If you were to read a novel with an OP protagonist, what things do you want to see on it and why?
What genre do you want it to be? Action-packed, Slow life or Comedy? Arrogant young masters or a piece of shit human being wanting to be his disciple? Do you want him to hide his powers from the people around him or not?
Do you want his attitude to be cold and aloof or humorous? Do you want him to have a family from the start or be a lone wolf?

Examples about character dialogues would be cool too to not make the novel full of " "TEXT HERE" Character Name said"
Tips that are about Worldbuilding, Character Interactions, etc will also be appreciated.

I already have a few drafted novels but it doesn't fit my taste so I'm asking questions to see what the public likes.
A few vague ideas would be appreciated too.

I'm a new writer btw, though my writing is only comparable to an 8th grader's writing, it's still readable than most of MTL's. The grammar and the use of "He, She, Him, Her, There, Their, They're " are above average than most writers of FanFics.
I want it to be centered around modern-earth and the martial-arts part of the modern world.

    One Punch man is a comedy and the main focus is Saitama's struggle for acceptance as a hero. We do not worry about him failing as he is, as the title suggests, the one punch man. It works because the focus in not on the fighting but the repercussions of being OP. Overlord is another OP MC novel that works. Ainz is OP but the story isn't just about him defeating enemies left and right. That would become boring soon enough. We are shown by the author the perspectives of the other characters. And we care about those characters and that keeps us reading. Neia is my personal favorite and her perspective kept me reading through the brutal Volume 13.

    To summarize, having an OP MC is not enough. There must be something that would make the readers stick to the story. In OPM, I think it's the comedy. In Overlord it is the side charscters.

    As for improving writing skills, there is a podcast called 'Writing Excuses'. It is a great resource in dialogues and description.

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