"Authors will need to release a minimum of 1,500 words daily for the entire calendar month. There must not be any breaks in between the dates of uploads. We will ensure that every contracted work that goes Premium will receive a minimum of US$200 in the following four months, provided that the below requirements have been met.

Note:

At least 1,500 Premium words/day: US$200/month"

If I release a 3k Chapter, is that good for 2 days? Or must I release every day, consistently, at least 1500 word chapters?

    MarcusHelm Yep. It's as stated. 1.5k words per chapter per day. You can't miss a day for any reason. Miss one and you're out of the program.

        Azzack well, if you went premium before the Jan 2020, it won't matter much as it was only for those who went premium starting this year.

        I might have a sixth sense since I go premium at 20+ Dec(don't remember the exact date), so the old minimum still works for me.

            MinxMean

            Do you know if it is only for chapters under a premium paywall, or every chapter published after you're contracted?

                Arkinslize Only locked chapters/behind paywall (to make it fair for FP users).

                And to clarify, since this seems to be a misunderstanding that could arise from this thread: the contract is not requiring daily 1.5k word updates. It is only requiring it for those who want to be eligible for the Minimum Guarantee System.

                  Also keep in mind that that's to apply for the premium contract. Once you have the contract it's quite obvious that webnovel stops giving af, there's tons of books only releasing 2 to 3 chapters a week that are still pay walled despite no longer coming anywhere close to the 1.5k daily requirement.

                    Darth_Xiane And they can.
                    MGS means that, for the first 4 months after going premium, the author CAN (mind it's not a must) accomplish the following requirements: publish a minimum of 1,5k daily, not skipping a single day. If the author does so, he's eligible to earn the MGS. If the author opts for not doing so, nothing happens.
                    So, if I wish to go premium but for n reasons, I don't write 1,5k daily, it's not like they will kick me out of premium and unlock my walled chapters. It just means that I'm not eligible to earn the MGS.
                    AND, the MGS is valid for the first four months after going premium. Meaning, if I don't wish to keep updating 1,500 words daily after getting my four months of MGS, I can do so.

                      Adding on. If you still want to go premium. This is how it's see this would work with less hassle and to ensure adherence to the condition.

                      • Complete the story first offline. Or complete the rest of it offline before going prem. When story is finished and ready.
                      • Start schedule-posting 1.5k chapters on a regular time in the day.
                      • Score a contract (if not already) and eventually sign the premium layer.

                      I figure it might be the reason some stories look like they're dropped and then, bam, new chapters under the lock system.

                        Veronica8 That's the attitude I'm currently taking. I was just trying to calculate how many words needed to be in my chapters in order to fulfill the requirement. However, if it is daily updates, I only have to create 120 chapters before uploading. If there's an automatic timer, that would be perfect.

                            MarcusHelm There is the ability to schedule chapter releases in advance on Inkstone.

                            When you go to publish, you can select a future date and time to release the chapter. I do this a lot more for the fact that I can continue to proof check and be sure that I'm publishing a good quality chapter of sorts.

                              MarcusHelm Hey I think this is an old way of earning, now you can earn up to 400$ (If you are contracted) by writing 80k a month. Regardless if you skipped a day or not you will still earn it if you've uploaded 80k!

                                  MisterE05 This is actualy new MGS. The old MGS where you could earn up to 400$ for writing 80k words in a month is over (unless you started your premium before the end of 2019, then you can still use it till its over)

                                  LanaAugustine
                                  Only contracted works can earn through webnovel

                                        a month later

                                        I got a contract invitation a few days ago but I kinda scared about the 1500k words daily uploads. Because I'm an engineering student It's kinda hard to upload daily. Darth_Xiane is not uploading daily is not good when you got contracted?

                                            JRodjun

                                            It's only for the premium chapters after you sign the contract. And it doesn't mean you have to update 1,5k daily. If you can't, it's fine too, it just means you won't be eligible for their Minimum Guarantee System.

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