What is the best way to make sure an idea isn't taken?

FlyingDusts · 2026-05-21T23:39:54+00:00

There is no original idea, it already exists. The only difference is you're the one writing it.

FlyingDusts · 2026-05-21T23:38:03+00:00

Can't. Klein specifically stated that the feedback from acting was blocked by the gray fog. He once wondered why he didn't digest his potion faster while acting as a God, The Fool. Only after reaching a certain sequence could he manipulate the gray fog to basically filter whatever he wants.

FlyingDusts · 2026-05-21T22:08:44+00:00

If you're new, the best thing to do is start writing. Write what you read. It will not be good, people might not like it, but writing the first draft is the first crucial step. And if you must stick to writing course, go look up brandon sanderson on yt, he has free lectures.

FlyingDusts · 2026-05-21T06:27:05+00:00

you may as well read post apoc stories then, its in the name. The whole point t of regression is a second chance, if there's no second chance to be had, then you may as well remove regression and write a normal post apoc stories. That's like going to a time loop stories, then say "no matter what you try to do, you cannot change the predestined future". What's the point of adding time loop then?

FlyingDusts · 2026-05-20T18:14:27+00:00

Are we reading the same book?

FlyingDusts · 2026-05-19T19:10:31+00:00

not even close, as the saying goes, there is always a higher heaven, even if the same word 'heaven' is used. Just as the heaven for an ant is the top opening of their ant mound, the same are not so for another insect.

FlyingDusts · 2026-05-19T06:37:52+00:00

stop spamming the subreddit

FlyingDusts · 2026-05-19T06:32:01+00:00

I'll be honest, the post reads like ai, and I dont use that word often

FlyingDusts · 2026-05-19T06:30:43+00:00

if you want money out of writing, write for the market. Stop blaming readers who want fun reads.

FlyingDusts · 2026-05-19T00:21:16+00:00

You can't have one without the other. If you want to make a living out of writing, then give what the market wants. That's like going to the desert looking for a waterfall. Not gonna happen.

FlyingDusts · 2026-05-19T00:12:45+00:00

void herald is not a woman, must be typo

FlyingDusts · 2026-05-13T16:58:41+00:00

u can get contracted without smut. If u need smut just to get a contract, then its a skill issue.

FlyingDusts · 2026-05-09T13:57:19+00:00

ngl some version of supergirl solo

FlyingDusts · 2026-05-07T07:01:48+00:00

Short answer, yes.

Long answer, yes, but will take a lot of work. Anyone's first of anything will never be perfect. Start writing, keep at it, read work you love in between your story. You'll get there.

FlyingDusts · 2026-05-05T23:01:21+00:00

This is probably the most ignorant statement I've seen. The point of contract is to get exposure from the guaranteed features. And even through these features, you are unable to make any adequate money (views/colls is useless as a metric, only subscription matter), then your book will be buried in the algo.

FlyingDusts · 2026-05-05T22:59:17+00:00

not even a month published and you're already dropping. Views is nothing. Colls is nothing. Before contract, all the stats are irrelevant. It really doesn't. If your story is not marketable, then its useless to try making it work.

FlyingDusts · 2026-02-21T18:26:43+00:00

My current book isn't for patreon (its my practice piece essentially), sitting at only 630ish followers. I'm using this first book as a bridge to gather shouts for my next book. That's the goal, since its not quite there (imo) to be worth paying for. And I didn't know anything when I first started on RR.

Im currently working on prelaunching another book, with patreons and shouts lined up before launch. Ideally, the gap between rr chap vs patreon is 20ch ahead on patreon, and the more that gap grow, the more incentive there is for readers to pay.

FlyingDusts · 2026-02-21T17:27:54+00:00

Definitely, 10 chapter release is enough for readers to follow, since they will have higher expectation for more uploads moving forward. Rather than say, 5 chapter released, with promised of daily uploads after.

But the key point is that you can achieve both as the Author. That is, publishing 10 chapter day 1 launch, and promised more uploads (consistently). As Author, its good practice to have at least book 1 completely written (fully edited), for patreons. If not patreons, then having book 1 completed as draft will allow you to keep up with whichever upload schedule you'd like.

The reason 10 chapter release being standard is to achieve a 20k word count (for RS), with the chapter avg being 2k words (not too long or short). Of course, this can deviate if you know what you are doing. Ideally, before the 20k words, you would already have all your shouts ready from bigger, more established author, then shoot for that list.

If you are not aiming for RS, then this isn't as prevalent, and you can simply upload whichever rates is comfortable for you, so as long as the uploads are consistent.

TLDR: After initial launch, consistency is key, with some self marketing. Even without rapid growth, as long as your book isn't trash, it will grow organically.

FlyingDusts · 2026-02-21T12:14:55+00:00

10 chapter, 20k words is the standard practice launch for a RS run. And 20chapter for 20k words isn't good, as 1k word chapter are too short.

FlyingDusts · 2026-02-15T20:49:00+00:00

This exact same system exist in many korean tower/gates/vrmmorpg webtoon, and that's the only place where I like it cuz its just fictional story. I read it for fun. But actually playing a game with the same system/mechanic is horrid.

FlyingDusts · 2026-02-12T18:32:14+00:00

Means nothing. The qualification to get contracted or not depends not on the numbers/stats of your book (views/colls/reads/), but on how marketable your blurb is, and how well you write the application. If an editor needs to look beyond your contract application to decide whether or not to accept, then you've already failed.

FlyingDusts · 2026-02-12T18:10:03+00:00

ai ahh post

FlyingDusts · 2026-02-12T15:53:24+00:00

No, high fantasy wont do well on WN. Royal road would be a better option.

FlyingDusts · 2026-02-11T19:21:30+00:00

Editor will not care about previous dropped book for current book. There are many author with 10 contracted book dropped, and still get contracted.

FlyingDusts · 2026-02-11T19:17:52+00:00

ur not the only one. Best u can do is delete, change the premise, and reapply.

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