This whole rant feels pretentious, hypocrite, and nonsensical and it shows a clear lack of perspective.
Research is a thing.
-- If you had done some, you wouldn't be reacting this way.
Spell Check is also a thing you seem to be missing out on.
-- For example: Hypocrite should have been written: hypocritical.
There is no true and only way of writing a novel...
Publishers'
writing guidelines are a thing, and each publisher has their own.
In fact, there isn't a publishing house that doesn't have Guidelines (read: RULES,) posted on their site about what they will or will not publish, and how they want their stories written. If you don't follow them, they won't publish you. Some of them even list the types of characters and plot lines they look for in the stories they will publish, and what type of content they absolutely won't even look at.
As for writing style, you don't get to know that until
after you've signed their contract. Usually from your Editor, and for which you will be Sued if you do not comply. Guess how I found out?
Even
ScribbleHub has Guidelines.
-- If you don't follow their Guidelines, they'll toss the story out and possibly Ban the writer too.
Only Vanity Press publishers like Amazon's KDP,
Kindle Direct Publishing do not have Rules about what they will publish because they
don't care what you write, or how you write it, as long as they get their payment.
Don't know what a Vanity Press is? Do your Research. Google is your friend.
...short or small paragraphs can create tension in the narration with several pauses to create something more emotionally moving than just a giant block of text.
Not contesting this.
I'm ranting about the Poor Grammar trend
resulting in One-Sentence Paragraphs.
It is also what's usually prefered by READERS THEMSELVES when reading in phones,
Readers prefer One-Sentence paragraphs? I think not.
I think Readers prefer fully fleshed out stories that have descriptions of people, places, and things, body language cues with their dialogue, and detailed world-building. I think the Readers are getting very tired of simplistic dialogue, plots copied from manga and anime, cliche copy-cat characters, and writing that consists of poor spelling, poor grammar, and an eighth-grade level vocabulary.
By the way, you spelled
preferred wrong.
...when reading in phones, which is how 99% of our audience now reads our novels (and how I do it).
Our audience?
-- Maybe
your audience reads on their phone.
My reading audience tends to read actual books, which is what I write; trade paperbacks specifically. Though I'm told that my readers also use Kindle tablets, and read their web novels on their Computer. (I went and asked, just to be sure.)
I read on my desktop computer. I also write and edit on my computer, which is why I have access to Spell Check, and you apparently, do not.
Also, reading teeny-tiny text on a phone gives me eye-strain.
Simpler grammar is easy and quick to read, which is what these authors aim for, not because they're copying badly machine translated novels,
Simpl
er grammar? Try: Simple grammar.
Speaking of grammar... Do you even
have a Grammar book? 'Cus if you do, it is not showing.
My favorite grammar book is
The Deluxe Transitive Vampire. Hardcover, of course. I also use
Strunk & White's Element's of Style.
Anyway!
Easy and quick to read is accomplished with good grammar and proper paragraphing. Something
translated web stories and novels Lack, and new amateur writers are Copying. THIS is what my whole rant was about, which you apparently Missed, like your grammar and spelling.
Also, if you think
simplistic writing is what makes your readership happy, then you
really need to do more Research on your own reading audience. Starting with:
What grade are they in?
Have they graduated high school?
Are they in, or have some College?
Do they have a Job?
Are they Over 21?
Are they Under 18?
Are they Under 16?
The answers to these alone will tell you their reading comprehension level and vocabulary level.
CLUE by 4: If they've graduated high school and they read on a regular basis, their reading comprehension level and vocabulary is College level or Above.
Don't just conduct a Poll, ask your readers directly what they want in their stories, and what kind of writing would make those stories come to life. Ask other people's readers. Read the comments on other people's stories as to what those readers liked or disliked about the story, about the writing. Check out the surveys being done by editors and publishing houses as to what is gaining popularity and what is losing it.
Don't limit yourself to the handful of story sites you post on.
Wait, you
do post on more than just ScribbleHub, right?
Oooo! Name-calling!
-- In that case, I name
you:
TROLL.
Writing simple and quick chapters is how webnovels are usually designed,
Most actual web novels --written by reputable
authors, not amateur writers posting on free Story sites, such as
ScribbleHub or
WattPad-- are
Translations from published Chinese, Japanese, and Korean novels.
Those translations on those Web Novel sites come in 1000 word blocks because the translators were PAID
per post, and posting daily paid best. The actual chapters are much,
much longer, from 2500 words to 5000 words.
The main reason why web novel chapters tend to be numbered 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 is because Chapter One has been divided into 3 parts.
a chapter composed of 10 blocks of text that cover the entire phone screen is not what they want.
Perhaps you should consider getting a computer?
Writing fiction
on a phone with no grammar check or spell check can't be doing good things for your writing style.
As someone who enjoys both traditional literature books and also web novels, I understand both of them have their own charm, but if you're writing for a webnovel, short paragraphs will come in more handy than larger, more annoying paragraphs, especially when there's a story featuring multiple characters, each one speaking with one another, you cannot just write their dialogues in a single paragraph, can you?
Oooo, run on sentence!
Lets break this down a bit.
As someone who enjoys both traditional literature books and also web novels, I understand both of them have their own charm,
Charm. Nice. How about adding Facts to that? Such as, examples?
but if you're writing for a webnovel, short paragraphs will come in more handy than larger, more annoying paragraphs,
Writing
for a web novel?
-- Do you mean writing
a web novel, or writing for a web novel
site?
Also... Come in
more handy?
Honey, I really think you need to go out and buy yourself a real grammar book. like,
tomorrow. Clearly, the online grammar site you're using is not up to spec.
especially when there's a story featuring multiple characters,
One would
hope a story has multiple characters! LOL!
each [character] speaking with one another, you cannot just write their dialogues in a single paragraph, can you?
ROFLMAO!!!
-- My goodness...! You certainly
are ignorant as to who you are posting to, and what I have already posted! LOL!
Also, most readers will call out the overly detailed descriptions as FILLER, and they will call out the Author for writing giant blocks of text that dont advance the plot at all.
No one has ever called my description overly detailed, or Filler, and my chapters are 2500 words at minimum.
Every single thing that is described, every action, and everything said in my stories forward the plot. However, I am rather experienced in writing.
Also, the word:
Don't has an apostrophe.
They want THINGS TO HAPPEN, not you to descrive every minute detail in a 500 word paragraph.
The word
describe is not spelled: descrive.
Before you make these rants acting like you're a proffesional in the field,
LOL! I
am a professional, and I know how to spell it too!
I have published over 34 titles with 4 different publishing houses -- none of which are a vanity press. I do not self-publish. I quit the day job in 1996 because my royalty checks were enough to pay all my bills.
Ookami Kasumi is
not the name I am published under. That's the name I use for my fan-fiction.
think a little about what other people think about it, especially the vast majority of readers.
I already know what my readers like and want. After all, it's how I've paid my rent since 1996.
