Well, I might start posting here after all.

Eldoria · Mar 7, 2026

JordanIda said:
I got notified of a three day ban

What does banned mean? I really don't know.

reffectiscool · Mar 7, 2026

well let‘s see if your stories are good then, i’ll be checking them out

CharlesEBrown · Mar 7, 2026

Twilight fan fiction for people over 14? Didn't someone already do that, and call it Fifty Shades of Gray?

Alski · Mar 7, 2026

JordanIda said:
I'm kind of hoping the readers here will also have an average age somewhat north of 14. And a bit of maturity. As opposed to other places I've been-and-gone in the past year. There's only one way to find out!

The site has age restrictions( no one under 13, and those under 18 need a guardians consent), but we all know those dont stop most people. The good news is you will find most people here are over 20, we have a few vocal kids on the forum but they are mostly harmless.

JordanIda said:
But in the forum I was bullied and pig piled by the writers.

Thats their circlejerk cartels in action. Best to just not engage with them and report in the slim chance you dont get a mod thats in their pocket

Alski · Mar 7, 2026

JordanIda said:
Yeah... you know, I've neither read it nor watched the movie.

better to just say inspired by twilight internet memes then.

Alski · Mar 7, 2026

At present Fanfictions are harder to find so the chance of getting new readers is low if they dont already know about your work.

Alski · Mar 7, 2026

JordanIda said:
I didn't know that. So, it's hidden by default and they can't even see it on lists? If that's the case, there's not much point.

Scratch that, they are searchable in the series finder but the tag is not clickable like all other tags are.

Feudyn · Mar 7, 2026

Eldoria said:
What does banned mean? I really don't know.

I think it is when you get a group of mates together to play instruments and sing your favourite songs

Juia_Darkcrest · Mar 7, 2026

My vocal readers all seem to be in their mid thirties in to their 60s-70s. My MC is an old guy, so I am referencing a bunch of old shit that most seem to get lol.

Just remember most SH readers are quiet lol

CharlesEBrown · Mar 7, 2026

JordanIda said:
I've heard that before. But I use the character names. Wouldn't be right. The funny thing (or not so funny) is I don't even like fan fiction. I think it's theft.

I should really just kill it. I'm this close. But I'll post here and see if it catches a few readers. Seventh time's a charm.

That's how the woman who wrote 50 Shades started - her idea was have Bella be college age, Edward be a professional, and they meet in a professional environment - his "powers" come from sexuality (primarily BDSM) and she's an "innocent" who learns to like it, I think (have only read summaries and listened to Rush Limbaugh's rant against it - guy LOVED Breaking Bad, even spent most of an episode praising a show that he admitted "had absolutely no redeeming qualities" but he and his wife LOVED it - but his wife got into 50 Shades, so he read it to know what she was talking about and DESPISED it 150% - was very amusing to listen to).
Then she changed the names and had a hit.

A-Random-Writer · Mar 7, 2026

Eldoria said:
What does banned mean? I really don't know.

It mean like blocked off from accessing a website or a service. If I was banned from scribblehub I wouldn't be able to access it or us it. (Idk if you meant that or were joking but I hope it helped)

GearMagical · Mar 7, 2026

Juia_Darkcrest said:
My vocal readers all seem to be in their mid thirties in to their 60s-70s. My MC is an old guy, so I am referencing a bunch of old shit that most seem to get lol.

Just remember most SH readers are quiet lol

You know, I think I’ve already said this here more than once. What I want to say is that probably most people on this site are 40 or 50 years old. Maybe 60, 70, or even older. The very fact that you’re discussing Twilight (2008) and Fifty Shades of Grey (2015) already suggests that you’re all likely older than you’re trying to appear.

I believe that on almost every book-related website the users are already adults — or even elderly. Young people today are much more interested in playing video games, watching movies, TV series, cartoons, anime, reading comics or manga than in reading classic text-based books.

Is that a good thing or a bad thing?

Juia_Darkcrest · Mar 7, 2026

I think it is fine. I'm in my 40s, never tried to hide it. There are some younger ones here, but for the most part, I am guessing it's mainly GenX and millennials.

Anonjohn20 · Mar 7, 2026

JordanIda said:
They're romances. Fanfic very loosely based on Twilight.

OMG, we're going to get another "50 Shades of Grey."

JordanIda said:
But in the forum I was bullied and pig piled by the writers. And this morning I got notified of a three day ban.

JordanIda said:
So on March 10, when my ban expires, I'm going to take my fiction down and ask my readers to come here. Maybe a few will. Maybe not.

Keep posting your fiction there. It's an older, larger site so it has more readers. Just start crossposting here (post your story in both places) and stop using RR's forum entirely; you aren't the only one who has run into the crybully cliques.

CharlesEBrown said:
his "powers" come from sexuality (primarily BDSM) and she's an "innocent" who learns to like it

I can understand why he hates it, but from what I've heard of the story, he might be misunderstanding it. I've been told that in the story the man is a submissive bottom that was only pretending to be a dom early in the story because his previous dom had broken his heart. The story is about the girl starting out as his sub and slowly learning more about him until she's the one domming him (a popular female fantasy, to have control over a malleable/pliable femboy/twink).

Anonjohn20 · Mar 7, 2026

JordanIda said:
@GearMagical good post and interesting take!

So I agree but only to a point. I grew up on Twilight, so I'm not that old. And yes, I think most of the writers on the forums are a little bit older than they are trying to appear. But on the other hand, you gotta remember that my books aren't popular here. Or anywhere. I've been and gone from Inkitt, Wattpad, Quotev, R-R, and more. My stuff got great reviews and ratings in those places... from the few people who bothered to read them. Typically the LitRPG and Game-Inspired fiction is a lot more popular in most of these places. And that's definitely a younger crowd.

Love this post. Me too, as to reviewers. I get robust comments and constructive critique from my readers, but I can tell that they're all older. They know how to write letters. They understand novel structure and give the plot time to develop. The kiddies just don't have the patience. And their comments reflect that fact. Typically a word or two at most, or more likely one or two acronyms. So easy to tell the kids who grew up on texting and have never written a personal letter to anyone.

Adding to this post to thank everyone on this thread. All of you, too many names to mention. Thank you.

Well, if you do join this forum, know this. Whenever someone asks for a review in the forums, my review will always be "needs more smut" or "needs more futas." Don't take those as serious reviews; I'm just joking that "SmutHub" is for smut.

TinaMigarlo · Mar 7, 2026

JordanIda said:
I've got three finished novels to post. And working on a fourth. They're romances. Fanfic very loosely based on Twilight.

I've been lurking here for a couple months. In the forums. I like everyone I've met. And even though I can be a cantankerous, somewhat acrimonious sort of person, I've found most of you are, too. So I haven't met anyone here that I can't hang with. People here seem to be mature enough to get my dry sense of humor, and I don't have to be apologizing for it all the time.

I'm kind of hoping the readers here will also have an average age somewhat north of 14. And a bit of maturity. As opposed to other places I've been-and-gone in the past year. There's only one way to find out!

Currently my fiction is down to one venue: the little site with two R's in its name. Got followers, unsolicited reviews, high ratings that I didn't get through swaps. So the readers like me. But in the forum I was bullied and pig piled by the writers. And this morning I got notified of a three day ban.

For "toxicity in the forums."

Because I had the nerve to defend myself against those bullies. ("Premium members"... squeaky wheels... oh well. City hall and clicques: can't fight'em.)

So on March 10, when my ban expires, I'm going to take my fiction down and ask my readers to come here. Maybe a few will. Maybe not.

so? come here.
incubate here. editing your works. maybe making new ones.
polishing your schtick that seems to already work, and resonate with readers.
maybe, one day you'll go back.
new account. throw up something awesome.
no talking in the forums. no shouts and swaps. no ads.
and have the last laugh.

true story:
one of the break out hits one year, was "max level archmage".
MLA, because everything needs an acronym or its not cool. Thanks, internet.

but? MLA didn't play by the rules. They just... tossed the big web novel up on five WN sites, and that was it.
no ads. no shouts, no swaps.
next thing you know? it was the break out hit.
author made something like 90k a *month* on patreon for it at first.
a year and a half, getting on however long later... down to "only" like 10k a month.

it can happen. big readership, big financial success. all word of mouth rec's.

the author is set for life, if they didn't waste that money.

who knows. That, could be you next time.
and they'll never know what hit them.

Time4T · Mar 7, 2026

TinaMigarlo said:
so? come here.
incubate here. editing your works. maybe making new ones.
polishing your schtick that seems to already work, and resonate with readers.
maybe, one day you'll go back.
new account. throw up something awesome.
no talking in the forums. no shouts and swaps. no ads.
and have the last laugh.

true story:
one of the break out hits one year, was "max level archmage".
MLA, because everything needs an acronym or its not cool. Thanks, internet.

but? MLA didn't play by the rules. They just... tossed the big web novel up on five WN sites, and that was it.
no ads. no shouts, no swaps.
next thing you know? it was the break out hit.
author made something like 90k a *month* on patreon for it at first.
a year and a half, getting on however long later... down to "only" like 10k a month.

it can happen. big readership, big financial success. all word of mouth rec's.

the author is set for life, if they didn't waste that money.

who knows. That, could be you next time.
and they'll never know what hit them.

It didn't just happen. I've read about 100 chapters , maybe 250,000 words before taking an extend pause. Much of it's success is because, for what it is, it is done exceptionally well.

melchi · Mar 7, 2026

Some of us might have gotten banned from writing reviews on kindle unlimited stories.

Apparently parallel prose or run on sentences is hate speech or something. The issue is not the complete lack of quality control in the biggest book company on the planet.

Should fit in fine.

TinaMigarlo · Mar 7, 2026

maybe a lot of writers are here, just because they got kicked around somewhere else.
I know I am.
what's the old clay-mation they still play around christmas every year for kids?
"the island of misfit toys".

maybe, we're "the island of misfit writers".

I just don't want to be a dentist... lol

Time4T said:
It didn't just happen. I've read about 100 chapters , maybe 250,000 words before taking an extend pause. Much of it's success is because, for what it is, it is done exceptionally well.

I (twice) read the first chapter of MLA.
because where I came from, someone would always link to it.
"Here. this is how a first chapter of an Isekai LitRPG is done right!"

had to read that.
even if its not my style of what to read, with that build up how could I resist the first chapter.

Well, I might start posting here after all.

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