Well, I started to develop my 'story' a while ago. I'm going slow - at a pace that suits me. Not aiming for chapters per week or anything. I just want to write a story that I like, one that removes the usual tropes and adds in unique ones...or something, I'm not trying to think too much about it.

Pick any genre you want, you shouldn't pick from peoples suggestions.

I chose fantasy, as pretty much everyone else does. Fantasy for me is easy, although the hardest part for me is the Magic System(Soft - Hard - etc) and World Building(Names for stuff...I have the idea but not the name, I spent literal days looking for good names ;c)

Also, if you want to collab, note down your interests so if someone has the same interests, they would be more likely to collab. For instance, if someone wanted to collab for a romance novel, I wouldn't want to collab because I'm not interested in romance.

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Like Nou said 'One step at a time. Any genre. Any style. Experiment. Find yourself. Find your way. You may also come to find that tending this garden of stories isn't for you. That's okay too. You've learned how to grow a garden. That takes work' - I'm saving this btw

      Misguided_Rooster

      Thanks man.

      Is there a reason why you're stuck on a level system for magic?

      Check out Trudi Canavan's "The Black Magician" or Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn series. There's magic, and there is a logic to the magic. No systems or levels there, if i recall correctly. Check that out too see if you're interested in a world of magic without "level 1 apprentice" and "world exalt magus the fourth"

          Nou
          I'm trying to make one with logic, like the Mistborn series. I want one with no levels or those grand repetitive names too, but eh, don't know how.

          I'm looking for one like the Avatar System,(Avatar The Last Airbender) which was simple and...smart? How do I explain?

          I don't know, my mind just wants a unique one and every time I look at the system I created, I just feel...uncomfortable. I've written literally dozens of systems but I can't choose one(Pretty similar, I lost my creative spark a while ago)

          Well, I'm trying to put that behind me. I just decided to start with something simple, I'm not trying to create a masterpiece or anything.

          Anyways, thanks.

              jum_sy Try a semi-realistic fantasy like half of facts are true and the other is made just make sure kinda convincing like castle of black iron or the world online is up to you if you want to add romance

                  Guys, wait. Let me read first your comments. 😊

                    Nou Thank you for your suggestions, Nouu!! Your message is too long, yet, I managed to read it. I've learned something from you and I've just started chapter 1 of my story and haven't published it yet.

                    Misguided_Rooster Yess, Nou is right. Yep, it always takes time. Thank you too, Kingicez. I appreaciate your suggestions with Nou and lordcastle.

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                          jum_sy

                          Oh boy. If that was too long, I think I typed a much-too-long essay for the person I just replied to, yikes!

                          But I'm glad that helps. I'd recommend not splitting the chapters in terms of word count (i.e. This is 5,000 words already, so chapter 1 should end), but more in terms of theme/message. You can fiddle with the word count afterward. It's not too late then. Some books that I've read have chapters that are literally less than a paragraph long. Don't let webnovel dictate how long each chapter be. I mean, yeah, you'll probably have to adjust it if you want to post it to their site, but don't let that dictate how long each chapter should be. For example:

                          Chapter 1
                          *thud* *thud*

                          Her heart beat loudly in this silent and forsaken forest. No birds could be heard singing, no leaves rustling. With each step she took, blood could be seen in the footprints.
                          ``

                          'I have to make it back,' she thought, 'and warn them. If they're unprepared, the whole village could be wiped out. I must—'

                          *crash*

                          Losing too much blood, she fell onto the ground, never to stand again.
                          /End of Chapter 1

                          Misguided_Rooster

                          Every piece is a part of your masterpiece, no matter how downtrodden it may be. It may not be your magnum opus, the peak of your works, but it's laying the foundation for it.

                          G'luck, and may the stories you two write see the light of day!

                                Nou Thank you so much, Nouu! You've helped me a lot. I guess, I'm going to publish chapter 1 tomorrow. Do you have any written stories here already?

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                                    Nou I prefer reading than writing too. Haha!

                                      Nou I just knew you're an editor/co-editor.

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                                          Na, honestly, my co-editor has been picking up my slack, working extremely hard. I haven't been doing much :S

                                          Wait, what gave it away jum_sy ?

                                              Nou You must be a famous editor/co-editor then. 😂 I just visited your profile and it says that you're a co-editor of plun--I forgot what was it. Admittedly, I'm just new here in webnovel tho. I don't really care about this app. Yet, Facebook always promote webnovel and I became curious about it; curiousity kills I downloaded it b'cos I love to read.

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                                                  jum_sy Ooh wow. Even Facebook promotes Webnovel nowadays? I am so, so, so behind the times now. Ack!

                                                  Yeah, I helped co-edit Plundering the Heavens. I honestly don't have the app either, so you're fine.

                                                  Any particular stories/books you love to share?

                                                      Nou Well yess, hahahaha! You're not on Facebook? Sad. I read Wattpad before Webnovel. I recommend you to read; Trial Marriage Husband: Need to Work Hard, Yiunyi's the writer. I can't explain how how, Idk how to describe the story in to words. It's really nice. The genre is Romance, Idk if you'll like it or not. I started reading it last week and I'm on Chapter 85 now. Haha. What genre(s) do you like btw? Wait additional question, are you a gentlemen or a lady?

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                                                          jum_sy I don't know about the gentle part, but I am a man.

                                                          Romances are nice if it's not the "love at first sight" and "I know i want to jump on you and you on me when we first laid eyes on each other" type of romance. I like reading stories like, in this manga, "Can't See Can't Hear But Love"(Use your favorite manga viewing website). I enjoy them. They're a nice change of pace from all the war and blood ever so prevalent in these CN webnovels.

                                                          I am currently enjoying reading fantasy novels the most right now. Give Trudi Canavan's "The Black Magician" a try and tell me what you think about it.

                                                              I'll give Trial Marriage Husband a try. Ty for that recommendation!

                                                                Nou Ofc, it's not love and first sight. Haha! Btw, sorry for the typo's from the prev. comment. Alrighty, I'll read the both? Or?

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