Fantasy?

[Fairemont]

Sweet Jesus did I flub that.

I don't mean anti-trans in that it is against Transgender people, but anti- in the manner of being tbe opposite.

 

[DeepWater]

This thread's gone woke!!!

 

[ThisAdamGuy]

I've got four "normal" fantasy books on this site (two of them in the same series) and I haven't been able to get more than a handful of readers. They're all highly rated, so it's not a problem with the quality. SH readers just don't seem interested in stories that aren't porn or some kind of litrpg or cultivation story.

 

[Our_Lady_in_Twilight]

I feel like the bar is gonna be a fair bit higher. Like, if I see a fantasy epic with a trans MC, odds are I'll give it quite a charitable go because there's not a massive amount of pro-level stuff out there. If it's not got that specific hook for me, I might still give it a try, see if it really grabs me, but at that point it's in direct competition with the latest Joe Abercrombie or George Martin that I'm seeing popping up on my Kindle.

 

[beast_regards]

Do you think people on SH would read a regular fantasy story that isn't an Isekai, harem, or gender bender?

Yes.

The biggest problem is usually to be found.

If you are found - which is difficult, there are usually only a few ways for one to discover your story - is to hook the readers in.

A traditional fantasy stories either start with the info-dump, which automatically discourages the readers, or have a somewhat generic introduction which doesn't show promise i.e. farmer boy start (or girl, I've seen this with girl too, it's gender neutral start)

An isekai rarely have an unique start, but it shows promise what the protagonist could do. The hopes are usually unfulfilled, and you get the usual "stupid protagonist" complaint...

But farmer boy/girl start? This is practically Wheel of Time or Lord of the Rings all again.

Yes, you could try to start with some politicking, because you saw Game of Thrones, but that's leave the readers without any context without anything for the reader to care about.

 

[Forgotten_Fox]

I mean, not every story here is an isekai, harem or gender blender, and people are still reading them

 

[Snake99]

To be honest, most people who visit this page do so to read isekai, harems, gender benders, and yuri.
If they wanted to read a conventional fantasy novel, they'd read one of the classics or buy a regular book in that genre.

 

[Arkus86]

To be honest, most people who visit this page do so to read isekai, harems, gender benders, and yuri.
If they wanted to read a conventional fantasy novel, they'd read one of the classics or buy a regular book in that genre.

You're not wrong, but there still clearly are people who enjoy a good conventional fantasy, and there are good novels in that category to be found here.

 

[Chaos_Sinner777]

I do, sometimes. Feels like a lot of the time my main focus is dungeon cores though. Which can overlap with those other ideas.

 

[CharlesEBrown]

My Gender Bender story is doing much better than my fantasy one (and both outperform my isekai - though THAT has a better following ... not MUCH, 11 vs 1 I believe) on PocketFM)... So yes, though it probably won't "take off" very well (also mine is a multiverse thing so that might set it in a different category than "regular fantasy")

 

[Kenjona]

Do you think people on SH would read a regular fantasy story that isn't an Isekai, harem, or gender bender?

yes

 

[Deleteacc]

Do you think people on SH would read a regular fantasy story that isn't an Isekai, harem, or gender bender?

Absolutely, though I think a lot of that stuff ends up here because there's a strong interest in it and other sites are less friendly to mature themes.

 

[Anonjohn20]

The entire Isekai concept is mostly underused by the authors and just serves as a crutch to avoid competent world building.

Correct.

 

[ElStorm25]

https://www.scribblehub.com/read/1630055-angelic-protection-unit-the-awakening/chapter/1639821/
I hate to do it, but go check this out and let me know, lol.

 

[ACertainPassingUser]

Isekai nowadays is just fantasy with self-insert modern MC.

Ideally "isekai" stories must make sure that the MC's status as otherworlder is making impact on him/her as a character.

But that's ideal. In reality, that much effort is often wasted. Most of them were just trying to gain reader with as much low effort mass produced bait slop.

 

[RainyLiquid]

Sure.

 

[Cipiteca396]

Do you think people on SH would read a regular fantasy story that isn't an Isekai, harem, or gender bender?

Obviously. People wouldn't complain about those or other genres literally every day if there wasn't an audience. Or maybe there's no audience for pure fantasy, and just a huge audience for complaining.

https://www.scribblehub.com/series-finder/?sf=1&gi=19&mgi=and&ge=905,1015,37&sort=pageviews&order=desc

Feel free to check for yourself. You can modify the search with the gearbox in the top right.

Sweet Jesus did I flub that.

Ah, english. 'Anti-trans fantasy' is somehow entirely different from 'anti trans-fantasy'.

 

[AMR]

Definitely

 

[HisDivineShadow]

https://www.scribblehub.com/series-finder/?sf=1&gi=19&mgi=and&ge=905,1015,37&sort=pageviews&order=desc

Feel free to check for yourself. You can modify the search with the gearbox in the top right.

What u mean

 

[Cipiteca396]

What u mean

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To search for stories on the main site:
https://forum.scribblehub.com/attachments/series-finder-jpg.17525/

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You can use the And/Or box to include examples that fit all or some of your desires. A green check means you want to see it, and a red ex means you don't want it.
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You choose how you want the stories to be sorted at the bottom. I advise by Total Word or Pages if you want a long read.
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If you make any mistakes, you can always modify the search by clicking the gear in the top right.
https://forum.scribblehub.com/attachments/search-settings-jpg.17530/

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