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hiatus Edition Stubbed >What is /wng/ — Web Novel General? A general for readers and authors involved or interested in the growing phenomenon of 'web novels', serialized English fiction posted to websites such as: Royal Road, Webnovel, Scribblehub, Wattpad, Archive of Our Own, Spacebattles, HFY, various personal author websites, and more >Why read web novels? Not for prose or tight editing or deep themes, frankly. As a whole, web novels are infamous for content sprawl and pacing issues. If you enjoy having millions of words to sink your teeth into to get to know the world and characters, though, you may be interested. Keeping up with other readers on a weekly basis to discuss the story's events unfolding is another perk, in the same way discussing an ongoing TV show might be. >Why write web novels? Ease of access & potential for Patreon earnings. Many successful authors gain an audience on their website of choice and funnel their readers into a Patreon. See graphtreon.com/top-patreon-creators/writing for an idea of what some are earning. Also, once an author has earned a fanbase, transitioning into an Amazon self-publishing career is several orders of magnitude easier than starting 'dry'. >Advice for Noobs! ##READ THE FOLLOWING BEFORE ASKING FOR HELP## Running your story like the business it is: www.royalroad.com/forums/thread/116847 On writing web serials: alexanderwales.com/how-to-write-a-web-serial/ Sanderson's Writing Lectures 2025: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEUh_y1IFZY&list=PLSH_xM-KC3ZvzkfVo_Dls0B5GiE2oMcLY Recommended web novels rentry.co/d2yvczro Anon's guide to success rentry.co/RRBasicGuide FAQ rentry.co/pytefpxn

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𓀐 @9ZXi*xMm: 25616686 retard bumping the thread with his ritual phrases like a wired up lab monkey, trying to keep the general alive while not realizing he's one of the biggest reasons it died.+

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𓀐 @NSF=87Uo: >MC is an adult salaryman who happens to get turned into a little girl >immediately mentally regresses into a child and becomes addicted to roblox Who is this written for+

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𓀐 @WLMa_7g-: I can’t read or write normally anymore. The years of reading Japanese and Korean novels have completely fried my brain. I can't focus on long paragraphs. Heck, I find moving my eyes away from the left side of the screen to be exhausting. I want to be able to fix my sight on a certain point and read from top to bottom in one continuous scroll. That can't be healthy. But damn… It feels natural. It feels like home. Fuck.+

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𓀐 @SbzFu3p*: new story, hot femc. i sexualize her constantly, and it almost seems like chud male gaze bait, but here's the catch. i also sexualize the dudes from her pov, and describe her cocklust in full detail. perhaps describing dicks even more than her. its still technically straight tho. genius, right?+

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𓀐 @kyHTweP3: Worm's finally getting an adaptation. It's IDW but I'm not very worried due to the fact Wildbow is on record for being profoundly autistic with his adaptation requirements.+ 1

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𓀐 @7CyR=o_f: holy shit she is ugly+

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𓀐 @Xta8hov9: People like to joke about how webnovels are low effort literature, about how they are "Not for prose or tight editing or deep themes, frankly. As a whole, web novels are infamous for content sprawl and pacing issues," but I can't for the life of me play the game like that, I need to know I did everything I can to make every individual chapter perfect in every way possible. It's exhausting, but worth it. Everyone should do their greatest effort when writing something with the intention of publishing and make patreon bucks. Why bother doing something if youre gonna do it wrong or sloppily?+

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𓀐 @7cwB-gnw: Who was in the wrong here?+

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𓀐 @dd9?S~Ws: Hi. I am new to the webnovel scene, writing xianxia about hating yourself a whole lot and struggling to overcome people who hate you even more than you hate yourself. I am planning on smashing my face into royal road once I have enough of a backlog prepared. (Currently I have about 30 chapters but a lot of them are badly in need of an edit. I want to make sure that I start things off strong, even if I won't have time for constant editing if I start doing this for a living.) I'm reading the guides and learning a lot about how to market and hopefully make it to rising star- but I really really want someone to take a look at what I've got and tell me if I'm even remotely on the right track. I write a lot, but I've never (seriously) written cultivation/xianxia before this. If anyone would take a look, I'd be really pleased. Even if you just open it, read five sentences, and say "This is bad, I stopped reading because of [reason]" that would help a ton! Thank you. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NzSs11CpjA8uzLbTZOg2S9x46AhwcsGye3vItCIqIC8/edit?usp=sharing Thank you!+

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𓀐 @5VSD4Vjf: lol+

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𓀐 @2cp2s~yk: >https://www.royalroad.com/pages/advertising-faq >$55 is the minimum to publish an ad with about 1% of chances of bringing about new patrons. I only publish 3 chapters per week, so I'm merely seconds on Latest Updates every couple days. I only have 2 paying patrons, (not even close to covering those $55 anyte soon), and my general discoverability on RR has been very low, but there's no way I'm paying for ads. I doubt Primal Hunter and New Life as an Archmage ever spent money on ads. I'm sure they're proof that when your story is good, word-of-mouth is more than enough to get discovered by the masses... or what do you think?+ 1

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𓀐 @fVY4-RWQ: I have 2000 followers and I've never bought a single ad, done any shoutouts, review swaps, and am not on discord. Just write something that's fun+

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𓀐 @mit4WN-A: It's crazy how much of my life I wasted on this story that never got any traction+

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𓀐 @nbXPY5ek: Why shouldn't I write like a LN translation?+

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𓀐 @z8M8H+aV: Are there any web novels with good prose?+

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𓀐 @pt=yACnL: Would using a little extra detail on the definition and curves of women the MC is ogling early in a story lead readers to think it's Harem/Romance and scare people off for a story that definitely isn't those genres?+

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𓀐 @bvHcg88R: spending $1000 commissioning some cool book cover art this better be worth it, anti-ai bros!+

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𓀐 @pujW?VYA: I'm going to be frank, most artists charging more than $400 for a cover (including commercial rights) are scamming you. Pic-rel (Nboarart) charges way below industry rates. You gotta remember there's a lot of very skilled artists living in very low income countries where cheap commissions at good quality do make them a strong living. If you can pay a month's rent by drawing well, you're gonna learn to draw really fucking well.+

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𓀐 @--J3bq5W: >Start writing webnovel full of enthusiasm and confidence on making it big fast >decide to do 100 chapters before launching >8 months later... >40 chapters in >totally and absolutely burntout, nigga Guess I'm not made to do this as a profession, maybe not even as a hobby...+

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𓀐 @MLtKqULr: NTA but should you drop like drop 40 chaps all at once or a day?+

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𓀐 @kS5mopTa: I’m booored. I want to write something, but I don’t know what. My brain is mush. Somebody give me a writing prompt. If it’s interesting and not a meme idea, I’ll write a short story out of it.+

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𓀐 @sCzsFMMV: What's something you think most winnie writers don't realize about their audience? t. generally oblivious person+

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𓀐 @j9vqgFt8: how do i start writing web novels? i want to be like you.+

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𓀐 @mkSdi6k*: I know Patreon has banned extreme explicit stuff like non-con, loli, and other stuff like that, so is there somewhere I can privately post my chapters to and link it through patreon? Or is there a Patreon alternative that allows most things?+

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𓀐 @Sq66Ahor: >Have good idea for book >Problem is got it from reading a hentai >Book idea isn't even erotic (If anything it plays what would be erotic from the hentai for drama and horror) but requires so much framework from the hentai to work it would be immediately identifiable as being based on it What do?+

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𓀐 @*GxJ*z6=: I'll be doing just that once I have them ready. >I've heard nothing of the 50 other guys in these threads who claimed the same It wouldn't surprise me if the majority of those either weren't writing something that does well on RR, just talking out of their ass, or all the same couple of people who talk big but don't do anything.+

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𓀐 @GuTfvuQ5: Asked Claude to help me convert my WN into an RPGMaker game. Gonna take my chances on steam instead.+

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𓀐 @twFn?+CH: Since you’re so confident in your ability to judge good prose from bad, tell me how to improve this. (Not a real story, just an example of how I’ve been trying to write.) The phone rang for a good five minutes before Anon finally heaved himself upright. The floor tilted beneath him. He could swear he hadn’t touched a drop last night, so what do you call a hangover without the drinking? Right. Feeling like shit. He steadied himself on the edge of the mattress and dragged a hand through his thinning hair. The ringing hadn’t let up once. This was going to be painful. “You’re late,” a clipped, high-pitched voice said the second he picked up. Becky. He could picture her perfectly plucked eyebrows knotting together beneath that tight ponytail. “I know.” “You should’ve been here half an hour ago.” “I know.” “Where the hell are you? Don’t tell me you’re still at home.” “Fine, I won’t.” “Damn it, Anon. Get your ass over here right fucking now!” His grip tightened on the phone. Becky was his guild agent. She was young, pretty, and ambitious, with the skills to back it up, which was how she’d landed the job of representing one of the country’s top heroes in the first place. Lately, though, she’d gotten into the nasty habit of acting like he worked for her instead of the other way around, as if he couldn’t snap her tight little body in half like a Barbie doll. “Never take that tone with me,” he said. “I spent sixteen hours yesterday clearing the Goblin Dungeon. Not the army. Not Sam’s party. Me.” Silence. Then: “That’s exactly why we need you. We’re running out of time before the next incursion.” She paused. “Anon, I wish there were somebody else I could call. I really do. But you’re the only A-rank delver in the tri-state area, and a lot of good people are going to die unless you step up. I hope you understand that.” Her last words practically dripped honey. The girl knew exactly how to push his buttons. He groaned. “I know. I’ll be there.”+

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𓀐 @gin5-TJ6: how is it harem if the mc has no sexual or romantic relationships+

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𓀐 @U3+u6ACk: no harem Edition Stubbed >What is /wng/ — Web Novel General? A general for readers and authors involved or interested in the growing phenomenon of 'web novels', serialized English fiction posted to websites such as: Royal Road, Webnovel, Scribblehub, Wattpad, Archive of Our Own, Spacebattles, HFY, various personal author websites, and more >Why read web novels? Not for prose or tight editing or deep themes, frankly. As a whole, web novels are infamous for content sprawl and pacing issues. If you enjoy having millions of words to sink your teeth into to get to know the world and characters, though, you may be interested. Keeping up with other readers on a weekly basis to discuss the story's events unfolding is another perk, in the same way discussing an ongoing TV show might be. >Why write web novels? Ease of access & potential for Patreon earnings. Many successful authors gain an audience on their website of choice and funnel their readers into a Patreon. See graphtreon.com/top-patreon-creators/writing for an idea of what some are earning. Also, once an author has earned a fanbase, transitioning into an Amazon self-publishing career is several orders of magnitude easier than starting 'dry'. >Advice for Noobs! ##READ THE FOLLOWING BEFORE ASKING FOR HELP## Running your story like the business it is: www.royalroad.com/forums/thread/116847 On writing web serials: alexanderwales.com/how-to-write-a-web-serial/ Sanderson's Writing Lectures 2025: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEUh_y1IFZY&list=PLSH_xM-KC3ZvzkfVo_Dls0B5GiE2oMcLY Recommended web novels rentry.co/d2yvczro Anon's guide to success rentry.co/RRBasicGuide FAQ rentry.co/pytefpxn+ 21

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𓀐 @mv-~=6xs: I did it bros... I finally finished 250 pages of creating and fleshing out my cultivation/magic system.+ 1

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𓀐 @uMvd3t4D: if your shit doesnt have weather, seasons, trade, economy. then it wont matter how well your sequence system is. your story is gonna be filled with who thinks of who+

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𓀐 @9~KcpUB9: Now post it here on /wng/ !+

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𓀐 @9PXpvq+4: what would be the genre name for harem-but-its-just-male-villains+

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𓀐 @qeeCTo7F: >im mean half the jap stuff is like eternal edging ... build harem yet plow no fields. The idea behind a japanese harem stories is that the mc will "choose" at some point after the story and it is not done on-screen except maybe when the story comes to an end. The fans pick teams based on which girl they want to "win." If it is made clear the MC will never pick anyone and there will be no winner then the entire idea falls apart.+ 1

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𓀐 @oCyn~pTg: What is the point of all that? If I want to read a progression story why would I give a fuck about which roastie "wins" in the end?+

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𓀐 @-9pbU-3d: What the best golden finger/cheat you've seen? I mean in terms of making sense, being satisfying, adding to the story, meshing with the world, etc.+

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𓀐 @n9gD_7RJ: what does IOT mean?+

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𓀐 @9agDqfwY: Over 100 novels release on amazon alone EACH DAY. About 700 novels in the week around your release. Webnovel release? Successful litrpg isekai or xianxia cultivation, in your genre? BOOM you are done. Also, not only are you competing with other new releases, but the entire backlog of novels on every website or e-reader a reader uses. :) Take all the "indie success stories" you can think of in the past 10 years and divide it by the number of writers in that time who have tried (again, 100 novels a day, 3000 a month) and there's your historical likelihood of "making it." Patreon cut, publisher cuts, higher self-employment taxes, no benefits, no retirement, AND to top it all off: Your sales diminish over time, so even if you hit this "mediocrity lottery" you'll have to do it all over again in a couple years. >He thinks that indie writing can provide a sustainable primary income in 2026 Hahahahaha H O B B Y O B B Y+ 4

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𓀐 @mfB6v7cH: just write 3000 novels then duh+

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𓀐 @2jshEER*: >and there's your historical likelihood of "making it." no that's the likelihood of a random author most authors are shit at writing and/or do everything wrong with marketing and publishing odds are still bleak but not nearly as bleak as youre suggesting because not being retarded puts you in the 1%+

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𓀐 @fQ+byRTM: Who the fuck is trying to do this as a job unless they're a thirdie. Even the successful authors are generally only getting 1-2k a month on patreon. 4k or more can be counted on one hand. If you're in a western country this was always a side hustle thing.+

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𓀐 @Eu=Hj*MW: I'm not writing for money at all though. I already have a job. I don't want two jobs, and much less pivoting to writing as the sole one with completely nonexistent safety net. I will never sell my soul to write a litrpg isekai for the sake of grifting people.+

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𓀐 @~QTjho=o: don't care still writing+

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𓀐 @2H2_aqWt: just marry a hoe that writes and pass off her work as your own+

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𓀐 @?Q~E*cP5: I'm thinking of writing native-isekai. Seems like an untapped market on RR+

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𓀐 @Z2MNAqiB: I'm thinking of writing analog horror cultivation. Seems like an untapped market on RR+

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𓀐 @LzS6CM_H: I found a Japanese thread for low level webnovel writers! What do you think, anons? Do great minds think alike? https://itest.5ch.io/mevius/test/read.cgi/bookall/1788998851+ 3

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𓀐 @GFQsU-bd: >90% of the posts are people seething about AI and people calling each other out for writing boring/poetic/escoteric shit that repels readers+

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𓀐 @aQW35ifU: >This state is a state in which a new reader who has begun to read for some reason reads the opening part and returns to the beginning and says, "This work is boring" >“If you read it carefully, it will be fun later on!” I’ve been reading the latest, so there will be more readers!” It is an impossible illusion. Trvke+

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𓀐 @HY?qhN=~: man i wish i could use narou why do i gotta be stuck with bum ass censorship heavy royal road+

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