Chat, Am I Cooked?

[Fairemont]

Popped the unique as you said but the synopsis nah i would keep it as it is. I love me being some weird and strange

Being weird and strange is not what it is, it's just a mess. There's a difference. It is not a good weird and strange, it is a bad weird and strange, and it will likely keep a number of readers away.

I highly consider revising it.

 

[JanitorWrites]

I like to observe the ants more than the elephant in front of my eyes. But seriously though, fix these parts first, OP.


Chapter 10, with some random checks at next chapters. Just wait for the next updated statistics and see how much it's filled with views from a certain southeast asia country. That's solely me.

On a maybe unrelated note, have you played Demon: the Descent? Because your story has got some DtD energy in it. If you haven't, try reading the sourcebooks. I have a hunch that you'll get much inspirations from it.

Demon: the Descent? Nope, but have you read Dungeon crawler carl? I took a bit of inspiration from that work of art

 

[Paul__Michaels]

I'm not even going to comment.

...I just did, damn.

That's the problem with that post button. Sometimes your finger hits it.

 

[JanitorWrites]

That's the problem with that post button. Sometimes your finger hits it

Dam, You're a big shot

 

[Paul__Michaels]

Dam, You're a big shot

Not really. I'm doing well on SH, but I'm not a big shot.

 

[Fairemont]

I'm a big shot.

 

[PancakesWitch]

Oh yeah, I remember when I first started posting that RR was entering some sort of "we really want merciless, evil protagonists with no shred of decency in them" phase.

I'm surprised it is still going.

I remember posting a novel similar to what they wanted back in 2020 and they literally wanted to kill me for what I did, they were all very high standard
But now it seems they've changed a lot in these last 5 years, they love nothing but low effort and mass produced slop

 

[Fairemont]

I remember posting a novel similar to what they wanted back in 2020 and they literally wanted to kill me for what I did, they were all very high standard
But now it seems they've changed a lot in these last 5 years, they love nothing but low effort and mass produced slop

Yeah, the preferred slop style changed from goodie two shoes protags to the exact opposite. XD

 

[foxoftheasterisk]

Oh yeah, I remember when I first started posting that RR was entering some sort of "we really want merciless, evil protagonists with no shred of decency in them" phase.

I'm surprised it is still going.

It might not be, I haven't read anything on RR for a year or two.

 

[SockySake]

I'd like to believe that slow and steady wins the race. Can anyone confirm that?

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Here's my stats after a week and a half, Am I Cooked?
Here's the link to my story- Link

 

[RainyLiquid]

The best part about checking out SH forums is that there is always someone who finds a way to complain about RR, lmao.

 

[empalgepuk]

For the title, you could have stopped at "The World Walker on a Tuesday" without everything else. SH has tags for a reason.

Give it time, because it's a long game. Like, very long. Nineteen chapters aren't exactly enough for binging; I believe you won't stop at only 50, right?

 

[Makimaam]

Personally, I'd pop "unique" out of the title. Everyone thinks their stuff is unique and putting it in the title might have an inverse effect on people.

The cover is okay. The title itself is a bit meh.

The synopsis is a jumbled mess and is definitely not doing you any favors. When I first read it, it left a bad impression. No organization, emphasis on odd details, and a bit of a strange energy to it. It set the idea of the rest of the content being very similar, and thus not my cup of tea.

Agreed.

cover looks good.

The synopsis is a jumbled mess that tries too hard to be witty, but just ends up confusing readers. Where’s the hook? Why should I read your story among 20 daily releases or more idk? I read the first chap and found the same glaring issue as the synopsis: just a bunch of random “witty” buzzwords used to pad the word count.

Keep it simple.

 

[Golden_Hyde]

You're not cooked, you're burnt
Anyways, nothing wrong with your story. It's mostly a matter of preference but you'll get there soon enough with consistent upload

 

[JayMark]

Also the market seems to be collapsing for new stories that aren't in the most popular categories: Erotic, GL, and Fan Fictions.

You'll just have to endure if you aren't rocking with the crowd.

 

[Eldoria]

Your fiction is better suited to RR. I see a clear disparity in engagement between your fiction on RR and SH. You've even received reviews on RR. You should be more grateful. At least you have readers on RR.

It's difficult to balance engagement between these two platforms due to the issue of compatibility. Many fictions on SH or RR get little or no readers, favorites, ratings, or views even after hundreds of pages have been written over months. If your measure is popularity and pursuing monetization, then low engagement can indeed be considered a failure.

However, if you don't pursue external validation and focus on internal validation (such as inner satisfaction), then the measure of your fiction's success is no longer about numbers but about the determination to continue writing until your fictional premise is answered and completed.

 

[PancakesWitch]

Your story seems to be more for RR, there's a clear disparity between the audiences, although some books can overlap and be popular on both, I've seen super popular works on RR with over ten thousand followers and millions of views that flop hard in SH. It's safe to say that in this place Fanfics and Female Led-stories govern, smut and yuri as well.
Now, how to get more readers and traction in RR? Buy an ad I guess

 

[Shiriru_B]

Wait for at least until you get like 60 chapters before deciding you're cooked, a lot of readers like to binge a book with lots of chapters here.

 

[JanitorWrites]

That's the problem with that post button. Sometimes your finger hits it

Dam, You're a big shot

The best part about checking out SH forums is that there is always someone who finds a way to complain about RR, lmao.

Lmao True

You're not cooked, you're burnt
Anyways, nothing wrong with your story. It's mostly a matter of preference but you'll get there soon enough with consistent upload

Thanks, for actual words of encouragement

 

[CheertheSecond]

Damn! 10 times as much interaction as my novels :)