contracted here. I usually write 1-2 chaps a day, with the words ranging from 2-4k.
It's f**king hard to write this way, but I like writing my story.
I take a break when I can't think of a chapter and I just tell my readers that I can't write for that time.
I tried having a 1-week break too and that helped me out.
So yeah, having a break, even a momentary one helps.
An Open Letter To All Readers - From Your Dear Authors
I'm used to reading and writing and I can write 3000 words in roughly 1-2 hours. After editing it can increase 500-2000 more words. But when it comes to my story I tend to overthink and analyze because i want it to be as close to perfect as it can be so those hours get multiplied. I have a personal
belief that a reader wants quality over quantity, and with quality comes time. And I've never had writers block either I'm debating the next step of how the story is going to proceed or how to end the thing. Every now and then I do some literary consulting to help develop a composition, or just help solidify an approach to a story. Yep I love reading, the more I experience, the more I read, the more I see, the easier it is to write some new peice. Because of the exposure to different literary techniques, conceptual executions, every story has something to give, be it from a person or a text.
I share stories with friends, families, teachers, and random strangers that have time to read. I guess anyone I can drag into secretly reviewing my work.
But yeah never published. So this is a new experience for me. And I know I can't keep up with the updates, due to current dilemmas. So I'm finishing a good bit of the story to stockpile chapters. To give me time for updates.
Hehe just need to hit publish on this site and yep I become and author of webnovel. I'm dying, and excited to see how my little fun project does.
First as a avid reader i want to thank all the authors out there that can produce one chapter a day, as i have seen novels be updated once a week, that was the best that person could do, they had exams to complete family issues and more. So when an idiot shows up and demands more, my first thought 'F**k Off somewhere else'. In the end he had to drop it, that was sad, but the guys father died, and he got writing block. I supproted his decision he needed to soughtot his head if he wanted to keep writing. So i know that Authors have problems so if they want to drop it or go on hiatus i respect their decsion, because at the end of the day it is the authors right to drop a novel.
Second as a novice author, i myself have had trouble writing books(exams, family trips/problems) etc. Heck my biological father who i now hate the most, was arrested when i was writing, and when i get comments like "mor mor mor" or "if you dont update im gonna spam bad reviews" i just lose motivation and i dropped that book.
In the end all i want to say is, Readers if you can't deal with the authors schedule go somewhere else. To Authors i want to say, thank you for the amazing content you give us, if you can't update but get spamed ignore it foucs on what you need to do and forget the haters. I hope that if you write a book then you won't drop but if you do i understand. Just, thank you and i hope that you can keep up the hard work without pressure as i would hate to see any author get sick because they tried to hard.
(Sorry for the rant.)
I have a question that I'm hoping you authors can answer. How exactly does ink stone work? If I create a title, does the site give me options for book covers, or does it want you to upload your own cover? If I write a chapter, but I'm not ready to post it to the public yet (perhaps it needs editing) can I save it and post it when it is perfect? Sorry long text, but I can find no information about it on here.
I have a question that I'm hoping you authors can answer. How exactly does ink stone work? If I create a title, does the site give me options for book covers, or does it want you to upload your own cover? If I write a chapter, but I'm not ready to post it to the public yet (perhaps it needs editing) can I save it and post it when it is perfect? Sorry long text, but I can find no information about it on here.
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Jassik219 yep you can save it. You can upload your own cover or use their options for covers. If you dont publish inkstone will save your progression. Just dont hit publish and your good. I have established several chapters and work on them in word doc for editing and writing before adding to inkstone.
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Inkstone from what I know works this way.
For the creation your literary peice or application for work. When creating a book it provides you an outline for title. Genre, length, and so on, cover options will appear after creation or post creation depending on where you making it mobile or pc. You can continue working on title and other aspects continuously. Publication Is in your control, so only what is registered by site is saved instead of being published. For other other chapters can be edited even after publication, and so can the book cover. Covers can be chosen through ink stone or you can upload on, as long as it meets the criteria. And yeah. Data is collected based of views, donations, word publications etc.
This is a rough run through. The individual of this thread also has a cover tutorial thread if you wish to look at it.
this is so good..totally felt that especially the part where readers can read many words in a matter or minutes while it may take hours to write ;( I see a lot of "MORE CHAPTERS PLEASE!!! __ chapters aren't enough" comments and I just mentally facepalm..I try to write encouraging comments and tell them to take their time and prioritize their life over insensitive readers XD its good to see this post, thank you
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You can write more, but this will affect the quality of the text. If you load just raw materials. I mean, I just wrote the text in English and immediately downloaded it. And if you check at least once, it will already take +1 hour, if you read the text and polish it + 1-2 days. If you also check the grammar +1 day. And in the end, the chapter will take time for at least 3.1 days to print. There are 2 chapters per week. If you write only raw materials + fluent 1 test of meaning, then 3 chapters per week.
Initially, when there were no health problems on the horizon of a father who was in intensive care in the summer, then a health problem for relatives, a search for a new job, payment of treatment bills and others. I could write raw materials of 2500-5000 words for 1 chapter and consistently for 2 months produced chapters of 3-4 per week. After that ... I was able to resume the release of chapters according to a given plan only two weeks ago. And so I wrote 1-2 chapters a week. Now I have a chapter of 550 to 750 words, very rarely 1,100 words.
The author is largely dependent on the external real world, if everything is fine there, then he can fulfill his promises to issue chapters a week at his own pace. If he has problems ... then it will turn out as it will.
yaoyueyi I agree that we should be more understanding to the Author/Translators.
However there are also several translators that update once a week when the raw is already 2 or 3 hundred chapters ahead or even complete.
I am following one of those books here on Webnovel the book is complete on mtl site (meaning the author completely wrapped up the story and it is done) Yet we are getting 1 or maybe 2 chapters a week.
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Grandson_of_Yama That's because translators have their own full-time job and real life to deal with. Or are you saying they shouldn't take the job if they know they are going to be busy and can only update once a week?
Having worked in translation before, I can tell you for sure that I had to spend 3-4 hours to translate just one chapter. And most people who work don't have 3-4 hours to spare everyday.
Grandson_of_Yama like tomoyuki said, just b/c there are complete in the original doesn't mean that the translator could translate all at once. everyone has their own writing/translating/editing speed. stable updates once a week are already pretty good-- at least there's a patterned schedule! :)
Translation/ editing/ and writing has it's own variables to deal with. Just because an author is done on his end doesn't mean the editing is complete or translation is seconds behind.
Although different each has it's own concerns. Where I might take minutes writing I could take hours editing. And translating ooooh that is even more intense at least for me.
Elise_Elleneth keep up the good work and good thought. how we wish that all people were given a perfect brain
Provided that those who participate in the discussion discuss the work itself and do not throw poop at the interlocutor. When an opponent ceases to comply with the network ethics of conducting a conversation, the author can delete the correspondence, block the reviewer. This is normal. If, however, a normal ethical discussion of the novel itself with an evidence-based and reasoned basis is just going on. Then such a discussion can clarify the position, enrich the conversation and lead to constructive criticism. This is ideal. In reality, this requires two people - the author and the reviewer, the reader, there are people who understand what cultural behavior is, what network ethics are for, and why they communicate. Otherwise, all this will grow into a curse.
This is my subjective opinion.
Esther_kim Know this, when a reader posts ‘more chapters please’ he/she probably moves on to other activities and you and your novel are forgotten until the next time they see a blue dot next to it. Asking for more chapters is their way of saying ‘l love your book.’ So don’t fret when you see such comments and do what you can and want to do. I have many books in my library which update regularly but I don’t bother reading cause they’re not worth my time or ss.
It’s really disappointing to hear ‘authors’ referring to readers as ‘insensitive’ simply because they request more chapters of a book they’re writing. Would you prefer us to not make any comments on your book?
Look, you guys (authors) can stop overthinking things okay. I mean, it’s not like readers are pacing and hyperventilating because you’re not updating your books; it’s more likely that we’ve moved on to other books and by the time you finally update we’d have to go back a few chapters to remind ourselves what the heck your books are about; or we’ve dropped the books.
Oh yeah, you guys don’t like the ‘dropping the book’ part either. Sorry but, if I need to reduce the number of books in my library I’m naturally going to drop the ones that haven’t updated for at least 6 months.
Bottom line, chill, relax and go on HIATUS for as long as you like - it’s your prerogative, just as it’s the readers’ prerogative to either wait for you or drop your books.
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40fantasy I think the point is that it adds unnecessary stress to the author. A simple "I love this chapter" or "I can't wait for the next update!" might be a lot more positive and less stressful than "more chapters!" and "mass releases!" Gratitude/appreciation is a lot more palatable than demands/requests.