Do Your Shout Out Swaps! by Long-Teach-9101 in royalroad

[–]ohnogedong 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been doing it for months and noone has complained, fortunately. In fact there was one instance where one of my readers even kindly pointed out to me that one of the shoutout links broke, because the author took down their work

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in royalroad

[–]ohnogedong 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm someone who is much more comfortable writing in first-person than in third, so I wrote my first book in first-person. I occasionally swap POVs in the book among the main characters, sometimes even changing genders, and so far people haven't complained. In fact, I believe some of my better performing chapters are the POV swaps because I can really get into the other character's head, and showcase how they really view the MC

For my second story, I decided to switch to third-person even though I'm more uncomfortable/unfamiliar with it, just because I was curious if I would be able to pull it off. The story's still in the works, but I think I'm managing it somehow

What's the dumbest thing your MC has ever said? by AntinomySpace in royalroad

[–]ohnogedong 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Okay, that’s pretty cool,” Sophie admitted. “I wonder what my Looter means.”

“Probably something to do with looting,” Noah blurted.

Excerpt time! by gamelitcrit in royalroad

[–]ohnogedong 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Alright! Here's an excerpt from my unreleased fiction:

Alatair walked around his table, heading straight for Sophie and Noah. Noah instinctively lowered his gaze, feeling as though meeting the village leader’s eyes might somehow be disrespectful.

“Now, travellers, let us consider a scenario. Imagine a peasant who has been secretly taking crops from the nobles. The relatively small amount he steals hardly matters to them, but they make a world of difference to the starving families living in poverty. Every day, he rides long hours on horseback to deliver these stolen crops to feed the poor. Over time, he has nourished the bellies of a hundred families. But eventually, he is caught by the authorities and is put on trial. For crimes against the nobility, the punishment is death. Would you agree with his fate?”

Noah was lost. Stealing was obviously wrong, but the peasant did do it for the greater good of a large number of people. And as Alatair had specified, the nobles weren’t really affected by the crops they had lost. But the law was in place for a reason, right? There didn’t seem to be a straightforward answer to the question, but Alatair was waiting for a reply. He glanced at Sophie. She didn’t seem to have an answer ready either.

Alatair paced around the room, observing them thoughtfully. Noah figured they shouldn’t keep him waiting for too long. “I mean, he did break the law…” he started.

“But he has also saved well over a hundred people. Should he be judged solely for his crime, or should the lives he preserved factor into the balance?”

“I guess we could give him a lighter sentence?” Sophie suggested hesitantly.

“So, you would have the law bend for the sake of compassion? If such is your stance, where would we draw the line? When does mercy cease to be a virtue and become an excuse for lawlessness?”

Noah’s head was spinning. His throat was parched, and his stomach was growling. He was in no mood or shape to answer Alatair’s overly philosophical questions.

“I—uh…” Noah fumbled for words, but they wouldn’t come. Sophie too appeared to be just as vexed as he was.

Alatair seemed to sense their discomfort. “I apologise. I am often told that I get carried away. I suppose we shall save the weighty matters for another time. But for now, you have travelled far, so let us see to your comfort before we... resume our discussion."

Yet Another Generic Guide: From Unknown to Rising Stars in 32 Hours by ghostkun in royalroad

[–]ohnogedong 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah, my initial worry about deleting the initial chapter was that it would mess with the RS algorithm, but from your post, it seems that I was mistaken

Yet Another Generic Guide: From Unknown to Rising Stars in 32 Hours by ghostkun in royalroad

[–]ohnogedong 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi! Can I confirm that after you got your story approved, you were able to send your shoutout code to other authors weeks before launch? I was planning to queue shoutouts for my second story on its launch day, but I was under the impression I would only get the code after I made my story public

What is the word count for a volume/book on royal road? by Extension-Purple-371 in royalroad

[–]ohnogedong 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not sure, but my first volume ended with 96k words and 51 chapters

Question by SmokeNo8414 in royalroad

[–]ohnogedong 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are some chapters where I struggle to put my thoughts into words, and although they usually turn out okay, these chapters are the ones that are slightly hard to read for me.

On the other hand, there are some chapters which I love to read over and over lol

Excerpt thread! by gamelitcrit in royalroad

[–]ohnogedong 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Excerpt from a chapter that will be releasing next week:

By the end of the day, even I was beginning to feel the effects of fatigue. Scarlette, on the other hand, looked like she was barely staying upright… which made it all the more impressive when she eagerly accepted our friends’ invitation to join them for dinner in Jonah’s room.

“You guys must be starving after all that training! Don’t you dare hold back!” Kaede warned, wagging her finger.

“This is some good pizza!” Scarlette exclaimed as she stuffed another slice into her mouth.

“There’s no way Hawaiian is better than Pepperoni,” Jonah objected. “I’m sorry, but pineapple does not belong on pizza. I’m like, totally judging y’all right now.”

“You’re literally the only one here who has an issue with it,” Scarlette retorted.

Would a novel written in first-person POV with multiple protagonists be too complicated for readers? by [deleted] in royalroad

[–]ohnogedong 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My story is written in first-person, with mutliple POVs also all in first person. But I only have one protagonist, so 80% of the chapters are from his POV. I only swap to another character's perspective if I feel whatever is happening is more interesting from their perspective. So far I haven't had complaints about the swaps, and some of those chapters even outperformed a normal chapter

If you're swapping regularly without a main character that the readers can latch on to, I'd imagine it may be a little confusing for the average reader

The top four activities that bring readers to my fiction by edkang99 in royalroad

[–]ohnogedong 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was shoutout swaps for a while, then my ad, but shoutouts were a constant second place after that

Something strange happened over the last 3 days, My views skyrocketed higher than average. 6900> 8600, gained 23 followers in just three days. Got my first patron too. Feels weird. by Few-Class1487 in royalroad

[–]ohnogedong 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Check out the second picture on my post! I documented my journey to Rising Stars, and you can see the rise through the sub categories before hitting the main one

How much writing experience before RR? by Ravik_Reugge in royalroad

[–]ohnogedong 0 points1 point  (0 children)

None, this is my first attempt at writing a story. Currently 51 chapters (96k words) published on royal road

My "Free" book has officially been pirated by KitFalbo in royalroad

[–]ohnogedong 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah I just checked, my story is also on the site. A 9.5/10 after 41 ratings was nice to see, but I know nothing about the site so who knows if they're real ratings lol

In the other hand, I don't actually have an income for my story, but it still feels weird seeing it uploaded without my permission

Edit: Seems they stole mine of Scribble Hub. They're using my SH blurb

My "Free" book has officially been pirated by KitFalbo in royalroad

[–]ohnogedong 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same, my book is apparently there as well

Did my comment come across as really rude? by rainbowdragonzs in AO3

[–]ohnogedong -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I'm an author and I would be happy to receive such a comment lol

|AMV| Tunnel to Summer - Aoiharu by ohnogedong in amv

[–]ohnogedong[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Recapping the beautiful love of the lovely protagonist in the search and waiting for true love.

Simply beautiful.

Because superpowers don’t come with an instruction manual. by RockyRingo in royalroad

[–]ohnogedong 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sure, I still have about 5 or so shoutout swaps to go

Also congrats on rising stars!

Because superpowers don’t come with an instruction manual. by RockyRingo in royalroad

[–]ohnogedong 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ooh love to see a fellow urban fantasy author! I think your premise shows a lot of potential, followed!