lynerparel

My 2 cents.

Criticism and opinions can be placed into two categories and then dealt with by you.

Whenever a reader, (which includes other authors, critics etc), gives you feedback on an aspect you need to look at the root of the issue.

"The main character should have done this not that...." e.g. gone to paris, not stay behind in workshop training.
NEVER do what readers tell you to do, but ALWAYS look for the cause of the critic to learn from your "beta readers"

This way you can learn if something is boring, out of character, not enough depth of character, etc and you can make a decision if you want to change. But at least you got the message.
Collating feedback
If one reader tells you a joke isnt funny and four say it is. Then its funny. And vice versa
substitute joke/funny with - understandable, interesting, etc

Ok what does this all have to do with harems?

1) You cannot please everyone all the time. Don't even try.
2) What are the personality and motives of your characters? It should not be you or the readers deciding if there is a harem, it should be the characters. And in that if they did; it would not look like an anime harem, maybe more like a love triangle.
3) Listen to the readers intent, never let them bully you.

      Now I'm really confused I got a comment today that's says I said before that there will be no harem. When did I say that?! I never did.

        lynerparel Good luck with it, if there is really going to be a harem, then each girl should have a different personality, and don't make them disappear for the sake of getting another member.
        Personally, If there is a harem story, I would like girls to be strong and help mc to achieve his goals.

          Skully_ thank you! That's help so much!

          My readers say my chapter 1 is confusing... what should I do...? :( I already moved 2 chapters of backstory to chapters 5&6, and deleted 2 prologue/ intro chapters...

              lynerparel great! Eventually true fans will be fans, neutrals will stick with you, and haters or band-wagoners won't last with you...

              Trust in what you write!

              Edit: not like my book is successful haha! But in other areas, I have learned to just say, "What does it matter...?" And live open-heartedly

                  Ierrech

                  Listen to readers describing a problem and think of a way to improve the writing to solve.

                  I cant solve it for you. What is the reason its confusing? lack or exposition explaining stuff? Does it become clear later? Is the information worked in?

                  Theres nothing wrong with chapter one being confusing if it all comes clear as they read. thats normal. But we havent established why its confusing

                      Skully_ which is why I'm confused... T_T I don't feel it's confusing anymore, but 3 readers separately posted in chap 34 to rework my start.

                      Thanks so much sensei senpai ajussi siheng shishu!

                          lynerparel

                          You're right, only women complain about it!
                          I am a woman!
                          I hate harem! =D

                          But it depends on the harem, or rather, it does not depend on the harem it depends on the MC and how it relates to these women.

                          Example: Tales of Demons of Gods, clearly the MC is going to have a harem, but I do not hate the idea, MC did everything for these women, nothing humiliating or uncomfortable, but it helped each of them to rise up and fight their battles, which is beautiful and inspiring, very difficult to find MC so, do not take advantage of a moment of weakness to subjugate the woman or "conquer" the beauty. So I am in doubt of which woman should stay with the MC, so the harem makes sense to me, because all women are well developed, what they feel for the MC is not admiration and it is not dependence, because if they become wife or not, the MC will still act the same way, always helping them.

                          For me, I'm a woman - sorry I have to put it that way because men on this topic are jerks - I like that type of harem.

                          Sincerely speaking, all men of harem always take advantage of women in their times of weakness and this is revolting!

                          The tip is if you want to reach out to more readers, not just the narrow-minded men!

                          Xoxo

                            Ierrech

                            I realized that the first few chapters of a webnovel are usually confusing, not just our original ones, but even those of the famous authors. Some early chapters put the reader to the test of their knowledge about the world Xianxian, Xuanhuan and Martial Cultivation. Which makes the beginner reader very confused.
                            I only spoke this from experience as a reader.

                            In my case my readers do not understand when I want to do a chapter with the perspective of a single character or with all the emotional load of a N character, even when I want to make a paragraph of my MC remembering his past life in the modern world.

                            They complain that I break the rhythm of the story and blabla, so what did I do?

                            I've put two more bonus chapters from the perspective of a character who has not even appeared in the novel yet without being quoted.

                            Haha, I do not restrict myself to writing when it comes to how I want to write! If I want a character N narrating his own story, I do. If I want to character J who died, narrate his life before in a chapter or more, I do!

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