CharmingBeast By what I was told, within a month from now, because everything has to be summarized and translated into Chinese, evaluated, given pointers from editors, then translated back into English.
ASlyDrake
- Jul 11, 2020
- Joined Jun 10, 2018
WEBNOVEL_OFFICIAL Yes, I know, I'm just making sure people actually see it, since many may not be watching the posts :)
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Novel - Resurgence of the Rogue Blacksmith
Synopsis:
Dazed and with a throbbing heart, Raphael Simon wakes up to find himself given a second chance.
His mistakes, his regrets, the things he never achieved or even thought about trying - all of these are now open to him once again, as he wakes up eleven years younger, at the very beginning of Origo, the VRMMORPG which he immersed himself in for a third of his previous life.
In the depths of a forest filled with vines and undergrowth, near a captivating waterfall is where his story begins anew - the story of Jiver Lefevre.
A Human, a Blacksmith, and a Rogue that threw away his daggers for two sturdy hammers.
Author's Newly-Updated Hyper Mega Infinity Note:
13 chapters have been posted, last 7 chapters will be released tomorrow!
This novel has currently won 1 coupon for 100SS from this event, which will be raffled away to the readers of my novel, after the competition is over! You are eligible to win it if you have EVER voted for the novel with a Power Stone. (I will receive the coupon 7 days after the end of the competition, according to WebNovel's statements.)
Novel - Resurgence of the Rogue Blacksmith
Synopsis:
Dazed and with a throbbing heart, Raphael Simon wakes up to find himself given a second chance.
His mistakes, his regrets, the things he never achieved or even thought about trying - all of these are now open to him once again, as he wakes up eleven years younger, at the very beginning of Origo, the VRMMORPG which he immersed himself in for a third of his previous life.
In the depths of a forest filled with vines and undergrowth, near a captivating waterfall is where his story begins anew - the story of Jiver Lefevre.
A Human, a Blacksmith, and a Rogue that threw away his daggers for two sturdy hammers.
Author's Newly Updated Hyper Mega Infinity Note:
13 chapters have been posted, last 7 chapters will be released tomorrow!
This novel has currently won 1 coupon for 100SS from this event, which will be raffled away to readers of the novel, after the competition is over! You are eligible to win it if you have EVER voted for the novel with a Power Stone. (Prizes are received 7 days after its completion of the event itself).
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For those of you who didn't see, ROUND 1 WINNERS:
Top 3 Most Popular Female Lead Novels: (Wrong information was copy-pasted by WN Admins)
1. Young Brother-in-law Is Now My Husband - by mynovel20 (17 chapters, 40k views)
2. Offer to the CEO - by klmorgan (56 chapters, 597k views)
3. Until It Reaches Zero - by reinesse (3 chapters, 3k views, DROPPED)Top 3 Editor's Favorite Female Lead Novels:
1. HOW DID I GET MARRIED? - by Chenemi (28 chapters, 79k views)
2. Fireheart: The Warrior, the Witch and the Vampire - by Moiraine (36 chapters, 107k views)
3. Unexpected Force Marriage - by Pandoras_Zero (8 chapters, 11k views, DROPPED)Top 3 Most Popular Male Lead Novels:
1. Naruto is Reincarnated (Fan Fiction) - Indie131998 (60 chapters, 1M Views)
2. Dogs of war - by Glaethiel (8 chapters, 26k views, DROPPED)
3. Resurgence of the Rogue Blacksmith - by ASlyDrake (13 chapters, 38k views)Top 3 Editor's Favorite Male Lead Novels:
1. Lilim Heritage Online - by DamnPlotArmor (6 chapters. 34k views, DROPPED)
2. Marvel: John The Versatile (Fan Fiction) - by GodofSin (12 chapters, 153k views)
3. Cultivator in an MMORPG - by CelestialDemon (27 chapters, 150k views)- Edited
For those of you who didn't see, Round 1 winners:
Top 3 Most Popular Female Lead Novels:
1. Young Brother-in-law Is Now My Husband - by mynovel20 (17 chapters, 40k views)
2. Offer to the CEO - by klmorgan (56 chapters, 597k views)
3. Until It Reaches Zero - by reinesse, (3 chapters, 3k views, DROPPED)Top 3 Editor's Favorite Female Lead Novels:
1. HOW DID I GET MARRIED? - by Chenemi (28 chapters, 79k views)
2. Fireheart: The Warrior, the Witch and the Vampire - by Moiraine (36 chapters, 107k views)
3. Unexpected Force Marriage - by Pandoras_Zero (8 chapters, 11k views, DROPPED)Top 3 Most Popular Male Lead Novels:
1. Naruto is Reincarnated (Fan Fiction) - Indie131998 (60 chapters, 1M Views)
2. Dogs of war - by Glaethiel (8 chapters, 26k views, DROPPED)
3. Resurgence of the Rogue Blacksmith - by ASlyDrake (13 chapters, 38k views)Top 3 Editor's Favorite Male Lead Novels:
1. Lilim Heritage Online - by DamnPlotArmor (6 chapters. 34k views, DROPPED)
2. Marvel: John The Versatile (Fan Fiction) - by GodofSin (12 chapters, 153k views)
3. Cultivator in an MMORPG - by CelestialDemon (27 chapters, 150k views)@Martinaaaa Hello, can we get an update on what's going on with the contest?
Bonus question: If somebody gets featured during the event through edgarry, would that disqualify him or her? If so, how long should people wait until sending in their stories to edgarry?
There were other questions I asked earlier in this same thread, would be thankful if you can answer them at some point :)
ValentinaKhan Let's call it quits for now and settle for not interacting with one another. Some of what you pointed out is indeed useful, other parts are what I'd define as your personal opinion. My chapters do need some editing, having gone through none so far, but I don't feel like this discussion is going to be constructive in any way. Have a pleasant day.
Author: ASlyDrake
Title: Resurgence of the Rogue Blacksmith
Genre: Reincarnation, Action, Game Elements (LitRPG)
Novel link: Click here
Synopsis:
Dazed and with a throbbing heart, Raphael Simon wakes up to find himself given a second chance.His mistakes, his regrets, the things he never achieved or even thought about trying - all of these are now open to him once again, as he wakes up eleven years younger, at the very beginning of Origo, the VRMMORPG which he immersed himself in for a third of his previous life.
In the depths of a forest filled with vines and undergrowth, near a captivating waterfall is where his story begins anew - the story of Jiver Lefevre.
A Human, a Blacksmith, and a Rogue that threw away his daggers for two sturdy hammers.
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ValentinaKhan I'm not really sure who Truck-san is supposed to be, I'm guessing it's some sort of reference to a Japanese light novel?
I do enjoy criticism, but in your case I don't view your review as such, since you just marked that I didn't go for action straight from the get go - which is cool, you like action, but that's not the way I wanted to build my world. Different people - different preferences.
Imparting a vivid scene to readers is something I enjoy myself as a reader, and while I'm not good at it, I prefer trying to do it, rather than writing a novel which focuses on endless dialogues and action 24/7.
As far as narrators go, the use of one or more than one narrator is as always a personal choice of the author - I have read many authors that can use one flawlessly and others that masterfully use multiple types. If a reader dislikes it, that's once again preference in most cases. I myself hate specific transitions between viewpoints and narrators, but some of my friends love them.
I do hope my writing will get better with time, but a 2/5 star rating and calling my work something that 'belongs to the trash bin' (it should actually be 'in', instead of 'to'?) seems a little harsh.
You're free to actually read forward and glance a bit further into the text, but as I have commented, there will be more info dumping and less action until I fully transmit the main character's situation properly.
If you were expecting a review swap, I'll decline giving you one for now, as I feel I would be negatively biased in a non-productive way.
@SimmeringHours & @Hyowha - Would you two be interested in trading reviews? I've found your constructive criticism to be very thorough, which is something I'd like to exchange with both of you :)
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ArcaneDragon Thank you for the review, I have given you one in return.
As far as my book:
What would you regard as a non-cliche way of dying in this subgenre? The VRMMORPG books that I have read mostly do one of these:
1. MC gets killed off by former friend and/or sworn.
2. MC suddenly wakes up in his past.I might have missed something, but since I know these two as the standard method of dying, I chose to go for a slightly different way. As far as the second chance thing, yes he does get it, but as you can see, there are still differences as he can only live for himself, unlike characters in other books that either live for revenge or for their family, or both. I'd love to hear more from you about this, as your point of view could be very helpful :)
As far as 'transitioning from the event in game to another', I'm not exactly sure what you mean, same goes for 'concerned about the real life of MC'. Try to elaborate on these.
There are probably mistakes here and there, and I'd stake my life that I messed up a comma a few times, but hopefully it's good enough.
I don't have any plans of dropping this story, but it does depend on interest. If it makes you feel better - this novel currently has more people following it and reading each chapter than my previous story, which had a lot more chapters to garner attention.
As far as your novel:
You seem to know your weaknesses - grammar and punctuation are your main enemies. I'd suggest finding an editor, as well as putting in the time to better your English. I'd look around Reddit, as you can always find useful stuff for language learning there. If you put in half an hour a day into studying English, you will improve at frightening speeds, trust me.Besides that, I'd say your work needs to be more descriptive and I'd love more detail on the characters, their clothes and surroundings, the world in general. It's important for some things to be 'shallow', and others to be 'deep' if you know what I mean :)
Edit: For vocabulary, I highly recommend using Anki to create your own 'decks' and using it daily. It has helped me remember a lot of words and information in the past and is overall a great tool if you put in the time to make it work for your needs. As far as editing previous chapters, be aware that old readers will never see them, unless they clear their cache (option is in Settings) or even reinstall the app altogether.
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luoshenhua Thanks, pacing was one of the things I was actually worried about. I'm sure it's not perfect, but it's nice to hear something positive, as I always feel like I'm being long-winded about some parts and not descriptive enough about others. I dropped a review as well.
What I'd point out for you to fix:
1. You have a tendency of repeating the same word multiple times, try to rework your chapters to avoid that, as it can turn away a lot of readers. Look at it as an opportunity - this forces you to try out new words and sentence structures.
2. I would get rid of more than half of the auxiliary chapters, as they are and will ruin the story for a lot of people. Readers don't need a crutch like this, even if you added the chapters for the Phenomenal competition, I'd say it's best to just merge everything and try to spoil as little as possible.
3. Meld all of the auxiliary chapters, as they give the false impression of more released chapters than you actually have. That can be a reason for people not picking up your story, because they feel cheated.Anyone that wants is free to read and review my novel. I'll check daily for new reviews and review your novels afterwards. There are 3 chapters out, so it's a short read so far, but please feel free to give it an honest review, instead of just maxing out stars :)
Novel - Resurgence of the Rogue Blacksmith
Synopsis:
Dazed and with a throbbing heart, Raphael Simon wakes up to find himself given a second chance.
His mistakes, his regrets, the things he never achieved or even thought about trying - all of these are now open to him once again, as he wakes up eleven years younger, at the very beginning of Origo, the VRMMORPG which he immersed himself in for a third of his previous life.
In the depths of a forest filled with vines and undergrowth, near a captivating waterfall is where his story begins anew - the story of Jiver Lefevre.
A Human, a Blacksmith, and a Rogue that threw away his daggers for two sturdy hammers.
Novel - Resurgence of the Rogue Blacksmith
Synopsis:
Dazed and with a throbbing heart, Raphael Simon wakes up to find himself given a second chance.
His mistakes, his regrets, the things he never achieved or even thought about trying - all of these are now open to him once again, as he wakes up eleven years younger, at the very beginning of Origo, the VRMMORPG which he immersed himself in for a third of his previous life.
In the depths of a forest filled with vines and undergrowth, near a captivating waterfall is where his story begins anew - the story of Jiver Lefevre.
A Human, a Blacksmith, and a Rogue that threw away his daggers for two sturdy hammers.
Author's Updated Hyper Mega Infinity Note:
First three chapters have been posted. As I have mentioned in the Auxiliary Chapter, I guarantee that there will be no broken items and/or skills, so if you want to read and support a novel that will not have plot armor, now's your chance.
Bonus information: Any Spirit Stone coupons won from this event will be raffled away to readers of the novel, after the competition is over! You are eligible to win it if you have EVER voted for the novel with a Power Stone. (Prizes are received 7 days after its completion).
@WEBNOVEL_OFFICIAL I'm copy pasting my questions from the previous thread + new questions, since I never got an answer.
1. How will you handle works that are reused?
A few of the novels are old novels that were moved to a new novel, just so the authors could enter the contest. While I see nothing wrong with that if there are under 5 chapters, what about people that may have written up to 20+ chapters? A bit unfair for them to have an equal shot at winning a contest when they're already done with most of the work, no matter the quality. This also brings up the question of popularity - said authors might already have fans for their book, which skews the competition in their favor.2. How are you going to handle fan fiction and/or the use of another author's world?
Will it be considered plagiarism if one of the novels in the contest uses another author's world/setting or just copies from here and there and markets itself as fan fiction? I see this as slightly unfair to everyone that goes to the trouble of creating his or her own world and setting, so I'd like to see it addressed in some way in case somebody does do it. Update: I believe somebody did do this with a Naruto fanfic, which goes against the point of the competition, or am I wrong? I know some people may enjoy these novels, but I thought this was a competition for original works of art, and not fan fiction writing.3. Are you going to be checking the covers for copyright infringement?
Some people's covers might be directly borrowed art that does not give credit, was not paid for, etc, so I'd be interested on your stance on that matter. For instance, my cover is basically a simple edit of 2 separate photos that are given out from a website that allows its photographs to be used for anything, free of charge, no requirement for any credit.4. How will you combat any writers that might have numerous accounts?
I know this isn't typical, but it isn't that hard to realistically hide your IP through onion routing or a VPN, hence it's easy for people to create numerous accounts and spend their red stones on their own novel, thus in effect cheating. Are there safeguards to prevent such an event?5. Is every round open to new entries?
This is something I noticed - you're adding new books to the competition. While this is interesting, as it adds competitiveness to the whole thing, if somebody abuses a ready-made book and posts that at the 2nd, 3rd or 4th round and wins that round, isn't that a bit unfair to people participating from the beginning? Personally I'm okay with new entries, as long as it isn't somebody taking their old book and reposting it. I'm asking this, as I thought the idea of the competition was to help new authors find their mistakes and show them how they can make their original novels more popular.Thank you for the wonderful work you've been doing and for hosting the competition :)
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Novel - Resurgence of the Rogue Blacksmith
Synopsis:
Dazed and with a throbbing heart, Raphael Simon wakes up to find himself given a second chance.
His mistakes, his regrets, the things he never achieved or even thought about trying - all of these are now open to him once again, as he wakes up eleven years younger, at the very beginning of Origo, the VRMMORPG which he immersed himself in for a third of his previous life.
In the depths of a forest filled with vines and undergrowth, near a captivating waterfall is where his story begins anew - the story of Jiver Lefevre.
A Human, a Blacksmith, and a Rogue that threw away his daggers for two sturdy hammers.
Author's Updated Hyper Mega Infinity Note:
First chapter has been posted, second and third chapters will be released on the 28th and 30th of December. As I have mentioned in the Auxiliary Chapter, I guarantee that there will be no broken items and/or skills, so if you want to read and support a novel that will not have plot armor, now's your chance.
Bonus information: Any Spirit Stone coupons won from this event will be raffled away to readers of the novel, after the competition is over! You are eligible to win it if you have EVER voted for the novel with a Power Stone. (Prizes are received 7 days after its completion).
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victorreoli Honestly since there are no rules for this, you can go either way. Probably the Webnovel team didn't expect people to be in such a hurry, which will leave them in an impossible situation - either punish the people that went ahead and published early by not including them in round 1, or include them and indirectly punish the people that didn't publish in round 1.
It's a bit of a fickle choice, but since every round has both a popularity vote and an editor's choice, I'm sure if you work hard you'll have a good shot at one or the other :) Personally I thought that this round was all about convincing the editors and readers with your idea through Volume 0 and nothing else. If somebody does feel like writing, they can just store it for now, as the next 3 parts require 20 chapters anyway, so timing yourself is a good thing.
@WEBNOVEL_OFFICIAL , my first question is how will you handle works that are reused and/or fan fiction or taking a ready-made world and using it?
A few of the novels are old novels that were created anew just so the authors could enter the contest. While I see nothing wrong with that if there are under 5 chapters, what about people that may have written up to 20+ chapters? A bit unfair for them to have an equal shot at winning a contest when they're already done with most of the work, no matter the quality :(
Same goes for fan fiction - will it be considered plagiarism if one of the novels in the contest uses another author's world/setting or just copies from here and there and markets itself as fan fiction? I see this as slightly unfair to everyone that goes to the trouble of creating his or her own world and setting, so I'd like to see it addressed in some way in case somebody does do it.
Third question - Are you going to be checking the covers? Some people's covers might be directly borrowed art that does not give credit, was not paid for, etc, so I'd be interested on your stance on that matter. For instance, my cover is basically a simple edit of 2 separate photos that are given out from a website that allows its photographs to be used for anything, free of charge, no requirement for any credit.
Fourth question - How will you combat any writers that might have numerous accounts? I know this isn't typical, but it isn't that hard to realistically hide your IP through onion routing or a VPN, hence it's easy for people to create numerous accounts and spend their red stones on their own novel, thus in effect cheating. Are there safeguards to prevent such an event?
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Novel - Resurgence of the Rogue Blacksmith
Synopsis:
Dazed and with a throbbing heart, Raphael Simon wakes up to find himself given a second chance.His mistakes, his regrets, the things he never achieved or even thought about trying - all of these are now open to him once again, as he wakes up eleven years younger, at the very beginning of Origo, the VRMMORPG which he immersed himself in for a third of his previous life.
In the depths of a forest filled with vines and undergrowth, near a captivating waterfall is where his story begins anew - the story of Jiver Lefevre.
A Human, a Blacksmith, and a Rogue that threw away his daggers for two sturdy hammers.
Author's Note:
I won't go on and on about the idea, but hopefully you'll enjoy my version of this popular novel genre. As far as chapters go, I will follow the pace set by the contest, which means that currently there are no chapters available barring the required auxiliary chapter for this part of the contest. Time permitting, I hope I will be able to amass a few extra chapters that will be released immediately after the contest's end. Thank you and I hope you enjoy reading my work.Bonus information: Any Spirit Stone coupons won from this event will be raffled away to readers of the novel, after the competition is over! You are eligible to win it if you have EVER voted for the novel with a Power Stone. (Prizes are received 7 days after its completion).
