DarkNorth23423 I disagree. I have never seen a good ending from IET's novels. Coiling Dragon was way too abrupt and ended right at the beginning of a reunion leaving too much to the imagination like the friends' reactions to the new universe and Linley's reunion with his mother. Stellar Transformation was similarly too open. The guys just left their world and we have no idea what kind of world they were creating or what they want out of it or even their life moving on. It was implied that there would be a story with Qin Yu's son but as of yet we haven't even seen another story in the same world. Desolate Era was probably the best but the entire point of the plot was to revive Yu Wei and we get like half a chapter of her basically listening in the background. None of them felt complete and seemed like IEt just wanted the story to end. If this is his ending when he's invested in the story I shudder to think what Swallowed Star will be like.

    UnderTaker26 He is a recycler. I don't like him or respect him. If you just read one or two novels of his then you will certainly like him and respect him. But reading most of his work made me lose all respect since he just uses the same fucking story in a different way.
    But unfortunately, the web novel scene works like this. It's usually quantity over quality.
    Pick one or two novels of his and read them and it will give you a great experience.

    Only thing I like about IET is his world building.
    Fav out of all: DE.

      KingBiBiK even his world building dropped. Check out Lord Xue Ying, actually don’t. Once he leaves his home world, the deity world was one of the worst worlds I’ve seen in any novel. Laws are practically meaningless, deities that lived for centuries whip people at random for no reason other than pleasure, unafraid of consequences and relationships between master and disciple and also master and subordinate are shallow and illogical. I couldn’t stand it and eventually dropped it.

      Kulha The endings aren't anywhere near the best parts of his novels.

      Name me 5 web novelists that actually write good endings. Most of the authors have no idea how to finish their story, nor in fact is there any incentive for learning how to write good endings. Frequently they just pick a point to end it. Others will simply drop the novel.

      Others just keep writing, ala Bringing the Farm to Live in Another World (7700+ chapters & counting) or Alchemy Emperor of the Divine Dao (7800+ chapters & counting).

      Furthermore, almost all web novels that I have seen feature the same recycled tropes and repetitive plots. It's only how they package them that are different.
      Great examples are "System" novels. Or "Cultivation" novels. Or "LitRPG" novels. Every novel is the same:
      System: MC gets some kind of OP cheat. Only the setting will be different.
      Cultivation: MC story to becoming 'Greatest Cultivator'. Usually includes 'leveling up' by ranks
      LitRPG: MC in a game setting/world leveling up.

      However, the same can be said to be true for most genre fiction in traditional publishing. The only difference is that most genre novelists focus on novel-length novels and learn the technique of writing novel-length novels.

      Most importantly, they always go through multiple revisions/edits by the author as well as a variety of editors. Revisions that can help to create the best possible novel.

      Really what readers of web novels get is a rough draft of a story written from an outline(if the writer is smart) with a sprinkling of sloppy editing and proofreading (maybe).

      Kulha The endings aren't anywhere near the best parts of his novels.

      Name me 5 web novelists that actually write good endings. Most of the authors have no idea how to finish their story, nor in fact is there any incentive for learning how to write good endings. Frequently they just pick a point to end it. Others will simply drop the novel.

      Others just keep writing, ala Bringing the Farm to Live in Another World (7700+ chapters & counting) or Alchemy Emperor of the Divine Dao (7800+ chapters & counting).

      Furthermore, almost all web novels that I have seen feature the same recycled tropes and repetitive plots. It's only how they package them that are different.
      Great examples are "System" novels. Or "Cultivation" novels. Or "LitRPG" novels. Every novel is the same:
      System: MC gets some kind of OP cheat. Only the setting will be different.
      Cultivation: MC story to becoming 'Greatest Cultivator'. Usually includes 'leveling up' by ranks
      LitRPG: MC in a game setting/world leveling up.

      However, the same can be said to be true for most genre fiction in traditional publishing. The only difference is that most genre novelists focus on novel-length novels and learn the technique of writing novel-length novels.

      Most importantly, they always go through multiple revisions/edits by the author as well as a variety of editors. Revisions that can help to create the best possible novel.

      Really what readers of web novels get is a rough draft of a story written from an outline(if the writer is smart) with a sprinkling of sloppy editing and proofreading (maybe).

        If you guys want better books from IET he would probably have to leave quidan, and the webnovel system in general.

        In around 3 months IET writes the same amount that a "traditional" author will need 1-3 years for depending on the author. This is fast food fantasy, it's kind of unreasonable to expect high quality stuff.

        Due to the method of releasing per chapter instead of per book, writers can easily write themselves in a hole or create plot holes. It's no wonder they stick to similar storylines.

          Heva while being better is certainly preferable. At this point I’d like to at least maintain the quality. After Desolate Era his later works have been steadily declining. Swallowed star had a great start but fell into a mire of training and almost no communication between characters or even fights. Lord Xue Ying had one of the worst world building I’ve ever seen and IET’s personal worst in my opinion. And seeking the flying sword path is just stale. It’s like IET gave up trying to create and just took what he knows and patched something up for his fans. Since he’s already made his fortune it may be better to take a year off and focus on creating something totally new. I know he has the talent and ability.

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            Well, this reply will probably be irrelevant, but I get what you are trying. I have read all the novels he has written (total amount - at least 10 million words). He has written so much but still, there is no progress in his writing. Why so?
            The simple answer for this is Qidian... they only care about money and IET is already deep in their contract... he has to produce at least 5k words content a day- Writing 5k without thinking if his book will get his old readers satisfied.

            i eat tomatoes novels has 4 types
            Dao of time skipping
            Dao of Exaggerating measurement
            Dao of Confuse ending
            and lastly Dao of monogamy (perhaps this is one of the daos that i like lol)

              checkm8
              5 web novel authors that finish stories well? Hmm I heard that Heavenly Silkworm Potato ends a story well (Battle Through the Heavens, Wu Don Qian Kun and The Great Ruler) and he has done what IET was trying to do but right (have each story link.
              HSP done this great cos TGR links BttH and WDQK amazongly with the MC's of the latter two actually playing important roles in TGR's ending).

              Apparently Martial World has a good ending and great overarching plot. So that is CocoonedCow (though TMW is full of filler rip).

              Annnd honestly, I don't know. Haven't finished many translations. I mean, Er Gen might be a good finish writer and aparrently Way of Choices has a great ending. But that is 4 authors max there. Ohhh wait, does the author of Blue Phoenix and Condemning the Heavens count (original english writer iirc but still good endings)

                UnderTaker26
                Tbh, I really liked LXY's cultivation system wit the deity hearts and Dao. That was done great. The world-building is as you say tho.

                Such a good and fairly original cultivation system placed in such a shit world.
                IET is decent at making unique cultivation systems like Stellar Transformations for example had a cool one.

                  Cador
                  Yep, no polygamy and harems in IET which is a good part. But unoriginal romance stuff.
                  I suggest reading Monarch of Heaven's Wrath (original) if you want a great romance in an Eastern Fantasy (it is actually realistic, they have an actual relationship and a connection)

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