happyjunior I did not quite understand your idea and your slang, but yes we are all people, and we all have our own mistakes and our own opinion about the world, no one is allowed to impose our opinion, for this will already be a bad man from the dark era. If you do not think about others, then you need to live on a desert island and not society, where you need to follow the rules of social dormitory, observe network ethics, do no evil, do not offend people ... otherwise it will all come back. This right is not worth it. On the Internet, people think that they can water everyone with their shit and that they will not get it back, they are mistaken, they may not believe it, but this does not mean that karma does not work for them.

    yaoyueyi It is a sad situation and I do understand that's why I never demand nor disrespect authors, not to mention I am reading for free. Don't give up continue to shine, All the best

      I wish there is a report button for spam. God, I know you're desperate for readers, but there's no need to spam your story link on a hundred different threads, where it's irrelevant in 90% of the threads you post on.

      If you do that, you're going to invite a lot of nasty and mean comments, which kind of defeats the purpose of your shameless advertising in the first place. I don't know about the others, I personally will blacklist you when I see someone pulling this kind of stunt and never touch your story. But I wouldn't be surprised if people click on the link just to leave a scathing comment or two, or spam your story with one-star reviews in the same way you're pretty much spamming the forum.

        Tomoyuki I agree with you, this is really surprising. In any topic, a link to the novel, where appropriate and where not.

            Gourmet_DAO Let me preface by saying that the quality of work on here varies, but it does not in any way mean that you have the right to demand or expect more from them than normal authors. Normal authors often take years writing a book, which ranges from 80,000 words to 120,000 words. People who write 1k words per chapter on webnovel or other sites like it, do a novel's worth of work in 100 chapters. IN 100 CHAPTERS. Most novels on this site go well above that.

            So to all readers out there. Please. PLEASE. Take a moment and realize what you are demanding of people. Even George R. R. Martin's most recent book A Dance with Dragons, clocking in at a massive 420,000 words, took 5+ years to do. That is the equivalent of 420 chapters at 1k words. And if an author does 1 chapter a day, that amount is completed in 15 months. 15 months versus 60 months.

            Here is my cited source for novel lengths: https://thewritepractice.com/word-count/

                I'm an original author, writing a scifi-romance called Artificial mates. I'm not a native English speaker. I work all week and only have weekends to rest since my job is very physical. I use to update daily of about 1k-2k words. Some times I didn't have time to edit typos or grammar. When I reached 100k I slowed down my updates to 3-4 times a week cause I was cutting into my sleep and other activities. Writing like that is not healthy at all...for the body and for my sanity. So now I don't even update on weekends...except I get very guilty about letting my readers down. I've never been on a platform this extreme. It will drive creative authors away. We are not machines. Writing is an art. Robots don't produce art.

                  Helena_Seryma Take care of yourself. I also fell sick from overworking and struggling to maintain a daily update and produce mass releases. It really is not healthy at all. Prioritize yourself, take weekends off if you have to. Your health and mind are the most important thing, not pleasing your readers.

                      Moron i have to disagree. :( the time & work that goes behind translating shouldn't be ignored either-- the only difference in speed is that translators typically work in groups, while authors are alone. so all content creators are working hard & should be equally treated with respect.

                        Moron Having done both writing and translation work, I can assure you that both are equally difficult and time consuming. Translating isn't as easy as grabbing a dictionary and translating a text. Especially because you're not the original author, you will often come across sentences and expressions that are ambiguous and difficult to translate accurately. Plus, because of the different syntax and language structure (Japanese being subject particle verb as opposed to English's subject verb noun or something like that) it's also difficult to translate word for word, and you have to frequently restructure and craft each sentence from scratch.

                          Mainaka Leo Tolstoy wrote 18 volumes in general, Jack London 22 volumes, but I'm not talking about writers, classics of the 20th century. I am talking about modern authors. It is your right to write ... the level and quality depends on the author to the author. You can write and 100,000 words and 50,000 words and 450,000 words and 1,000,000 words, it all depends on your imagination, skills. Another question will you be read? Maybe there will be hundreds of readers but not millions.

                          If you read further explanations below, you would understand the main point. That the author is not a robot, he has the same problems as the reader. He cannot write every day. The author depends on his health, the health of his loved ones, and inspiration for his work. He has his own pace. If he promised 3 chapters of updates per week, agree with that. Maybe the author will be able to write bonus chapters or maybe not. In any case, network ethics must be respected, which was the message. Yes, and the reader makes the writer, but the reader must be cultural and adequate.

                          Therefore, you need to read everything in order to understand what is at stake.

                          Personally, it’s just interesting for me to write, myself. I set myself the goal of writing 1,000,000 words. It's my goal. And the goal of other authors is their own. Why did I set such a goal? I have a lot of material on the Silk Road, I collected it for 10 years, read more than 450 history books, I have thoughts, I want to share with them. I want to popularize the Silk Road theme. Maybe after reading 1,000,000 words, someone will be interested in this topic and write a great novel, which I will be happy to read. I myself am a technician, not a writer, my novels are not so magical, English is lame, difficult to read, but the content is high-quality, interesting and useful as reference material for the authors. Therefore, my idea with 1,000,000 words is an attempt to inspire new authors to write (for me) a new and magical novel about the Silk Road ... so that I can read it!))) This is the main goal. Thank.

                              Gourmet_DAO actually fun fact. Historical content is one of the main influential factors of my literature. Everything from war, to culture, philosophy, civil development and demise, my styles aims more towards developing a life story. While questioning certain aspects of belief. Morality, justice, right/wrong, reality etc. Everything percieved through the eyes of a particular narrator or character.

                              Working on two stories right now one a lighter side and one on a darker side. One reflecting war and death, another reflecting corruption, poverty, and survival.

                              Looking closely bits and peices of history can be noticed.

                                  Rak0 And links can be thrown off to your novels, does the abstract sound attractive? Corruption of the effect of poverty, poverty from the fact that a lot of money is being stolen, embezzlement, this is not stopped, the population is also involved in this process, it would be interesting to know what methods the author offers from the point of view of history to solve these catastrophic problems for society in his fantasy world . Although in the real world, Singapore is the best example, simple and very understandable laws were envisioned, corruption was defeated, Singapore is one of the most successful countries in the modern world! With interest!

                                      Gourmet_DAO haha. I'll look into it but yeah you got the idea for one story. XD I would love to pick your brain some time.

                                          I'm taking a cliche approach towards black market generalizations, child trafficking, and the fluidity of economic commerce from the realm of third party contributions, inspired, by mafia's involvement during the war

                                            I have in short a philosophy of story telling. So I tend to look at everything through the eyes of a reader and observer. So the more I experience, read, see, observe, learn, feel, then the more I'm able to contribute to my text. But at the end of it I don't really expect anyone to read it. It's just that I like to have a collection of worlds within reach. And maybe strike a few readers emotions along the way. But I still have a long way to go. And these two story are just a fun side project which I dont care if anyone sees. Hence publishing here. Also hopefully mature as a writer with this experience. I have a style and approach set, but I still have several kinks I need to work out in my writing. I'm like a baby turtle taking its first steps into a harsh reality. But fail once fail a thousand times it only matters if you learn from your mistakes and grow

                                            When it comes to writing, the author should stick to what they are comfortable with and only push themselves to write more if they are prepared to stretch their limits.

                                            I'm one of those authors who write 6,000 words a day, 3 chapters a day, for several months now. This isn't the most as I know there are a couple of people who pump out even more words a day.

                                            I can speak from experience that it is extremely difficult to maintain quality standards. I have trained myself to write 1,000 words per hour so I spend 6 hours to write every day. I don't do any proofreading or editing though my English writing skills are good enough that there aren't any grammar or spelling errors. Nonetheless, if you write so much all the time, you definitely won't be able to plan out things as much.

                                            I didn't get to this point immediately, of course. Over the course of 1,5 years since I started writing, I started with an update rate of 2,000 words a day. Then 4,000 words a day. Then 6,000 words a day. Increasing your daily writing volume is a skill that can be trained, but it requires dedication, time and a willingness to work hard to increase it. The novel also has to be able to accommodate it and the author's imagination also has to keep up with the pace.

                                            Not every author has the time to dedicate this much effort into doing such. If they don't have the time or don't feel motivated, it's better to stick to what is sustainable to them. I have seen too many authors break because they tried and failed to push their limits when they weren't ready for it. Listening to reader feedback and responding to their demands is only useful if it benefits the authors.

                                            Is it exhausting? Yes. But no more so than a full-time job. The earnings I've received for writing my novel this way has made it worth it for me to write in this style and at this pace. The novels that Webnovel offers are different from published books. They don't have the best quality, but they leave you coming back for more every day.

                                            Many authors are amateurs and don't have a lot of writing experience and that reflects in their quality of their work and their update rate. If they were pros, they would have probably brought their novels to a publishing house or Amazon instead. Webnovel offers a lower barrier to entry for authors and while there are many works that are disappointing, the charm of this platform is that there is always a gem in the rough or a particular flavor that you like from the mass of novels on offer.

                                            Ultimately, writing is a passion and the best stories are written if the author is on fire. I write a lot of words a day, but I enjoy it and that keeps me going day after day without any depression or mood swings. Authors should pay more attention to their mental and physical well being and their financial situation to decide how much they want to write. Just responding to pure user feedback is not always healthy because usually the loudest and most extreme voices are amplified in the comments and reviews.

                                              Exlor Are you writing as a full-time job or are you writing in addition to any full-time (or part-time) job you already have/in addition to being a student? Because it's tough for most people to spend 6 hours a day writing when they have a 9-5 job, or are a student with classes, homework and things to study. And I'm a student with a part-time job on top of that, so spending 6 hours a day to churn out 6,000 words is just not practical or feasible for me.

                                                  Tomoyuki yeah, thanks. For a couple of weeks, I started timing my writing and forced myself to go to sleep early (7hrs of sleep), I go out for walks and meet friends. Screen addiction is not healthy. Please, dear authors, take care of yourselves.

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