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TBH, I know myself that my work's not 'on par' with established authors, so I'm having doubts.

Given the Westerners' hatred on isekai, is it even viable?

Paul published his work there, or am I wrong? I'm sorry, I don't remember whether it was Amazon or not.

Westerners don't hate isekai. What made you think that?

Paul published on Amazon.

@RepresentingEnvy Is it different from Amazon Kindle? Or is it the same thing?

There are two different programs, from my understanding. One is entirely published on Amazon, meaning a book and a Kindle release. The other is just the Kindle release.

@RepresentingEnvy my experiences in various sites like RoyalRoad, ScribbleHub and HoneyFeed made me assume that it was so.

And my work also has harem.

Ah and yeah, I forgot that Amazon is a woke Western company, so there will surely be problems with some parts of my story. Good thing I remembered that now.

I don't think there will be problems with your story. Amazon doesn't advertise stories by itself. There is no problem with any works going there. As for harem and isekai together I don't like harem, but many westerners do. Most readers are silent.

I don't think it's a question of surviving, but rather of marketing. You need to advertise, and people who liked your book will buy it from there, likely as a means to support you. And maybe recommend it to others if they think the price is worth it.

Well, I'll just wait and see for now. 'Sides, I'm still struggling to get my 'writing mode' started nowadays. I entered February with only 30k words into my V18, so I have to focus more on getting it done.

It's just that, the Wattpad fellow is pretty persuasive and persistent.

There are some guides to having a successful fiction on amazon. From what I read, the trick is to have an early boost in reviews. The first month will either make or break it. Like on royal road, the fiction is invisible until it gets 20 ratings. Also, like webnovel, having something come out each month helps a lot.

They can't. Regardless of whether you are super good and decide on the traditional publishing route, you'll bleed money first. In the beginning, the publisher won't spend a single dime on you, a newbie author—even after you go through the hell that is editor approval. They are simply not going to take the risk.

Then, how else are people going to know about your book? And in turn, do not hurt your chances of getting your book published again. The answer is: you have to fish out of your own pocket. Contacting popular bookstores for a space to display, running ads, paying reviewers, etc.