Is it worth it?

[AncestorDuck]

Quick question: does it make sense to upload a novel if you can only upload one chapter per week (4-5k words)?

 

[Prince_Azmiran_Myrian]

Sure, it happens all the time. Or you could finish first then upload all of them. your choice.

 

[Seaspecter]

Yes, that’s what I do and people read mine.

 

[Jerynboe]

My weekly updates are even shorter than that (about 3k) and people still seem to enjoy them. Not as many as when I managed around 9-10k a week, but that led to burnout. I’m not doing this professionally. I don’t have quotas. I write because making things brings me joy.

 

[SPS4]

I have literally disappeared for months on end with little more warning than an author's note. When I do write, I swing radically between 10k words a week to maybe 2k or 3k every week or two. People who want to read your stuff will read your stuff regardless of your upload schedule.

 

[RepresentingCaution]

I uploaded every 8 days before I pushed out a baby, and now I upload once every 6574 days.

 

[supremechadd]

Quick question: does it make sense to upload a novel if you can only upload one chapter per week (4-5k words)?

I think that depends on what your goal is with your writing.

 

[greyliliy]

An update a week is incredibly reasonable.

If you want to write ahead to have a little buffer just in case, that might be a good idea if you're aiming for consistency or specifically trying to gain new readers.

But if you're writing to write, update whenever you want. Lol.

 

[georgelee5786]

Worth it, just upload consistently

 

[den_forestt]

4-5k words per week is more than reasonable. I'm trying this out full time and I'm hitting around that range, maybe 5-15k

 

[Deleted member 68927]

No.
Or that is what someone will tell you, if they think it is only worth writing, if you can make money out of it.
Just do what makes you happy.