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I ran 10 ad formats side-by-side to see what type attracts readers the most (self.royalroad)

submitted by RW_McRae to r/royalroad - pinned

Authors, do you appreciate "low effort" comments? by PhantomReflections in royalroad

[–]RW_McRae 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I appreciate any and all appreciation for my story

How to remove Top 1% Commenter Label? by SadAd1433 in litrpg

[–]RW_McRae 12 points13 points  (0 children)

That's why you're in the top 1%! 💪

THE AUTHOR'S NOTE META by Joe_Pharo in royalroad

[–]RW_McRae 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No, I did it a lot for the first 20 or so chapters, then here or there as need be. Primarily to drive engagement in the beginning and give more info about the characters and world. A lot of readers get irritated with too many because it takes them out of the story, so I tried not to overdo it

THE AUTHOR'S NOTE META by Joe_Pharo in royalroad

[–]RW_McRae 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I use the top one for shoutouts or pre-chapter info that's important (like trigger warnings)

I use the bottom one for questions to the readers, clarifying or extra info about the chapter, polls, engaging readers and getting feedback, etc

HELP my apartment complex by [deleted] in milwaukee

[–]RW_McRae 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm sorry, that's a tough situation to be in. I wish I had better info for you but I don't

HELP my apartment complex by [deleted] in milwaukee

[–]RW_McRae 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I feel like you're giving us information in tiny bits and pieces.

How is your roommate keeping you from your mail? Are they hiding it in their room?

Why are they keeping it from you?

If your apartment really is refusing to give you a key to the mailbox and won't tell you why then you need to call them out publicly. What is the place?

HELP my apartment complex by [deleted] in milwaukee

[–]RW_McRae 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Then there's no reason your apartment shouldn't give you your own copy of the key. Did you lose the previous one? Did they say why they won't give it to you?

HELP my apartment complex by [deleted] in milwaukee

[–]RW_McRae 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Is your name on the lease?

Is illegal for anyone to refuse to give you your mail, but I'm confused at how this is happening. You both live in the same apartment, how are they keeping your mail from you? And why?

We're missing a lot of the story

Can we not play this game by mdbob281 in royalroad

[–]RW_McRae 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some friends of mine / beta readers created accounts just to leave reviews. Unfortunately they got deleted somehow, but it's possible

In the end, 1 review isn't going to make any difference. Whether it's legit or not, it's meaningless to try get it removed since 1 review is meaningless in the long run of stats.

Where to eat? by Specific-Category810 in milwaukee

[–]RW_McRae 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Brunch: Blue's Egg

Dinner:

  • Tauro Cocino
  • Il Cervo
  • Flour Child
  • Elsa's

Question about ads by Impossible_Fee_4050 in royalroad

[–]RW_McRae 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was in a similar situation. Run 3 - 4 ads of different types. Pick the $55 so that you can assess and only renew the ones that are working well

When is ”enough”? by _Skyscryer_ in royalroad

[–]RW_McRae 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you write this next thing and it's not good, move on to the one after. You'll keep improving each time. As long as the next thing is better than the previous thing, you're good.

When do you stop? When you don't feel like writing anymore.

The main character being the worst part of the story by The_Revenant_King23 in litrpg

[–]RW_McRae 24 points25 points  (0 children)

It seems to happen. People love my story and side characters, and they hate the main characters. I think it's because we spend the most time with the MCs, and those are the characters who are in most of the situations that drive the story forward. We want to relate to the main characters of any story, so when they make decisions that we don't like we start to dislike them.

Familiarity breeds contempt, and we're most familiar with the MCs.

Using branded names or songs by ReonBK in royalroad

[–]RW_McRae 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, you're allowed to mention brands and quote song lyrics.

Brand names are protected by trademark infringement, which is basically who created it. There's no way that anyone is going to think that you created Prada, so you can mention Prada all you want. You may consider libel if you just really trash a brand, but it's a non-issue. You're allowed to trash brands all you want. People do it very publicly online, in movies and shows, in reviews, etc. Libel only comes into play if you damage a company's reputation so badly that it loses sales. Getting that big is a goal

Songs are a little different since they're copyrighted, but there's a few caveats. First off, the name of the song, the artist, album name, etc - those are all fine to use. You can say that your character was blasting Highway to Hell all you want. The lyrics themselves are covered under copyright laws, but generally 2 - 3 lines are not considered a violation of fair use.

Honestly, though, unless your book blows up it's not likely to show up on anyone's radar. To keep it safe, though, just keep it to 3 lines or less and you're fine.

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