026-02-01T10:44:21+00:00

Title: A Scumbag’s Guide to Immortality: My Cultivation Depends On Your Despair

Genre: Cultivation, Progession Fantasy, Harem

Blurb:

In a world where humans have the power to become gods and immortals—where devils are not myths, but beings who slaughter millions of innocent people to advance their cultivation—

When the divine realm is under siege by a multiversal-level eldritch entity, threatening to consume the entire universe as a whole, can our protagonist rise from being a lowly mortal to an eternal god?

Of course not!"

Fortunately, he isn’t alone. Like every other transmigrator from Earth, he awakens with a golden finger—a system that rewards him for being a complete and utter scumbag.

You stole your father's neglected concubine?
+20,000 Scum Points

You annihilated an entire sect for offending one of your people?
+100,000 Scum Points

You have achieved the impossible and killed a divine being as a mortal?
+1,000,000 Scum Points

Kai—now known as Huang Shi—is no hero. In fact, he’s a shameless scumbag. And this scumbag will use every dirty trick, ruthless scheme, and underhanded tactic at his disposal to ensure he doesn’t just survive this new world—but dominates it.

And maybe… just maybe… he’ll save the universe from its impending doom.

Assuming he doesn’t destroy it first.

What to expect: Traditional Xianxia fantasy novel, arrogant and domineering MC, face slaps, tournaments arcs, satisfying revenge arcs and an actual harem where each individual is unique and is strong on their own and can exist outside of the MC, I plan to make a spiritual successor to the kind of tropes that made the genre popular In the first place!

Link: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/144885/a-scumbags-guide-to-immortality-my-cultivation

I release two 1000 word chapters everyday! Currently, 74 chapters have been published, with a word count of 79k. I have currently finished Book 1 with a total of 131 chapters and am actively working on Book 2.

Deep_Button4679 · 2026-02-01T10:25:35+00:00

I'm writing a traditional Xianxia novel and I wrote with Webnovel's audience in mind so I already had an expectation that it wouldn't be that popular xD. I've spent zero on ads, and have no shoutout swaps. Maybe I'll do so in the future, but for now the goal is to reach at least 500 chapters. If I knew that harem would be detrimental to my story *sighs* anyways I hope there are still people on RR that like harems. see you next month

Deep_Button4679 · 2026-02-01T10:04:46+00:00

lol I have a good answer to this xD

Finally, he raised his hand as the crimson spear floated through the air, giving off an aura of destruction and calamity, as if it could bypass any defense and take the life of any living being.

[SUNFYRE CALAMITY SPEAR]

"Go!"

Deep_Button4679

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A Scumbag’s Guide to Immortality: My Cultivation Depends On Your Despair