what I don't want to see are the originals. fucking site's flooded with originals nowdays can barely find actual literature from recommendations anymore

yu_ba_bu_neng that is an issue for those who just want translates, which is why there are multiple forums stating that they need to separate translated novels from original novels. However, this forum isn't made to be about dissing original novels as a whole, (Correct me if I'm wrong @DKQ ) it's about asking original writers to be mindful of what they are posting (quality and such), and to not be disrespectful.

yu_ba_bu_neng the power rankings have completely separated translated and original. So you can go through all translated works only if that is what you desire.

Clicking on a tag will also reveal similar stories with the same tag, translated or original and rank them according to views. Translated will most likely have more views and be higher up in the ranking.

Hope that helps in your frustration in navigating

Lol. I have a pretty funny for others and sad for me story. So I have an original novel, called King of Hollywood, where I didn't follow the original plot for 11 chapters because I wanted to build the characters and develop how his new world is shaped. So one of my readers give me 3.5 because I didn't follow the original plot. I sat in the corner and cried for about an hour. JK. I wish Qidian had a system where reviews after a month disappeared so that... nevermind. I just sound salty... which I am! Anyone author had an experience like this?

thesleepywriter

I feel you.

1. Copying is of course a no. If it is really a plagiarized work, we as readers, can only try to report it as such.

2. Random love-interest the disappears - Wouldn't this be more of the inexperience of the author handling multiple women as partner to an MC? Or it could just be a plain power fantasy of the author to have obtained multiple partners that can/will coexist. Even translated work has this doesnt it. My only examples right now would be Strongest Abandoned Son (which I stopped reading), Shura's Wrath and MMORPG : Rebirth of the Legendary Guardian. Just to name a few that I can. These are not original works you speak of, but translated ones already. So I can't really say much about this complaint other than it exists elsewhere other than original works. =)

3. Text wall of information - I think any author would try to avoid this type of exposition. But as currents authors here are not "professional" at it, we can only do the best we can with what we can creatively work with. I guess if possible, reader who will jump in to bother to slog through the walls of text of information will have their own take as to how it was delivered. As authors, we can only await any constructive criticism as a comment in the said chapter. It would be hard to sift through which wall of text you could be pertaining to if it is in the review. So maybe, just maybe, it can help in bettering an aspiring author/writer. =)

4. Vile Scenes - I saw your comment below about a specific scene which caught you off guard. Granted, I myself wouldn't like to have experienced such. So maybe this is more to do with filtering or tagging system of webnovel. These type of works still have their audiences so you can't really say that they shouldn't be done. That's what I think.

5. Quitting your work - This is more to do with the author and I understand, as a reader, the frustration of having 0 updates. But please understand, that right now, there is no monetary gain for the author and they are simply doing it whenever they can. Most, if not all, are juggling other jobs and tasks while trying to write out the story. Unless they can get a contract or mode of income from their work, I would suggest not to complain about this right now. But if the author is already contracted, then there is an expectation to deliver. My two cents on this matter.

6. Rushing the masterpiece - Creatively, this can depend either on inexperience or the lack of any more story development that can be done (See 'Bleach' as an example for me). Though everyone wants to read a good story, we do encounter stories where we lose interest and drop it. I have personally dropped SAS at 594 chapters, Zhan Long at 800+ Chapters, Beauty and the Bodyguard at 300+ chapters and even MMORPG Rebirth even if that is done and completed here. Just examples where I felt that the stories were actually repetitive and dragging.
   I think it is safe to say that as an Original Work author, we can only try our best and hope to meet readers' expectations and even sometimes surprise them. We aim to write and deliver a story we can be happy with.

Thanks for reading this post of mine. I personally like seeing interaction between authors and readers as most of them seem like an encouragement to continue with work.

Just dont completely Diss the work saying its bad. Try telling the author in a more neutral tone that he/she needs to work on these areas to try and improve as it is either ----- or -----. Who knows, he/she may be able to deliver after.

DKQ Where in the actual f*ck did you read that?
And how is that even a proper example, we're talking about Chinese light novels, right?
Not some messed up porn you watched..

https://www.webnovel.com/tag/list?tagName=Original

ButterLover He was talking about some of the Originals on the website.

NineNeatherBird DKQ it sounds like you read Lump's novel...

Apparently, someone called 'Lump' must have included this sort of thing in their novel.

Neverfire7 yeah. His novel is called Sovereign of Blood and is number 5 in power ranking.

DeJeL Thanks for the great reply and You are correct that this thread isn't created to diss but to teach both readers and authors.

thesleepywriter That is the problem with most authors these days is looking at the numbers. If 1 rated you 3.5 and 100 rated you 5.0, what would the numbers be? that's what you need to do, fix your novel and make it into something no one can refute. Feel sad on the ratings because no one liked your novel? Work harder, have a goal in mind that will make those that rated you badly change their minds.

17Sphynx17 If I had to mention one thing I hate it would be a harem, it always fails...

Heaven_Dream Being salty about a review isn't the best way to refute him, for me as a reader I can tell you three things you should expect when I am writing a review, 1) common mistakes I want you to fix, 2) improvements within the chapter that can be done 3) Missing elements in the story. If someone rated you 1/5 and randomly typed a review without any reason then that guy is just trolling

NineNeatherBird Number 5... with the "Male lead getting raped by midgets"....?
No wonder most readers here are so edgy..

DaoistFedUp Male lead getting raped by demons.

DKQ With ratings, i am fine getting 2's or 3's. I would just like to clearly know why.

I've already received those reviews and they were clear. They didn't like a slice of life story. They were looking for battle/action where mine didn't have those.

I didn't mislead them into thinking my story had those scenes. But that is the way it works. I don't mind their review.

But I wouldn't want to just receive a 1 star then seeing you just read 1 or 2 chaps and say you didn't like it period. That is too harsh, might as well not leave a review then. I think all authors are trying to learn to better themselves, no matter what level they are. So it would be helpful to find out why.

If it was not your cup of tea, then just make that clear. It's easier to understand. But I think giving a 1 star in that regard is also unjustified. My two cents on the matter.

Re harem, realistically I know its physically impossible to even do. As for harem fantasies, I do want to see how the author even plans on juggling it if he is hell bent on doing it. But so far, those that I have personally read have failed miserably. I don't think NEET technically has a harem. It's the girls that want the MC but the MC isnt actually tricking any of them. Just so happens he is helping them to try to be a good person. So eh.. your mileage may vary on that.

Re how you review, I would like to know those things you mentioned if i receive a review as well. It is helpful =) Of course, if you really don't like the story, there is no way around it really. =)

Thanks for the reply. I know not everyone has the same approach as you so we just all have to take it as it comes. =)

I don't want the original novels to become premium novels :-)

NineNeatherBird You can't even imagine how I reacted when I read that scene, even though I really do not care that much about this, it just felt wrong, even if it was a female I would still feel bad but the details in that chapter had me thinking for a few hours.

17Sphynx17 I used to write on RRL and it was even worse, barely any views on my novel, went up to 30k words before I had to delete all the chapters due to the bad ratings, from my experience it is not about the readers but about how you build up your story, we have many examples available to us such as Tales of Demons and gods which started as a 'Part-time' and continued even though the start had bad ratings. You can never expect the best rating during the start of any novel (except some) because you are 'No one' now, you should aim to be 'That guy that wrote X novel' Which is our goals and that kind of mindset will make you diss on the readers who just hate you for no reason. I can't judge many as I also write articles for University but I can tell you one thing, we are humans, we judge based on what we see for no reason, even I got disrespected for being a bachelor when I handed my article papers and got thrown to the side whenever I wrote what I loved and that is because I want to do this instead of the reader wants me to read this. All I can say is keep your head high brother as this is only the start of an amazing journey for most of us authors and readers. You might think "this reader hates it so I need to remove it" Do not think about it much, we improve with every word we type if we feel like we are missing something you have this forum or the internet to research :100:

LuoFeng Small chance of this happening as the create novel is quite new to Qidian on the international version.

DKQ Hi Thank you for the reply.

I wont delete my work for the ratings if that is the concern =). I just hope that if I do get them, they contain their opinion not just trashing the novel. I'll just report the review if its simply trashing the novel and leave it to admin to sort out. =)

Took a week before admin removed a 1 star review on my novel so I do know they consider them if acceptable review or not. =)

I dont post to RRL, Wattpad or the like. I only started posting my original work here. I can take criticism as I have worked in the design field/service industry for more than 12 years. So criticism doesnt bug me. They have their reasons. I even understand people not liking my work. =)

Anyway, Hope you find original works you can enjoy. I will also continue writing a story that I love/enjoy. =)

Thanks @DKQ

DKQ Wow... that's a bit of an overkill

tooTired nothing is an overkill, I wrote just the main things I see and most of us might see. This is something I wanted to talk about in a very long time because I got sick of seeing Diamonds getting destroyed into tiny worthless fragment due to common mistakes.

An example I can talk about is the system. It is a great idea and something I love but why does every single author repeat the same mistake? Numbers that don't make a difference 1 chapter later, Skills that are never used, copying a game skill and not using it in a way that it is supposed to be used.

Points to think about before writing a system novel:

• Instead of using numbers for attributes why not use letters? (Not everyone is good at math)
• Classes are the most important thing in games and systems.
• Never create a thousand skills and throw them, focus on one and evolve it
• Reputation plays a big part in any system, create a page for it
• Always simplify your Character status and do not make it 2 pages long
• Every attribute is important, think before you upgrade your character
• A level number is indeed important but how about changing it to [Normal 1, Rare 1, Epic 1... God 1...etc]

Example Character Status

Name: Eden
Level: Unique 5
Class: Troll
Body Skill: Epic 5 [Troll Regeneration XI]
Attack Skill: Rare 2 [Troll Combat IV]
Soul Skill: God 4 [Troll Fear X]

The idea here is simplified, Levels can be from 1-5 with something, Skills can evolve and change name instead of stacking up into several thousand useless skills. Class is what made it possible. If you want to craft you can apply it too by either going 1-2 crafting professions or Jack-Of-All-Trade which means everything.

For cultivation novels, I would also recommend going through different paths as most the translated ones include culture, ethnic ideology, and mindset. We can make it based on our cultures too for example including the Greek mythology and based on that we use it to build the story on how they used to be and how they became 'Gods'.

Sorry for the long reply again :smile: