I still don't know how I made it there :)
I did get a lot of readers but I guess not too many continued :(
Still reaching #1 was a big deal. I wish I could figure out how I did it and repeat that.
I was about to post my story on this thread, but I see you referenced it already! Thank you so much. I'm glad you like the 18+ stuff.
As I mentioned in another thread... yes there is erotica but that's not the point of the story :). Still I'll take it. Please check out my story y'all!
Prefer original fiction. Fanfiction is boring IMO (and a bit dishonest IMO. You're just building on someone else's characters). I don't mind inspirations though as long as it's not the same character.
Whatever the formula is - it seems to love the same 4/5 books everyday. Even when the book is not in the top 7/8 according to the filter it features on the home page.
Lucky.
I like multiple viewpoints.
Sometimes on certain chapters I have 1st person POV to show the person's inner monologues etc. Other times IMO 3rd person works best.
1st person though helps you enforce the show/don't tell philosophy. Same with 3rd - although it's harder to not fall into the...
I like to write about characters in the real world. Real relationships with comedy and sometimes drama. Bad things can happen to my characters and they don't get to hand wave the issues away.