550:1,

Not the best ratio out there, but I'm actually surprised that it's getting a steady number of views when my uploads are so sporadic lol, pretty satisfied overall though! Hopefully it'll get better once I manage to stick to a schedule and post more often!

Veronica8 I think that's kind of the issue in my case: if it were a few months ago, I would have said Cyberpunk, but certain elements necessitated switching over to GameLit/LitRPG, and then eventually just Isekai--albiet very dark for an isekai.

Mine tend to be more about "fear fullfillment" and less "wish fullfillment" as generally thought of with isekai. And there are a number of aspects that make it...well not isekai, but just a very dark kind of Cyberpunk fiction with elements of the Gothic.

And now it's even worse, as it's closer to a "hyper technical" magical realism.

      bacon_bacon Embarrassing? Honey, or should I say Bacon, I’ve got you beat.

      21.4k views but only 20 collections.
      I dare anyone with a novel two months old to beat (err I guess it’s actually be worse than lol) that! .....Actually I hope no one can because I wouldn’t wish this on anyone. 😂

      I only have myself to blame for this lol

        SarahWeaver6 Huh sounds interesting! I’m kinda the same with being isekai but a dark one that’s highly technical in the magic/fantasy.

        I figured that’s what’s been scaring away the people who have obviously read it but don’t subscribe.

        It’s risky doing something different, but it makes it more memorable and interesting imo (or maybe I’m just stubborn). So keep at it! (:

            Chryiss That and there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of consensus whether an isekai can be a virtual world or not.

            Ex. Someone reborn as a computer program, or at least a human spirit that haunts a computer program.O_o The entire game world is basically engineered by the Isekai experience of someone experiencing "Electronic Afterlife". In this sense, afterlife and gaming are treated as different things.

                SarahWeaver6 Yes very true. It’s a broad story plot. It has its foundations in gaming and virtual reality. Now it’s generally any other world.

                  As I'm actively updating, guess I should keep tracking stats.

                  Zaldizko {BL} Ratio 370:1↑8
                  Still shocked about the collection gains. I don't get it.

                  To My Sunflower {BL} 441:1 ↑7
                  Steady growth. I aim to release a chapter weekly until I can maintain a routine to go daily.

                  To Like A Man {BL} 566 ↑ 58
                  The interest is there, but the story is no longer in the running for the #59 comp since the criteria is power stones & prompt. Doesn't matter, I'll finish this story no matter what. I aim to release a chapter weekly with the same intention as Sunflower.

                  Minecraft: A New Beginning Ratio 1:252

                  My views and collections suddenly skyrocketed since I got featured which makes me happy and scared since I didn't expect to have these many followers when I started writing my novel.

                  Oh, well. Guess I have to focus on writing my Minecraft fanfiction for now and just halt my plans to start a new novel.

                  Neobear Nice. It's better to have lower reads to a collection.

                  Example is 100:1 is better than 200:1.

                  This means that for every 100 views a person has decided to add the book to their library. The lower the views, means that more readers are interested in the story enough to either want to read more of it later or loyally following it.

                  This calculation isn't an exact science, but it's the best trend tracking stat we have so far.

                      Veronica8 but how does the views work? Does it count each time a person reads, even if he rereads the chapters again and again?

                          Neobear I can't find the post I read. My understanding it's when someone opens the book and reads a page. That's as much as I know.

                              Well it's now climbing to 9.518 views and 3 collections. That's actually twice the amount of anything I've gotten in other places.

                              Even if this is a much much later version, and more reflective of the final work.

                                SarahWeaver6 Same, on Wattpad (original platform I posted on) I got one person who followed, but I’m pretty sure disappeared after the 5th something part. And last time I checked, views were under a hundred.

                                Webnovel is definitely better, but maybe because my statistical standards are risen now, I found Royal Road to be more effective in gaining followers/collections than Webnovel without promoting anywhere. I got 14 people in 6 days when I just barely went over 20 collections a day ago after over two months.

                                Also, I think the views make more sense. It baffles me how 1 person decides to stick a story in their library after a thousand or so views. Not even poorly written stories should have that ratio.

                                    Chryiss I'll have to see about the poetry. People were already speculating if I was more of a poet over there, and in fact I almost quit writing prose. It's nothing as extreme as other writers in the past, but I had gotten myself into a rut a bit. And that was the strangest thing, my poetry got my views there. Not sure why.

                                    But glad to be back to doing prose. Even if it's shorter chapters.

                                        SarahWeaver6 Actually, I find that poetry gets more views simply because it’s quicker to read and delivers more impact in a smaller space.

                                        As for me, I’ve gotten into trouble with my writing for being too “poetic” and thus hard to read (I’ve toned it down since). I can’t call myself a poet in any sense of the real form (I've only written a dozen or so poems too). I just like pretty language, imagery, and symbolism, but in terms of overall depth of meaning where one could have philosophical conversation about life on it? Nahhhh~~ I’ve never had that talent of a few simple words/lines that pack a lot of meaning. It’s amazing really.

                                        So way to go poet! I'd love to read your poems sometime.

                                            Chryiss Yes specifically a hybrid of French, Spanish, and Japanese forms. Flalaiku is a port portmanteau of Flamenco, Lai, and Haiku.

                                            Although it ended up rubbing off on how I edited my prose as well: hoping it wont be to overpowering. My work just sort of became its own culture, after fusing cross-cultural elements. So now even though there is a small element of historical fiction there (it's a historical and science fiction fusion), it's really its own thing: specifically Anna-Marie is neither French, Irish, or Japanese.

                                            It seems like that be harder to translate across cultures in the long term.

                                                SarahWeaver6 Holy cow, Flalaiku sounds damn awesome!

                                                And I think the mixing is really cool. It adds originality and style to ones writing. I can see how it’s more difficult to translate across cultures, but honestly I think it would do a lot of good to open up people’s eyes to other cultures and histories.

                                                  130k for 182 collections -> 714 ratio. It's an improvement. A surprise to be sure but a welcome one.

                                                  10,000 reads but slightly less collection to reads, compared to my older novella. Although that's to be expected. Prequels, I've heard, don't tend to get as many reads as the main novella.

                                                  mine is 97:1, 8 decrease from the previous one.

                                                  perks of slowly growing, i guess? and few chapters and slow updates. and romance novel.

                                                    Today's batch.

                                                    Zaldizko {BL} Ratio 365:1 ↑8

                                                    To My Sunflower {BL} 447:1↓24
                                                    Suspect having it on temporary hold doesn't help. I really need to fix up the timelines, so happy with the sacrifice.

                                                    To Like A Man {BL} 443:1↑93
                                                    Wow. I'm gobsmacked. Is it because I gave a shout-out to the Philippines in one of the posts? :thinking:

                                                      Reinesse Nice! Although I wouldn’t think firsthand that slow updates would help, but I guess I can see how when it’s new.

                                                      Romance novel eh? Maybe I should just switch over my genre to romance since it technically will have romance... lol just joking, but it is almost half tempting.

                                                      For a popular genre though, it’s interesting how the huge number of novels under it doesn’t detract from people finding them and picking them up to read!

                                                      Fantasy seems popular too, but maybe it’s so broad? Because I had 2 collections for the longest time after starting. XD

                                                          Chryiss it's easier to assume that there are more romance novels but in actuality, there are more fantasy. i'm actually surprised that i have a few readers even if i don't have any ceo on it.

                                                              Update as of 22/03/2019
                                                              Ratio: 201:1
                                                              I think it is worsening. Idk what to do for increasing collections. Can anybody give tips?

                                                                Reinesse Yup! There seems to be more fantasy titles (although it’s the romance ones that get contracted most), but in terms of reader popularity, they don’t seem to seek them out as much as romance.

                                                                PoppyQueen Which book is that?

                                                                      PoppyQueen is this Crimson Love? Strange, since the interest seems consistent. Readership can be fickle. Growing as an author also means acknowledging readership will fluctuate at a varied level according seasons and emerging trends. That's why I track my ratios frequently, so I can try to trend the fluctuation as much as possible.

                                                                      Right now, I'm getting interest due to the LGBT writing prompt. Once that prompt dies, my guess the interest will drop off. My stories will hit a silent time again, which I will use to revise posts, work on new content and promotions.

                                                                      The silent periods are the times to revise or stockpile new posts; high interest is the time to go for broke with pestering promotions. Use each stage to boost or better your story when they occur.

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