Recent content by AverageMaidLover

Yeah I've had that experience, although luckily I don't have too many negative commentary. I got curious and checked and my most popular series has average ~1450 views but most chapters only have 3-4 comments. So like...0.2% of the reader base.

Yeah after getting a few I realized the rating system is just a convoluted thumbs up or thumbs down as opposed to any sort of objective measurement. I just like having people read my stories, so if I get (and keep) readers then I take that as a good indicator people like it. I like the people...

I'll just comment on this - my highest ranking on trending was #12 (at least that I've seen, I don't remember to check every day) was my straight, harem, fluffy, slice-of-life, smut series, which contains none of that, so you definitely can without. My joke/not a joke answer is to write...

As someone who has way too many ongoing series, I understand perfectly. My advice is to write what you feel good about and not what you don't. If you're not confident that will show in your story. Conversely if you feel good about what your writing, that should transfer as well. If you...

Does this mean smut fans are actually an underserved demographic? Maybe I should write more...

Yeah exactly! Part of the payoff of the story can be showing how characters grow over time

I can't stand when people comment about characters making "dumb" decisions. Yes, it was a "dumb" decision, because it's supposed to be. Sometimes people make dumb decisions. Or when people have weird expectations of characters. Yes, these two characters are acting like shy virgins because...

ScribbleHub also tracks "Valid Reads" which is people who were in a chapter page for at least 30 seconds, which I think is a good stat. I don't know if webnovel has something like that since I don't use it.

I never set any, but I double checked just now and I don't see any still

Nope the first chapter was posted within minutes of creating the series

Series in question: https://www.scribblehub.com/series/1013471/i-wanted-to-lose-my-virginity-but-couldnt-afford-a-prostitute-so-i-bought-a-cheap-slave-instead/ I posted a new series today and it took a few hours to get approved, pretty standard stuff. But when it showed up in the "Latest...

I do this with my stories. If you keep them to a few hundred words (unless it's a special scene), and not every chapter, I think they can add to the story without it just being 'porn'. Especially if they just feel like a natural part of the story, as opposed to feeling forced in.

Isn't that the truth. If you can afford it I think commissioning an artist is the best option. I really think it helped me gain traction when I first started having good covers for my novels.

People have given good advice already so I took a look at your novel and I have two specific suggestions: 1. I think a better and/or flashier novel picture would help you stand out. I think the current one is okay but it won't stand out while people are scrolling, especially on phones. 2. The...