Typhlix There is no need to. The author of the book Daughters of House Castellan, have been sent contract invitation twice, yet she did not sign it because she said she is writing for fun. unless a better offer goes by, I think. But, yeah, you don't have to be pressured by being a great writer if you are writing for yourself.

      Veronica8 I get annoyed at how the original books don't get any recognition. Still, books that are repeated off the same concept are everywhere on Webnovel and get so much recognition. Since romance is so popular, I'm trying to make an original with Romance incorporated; so far, I only have four people who added it into their library...It isn't encouraging. I would love to have some responsive readers. I write for fun, but I'm here to improve too. I would love to maybe get some feedback from them instead of just sitting around trying my best to make a book without knowing if the readers like it or not. Maybe I have my expectations too high and shouldn't expect them to give feedback at all. Well, I just wanted to get that off my chest, and I totally agree with your opinion.

        I have started writing not too long ago. The main reason why I started was just to have fun and relax. I've read a lot of stories here and on other platforms and I said why not?

        As I went through the first few chapters I realized how much joy it brings me and how fulfilling it feels for me to actually create something that I call my own. I don't get many readers or many collections but I did get a contract for it. To be fair, I didn't know much about contracts and I was just relieved thinking that my book has been at least liked enough to get the contract. But then I read some things about contracts and realized it's not that big of a deal as I initially thought. But again, the recognition for me would be just a bonus since I am already having a lot of fun writing.

        Honestly, I already planned most of the ideas that I want to incorporate into my book. However, I plan to write quite a lot, and so far, I have already changed quite a few of the initial ideas for the book. By the time I reach the actual milestones that I have set up for the book, lots of things might have changed already, from the plot to even the idea itself. And so, at this point, sometimes I even "forget" it's my work and I am just excited to see how it will continue, because until I have hit that publish button for a chapter, I might change it a hundred times. I know what the next chapter for my book will be about, but I am eager to see how that will be written.

        Regarding having a few readers, well, I feel like usually the more diverse your book is, the higher the chances of someone finding something they don't like and dropping it are. It also means that they will surely find something they like, but it will balance the things they don't and in the end, they might not even put it in their library much less vote for it. But that's fine! After all, it all depends on what you are writing for. If you are writing for money and you try to have a very big audience, then yeah, it might be frustrating. But if you are writing just because you really enjoy it and do not care as much about having many readers, then even one regular reader is enough.

        Just knowing that someone else really enjoys my ideas and writing is usually enough for me to continue writing.

          I started writing about a year ago and really enjoyed doing it. Even with the lack of comments and reviews and such, it didn't really deter me in writing something that I wanted. So there's that aspect. Write because you want to, rather than seeking recognition.

          It probably took a month or so before a couple of comments trickled in. And even now, a year later, there's really not much activity for a novel that has over 150 chapters. Those that commented or reviewed were welcome, and I used some of their input going forward. Otherwise, I'm just crafting a story that feels interesting to me.

          I apparently have a decent number of collections even though it's not contracted (so low exposure), but they are all silent readers. It is what it is.

          Even though my stories and grammar are not that good, I am still continuing to write my novels, short stories or super short stories for the reason that this site gave me a chance to continue my writing hobby and meeting people like me, who are writing because they have that kind of creation flow into their veins.

            Septic_Red Yeah, pretty much. I think I do well. It only matters if you are really putting effort into the stories. So I feel yuh there.

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                Hi I'm new here I just want to know what I have to do. To be recognized on this platform

                  HotRedFlaming we’re very much alike. When I started writing, it was just for fun, it was just to kill time.

                  I was and still am a good thinker but back when I started, i was very terrible at writing. I knew what I wanted to write but I didn’t know how to express it in words, I still didn’t care about that, I wrote my chapters and posted them knowing I wasn’t very good at writing (I wasn’t that bad, it was still interesting for those who actually read it with open hearts and mind). I got affiliated with works of other great writers and as I kept writing, I could feel I was changing, I improved a lot but I still feel discouraged whenever I read other works, it just makes me feel, Who would want to read my book if there are many writers out there who are better than me. I’ve not given up though, I’m still writing to this day. I realised my book really was bad when I posted more than 13 chapters and I didn’t get any chapter comments, not even a single one. I’ve currently posted 15 chapters and still no comments. It really hurts but I guess some of us aren’t just meant to be. If you’re curious, I’ve got 10.5k views and 8 collections

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