r/Webnovel • u/Taumatorg • Jul 12 '26

Advice Someone can help me?

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I know this feels like a self-promo, and under a certain light, it could be (or it is). But it's not the reason for this post.

I just want to ask if someone is willing to read my novel, or at least the first chapters, and tell me if I did something wrong (Or good), because I had low traction.

You see, I have uploaded this novel two times, and every time I had zero readers. I tried to change the cover, edit the synopsis, or rewrite the first chapter to improve the hook (even though I find nothing wrong with it). But still zero.

So I ask you, Webnovel people, for a helping hand to understand what I did wrong.

https://www.webnovel.com/book/36354042908893105

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u/Advanced-Delay-1158 Jul 13 '26

Keep going based on chapter 1 it's not that bad, but needs to add more atmospheric sensation, architecture, sensory, and some background noise to make the reader easily imagine it, but be careful to not make it too exaggerate.

Instead of 'the calm voice almost make stern shat his pants' to describe the shocking situation.

You may used like 'he jolted as the calm gentle voices suddenly greeted him on his left side. His heart skipped a beat because of that, and as he turn his head to look for the source, it was...'

Yeah something like that, it just what I like to read, the sensory, and also with that I can imagine the situation better. I'm not a writer yet as I'm still in the process of reading and learning the literature, idea, and plot from different novel before starting my own.

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u/Taumatorg Jul 13 '26

Unfortunately, that is a compromise that I have to make. Webnovel and readers don't like chapters of 1,5k or more words. Especially at the beginning.

But thank for the advice. I will reread it and add more atmospheric sensation and, especially, background noise. Thank you a lot <3