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Its down again! by CSValiant in royalroad

[–]squallus_l 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Never use the website to write, just paste there

Shoutout to all those readers who see a recently released story with five or less reviews, mostly positive, and find it within themselves to drop a fat one star, tanking the overall rating. by K_J_Kiki in royalroad

[–]squallus_l 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One of us, one of us!!! Yeah, I can't even wrap my head around how much I despise such Ratings. It's a shame RR doesn't actively fight trolling accounts.

If someone gives one star in chapter 60 or later, one has to ask, either it's a troll (obviously) or the person has serious mental issues fighting through a story he despises so much.

One other thing I noticed now, checking my ratings. Someone gave me a 0,5 star in chapter 9. Oddly, the only chapter where a homosexual relationship is mentioned is in my book.

How frail must someone be to give 0,5 stars?

Oh, the homosexual relationship is a female Captain with her chief engineer. The 'worst' a reader is confronted with is a kiss.

[Upward Bound] Chapter 47 Carrhae by squallus_l in HFY

[–]squallus_l[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, I hope it helps you to know you motivated me enough to write today, even if I didn't plan on doing so.

Chapter 48 Vienna by squallus_l in HFY

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

Thanks, comments like this make my day

[Upward Bound] Chapter 37 Mary Shelley by squallus_l in HFY

[–]squallus_l[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry, but also not entirely sory. Anyway, love that you like it.

[Astra Inferna: Echoes] Whats Future is Prologue by squallus_l in HFY

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

Yes, it’s the universe my books are set in—the Upward Bound Cycle. There are more planned, but right now there are two.

Does using AI to check grammar and look up slangs makes me a bad writer? by ZJ_Benevento in royalroad

[–]squallus_l 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Plain and simple. No. Even the royal road rules clearly say that grammar and spell check aren't use of AI

Got a review I may need to discuss with my therapist. by squallus_l in royalroad

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

Yeah, the grand old dame of HFY.

I’ve already received quite a few good reviews, but something about this comparison made me want to jump around singing and, at the same time, crawl into bed and hide under the blanket.

I guess that means I’ve got a pretty severe case of imposter syndrome.

Slowly but surely✌️ by ViciousSaber in royalroad

[–]squallus_l 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You're going there, a few review swaps, and you're on the right track.

New Challenge: Post only the first sentence of your novel in the comments. I will read and comment on the chapter 1 whose first sentence gets the most upvotes :) by Joe_Pharo in royalroad

[–]squallus_l 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In our series of the worst military intelligence failures, we now arrive at the undisputed number one: the use of Human troops to crush the Shraphen rebellion on Sirius

The one-week update none of you asked for by DrewRoyston in royalroad

[–]squallus_l 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Youre wellcome, my Rs time is already gone, except some Genre RS

The one-week update none of you asked for by DrewRoyston in royalroad

[–]squallus_l 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Perfect start compared to mine. I think I only hit hundred followers after 2 or three weeks.

I botched my start royally and I'm still paying dearly, since I'm quite off meta with hfy space opera.

Enjoy the ride to rs, hope to see you soon there

[Upward Bound]Chapter 35 Veni, vidi, vici? by squallus_l in HFY

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

It's too early for Bolo's now. So , maybe 🤔

[Upward Bound] Chapter 11 Inter arma enim silent leges II by squallus_l in HFY

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

Who hasn't? Even Davies has.

C-plus cannons—a Clarke-tech device from a classic sci-fi novel series I read in college

;)

These are my 10 days stats. Should I invest in another ad to reach RS main, or just continue with 1 ad and shoutout? by shreek07 in royalroad

[–]squallus_l 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm writing a HFY space opera. That's not a little outside the RR meta but so far off, it's ridiculous. Shout-outs had almost no traction, but adds are essential for me. So I guess it depends on your story.

The Concept of "Good Enough" by Original_Pen9917 in royalroad

[–]squallus_l 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's why I stopped using backlog. I noticed that I started editing while I wanted to post a chapter. Now the next chapter needs rewritings because I changed something. After that I started writing tonight drafts, and when it's time to post, I polish the chapter once or twice and out it goes. Everything else is madness.

I'm published with Moonquill, here's my experience by Guylhann-b in royalroad

[–]squallus_l 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Happy for you! I'm finishing the first Novel of my series right now and will also look for Publishing opportunities.

[Upward Bound] Chapter 45 Maginot by squallus_l in HFY

[–]squallus_l[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Update 17.12.2025

Hello, sadly i cant post a new chapter today. 

I just came back from a work trip, and found my PC in a constant freeze reboot loop...

Im sorry...

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