Originals [What I don't want to see thread]
alostgirl I have reviewed it based on me being a reader, If I was the author I will have the mindset of writing my uni essay (bad headache time) that is why I am a bit strict while reviewing other novels, I rate your novel based on 3 things.
Rating review
- General view (Reference based on, a country created in and topics used)
- Language usage (US English or UK English)
- Age Limit (Is it safe for all or not)
This is my main focus during reviewing novels after doing it for a few days, if it was in uni I would most likely focus on the major, language and ignore the age limit. I hate including gender while reviewing as this will lead me to be biased towards one gender so I will only go through the text for most the novels and forget about the gender. So when I reviewed your novel here is
What I don't want to see
- Mistakes that will destroy your gem
- Basic errors
- Phrasing
This is not only to help you but help myself in the future if I want to start writing as it will teach me and you. The biggest problem while being an author is not looking at our novels from a reader point of view which will not only affect us but others who read it leads to bad reviews and bad comments destroying the novel. I apologize if I have made any mistakes and will reflect on it, keep up the good work!
DKQ You are really doing amazing.
Keep it up! :smile:
DKQ I don't have much experience with discord but am willing to learn and help you set the server up. If you want help? I would also like to help review novels if you still want help?
creativewritting That would be great, will contact you when I create the discord server, most likely within 12 hours as I am writing a new article at the moment for my uni. Helpers are welcome as I plan to mod all those that want to assist with the novels.
Requirements are basic English for all those that want to help out. Reviews will be posted through this thread while the discord will be used to get a better understand on the novels we will review.
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Hi, I'm looking for feedback on my original novel as well. Feel free to give it a try.
Title: Transcending Fate
Link: https://www.webnovel.com/book/10513427305051805/Transcending-Fate
Also, I'd be interested in helping out with your discord, as it sounds useful.
Discord Server has been created, hopefully, this will improve the reviews and help we as a community can give.
https://discord.gg/gEUc3Pv
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aaaaaa1wewew Hello author, I just finished reading the first chapter and was really surprised to see this style of writing, has a feeling of poems and the emotions are well placed! Certain issues has been found sadly such as:
Issues
- Grammar mistakes [Few, would recommend Grammarly on that part]
- Transitional phrases [patriarch part before passing the role of the family head, few during the start and end]
- The balance between sentences [Short outweighs the long sentences, improvement can be done by expanding the scenes]
there are more minor mistakes but most are common and can be fixed by reading it out loud. Another thing I wish to discuss would be the usage of Irregular verbs, this can improve your novel quality and improve your writing a lot. Hopefully, this helped as I still am inexperienced, good luck and keep up the good work!
I'm looking for a feedback in my story. It's my first time writing a novel so I hope you could help me improve. Thanks in advance!
https://m.webnovel.com/book/10418648705029205/27967686818462739
I'm also looking for a feedback in my story, if possible I want you to nitpick especially in the later stages of the story since I do admit that the quality of the story in the earlier stages is inferior than the latter ones...
https://www.webnovel.com/book/10366380505018705/Ancient-Cultivator-in-Modern-World
TheAdventurer Wait, you already reviewed mine, lol
My novel is bl genre so I won't advertise here. What I want to say as both reader and author is I agree if someone rated my novel low because of my poor grammar. [My poor grandma... sob sob...] Anyhow, I understood how important it is to have great writing skill to make it easier for the reader to understand your story.
Grammarly doesn't help so much. Sometimes, the Grammarly cannot be depended on because the bot doesn't explore enough words in its dictionary. It can help with some simple crucial mistake like adding 'the' or 'a', on something but for other grammar mistakes, you have to be a premium user but still, it is not as good as having an editor.
I have experience receiving bad reviews saying that my grammar sucks and even received the famed author's block because of the stress. It is hard to accept bad review, I understand it but I also understand the readers feeling when they are reading my novel.
However, the only thing I could not master in my life is my grammar because I don't have the time to learn or a teacher to teach.
This would be my pieces of advice for every rookie author.
Always try to improve your novel because one day, you will be reading it and say, is this my novel or a shit? Just like I did.
Try to write on your computer without publishing it on a website for at least 50 chapter so that you know what you are writing and you won't be stressed over what the other say about your novel. Stress can lead to author's block so it will be best to prevent it from happening.
After around 30 chapter, you should re-read your story so you know how your story goes. If there is any mistake in the plotline, it won't be too late to change it.
Create another document with your character's information inside. You can spoil whatever and however, you want in this document. Write their name, their personality, their history and if you are diligent write what chapter they first appear in your novel.
Try not to put any pressure on yourself. For example, avoid writing such thing like 1 chapter a day if you cannot be certain that you can provide a stable update.
If you compare your story with others, try to be a reader and not an author. A reader can comment whatever you like in the novel you read. An author will try to compare what lack in the other person's novel and what lack in his own novel. So, be a reader than an author. If you hate a moment in the chapter you write, just ruthlessly comment I f*cking hate this chapter or this novel.
This way, you will not stress over what you lack.
I recommend being honest with your novel and the reader. If you are having author's block, tell your reader you are having one rather than telling a white lie. The less pressure you have, the better your story will be. Trust me.
Another thing that I truly recommend is letting someone you know read your story. If you hear an unpleasant comment from them, try other people until you find someone that truly understood what you are going for.
This way, you can ask them how the story should go if you ever have an author block. They will also be the one to lift up your spirit when you feel like giving up on the story.
Hopefully, that will be helpful. Don't stop writing, that's all I can say to all author.
If any of you are courageous, try reading my bl novel. Sorry for advertising here. The Legendary Demonic Deity [BL] links