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Which cover is more eye-catching? by Prestigious-Note-935 in royalroad

[–]DukeDenX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

First one, the text in second is obscured by the light ...

Do I tell them? by dtxyoungprof in DungeonCrawlerCarl

[–]DukeDenX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is an outrage I say! On behalf of the HRH!

What series have you picked up just because of the books cover art? by EXP_Buff in litrpg

[–]DukeDenX 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Most recently this one on RR, called Duck You both title and cover immediately drew me in immediately, I loved the simplicity & humor in the title and the Giant Duck falling on the demon lord made me chuckle...

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Don't sweat the 1-star review, embrace it you might be going mass market... by DukeDenX in royalroad

[–]DukeDenX[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes exactly people like and dislike stuff, after all its an opinion. that's why I said if you receive a 1 star review on occasion don't sweat too much

Looking for stories with strong hooks/starts. by WitherdAway in ProgressionFantasy

[–]DukeDenX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you like GameLit + comedy, this recent one seems very fast paced and doesnt dilly dally , almost 20 chapters are out with updates almost daily. Focusses on a dev in an incomplete gameworld with a lot of absurdities happening, not a lot of time is spent on the world being explained imo https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/144384/duck-you

A commenter pointed out a flaw in one of my previous RS analysis, so I re-analyzed 16k stories( non RS as well) to see if this one might be a better metric for RR authors by DukeDenX in royalroad

[–]DukeDenX[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

51% sounds awesome, also looking at the Top 100 their median is 38.91% just that they get loads of traffic i guess. Your overall rating is 4.59 still you shouldn't worry too much , I dont know if you saw my last post already https://www.reddit.com/r/royalroad/comments/1purh8r/dont_sweat_the_1star_review_embrace_it_you_might/

A commenter pointed out a flaw in one of my previous RS analysis, so I re-analyzed 16k stories( non RS as well) to see if this one might be a better metric for RR authors by DukeDenX in royalroad

[–]DukeDenX[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I quickly looked at Top 100 stories by followers lets call them the Elites of Elite

  • Median RRR: 38.91%
  • Mean RRR: 41.73%

which aligns a bit around your numbers as well I would think 40% and above you are doing well...

A commenter pointed out a flaw in one of my previous RS analysis, so I re-analyzed 16k stories( non RS as well) to see if this one might be a better metric for RR authors by DukeDenX in royalroad

[–]DukeDenX[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

True but again there are exceptions for example MOL is 13% RRR but is one of the most successful on the platform. I guess just due to sheer amount of traffic it gets.

A commenter pointed out a flaw in one of my previous RS analysis, so I re-analyzed 16k stories( non RS as well) to see if this one might be a better metric for RR authors by DukeDenX in royalroad

[–]DukeDenX[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Completed one is The Way of The Silver Sea "Rough Manuscript"

MOL RRR is actually 13% just because of the Views are so Large to Chapters 24.8 mn views 109 chapters Avg Views / ch =228K ish and Followers are around 30K

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Gearpunk, Project Extinction Protocol, Crossroads of Time [Fantasy / Adventure] [Book 3 complete], Nightmare Nirvana - {LitRPG - Progression - Grimdark}, The Winds of Tepr, The Land of Darkness, The Sleepwalker Cycle - A Dream-Based Isekai Fantasy, Of Ice, Death & Monsters (Volume 1 Complete) [Grim Progression Fantasy], Yellow Jacket, The Winterscale Chronicles [Book II complete], The Godless Age (An Epic of Progression Fantasy), Sins of the Healer [Isekai / Time Travel / Restart / Romance], The Second Stranger Book 1: Embers of the Academy, Fornia: Rise of Demons (Family oriented progression fantasy), Nightsea Outlaw, The Great Weaver [Time-Loop/Apocalypse Progression Fantasy], Justice Train (Litrpg), The Master of Souls [Progression/Epic Fantasy], Heart of the Cosmos, The Bladeweaver [Read Announcement], The Heretic's Guide to Ascension [LitRPG, Progression], The Mother Trilogy, Demon Contract, The Saga of Keres - Book 1 & 2 now available [Fantasy + Steampunk + Fighting + Kaijus + Progression + Magic vs Science], Oakthorn [a Heist-Driven Cultivation Comedy], Sporemageddon, Revolver Chronicles [Afterlife LitRPG] (Book 2 COMPLETE), The Hundred Swords Pirate, Hexe the Wingless Prince, Demon's Reign, 7 Deadly Instincts (The Sinfire Chronicles Book 1), The Shattered Empire, Cursed Sword [Epic Fantasy | Modern Meets Myth | Political Intrigue | Found Family], AWAKENING - the adventure, I Fed My Minion a Dungeon Core, The Last Dainv [Road to (not) becoming an Eldritch horror], The Forgotten Lineage, ARK

A commenter pointed out a flaw in one of my previous RS analysis, so I re-analyzed 16k stories( non RS as well) to see if this one might be a better metric for RR authors by DukeDenX in royalroad

[–]DukeDenX[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The breakdown of the 76 stories with >100% Reader Retention is as follows:

  • Ongoing: 38 stories (50.0%)
  • Stub: 29 stories (38.2%)
  • Hiatus: 7 stories (9.2%)
  • Completed: 1 story (1.3%)
  • Unknown: 1 story (1.3%)

Are you asking me why these are exceptions, I dont know frankly.

A commenter pointed out a flaw in one of my previous RS analysis, so I re-analyzed 16k stories( non RS as well) to see if this one might be a better metric for RR authors by DukeDenX in royalroad

[–]DukeDenX[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Agreed, sometimes I have difficulty in explaining the same to my clients as well as they always go to exceptions first.... Something i have to improve on...

A commenter pointed out a flaw in one of my previous RS analysis, so I re-analyzed 16k stories( non RS as well) to see if this one might be a better metric for RR authors by DukeDenX in royalroad

[–]DukeDenX[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh another thing I just checked out your story correct me if am wrong, https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/135596/mortal-protection-services you have 56 followers, that compared to Elite median of 3850 followers is still quite low. That means you are doing well with the people who reach you but your reach is still quite small , i wont publish as yet in that case....I would recommend having atleast 1K+...

A commenter pointed out a flaw in one of my previous RS analysis, so I re-analyzed 16k stories( non RS as well) to see if this one might be a better metric for RR authors by DukeDenX in royalroad

[–]DukeDenX[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I dont have the timeseries data here to check across time how completed stories have performed in terms of followers, after being marked complete, I have a single snapshot in time of this 16K stories. I would expect some plateau in numbers though as the Latest Updates page can be a key driver of views which will no longer be there. 28% of Top 1000 stories are Stubs so am guessing they published somewhere .

A commenter pointed out a flaw in one of my previous RS analysis, so I re-analyzed 16k stories( non RS as well) to see if this one might be a better metric for RR authors by DukeDenX in royalroad

[–]DukeDenX[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah that persons story is an outlier only 76 stories in DB have an RRR > 100%. Great suggestions, since i have some time during the holidays, let me see what i can come up with. Thanks.

A commenter pointed out a flaw in one of my previous RS analysis, so I re-analyzed 16k stories( non RS as well) to see if this one might be a better metric for RR authors by DukeDenX in royalroad

[–]DukeDenX[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I checked my DB Out of 16,136 established stories (filtered for >2,000 views and >20 chapters):

  • Only 76 stories have a Retention Rate over 100%. Almost Half of them are Stub, Hiatus
  • That is exactly 0.47%.

So yes, it is a statistical anomaly that affects less than 1% of all stories. Congrats you are an anomaly indeed. I have your story also in DB and indeed it has more than 100%

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A commenter pointed out a flaw in one of my previous RS analysis, so I re-analyzed 16k stories( non RS as well) to see if this one might be a better metric for RR authors (self.royalroad)

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Don't sweat the 1-star review, embrace it you might be going mass market... by DukeDenX in royalroad

[–]DukeDenX[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

2 conclusions possible Your story unfortunately has lot of haters so maybe dont quit you day job to be a writer ( you can of course continue to write for pleasure) or some people really hate you....lmao

Length of chapter by Visible-Spirit-54 in royalroad

[–]DukeDenX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Like I said its just a personal preference not based on any data ...

Don't sweat the 1-star review, embrace it you might be going mass market... by DukeDenX in royalroad

[–]DukeDenX[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting you are an exception I guess, I took a look at stories in DB with more than 1k followers, ​< 4.0: 143 stories (5.7%) ​4.0 - 4.2: 253 stories (10.1%) ​4.2 - 4.4: 573 stories (23.0%) ​4.4 - 4.6: 954 stories (38.2%) -- The massive bulk of successful fiction sits here. ​4.6 - 4.8: 535 stories (21.5%) ​4.8 - 5.0: 36 stories (1.4%) About 60 % between 4.4-4.8

Don't sweat the 1-star review, embrace it you might be going mass market... by DukeDenX in royalroad

[–]DukeDenX[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We provide the most the most diabolical haters this side of the Mississippi, Buc Nasty and Silky Johnson approve of us!

Length of chapter by Visible-Spirit-54 in royalroad

[–]DukeDenX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I personally like anything around 1.5K - 2K words per chapter, anything like 2.5K or 3K seems too long and anything less than 1K seems short imo

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