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*Notices inconsistency.* *Opens up earlier chapter with inconsistency in edit mode.* *Fixes inconsistencey.* Done!

I slow-burn my sexual content and am rather stingy with it, often going quite a few chapters between scenes. It hasn't been too much of an issue for me. That said, I'd highly recommend some sort of explicit scene (even just masturbation) early on if your book is going to include it. Waiting too...

I didn't save my one-month stats, but Monday will mark two months for my debut novel: Chapters: 71 + 1 Interlude (I finally cleared my backlog today.) Pages: 812 (223k words total) Scribble Hub: Total views (Chapters): 7589 Average views: 105 (252 for chapter 1, dropping off to 148 for chapter...

With the addition of chapter 71, I've completely cleared out my backlog! https://www.scribblehub.com/read/2102902-in-the-shadow-of-moonlight/chapter/2222494/

I find such errors embarrassing and certainly appreciate it when readers point them out so I can fix them! Also, it means someone is actually reading the story, which is nice.

If you’re concerned, add an author’s note asking for feedback about their specific criticisms. Most people need a bit of encouragement to speak up.

I don't, and I would go crazy if I tried.

Finding readers is a numbers game. If your story doesn’t do well on one site, stop actively publishing there and refer readers to a site it’s doing well on. If someone comes across it and likes it enough, they’ll follow you to the other site. For myself, my (admittedly niche) story didn’t land...

I have the opposite problem: I have to consciously put subplots on pause so I can keep the main plot moving.

As others have said, different sites have different audiences. I tried Royal Road before coming here and got nowhere (granted, my story is rather, uh, niche), but it's doing just fine on Scribble Hub.

That’s odd. In Wattpad’s rules it states explicit sex is okay as long as it has the mature tag.

To catch bots, always check a user's activity tab before engaging. Bots will comment on a ton of different stories using the same script.

This. 9 times out of 10, if I can’t figure out how to proceed, it’s because I’ve been going the wrong direction.

I think of both at the same time (along with the setting), although I start with an overarching idea for the plot first (what’s the end goal?).

One of the options for a given reading list is to hide works on it from the home page.

A lot of people use “Dropped” as a stand in for “Not Interested” and never read past your synopsis or tags. An actual “Not Interested” tag would be nice.

Spam bots have become a plague everywhere in the last couple of years. Scribble Hub is actually one of the better sites in my experience. Beware that the more sophisticated ones will tailor their initial comments to your story (and I've seen some that include criticism). If you're ever...

This is what I’ve come to loathe the most about AI. I have no worries they’ll outdo me in quality, but in the time it takes to write one meaningful story, talentless sloppers can bury it in a mountain of crap.

I should have been a bit more specific. Experienced authors won't need it for generating content to actually include in their work. TBH, the biggest flaw with AI is that it can never tell you that the reason you're having trouble is you took a wrong turn a few paragraphs back. 9 times out of...

I've been using the free version of Grammarly for my final pass to catch any remaining errors. It's useful, but you really do have to pay attention to it as it often gets things wrong, and it likes to enforce certain stylistic choices (I finally gave up and adopted the Oxford comma so it would...