Chat, Am I Cooked?

[JanitorWrites]

Here's my stats after a week and a half, Am I Cooked?
Here's the link to my story- Link

 

[Dec]

So cooked you posted in the wrong subforum.

 

[Fairemont]

I'm not sure what this is even about?

You're worried you're not getting more readers?

 

[Envylope]

Yeah, you're cooked, bro. I can already see the thumbnail of the video and a title saying, "it's all over."

 

[Macha]

I see virgin RR behavior. [Cringe/Cringe]

Research the site's audience and standard practices before posting to another site or just stay in RR.

 

[Nevafrost]

I see virgin RR behavior. [Cringe/Cringe]

Research the site's audience and standard practices before posting to another site or just stay in RR.

That's kinda rude yet funny. Always saw RR people doing the job as the rudest people on earth lol.

 

[Fairemont]

Now I am curious what virgin RR behavior is.

 

[foxoftheasterisk]

Now I am curious what virgin RR behavior is.

On the part of the commenters, not the authors, but the main thing that leaps out to me is how they'd get mad at the MC for things like... having a personality, or making reasonable mistakes, or attempting diplomacy with monsters before writing them off as evil and slaughterable, or otherwise doing anything other than the "optimal" (power hungry and violent) action.

I mean, it's not always, but gods is it prevalent there.

 

[NapLovingImmortal]

Blud is COOKED

 

[McPhoenixDavid]

I'm not even going to comment.

...I just did, damn.

 

[Fairemont]

On the part of the commenters, not the authors, but the main thing that leaps out to me is how they'd get mad at the MC for things like... having a personality, or making reasonable mistakes, or attempting diplomacy with monsters before writing them off as evil and slaughterable, or otherwise doing anything other than the "optimal" (power hungry and violent) action.

I mean, it's not always, but gods is it prevalent there.

Oh yeah, I remember when I first started posting that RR was entering some sort of "we really want merciless, evil protagonists with no shred of decency in them" phase.

I'm surprised it is still going.

 

[Puji-Maki]

You're cooked, but probably medium rare. Just keep up the good work, and you'll get a well done.

 

[Rookieqw]

Not going to sugarcoat it, yeah. If your goal is getting comments and readers, this story won't take off here, sorry. 18 chapters is enough to judge. But hey, I bet you learned a thing or two about the writing, so it wasn't for naught. There's always a second time and an attempt after that and so on...

 

[unlaumy]

I'm terribly confused by this thread and some replies make it even more confusing. I'll just pretend that you intended to put this in the feedbacks sub.

Your biggest problem is that the world and the characters don't feel real. They don't exist in a meaningful way nor are they compelling. They seem to be put just to show the illusion that the story is moving. They're practically only a transitiory space before you talk about Astrolabe, Horizon, Lumen, Kensho, or Egress for the nth time.

Sorry if it's too harsh.

 

[JanitorWrites]

I'm not sure what this is even about?

You're worried you're not getting more readers?

Not really just wanted to see how reactive this community is and also get some feedback. I am getting getting both with the healthy dose of trolls for extra seasoning. I love it

 

[DeepWater]

I'm terribly confused by this thread and some replies make it even more confusing. I'll just pretend that you intended to put this in the feedbacks sub.

Your biggest problem is that the world and the characters don't feel real. They don't exist in a meaningful way nor are they compelling. They seem to be put just to show the illusion that the story is moving. They're practically only a transitiory space before you talk about Astrolabe, Horizon, Lumen, Kensho, or Egress for the nth time.

Sorry if it's too harsh.

Wrong, the biggest problem is that his first chapter only has 38 reads. Absolutely pathetic. It needs a better title/cover/summery so people actually read the thing. Quality matters very little on SH as long as it isn't heinously bad.

 

[JanitorWrites]

I'm terribly confused by this thread and some replies make it even more confusing. I'll just pretend that you intended to put this in the feedbacks sub.

Your biggest problem is that the world and the characters don't feel real. They don't exist in a meaningful way nor are they compelling. They seem to be put just to show the illusion that the story is moving. They're practically only a transitiory space before you talk about Astrolabe, Horizon, Lumen, Kensho, or Egress for the nth time.

Sorry if it's too harsh.

Ah, the classic character dilemma also tell me till where have you read (also the story has just begun, just trust me enough to turn the page I ask nothing more right now). And thanks for the first real feedback

Wrong, the biggest problem is that his first chapter only has 38 reads. Absolutely pathetic. It needs a better title/cover/summery so people actually read the thing. Quality matters very little on SH as long as it isn't heinously bad.

Damn, are moderators that chill in this community? That's cool actually

 

[Fairemont]

Personally, I'd pop "unique" out of the title. Everyone thinks their stuff is unique and putting it in the title might have an inverse effect on people.

The cover is okay. The title itself is a bit meh.

The synopsis is a jumbled mess and is definitely not doing you any favors. When I first read it, it left a bad impression. No organization, emphasis on odd details, and a bit of a strange energy to it. It set the idea of the rest of the content being very similar, and thus not my cup of tea.

 

[JanitorWrites]

Personally, I'd pop "unique" out of the title. Everyone thinks their stuff is unique and putting it in the title might have an inverse effect on people.

The cover is okay. The title itself is a bit meh.

The synopsis is a jumbled mess and is definitely not doing you any favors. When I first read it, it left a bad impression. No organization, emphasis on odd details, and a bit of a strange energy to it. It set the idea of the rest of the content being very similar, and thus not my cup of tea.

Popped the unique as you said but the synopsis nah i would keep it as it is. I love me being some weird and strange

 

[unlaumy]

Wrong, the biggest problem is that his first chapter only has 38 reads. Absolutely pathetic. It needs a better title/cover/summery so people actually read the thing. Quality matters very little on SH as long as it isn't heinously bad.

I like to observe the ants more than the elephant in front of my eyes. But seriously though, fix these parts first, OP.

Ah, the classic character dilemma also tell me till where have you read (also the story has just begun, just trust me enough to turn the page I ask nothing more right now). And thanks for the first real feedback

Damn, are moderators that chill in this community? That's cool actually

Chapter 10, with some random checks at next chapters. Just wait for the next updated statistics and see how much it's filled with views from a certain southeast asia country. That's solely me.

On a maybe unrelated note, have you played Demon: the Descent? Because your story has got some DtD energy in it. If you haven't, try reading the sourcebooks. I have a hunch that you'll get much inspirations from it.