Can anyone diss my novel? I don't know why I'm not getting collections. The most provable cause is that it's lackluster but I can't spot where the dullness is. Here is the link
https://m.webnovel.com/book/zero-insanity_21759015206801905
Can Someone Diss My Novel
*probable
You serious? I don't mind dissing, in fact, I am dying to diss novels, but what happens next won't be my responsibility.
SlaveOfTheLord sure bro! i'd love to hear a diss from a fellow daoist
SlaveOfTheLord thank you so much for the diss! i learned a lot of things man for real... also patched up most of the stuff you pointed out. thanks a lot!!
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echogillana
You're welcome.
Edit: two of them got shadowbanned which is a shame but they should still show up in ink stone. Just in case you missed them.
Edit 2.0: Wait, why are you thanking someone dissing your work...
SlaveOfTheLord It is a form of promotion bro. Marketing flows both ways, good and bad feelings, both are good for a marketer.
SlaveOfTheLord
Hey, I would also like a honest opinion about my novel if you can.
https://www.webnovel.com/book/trails-of-genesis_21774678905641305
Leon19
Ik bro, I was just bored. Plus, you shouldn't take everything srsly.
Vikram_Veer
Nop.
Still. Help would be much appreciated.
Vikram_Veer ill diss ur work for u its kinda fun
you started with him being in the middle of something. whatever it is, its difficult to understand with u just throwing everything one after the other
too much telling... anyway the 1st chap is so bad that i dont want to continue
2nd chap
-the info dump at the beginning doesnt flow well. put it somewhere else.
the excuse u made for mandatory learning sounded completely BS. either u dont explain, or just use another explanation.
sometimes u dont have to explain everything. let the reader picture it out all on his own
any questions? "none" is the correct answer
the hell is 1060 high carbon steel, glenz and veril?? again another out of place/unnecessary info dump
anyway, starting in the middle of a story is a difficult thing to do. your writing is still amateurish so just gain some experience by writing a story about weak to strong
echogillana I'll make a video of it
ok. Thanks for informing me.
echogillana I wrote some paragraph comments and got bored. Hope you enjoy it, it was on the first chapter, that I think you rewrote or something.
This is a really really bad idea. Why?
1. You are asking people who are not your natural genre readers to read your novel. Most likely, they would have had no interest in reading your novel in the first place because it is not the usual genre that they read. E.g. I only read bl. So, I am disinterested by any read that is non-BL unless it is a great fantasy like A Game Of Thrones. And if I have no interest in reading something, every little mistake appears 100 times worse to me.
2. These people will read from an author's perspective, and the feedback will be clinical and robotic. Enthusiastic readers read a novel differently.
3. 99.99% people here are newbies and amateurs. This is not how you give feedback to amateur authors. Ask any fine arts tutor. The feedback should be through positive reinforcement.
I am ready to bet my money whoever participated in this misguided experiment has already lost any drive to write any more. I am sorry for you all. Please do not participate in this. You may think you are very bold and brave, but it is simply foolish to think so.
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If you want real feedback, just listen to your readers. And see how popular your story is getting depending on what genre it belongs to. Also, know what you are writing. Don't think you are gonna write Wheel of Time in 2 days and become Robert Jordan lol. Use this opportunity to hone your skills, not kill your drive. Use beta readers of that genre if needed. That is the closest you can come to your natural audience.
Aggi_Ind
Ok, Thanks for giving me some good suggestion
Aggi_Ind
I agree with the first two, but your third point appears to me to be a bit off. Are you saying you shouldn't trust the opinion of amateur authors? If yes, do you take yourself to not be an amateur? If yes, then it makes sense, just ignore this.
That being said, I am curious, @echogillana, did you lose the drive to write?
SlaveOfTheLord im revising everything from the top... i felt like my MC was too unrelatable. there were also a lot of forced 'dialogue to worldbuild.' last but not the least, i thought 95% of what was written per chapter was boring
i only realized it thru ur comments so im really thankful for it until now (just so u know)
SlaveOfTheLord
I am not talking about opinions. Opinion wise, reader's opinions matter most who are rarely authors themselves lol. No, I am talking about the feedback. We must be careful how we review or give feedback to everyone else here. It doesn't matter if they say they can take any criticism, because trust me they cannot lol. No one wants to hear that their baby is ugly.