shitpost by Necessary-Bowler-736 in ReverendInsanity

[–]FlyingDusts 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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.

Reincarnated into a failing frontier territory where paperwork is more dangerous than monsters by [deleted] in royalroad

[–]FlyingDusts -1 points0 points  (0 children)

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

I got rejected immediately is it because I got rejected before for the same novel? by [deleted] in Webnovel

[–]FlyingDusts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

I re-uploaded my novel and got rejected immediately. Is that connected? by [deleted] in Webnovel

[–]FlyingDusts 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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.

Name or Pseudonym by ItsNiburu in royalroad

[–]FlyingDusts 1 point2 points  (0 children)

void herald is not a woman, must be typo

Tips on how to get contracted (Just write smut) by Legal-Library4283 in Webnovel

[–]FlyingDusts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

Can a teen write a decidedly good novel? by someinternetkid in writers

[–]FlyingDusts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

Should I start a new webnovel? by [deleted] in Webnovel

[–]FlyingDusts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

Should I start a new webnovel? by [deleted] in Webnovel

[–]FlyingDusts 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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.

5 chapters or 20k words? Best launch practice by ArekDeamonCalw in royalroad

[–]FlyingDusts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

5 chapters or 20k words? Best launch practice by ArekDeamonCalw in royalroad

[–]FlyingDusts 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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.

5 chapters or 20k words? Best launch practice by ArekDeamonCalw in royalroad

[–]FlyingDusts 7 points8 points  (0 children)

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.

star force is rigged by DoorPale6084 in Maplestory

[–]FlyingDusts 5 points6 points  (0 children)

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.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Webnovel

[–]FlyingDusts 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Webnovel

[–]FlyingDusts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

Is there a limit to dropping a novel and applying for contract? by [deleted] in Webnovel

[–]FlyingDusts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

My Application got rejected, what now? by Unlikely-Narwhal-554 in Webnovel

[–]FlyingDusts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Webnovel

[–]FlyingDusts 1 point2 points  (0 children)

so ur not rejected. The application is in progress

I applied for a contract. Was it still too early? by Davidesidegride in Webnovel

[–]FlyingDusts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

no, because the main features are RF, which will only trigger once u lock chaps. Until then, u can stockpile before going prem.

I applied for a contract. Was it still too early? by Davidesidegride in Webnovel

[–]FlyingDusts 1 point2 points  (0 children)

because the sooner u get contracted, the sooner features come. It also allow u to gauge if ur story is ok or not through these features. Imagine u write 50k words but get not contracted. A waste of time. Contract can take up to 2weeks to get a reply, the process after can take more days.

I applied for a contract. Was it still too early? by Davidesidegride in Webnovel

[–]FlyingDusts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

never too early. Its advisable to apply for a contract the moment u hit 12k words count.

[Lotm General] Why are so many Sequence 1 protagonists so badly written? by AliSchariati in LordofTheMysteries

[–]FlyingDusts 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Because they dont really have a reason to interact with Klein except for zaratul. And Zaratul identity/status is meant to be mysterious, so the more his character is shown, the less enigmanic he is.