Hit top #100 RR!

[Keene]

Posting here because I've only ever heard bad things about RR forums lol.

But! I was checking in on some stats and noticed this!

The prevailing advice I've seen on SH regarding RR is that you need a high-quality litRPG series to do well. Especially against the hawkish RR readers that will strike down your series at the slightest misgiving! However... I've found decent success with Amelia Thornheart, that has numerous traits which according to the advice given on this site should never do well on RR:

- It has no system mechanics​

- No erotica or smut​

- Lazy title and cover​

- Undetailed synopsis​

- Inconsistent release schedule​

- Not the best prose (first thing I've seriously written)​

- Every single chapter with multiple grammar mistakes despite my proof-reading (which some readers very kindly point out and I fix)​

- Even more mistakes that slip by the cracks until some sharp-eyed reader spots them several months later​

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Yet, despite all these disadvantages, RR readers have somehow looked past its faults! What the series does have is fun and interesting characters and world-building. If you do those two well enough, then readers will happily look past all kinds of other things that might be lacking! So, if any of you are worried that you need some trope-filled litRPG system slop with three [System] tags in the series title... you don't!

For those who love even more stats:

I also did the quick maths the other night and figured out that since I started the series on SH, I've averaged 1.2k words a day, which was more than I thought, considering the inconsistent release schedule!

 

[Focamocco]

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[novess]

gratz on your success. I constantly see your book trending on the front page of this site.

 

[PBJ_Time]

 

[greyblob]

well done brother

 

[CharlesEBrown]

As someone who has never gotten above 44000 on RR, (well... sort of - started HIGHER than that at 439--- but somehow my highest went down from there to its current 49--- level... how the "highest rating" can constantly go down makes little sense but...), very impressive!

 

[beast_regards]

I never wanted to climb their lists. I merely wanted some readers while not being harassed

 

[KingofPizza]

My feet would turn into thrusters and rocket me straight to the moon if I had numbers like that.

I remember seeing you on the front page there for a while!

 

[Tsike]

I respect you for not playing the pathetic fake review swap & shoutout swap game at RR. Your story is popular because it's good and not because you made the right "business" moves.

RR is full of sheep eating up any garbage LITRPG that gets presented to them by the same circlejerk of trash authors, each including 100 shoutouts in 100 chapters. Those kinds of authors essentially share an audience of sheep while you managed to build up your own REAL audience with sheer skill. I really respect it.

 

[jrell]

Congratulations! That's really impressive.

Though worth noting that that with this in your work, you won't even get past the submission of the first chapter. ?

- No erotica or smut

RR mods are quite the turbovirgins, lol

 

[lambenttyto]

some trope-filled litRPG system slop

Haha!

Good to know, and thanks for letting us know. I'm always curious about this kind of thing. Glad you're finding some success on there.