When do you start to get readers

[Phantonym]

I feel violated... Don't question the time I posted this...

 

[abu_nur]

I think word count also plays into it. I read somewhere not many stories survive past 25k, and most readers won't jump into something under 10k minimum (possibly more than that), so depending on where you are with word count, that might affect your growth. Focus on word count goals, such as reaching 10k, 25k, 50k, 100k, etc. I think the readers will join in passively as long as the story content engages them.

(Disclaimer. I'm new to Scribblehub myself, but that's how it tends to work on other sites like RR.)

Thanks for the advice, will keep that in mind

I get 2-3 readers every week despite my stats paling in comparison to those on trending. It's probably because I'm still writing on the isekai genre, which isn't as popular as gender bender or GL here, but still popular enough for anyone to find interesting. It's also probably because I don't do a lot of promoting besides crossposting on Royal Road (but without an ad campaign). So, really, I'm not raking in 20-30 readers every day, so you don't have to worry about your stats that much.

I also realized that people are more likely to read your work if the average word count is 1.5k-2k. Unlike traditional novels, no one's gonna sit through chapters longer than 2.7k words.

Yea i used to write 3k. But now i just stick to my 1.5-1.6k and because i cut out the unnecessary part. Kinda trying to respect the readers time

All you guys are tooo freakin' chiken to say the real reason: There's no smut. TNA is the DNA!

Let's be real here, a lot of the stories that are posted here are here, because they would be instanuked on more popular sites. Not having any degenerate tags is detrimental to being noticed on this site.

Now, all you have to do is dip your toe into the dark side. Just a touch of Ecchi here and there, then throw in some groping. Wade a little deeper, a little sexy time here and there. Then before ya know it, half a chapter is spent describing a gruesome scene where a zombie skeleton's mutant schlong is erecting itself by stealing dying party member's schmeat for its own, and leaving you to wonder what happened to the innocent little story you were writing.
That's it. It will not corrupt you or your writing, in fact some may see it as a necessary evolution fun little bonus.
So cum to the darkside! There is no downside***!

*That is a lie
**There are downsides
***not responsible for increased frequency of impure thoughts, goon sessions, and/or inappropriate DMs from readers trying to ERP.

I am never going back to the dark side. Been there, seen that. I think i will just stick to writing and hoping someday some people notice (bro that been really bad days i swear)

1. How often do you post chapters?
2. How long has the story been out?
3. Is the synopsis good?
4. Have you placed every genre and tag that the story will have? (make sure not to lie; only put tags that are in the story.)
5. Is the story on the right site? SmutHub (oops, I meant ScribbleHub) doesn't like fanfics that much; other sites do. Make sure your story is in a site that appreciates those stories.

Correct! lol jk

Well most stuff o write tend to be on the wholesome vanilla side, and i found no sites where they are popular. Thanks for bringing my sight to that fact tho.

My kid is almost 4, and he can sound out 3-letter words now. I don't think I would call him a "reader" just yet, though.

Bro i think was on this site when he was like 1 year old or something (like i remember your account vaguely). Lil bro been fine, makes me happy.

 

[ClosetPossum]

I get readers the moment i upload my stories and they keep climbing update after update. Imo i like to believe people like isekais and goblins

 

[abu_nur]

I get readers the moment i upload my stories and they keep climbing update after update. Imo i like to believe people like isekais and goblins

we all had a phase where we liked isekai, goblins and monster evolution. (i still do)

 

[beast_regards]

we all had a phase where we liked isekai, goblins and monster evolution. (i still do)

Now we have a kobold phase?

As for the readers, I suspect it may take about one or two weeks assuming the daily posting. In this way, there is a small chance that people would pick the story up from the newest updates, and if they do it abruptly enough, it may even catapult you to trending.

If you don't update your story for a while and wait for a reaction for some time, there is a chance it would never be picked up as people who may accidentally run into the story may disregard is as dead if it didn't update for the while.

 

[abu_nur]

Now we have a kobold phase?
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As for the readers, I suspect it may take about one or two weeks assuming the daily posting. In this way, there is a small chance that people would pick the story up from the newest updates, and if they do it abruptly enough, it may even catapult you to trending.

If you don't update your story for a while and wait for a reaction for some time, there is a chance it would never be picked up as people who may accidentally run into the story may disregard is as dead if it didn't update for the while.

Well i did post like 3 chap a week, and i have exams up next so i will disappear for like 10 days (made a notice) but thanks for the help. Also i was already interested in kobold stories since ever because they are one of the most inconsistent creatures in fantasy

 

[beast_regards]

Well i did post like 3 chap a week, and i have exams up next so i will disappear for like 10 days (made a notice) but thanks for the help. Also i was already interested in kobold stories since ever because they are one of the most inconsistent creatures in fantasy

I used to update by story weekly, it slowed down only recently. As far I could tell, this is not enough for the Scribble Hub on its own, but since my story was not originally intended for this site and merely copied over, I could afford to pick up the speed with daily updates even if I didn't in fact wrote that fast.

However, I don't believe you have to update consistently on the Scribble Hub. They don't have an algorithm that would bury you for slow updates, and even the old stories could jump to the trending if the new audience picks up on them as suddenly.

Your 10 days break may do nothing if you jump into it again afterwards.

Just a note, the forum seems to have fewer readers than writers, so advertising there might not be of assistance.

 

[abu_nur]

I used to update by story weekly, it slowed down only recently. As far I could tell, this is not enough for the Scribble Hub on its own, but since my story was not originally intended for this site and merely copied over, I could afford to pick up the speed with daily updates even if I didn't in fact wrote that fast.

However, I don't believe you have to update consistently on the Scribble Hub. They don't have an algorithm that would bury you for slow updates, and even the old stories could jump to the trending if the new audience picks up on them as suddenly.

Your 10 days break may do nothing if you jump into it again afterwards.

Just a note, the forum seems to have fewer readers than writers, so advertising there might not be of assistance.

I miss 2021 i was writing for the first time, and it was soooo bad. But you got like 400 readers from 14 chaps. The quarantine was doing that ig.