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In reality, all QI is doing is creating a platform for authors to publish for free. In China, they have 6.4 million authors, but only a few thousand are actually monetarily successful as writers. It's purely a numbers game for them(QI). All QI is doing is trying to find that golden ticket to latch onto to make money.

As far as quality is concerned, it's long been apparent that QI could care less about quality. The onus is on the authors to ensure their novels reach a certain quality standard. QI does not provide any editorial services like Copy Editing or Proof Editing. They, at most, provide some high-level story ideas.

I mean look how horrible the terms are to get paid to write here on webnovel.com:

Must be able to publish 120,000 words per month to earn a measly $400. That's the equivalent to writing 2-3 books a month, every month. Kinda crazy, it's doable but seems a recipe for burnout.

If you can write 2-3 books each month, why not just self-publish on Kindle @ 70% royalties?

17Sphynx17 wow apparently you are taking things a little personally when what I was stating was a general observation. But let me respond a bit to clarify things.

17Sphynx17 Original authors don't get story ideas from Webnovel or Qidian if that is your idea.

My mention of editing help by QI was in regards to how Qidian Editors works for contracted authors. They are there to assist authors with problems they may be having. The type of help Qidian Editors provide has been covered repeatedly within this form feel free to search. In no way is it meant to talk about uncontracted authors. To rephrase my first post: It is sink or swim for uncontracted authors. QI could care less whether you are successful or not. That's just reality.

17Sphynx17 You are also not part of the inkstone discord so you don't even know how much or how little authors work by themselves or with each other to improve.

While I am not part of the inkstone I have been editing a translation series and as well an original novel so I'm not coming from this completely blindly.

17Sphynx17 You think people don't know about grammarly? Grammarly can't catch everything if you rely on it too much.

Again, you clearly didn't read my whole post. Below is what I said about Grammarly:

checkm8 It doesn't catch everything, but it usually catches a couple dozen simple things in a chapter.

Again, this is from direct experience using it to assist as a final check before publishing a chapter to a website. Think of it as a final set of eyes to catch something that might otherwise have been overlooked that might be a distraction to the reader.

17Sphynx17 You have to understand that not all original authors have English as their first or second language here. That is a reality.

Even more of a reason to have some type of editing help. Why would you get frustrated/offended by a suggestion of having another person reviewing a written chapter? I'm astounded by how offended you seem to be that there is a suggestion to have others copyedit or proofedit/read chapters???? Shouldn't the goal of a writer to put out best work they can? Shouldn't they aim to improve? Shouldn't a writer strive for success??

It comes across as if you feel editors are some type of enemy to writers. Which is ludicrous!

17Sphynx17 As original authors, we can only hope for some constructive criticism. But the unhelpful 1 star review can come our way, so we just have to work with it.

Again, apparently, someone offended you but it was not me. Just to be clear, I've never posted a 1-star review on yours or any other novel. If I don't like a story, I move on. It's as easy as that.

17Sphynx17 I don't think most authors are asking for pity publicity, but there are some so I also hate that.

Again, I have no idea what you are talking about with pity publicity.

17Sphynx17 QI will 'possibly' work with an author who has a popular enough work, or a good enough working story concept. But no one has been awarded yet. So before you complain, I suggest you wait for that 'new type' of original author. The one that is contracted, and see what Qi has in story to better that type of author.

Again, where was the complaining on my part?

17Sphynx17 My two cents.

You are past two-cents, at least up to a quarter :P

17Sphynx17 I mean, you could ask QI to have a checkbox for an author whether English is their "what" language. 1st, 2nd, 3rd etc. It should be an indicator of their frequency of use for English. if that is one of the concerns you have. B

Again, why are you so antagonistic about a simple suggestion about having editors?

More importantly, regardless of whether English is their first, second or third language (or fourth, fifth or sixth for that matter) isn't one goal of writing to improve their proficiency in the language? Why not strive for better quality? An editor can help the writer do that.

17Sphynx17 But that's not my recommendation, that's what I see as a way to address your concern.

Again, My concern? I still have no idea why you took everything so personally. My responses were only about QI and editing, as well as a direct response to another post.

In regards to authors I'll leave it with what I said in my first post which you apparently didn't read:

checkm8 As far as quality is concerned, it's long been apparent that QI could care less about quality. The onus is on the authors to ensure their novels reach a certain quality standard. QI does not provide any editorial services like Copy Editing or Proof Editing. They, at most, provide some high-level story ideas.

checkm8 Im not really offended. Couldnt care less. But some original authors are more impressionable by your statements.
As i said, they dont have the money or time for an editor.
Re youe grammarly post, we have worked with a few authors on inkstone discord who posted grammarly corrected chapters after he published it and got comments saying there were issues with his chapter. After checking, there were weird reports by grammarly as corrections he accepted.
We are not paid, so we cant afford editors. Find a free one? Easier said than done. Rely on grammarly? How about people who are working with their native language to write then translating it to english before working with grammarly? Want a mtl? Thats what it would look like to native speakers of english.
I wasnt being antagonistic. Was simply stating facts.

checkm8 my reply was in anger or complaint. I just tend to be blunt.
The way your post could sound to other authors who are not native english speakers is they need to get editors now to be like the successes. And not having it wont get them noticed by Q.I. thats one point.
Im not saying dont accept help, im saying you cant expect original authors to have editors on hand or willing readers to help them correct their chapters.
Those readers exists. I have them in mine and im grateful to them.
Re the pity publicity lost, im saying that there are a few lost authors who rely on pity to gain positive feedback eventhough underserved, as a way of patting themselves on the back for good work eventhough there is a lot of work to be done on what they have published. Do they really exist? Yes, those who rely on alts to review, comment and vote for themselves. They exist but not that many. And dealing with them is frustrating.
Re item about being contracted by QI. You said the limitation was for ideas and suggestions. Well, we dont know webnovel will do when they give out contract offers. It isnt out yet, as far as we know. So we dont know how far the 'editor' role extends in his reach.
Hope this clears up some misunderstandings.
I've said it before, wait for contracted original authors to become a thing.bit then we all, as readers, can see what the difference in output it reaches once it becomes contracted. What support the novel or author will realistically get from webnovel.