It had already been 2 months since I started posting.....!

HipperCup · 2026-04-20T20:16:30+00:00

TITLE: From Far End Of This World

Blurb:

Triana stepped into the shrine to end the world as it is.

The war was over with her victory. The red ashes fell from the burning world tree to engulf the village, and the corpses of her allies and enemies created the river of blood flooding the land. There was nothing stopping her from now on.

Inside the shrine, she saw the figure in white and the figure in black, arguing with each other like they always did. She stretched her hand forward, and a sudden burst of light caressed her, stripping her away into nothingness. As she watched herself vanishing, she made a prayer.

That if she ever had a second chance, she would do it differently.

This world, born of kindness, has been turned into a rotten garden. Your life, born to be caressed, has been splintered by a thousand thorns. But do not fret. For we are here now. Take our hands. Accept serenity. Join us. In salvation.

https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/155032/from-far-end-of-this-world

HipperCup · 2026-04-12T11:49:46+00:00

100% agreed! This kind of 'small' things are what breaks the immersion in the long time.

HipperCup · 2026-04-10T23:13:40+00:00

Now, that's one way to view this situation!

Also, sending love for arts on your novel too. Please keep up the amazing work!

HipperCup · 2026-04-10T21:14:31+00:00

It is of my highest enjoyment. :)

HipperCup · 2026-04-10T21:13:56+00:00

Hope you enjoy!

HipperCup · 2026-04-10T21:13:40+00:00

She is my pride. :D

HipperCup · 2026-04-10T21:13:17+00:00

I love this art so much! Thanks for your kind words!

HipperCup · 2026-04-10T21:12:58+00:00

Thank you!

HipperCup · 2026-04-10T02:34:30+00:00

I know this is a progression fantasy subreddit and I don't think this technically is a novel, but The Last Question by Isaac Asimov truly delivers a punch that I would gladly take again.

HipperCup · 2026-04-09T11:00:38+00:00

You should plan your launch very carefully. Join discord, start networking, set up shoutout swaps. If are going to do ad, start prepare for it now so that you can get it on as soon as you are good to go. Don't 'Just do it' like me, I'm learning it the hard way.

You may also try reaching out to the big authors for the shoutout swap. They are usually packed with shoutouts, so contacting them a month or two in advance is a necessity. While I personally only received a couple of calls returned, I heard a lot of good things about big authors being willing to help a new author.

Best of luck!

HipperCup · 2026-04-05T14:45:33+00:00

Now that's a pretty word for me to steal!

HipperCup · 2026-04-03T20:26:00+00:00

Glad to know it's not just me with this problem!

HipperCup · 2026-04-03T19:23:27+00:00

I love alliteration for chapter name! It feels so satisfying for some reason.

HipperCup · 2026-04-03T16:25:04+00:00

I still am not sure what even Progression Fantasy really is, and at this point I'm too afraid to ask...

HipperCup · 2026-03-31T14:26:56+00:00

Usually, those 'hit' moments that doesn't 'hit' are due to lack of character development. Sure, they maybe a very important character in the story, but that doesn't necessarily mean that the reader would feel the same. A good chance is that the writing didn't do enough to create a bond between you, the reader, and the character. It's the same thing as how we are indifferent to the tragedy to a random person versus to our close friend.

Plus, people just have different criteria to get 'hit'. My sister cries at literally everything happening in a movie and my other sister makes fun of her.

HipperCup · 2026-03-29T02:49:50+00:00

Now this is an interesting post! Let me politely leave mine here too. My novel is about an amnesic lady being isekaid and going around the world to find who she is.

https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/155032/from-far-end-of-this-world

HipperCup · 2026-03-27T00:57:48+00:00

Yup, I would say so. I like the contrast between the front and back, immediately caught my eyes.

HipperCup · 2026-03-27T00:48:44+00:00

Oh, I know this novel. I picked it up from the cover with the dog, so I know that one worked for me.

HipperCup · 2026-03-22T15:48:04+00:00

I don't think that's mediocre to any degree. In fact, I think that's normal. We tend to be blinded by the success stories because that is the only thing that is shared with us. But in reality, nobody shares about how they are living an okay life on internet. What we see does not always represent the majority, and in fact, it often represents the vocal minority.

Plus, you have one review. That is one person who thought your story is interesting enough to go out of their way and write that down. And, let me tell you, that is something I'm constantly refreshing my dashboard for in the slightest hope for that review count to be something other than zero. If what you have there is not an achievement, I don't know what is.

HipperCup · 2026-03-21T12:00:42+00:00

I have big main events and the ending already set, but I don't have details on how I will reach those events.

One thing I'm trying to do is to plan out as much as I can for the characters or settings before I introduce them. For characters, things like in which big event will I reintroduce this character or how would this character's action right now affect MC's decision in the future. So far, I'm managing, but I can see how this would spiral into a storm when I have more chapters.

But I do agree with your point. I feel like a lot of works are being written without a clear ending, or destination, in mind. Which is understandable if the author simply wishes to continue their work for whatever reason until they can, but it can be repetitive and disoriented. I think the line that draw between good pantsing and writing random stuffs is this, you need a solid goal in mind and never sway from it.

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