What makes a reader click on your story?

[Tsuru]

I recently uploaded 30 chapters in a week that I had previously posted on RR and garnered over 1400 views. This made me question why readers aren't clicking on my story, even though it appeared in the recently published section five times in one day. Could it be the title, the cover art, or the chapter names?

What do you typically consider before deciding to click on a story?

I wish I knew

On my Star Wars fan fiction, it didn’t get a lot of views until I put a big busty woman with cleavage on it. I felt shame briefly but so many others do it too. ?‍

That's a very good question...

Used to work, but Tony worked in some kind of AI detection or something that punishes those now.

As for what actually does work, I think the title definitely plays a factor. I added a subtitle to my "Key to the Void" series for exactly that reason. Namely, the fact that it allowed me to work the word "Isekai" into my title.

Bottom line, you want a clever way to work in what amounts to the most attention-getting genre tags into your title in some way or another.

Like all the lowest answers, its cover>title>summary/genre/tags>first chapter

People have limited time and rush to glimpse the series among dozens of others, so yeah it must be eyecatching.
But to tldr, its like a dating date.

(Example)
(sauce : trxs.cc chinese raws website)

Look at it..................
then Make the reflection yourself of which novel attract the eyes among the series in this image.
Sure the answer was given, but "experiencing" the answer or "doing the reflexion themselves" is often better.

Also
The reason, you guys don't understand is because you lost the "pov reader" (often the case when becoming "the writer")
Not really your fault to be honest.
But that doesnt means it correct too.
Bc like a "game dev" lose his gamer mentality, that means the death of his "game".

ps : also, writing WN, is like being an artist (think of why .khyle or bbbaalbuddy are famous artists and others not)

 

[RemHydragrove]

I do love a pretty cover. But like most people: Definitely tags and Title! I'll try anything if a random mood hits though, even if its not the normal tags I click.

 

[ScarletWeeb]

Like all the lowest answers, its cover>title>summary/genre/tags>first chapter

People have limited time and rush to glimpse the series among dozens of others, so yeah it must be eyecatching.
But to tldr, its like a dating date.

(Example)
(sauce : trxs.cc chinese raws website)

Look at it..................
then Make the reflection yourself of which novel attract the eyes among the series in this image.
Sure the answer was given, but "experiencing" the answer or "doing the reflexion themselves" is often better.

Also
The reason, you guys don't understand is because you lost the "pov reader" (often the case when becoming "the writer")
Not really your fault to be honest.
But that doesnt means it correct too.
Bc like a "game dev" lose his gamer mentality, that means the death of his "game".

ps : also, writing WN, is like being an artist (think of why .khyle or bbbaalbuddy are famous artists and others not)

The reason, you guys don't understand is because you lost the "pov reader"

This sentence alone gave me some clarity. Thanks for this analysis.

 

[Tsuru]

The reason, you guys don't understand is because you lost the "pov reader"

This sentence alone gave me some clarity. Thanks for this analysis.

I was legit scared by your first sentence (as i feared another nTH drama fight)
but luckily it was not.

I'm glad that it helped you. ^w^/

In fact, i'm like giga happy it helped you (how i sounds : ) (inside : ???)

ps : 93% of new threads asking help, would legitly be self-answered / not-existing if they simply read more / kept thinking like a reader. XD

 

[Fox-Trot-9]

Good cover, right tags, interesting blurb, and luck.

 

[CharlesEBrown]

I'm a bit weird - I look for EITHER something that falls into a genre I'm interested in (and there are a lot), that has 10-20 chapters posted (more than that and I'll probably never catch up, less than that and it might not be a serious effort) - OR - I look for something where the author says something like "This is my first time writing something like this, can anyone read it and give me feedback"
And occasionally I'll read through something short with a "Completed" tag and a humorous title (Like "This Burger Gave Me Tits!")