Too spicy for RR?

[ThisAdamGuy]

[THIS POST HAS BEEN CONSUMED BY THE VOID]

 

[Kay_Ship]

Eh, there are series with more explicit scenes on RR so I think you are fine.

 

[lydiawinehouse]

Nice story you got there! but I have never been to Royal Road so I don't know their regulation. Since you posted only half of it, it delivers a few spike in it? since we can't read the whole of it. But I wanna suggest, you shall write differently here in RR? Scribble do support explicit intercourse if I'm not mistaken

Eh, there are series with more explicit scenes on RR so I think you are fine.

this comment is right, the scenes is still okay so far

 

[RepresentingCaution]

My story got auto-detected and taken down for having too many explicit chapters. The thing is that 1/6 of your chapters can be explicit. I asked them to do manual review on it, and they saw it was fine and put it back up.

 

[zephyrtrillian]

I'm also on RoyalRoad. You can put a warning for graphic sexual or violent content. You'll be fine. People eat it up, actually.

 

[OokamiKasumi]

Never mind.

 

[ThisAdamGuy]

Never mind.

...okay?

 

[OokamiKasumi]

...okay?

I was going to ask why someone on SH was asking questions about the rules on a different story post site, but I've noticed that there seemed to be a lot of cross-posting on the two sites.

Personally, I am not fond of RR, even though the quality of writing is a tad bit better on RR. It's not a site that would welcome my work, so perhaps I am a bit biased?

 

[ThisAdamGuy]

Personally, I am not fond of RR

I haven't been either since they banned my old account, but if I want there to be any chance at all of my litrpg WIP going somewhere, I need to be on that site.

 

[OokamiKasumi]

I haven't been either since they banned my old account, but if I want there to be any chance at all of my litrpg WIP going somewhere, I need to be on that site.

Where do you want your litrpg WIP to Go?
-- Or rather, where do you want your litrpg WIP to end up?

 

[ThisAdamGuy]

Where do you want your litrpg WIP to Go?
-- Or rather, where do you want your litrpg WIP to end up?

I want it to get popular enough that I can start making money off of it, either through Patreon of Kindle Unlimited. The dream is that it becomes the next Dungeon Crawler Carl, but I'll settle for a little supplemental income. Maybe I could get to that point without RR, but seeing how 99% of the litrpg fan base is on that site, I'd just be making things harder for myself.

 

[LeilaniOtter]

I avoided Royal Road based on what people were saying about that site being more attuned to fan-fiction than anything else.

 

[ThisAdamGuy]

I avoided Royal Road based on what people were saying about that site being more attuned to fan-fiction than anything else.

There are definitely people who treat RR like Fanfiction.net, but the majority are there for litrpgs. I had thirteen of my (currently) fifteen books on there, but none of them were litrpgs so I hardly got any attention at all.

Spoiler

So, not much different from here.

 

[LeilaniOtter]

There are definitely people who treat RR like Fanfiction.net, but the majority are there for litrpgs. I had thirteen of my (currently) fifteen books on there, but none of them were litrpgs so I hardly got any attention at all.

Spoiler

So, not much different from here.

I'll be honest. I think a lot of writers here spend a little too much time writing pointless books here on Scribble Hub, when they should be introducing their work to anime production houses worldwide.

 

[ThisAdamGuy]

I'll be honest. I think a lot of writers here spend a little too much time writing pointless books here on Scribble Hub, when they should be introducing their work to anime production houses worldwide.

I imagine that would get a similar response as querying unsolicited books to publishers, but with even less success. The reason literary agents exist is because anyone can write a letter saying "I JUST WROTE THE BEST BOOK EVER AND YOU SHOULD PUBLISH IT PLZ PLZ PLZ!" but it means something when somebody contacts the publisher and tells them somebody else's book is so good they should consider publishing it. And as far as I know, agents who send books written by unknown authors to anime production companies aren't really a thing.

 

[HisDivineShadow]

I'll be honest. I think a lot of writers here spend a little too much time writing pointless books here on Scribble Hub, when they should be introducing their work to anime production houses worldwide.

It’s much easier to upload a book than to knock on publishers’ doors and get rejected.

 

[ThisAdamGuy]

It’s much easier to upload a book than to knock on publishers’ doors and get rejected.

The one time I didn't get a rejection letter was when I queried an agent about Henry Rider: Clown Hunter. She wanted to see more of it, so I sent her the whole manuscript. Then I got the rejection letter. Apparently young adult fiction and body horror don't mix well with the mass market.

 

[LeilaniOtter]

I imagine that would get a similar response as querying unsolicited books to publishers, but with even less success. The reason literary agents exist is because anyone can write a letter saying "I JUST WROTE THE BEST BOOK EVER AND YOU SHOULD PUBLISH IT PLZ PLZ PLZ!" but it means something when somebody contacts the publisher and tells them somebody else's book is so good they should consider publishing it. And as far as I know, agents who send books written by unknown authors to anime production companies aren't really a thing.

I realize that. I was a literary agent for several years; breaking down the doors to Hollywood was slightly next to impossible. But, yes, I can understand why people would opt for the easier, safer route and not risk the humiliation. I was just pointing out that a lot of these talented writers have some amazing ideas for anime cartoons.

 

[OokamiKasumi]

I want it to get popular enough that I can start making money off of it...

A worthy goal.
-- Why not try to find a Publisher for it?

For authors looking for a publisher: these are the best Progression Fantasy/LitRPG publishers​

...either through Patreon of Kindle Unlimited.

Patreon is not a Publisher. They are a platform for promoting and selling products, like Etsy, only a lot more involved. Stories posted on Patreon would be considered Self-Published. They do not offer editors, and the author has to pay for their services, even if it's just a cut from their royalties.

Kindle is a third-party distributor that has a self-publishing branch to it, but they are not actually a publisher. They do not offer editors, and the author has to pay for their services, even if it's just a cut from their royalties.

There is No Need for you to go through RR to use either of these services. You can just post directly to their sites.

The dream is that it becomes the next Dungeon Crawler Carl, but I'll settle for a little supplemental income. Maybe I could get to that point without RR, but seeing how 99% of the litrpg fan base is on that site, I'd just be making things harder for myself.

The competition on RR is quite fierce, and so are the Trolls. Be careful!

No matter what you decide to do, I wish you luck, and no matter what happens Keep Writing!


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I avoided Royal Road based on what people were saying about that site being more attuned to fan-fiction than anything else.

Really?
-- I've seen way more fan-fiction here on SH than on RR.


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[HisDivineShadow]

The one time I didn't get a rejection letter was when I queried an agent about Henry Rider: Clown Hunter. She wanted to see more of it, so I sent her the whole manuscript. Then I got the rejection letter. Apparently young adult fiction and body horror don't mix well with the mass market.

Yeah, publishing is about the market. If you’re not in trend, they’re not interested.
Also
I don’t understand why RR has that kind of reputation. I haven’t come across anything like that there.