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My entry for #27
https://www.webnovel.com/book/12022430606770305/Meeting-You-Again-For-The-Second-Time

@WEBNOVEL_OFFICIAL how do I withdraw from the writing prompts contest...?

Ierrech
Why do you want to withdraw? Looked like you were going to place 1st or 2nd to me.

ImBloo
Reviewed. Sorry it isn't a particularly interesting review. Gaming/virtual reality is my most disliked genre in general, so I have a very hard time getting interested in a story about it. Copy of my review pasted below.

Disclaimer: 5 stars given despite whatever I write below. Review is as of 3 chapters read. Also, I don't like gaming/virtual reality novels. I can never get invested in them. Not even the top and best of the genre. So, I'll be leaving that bias out of my review. This leaves my review a bit bland since it only examines the technical aspects of the story.

Writing Quality: 5/5. I didn't spot any grammar mistakes. I wasn't paying super close attention, so there may be minor ones I missed. Or maybe he really had none. Either way, the author has great writing.
Updates: 5/5 as of this review. Novel is a few days old with 7 chapters.
Story Development: 4/5. MC is betrayed. We get to watch as he plots his revenge. Written well. Minus a point for lack of originality by using a super common cliche within the genre. I don't deduct points for most cliche, but I don't even read this genre and know the cliche for MC gamer to get betrayed, then X happens, then he starts planning his revenge and comeback.
Character Design: 4/5. Good emotional descriptions for MC. Minus a point for lack of describing character looks for MC and other characters.
World Background: 5/5. Great opening with the battle, mages, warlocks, dragons, etc. It will probably pull you right into the story if your into gaming novels.

SinisterSmile
To edit an existing chapter on PC you just open up inkstone where you would normally start a new chapter. Click on Published. Find and select the chapter. Make your changes and click update. If you're using app then I have no idea.

SnoozySloth
I understand :)
I'll try and put a fresh spin on the concept.
Thanks for the review.

I only describe people when they become relevant to the plot. Spending several paragraphs describing someone that will disappear for several dozen chapters is a waste of time IMO.

And I prefer using few words and letting readers filling in the blank with their imagination.
"He (the bartender) looks to be 50 years old, stout and strong. His arm muscles are bulging under the thin brown tunic. The thick mustache wiggles as he speaks."
"The man is in his mid-thirties, ruggedly handsome and confident. He extends his hands and gives a warm smile."
The MC's description is given when he created the character tho. His avatar looks exactly like him, until he changes it.

Second chapter of my first webnovel The Mage of the Millennium is now out. Thank you everyone that gave it a chance and I implore you to continue reading.

https://www.webnovel.com/book/12022477505776105/32304906912192693/The-Mage-of-the-Millennium/Impossible

Please feel free to leave any comments and tips on anything I need to improve or am doing well. Thank you!

Ierrech would you like to do a review swap?

SnoozySloth I think it's pretty unfair to other writers if I win it, get featured...

But don't plan to commit to the novel... :crying_cat_face:

Probably the most I would do is 3 chapters a week of it...

SinisterSmile
I've decided not to leave a review for your novel. I didn't get far enough in the story or world to provide an accurate judgement. However, your grammar needs a lot of work. I would have likely given it a 2.5/5 at best. I could get the gist of what was going on, but a lot of the details were not understandable by me. I spent about 40 minutes rewriting/fixing 1/4th of your first chapter. I commented the fixed version on your first chapter so that you can use it as a reference for improvement in the future.

ImBloo
It depends. Several dozen chapters means the character definitely needs a name or nickname and some descriptors. One-chapter characters can be vaguely described and thrown away.

So the MC is described further in the story? =p. Fair enough, but I think it's better to describe MC as soon as possible. I might imagine a blond fatty American until you tell me he's a black haired Asian! Okay, probably not since you used an Asian name. Lol.

Ierrech
Hmm, I disagree. As long as you continue the story then I think it's fair. I've seen quite a few top authors that only do 3, 4, or 5 chapters a week instead of the standard 7 or more. Besides, the truly good novels will rise eventually or get featured on Trending Originals in the future. Now, if you plan on completely dropping the novel, then yeah, that would suck for your competitors and readers. I'm kind of surprised you won't be sticking with it though when your new novel is beating your old novel already even with your old novel featured. I can understand wanting to finish your older book first though.

On that note. It seems like you might lose anyways. Looks like Death Incarnate is rapidly catching up. https://www.webnovel.com/book/12016679805766705/Death-Incarnate

SnoozySloth
you misread my words (or am I being unclear?)
Say a character shows up for 2 chap and disappears for a few dozen chaps. When we see him again, readers will already have forgotten what he looks like anyway. So I only describe him in detail when he shows up again.

ImBloo
Ah, my bad. Sorry, I'm a bit tired/exhausted lol. I've been slacking on sleep to learn JavaScript and PHP for college. I hate web programming >.>

SinisterSmile
I presented a rewritten version where I corrected the English grammar mistakes. I did not repost your existing version. Note: Your novel was already in English when I read it and I did not use a translator. Your original novel had a lot of run-on sentences and read a bit like someone speaking broken English. I assumed you originally wrote it in English as your 2nd language? Or did you write it in Portuguese? If the latter then that explains our confusion. I've never heard of this website auto-translating novels from Portuguese to English though?

SnoozySloth whoah! Rising fast!

Strange. 5k views, 4 chaps but 143 powerstones... Lol. Maybe a big group of friends...