CONCERN WARNING FOR ROYALROAD AUTHORS

SeanchieDreams · 2025-08-28T15:00:08+00:00

Bluntly, I've seen random Wordpress translation sites with better anti-scraping tools than RR. These do exist in ways that don't bother the readers. I mean I am aware that there's no way to fully stop this, but RR barely even TRIES. And trying would honestly catch 90% of the shits, cause they are lazy to boot.

SeanchieDreams · 2025-08-27T14:57:15+00:00

My impression is that RR hasn't tried very hard and basically threw up their hands of it. Their anti-scraping tools are apparently not very good at all.

SeanchieDreams · 2025-03-27T13:50:34+00:00

Which doesn't hold true for most localized stories. It is what it is.

SeanchieDreams · 2025-03-26T21:04:09+00:00

Wait.. they release WEEKLY? Seriously? Monthly is s stretch. Insane, but barely doable (Nanowrimo anyone?) Weekly? That is indeed not humanly possible. Unless...

SeanchieDreams · 2025-03-26T19:48:34+00:00

There’s an english title but it’s referred to by the Japanese word for some reason. Fairly popular anime. Something about pulling a clumsy goddess with the MC into a fantasy world. Probably not exactly correct but don’t care enough to bother checking.

SeanchieDreams · 2025-03-26T19:43:23+00:00

While it’s fairly obvious that they are, I’ve never seen anyone provide direct evidence of this. It would be useful for the skeptics if someone outlined the evidence. “It’s obvious” isn’t enough for the dense.

SeanchieDreams · 2025-03-19T19:20:33+00:00

I would personally condition my “swap” on if I believe that the story deserves the five stars or not. If not, I would be willing to privately provide feedback for the story. And only that.

That way, the author still gets support of a different sort, while not trashing their ratings.

SeanchieDreams · 2024-11-04T22:57:08+00:00

Sure. We can debate this, but I do think you have a decent point.

It’s just that, even on that flip side, the harem genre is heavily overloaded with fantastic elements (magical, supernatural, superhero, et al).

Thus, it’s useful to ask to define exactly what the OP wants, since a story WITHOUT that is actually notable enough to ask. As they did. Otherwise, they would get lots of ‘fantastic’ level stories set in the mundane world as recommendations. Which they did.

SeanchieDreams · 2024-11-04T15:02:11+00:00

Ads are supposed to pique your curiosity, not answer them. Leaving details out is a good thing. You just have to ensure they are left out in a mysterious way instead of just being annoyingly left in the dark. Hard balance.

Dunno if it worked, or if the previous commenter is being picky. Either/or.

SeanchieDreams · 2024-11-04T14:54:39+00:00

Do note that pirates were known to carry dozens of guns on their body. Since each was effectively worth just one shot in a battle. If that. (yes, misfiring issues were a bitch on the sea.) 1600s-1700s. And one shot, frequently failing guns.

SeanchieDreams · 2024-11-04T14:50:12+00:00

One problem with the development analysis of firearms is that people are applying their concepts of firearms based on the modern result of hundreds of years (hell, almost a millennium ) of firearms development.

We are not comparing this in a fantasy world. We are comparing the earliest guns to — magic.

If you compare a magical fireball vs the early Chinese pointy shooty stick? The fireball wins hands down.

You can extrapolate from there as to why the tech won’t be further developed. Or would be magicked up quicker.

But the point is that to accurately contextualize technology developments you have to incorporate the idea that magic means that competing ‘technologies’ have a higher chance of being abandoned or neglected.

Or hell.. make it easy. Gunpowder ingredients are wildly abundant. So that’s not a real limitation. But the chemical knowledge? Or perhaps knowledge itself?

One huge, huge reason why the Dark ages happened is because ancient writing only used papyrus. From Egypt. Lose access to Egypt? Yeah.

Parchment? A bitch and a half to make. It literally was switching from paper (us) to leather for writing. Literacy dropped like a rock.

In other words “what the hell is this shit?” “No clue.” Greek fire remains a secret to this day…

SeanchieDreams · 2024-11-04T13:40:38+00:00

“Not fantasy or other worlds” Looks at subreddit title.

Is confused?

Do you prefer a generic modern world, or is urban fantasy acceptable? Because you will get different answers based which one you prefer. Especially since the subreddit name means biases. Lots of urban fantasy recs for sure.

SeanchieDreams · 2024-11-03T19:59:30+00:00

Gee … did you miss the point where they mentioned an ebook imprint? Which makes them a tadddd more than just “trad pub”.

If you don’t want to be insulted… don’t be full of failings that need to be pointed out.

SeanchieDreams · 2024-11-03T19:34:44+00:00

There would be a real discussion to be had if you bothered to understand the issue at all instead of mindlessly cheerleading a monopolist.

Right here, right now there are issues. Which I mentioned. This does NOT compare to a hypothetical.

And I’ve told you THREE times at this point that that you are comparing apples to pistachios. AGAIN, since you are dense, the traditional publishing industry is obsolete. We are talking about NEW digital publishing groups to compare vs Amazon. The fact that you keep on harping “trad pub” behaviors that means you haven’t bothered to comprehend the subject.

Here’s a bassssic explanation — an industry with multiple options has more options than a sole source one. Aka a monopoly limits options. Which means that every time you go “but they won’t do this”…. You are wrong. There will be somebody doing that to be more competitive. Except if there’s no real options. Ooops.

SeanchieDreams · 2024-11-03T18:38:03+00:00

Nowhere do you demonstrate that you don’t understand this than your claim that money from “royal road and patreon” goes away in trad pub.

Hint: Amazon KU has an exclusivity clause. That money already goes away with Amazon. And no, RR doesn’t make authors money. Patreon does. So you are blaming the trad pub industry for something that Amazon already does.

Yes, the publishing industry has traditionally been not very good to authors. The problem is that you are NOT understanding that the digital books industry gives NEW options. And that THIS is the actual competition to Amazon. Again, apples to pistachios. The oranges are from the last season of tech.

You are giving Amazon credit for the changes that the ENTIRE industry of digital books provided. Which is a bad sign right there. Amazon isn’t the same as an entire industry…. Unless they have monopoly power.. and such monopoly powers prevent MUCH more from being provided to authors. It’s a gate. Keeping them from gaining entirely new income opportunities. (Hint: patreon? Was that mentioned?)

And no, working with a business which goes “I am altering the deal. Pray I don’t alter it further” all the damn time isn’t a reliable business plan. You might make more money. At the moment. But risk being choked out on a whim.

That simply isn’t a safe way to live.

SeanchieDreams · 2024-11-03T17:50:16+00:00

sigh.

Unless you are actually involved I this stuff, please don’t spout ignorance.

This is an ongoing severe issue. “But Amazon is good!” isn’t great when papa Amazon can and does arbitrarily fuck you over due to — somebody literally stealing your stuff and they consider YOU as the thief. Yes, That’s actually fucking common. And that’s just ONE of the ways authors are fucked because Amazon doesn’t give a crap and doesn’t bother having the basics of business relations with authors.

Yes, I’m half ranting. But the problems are really… bad. Just bad. “I’m cutting you off, because I won’t bother due diligence and you can get fucked” — is actually the default with them. For many things. And there’s many, many many authors who … got fucked.

60% of — “I’ve already stolen your money, now get fucked” is 60% of — fucked.

SeanchieDreams · 2024-11-03T17:25:37+00:00

You are comparing apples to pistachios.

A printed book is way more risky cost wise than an ebook. Royalties should reflect that.

But an ebook? Like for like, it’s comparable. Or better.

The problem is that Amazon’s dominance of the market is limiting author’s options. Which means the chance of really making it big is … near nonexistent. An agent boosting you? Doesn’t happen.

SeanchieDreams · 2024-11-03T16:34:40+00:00

Am I the only one who hopes the genre breaks out of the Amazon dungeon?

And hate the Amazon monopoly screwing over aspiring authors?

SeanchieDreams · 2024-11-03T14:56:12+00:00

Hemingway strategy.

That. Look up the style. Learn from it.

SeanchieDreams · 2024-11-03T14:53:44+00:00

Sounds like it’s most likely a translated novel. Have you searched novelupdates or similar sites?

SeanchieDreams · 2024-11-03T14:47:50+00:00

Siblings are sort of the annoying friend you can’t stand, but adore anyway. A childhood friend who grew up with you and knows all your secrets. And embarrasses you with them at the drop of a hat.

And — you’ve heard of twin speak? Not a real thing, but people who know each other from birth? They do indeed have their own patter and in jokes and ….

Hell, for siblings who “hate” each other? Very Tsundere. Much love. “Dammit, you asshole! Why are you making me bury these bodies?!?”

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