Mainaka

  • Jan 10, 2021
  • Joined Apr 11, 2018
  • In An Open Letter To All Readers - From Your Dear Authors

    Gourmet_DAO Let me preface by saying that the quality of work on here varies, but it does not in any way mean that you have the right to demand or expect more from them than normal authors. Normal authors often take years writing a book, which ranges from 80,000 words to 120,000 words. People who write 1k words per chapter on webnovel or other sites like it, do a novel's worth of work in 100 chapters. IN 100 CHAPTERS. Most novels on this site go well above that.

    So to all readers out there. Please. PLEASE. Take a moment and realize what you are demanding of people. Even George R. R. Martin's most recent book A Dance with Dragons, clocking in at a massive 420,000 words, took 5+ years to do. That is the equivalent of 420 chapters at 1k words. And if an author does 1 chapter a day, that amount is completed in 15 months. 15 months versus 60 months.

    Here is my cited source for novel lengths: https://thewritepractice.com/word-count/

      • In ELITE MEMBERSHIP

        LittleSleepyFox let’s compare it to an equivalent service from Japan: Shonen Jump. For $2 a month, you get access to the back catalog of manga from most of SJ and it’s popular series. They are also continually adding new series and currently releasing in Japan series. There are limitations, but reasonable in my opinion, of reading 100 chapters a day. I think this is comparable. Otherwise, $25 is just whack. I don’t even pay $25 for Spotify and Netflix combined!

        Obviously, Webnovel should use different limits/counts. But I think that their sub service should not exceed $5-7. The manga service has completed series and new/ongoing series. It’s fully translated and professionally edited. Qidian is using fan translators and editors.

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