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The Stakes In the narrative, the stakes are the situations or conditions the characters will face if they fail to achieve their goal. It's what's at stake and determines what will be lost or happen if the characters don't succeed, often providing a source of tension and motivation in the story...

What's Your Reason for Not Writing LitRPG Fiction? I see the LitRPG genre as a popular genre that quickly attracts readers. Even if you release any LitRPG fiction on RR, it can quickly gain attention compared to other genres. Well, RR is indeed a heaven for LiyRPG (almost all writers know...

What are your favorite steps in creating fiction? 1. Story Idea Research: This includes researching story ideas and finding a story premise that is original, authentic, engaging, and has a hook for potential readers in its market segment. 2. Story Idea Design: This includes character design...

Me: When a reader is too bored of reading hundreds of fictions with similar tropes, where only the protagonist/antagonist identity is changed, but the core story remains the same, he/she might "rebel" by writing his/her own fiction as a "subversion" or writing fiction that aligns with his/her...

Do you like dark fantasy? What do you like and/ or dislike about dark fantasy? As a reader, what do you expect from dark fantasy? We'd love to hear your honest opinions. Thank you.

As A Reader, What Does A Good Synopsis Look Like? Authors can have various synopsis formulas to attract readers. However, I'd like to hear from you, dear readers. What makes a good synopsis? You may have certain expectations. For example, the synopsis must be honest (e.g., if the story is...

Who is the Moral Compass in Your Fiction? Moral compasses are characters who embody human values in a fictional world. They are the people whose presence reminds the world (and readers) that humanism still lives in a fictional world, even in a dark world or in an apocalyptic world. They can...

Me: Why doesn't Salt *** grind up all kinds of poultry to make a golden 'dinosaur' steak with salt from the four oceans??

We can see many similar, almost identical stories with/without different identities of protagonists and antagonists, but the underlying pattern is the same. For example, there are countless novels about regression, cultivation, reincarnation, otome, teen romance, and other tropes written by...

Please explain the reasons, whether it's the originality of the story, the uniqueness of the premise, thematic depth, characterization, worldbuilding, style, etc. The compelling reasons why your work deserves to be read at least once in a lifetime by potential new readers.

Which arc do you prefer as more epic between the Marineford (One Piece), Pain's Invasion (Naruto Shippuden) and Karakura Town War (Bleach)?

You were Sent to Another World with A Supernatural Power? Imagine (of course, this is just a fictional scenario, my friends) that you are sent to another world. You are given a supernatural power (you can determine the supernatural power yourself — of course, the power is not something morally...

Relationships between female characters in the story include: Family relationship (including mother-daughter, aunt-niece, grandmother-granddaughter) Sisterhood relationship (by blood and/or existential, e.g, older sister-little sister bond) Childhood friend relationship (female friends who grew...

Filtering the Novels in the Latest Updates Based on Preferences. I've noticed that SH readers tend to read what they like rather than what novels have good content. So they tend to look at genre first to choose what they'll read. Therefore, I suggest SH provide a feature to filter the latest...

Write Your Premise of the Story What is the premise of your story in one prompt so that readers can understand the essence of your story? Please write your premise of the story in the prompt: Examples: (1) LOTR: [Frodo Baggins, the hobbit chosen to carry the One Ring full of evil power] +...

What's your longest record of experiencing writer's block that made your novels go on hiatus?

The Ending For Moral Antagonists Moral antagonists are characters who oppose the protagonist's ideology/beliefs. They are usually not portrayed as evil but rather as an ethical mirror for the protagonist. Moral antagonists typically have more complex character depth than villains because their...

What motivates you to finish your novel? We know... many novels are never finished, whether because the author experiences writer's block, gives up, or is forgotten due to busy real-life situations. But there are also novels that are successfully completed, even though they take months or...

Writing a thesis or fiction, which is more difficult? The thesis or fiction? One requires rationality. The other requires creativity. I know it's difficult to compare difficulty levels because both have different writing styles. But if you were asked to write either a thesis or fiction, which...

What unconventional meat have you consumed at least once in your life? Me: rabbit meat