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Peace in Fiction Achieving peace has become a cliché motivation in mainstream fiction. For example, in isekai fiction, the protagonist defeating the demon king is considered a quick way to achieve world peace. In superhero fiction... the demon king is replaced by a supervillain. Some dark...

Ratings reflect taste algorithm, not the quality of fiction.

There is a difference between writing fiction to build an imaginary world (art) and writing fiction to build popularity.

Does it deliver the hook well? Well, I'm quite curious about how Tobias will hide the mysterious woman. And yes, the synopsis has a hook. How well does it set the stage? If I ignore the 1st and 2nd paragraphs, I can vaguely imagine the direction of the story and the tension. How well did I...

Honestly... I enjoyed it more and was more likely to imagine the direction of the story if the synopsis started from 3rd paragraph . 1st and 2nd Paragraph felt more like info dumps that casual readers tend to ignore.

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Well, when the reader is confused about which character is speaking in a scene, that is a sign of head hopping, a sudden shift in POV without transition, making it difficult for the reader to identify who is speaking, thinking, and feeling. Head hopping generally occurs due to poor narrative...

Well, ultimately, you decide your story. One of my readers also made a similar comment. He said he wanted to see more FMC because my chapters provided a lot of character development for the supporting characters. I explained to him... that's impossible unless it ruins the flow of the story...

If that's the case, this could be considered constructive feedback about pacing. You might consider making a compromise to accept their suggestion, such as shortening the flashback.

Casual readers generally just say what they like or dislike based on their tastes. It's very rare for readers to give constructive feedback like the pacing in this paragraph is slow, head-hopping in this conversation, plot holes in this chapter, etc, because casual readers generally just read...

When you write a narrative, you tend to write "what happened this chapter?" When you edit a chapter, you tend to read, analyze, refine and rewrite, "how do the scenes in this chapter provide a good reading experience for the reader?"

First, post this thread in the feedback section. SH has a dedicated feedback sub-forum there. Second, I'm not forbidding you for review swaps or mutual reviews... but I won't. I prefer voluntary feedback to transactional feedback. Third, I hope this doesn't happen here. But swap reviews are...

WANTED BLOOD ROSE The perpetrator of the assassination of Duke Gilles de Vire. The instigator of extrajudicial judgment. The extremist who threatens the stability of all kingdoms. Threat Level: IV - Blightbrand Bounty: 10.000 gold coins Died or Alive

It makes sense why Pain was considered the peak arc. Instead of positioning Pain as a foreign enemy... the author instead made Pain Jiraya's student, a victim of war, and a senior (to Naruto). The conflict isn't just epic and ideological, but also intimate and emotional. Readers may disagree...

Honestly... as an author, I'd say, "Write as much as you want!" But as a casual reader with a limited attention span, I'd say, "5K words for a prologue?! That's a lot... do I have to read this much before I find something that interests me?! No, thank you."