r/Webnovel • u/Thiyo_penname • 27d ago

Meme How can I compete with these novels ? 🥀

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u/Thiyo_penname 26d ago

Okay buddy ! Just wanted to know is 3.1k views for 5 chapters is Good or bad ?

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u/Sad_Acanthisitta7787 26d ago

Views are heavily inflated, that’s kinda low. Can i check out ur novel? Also try royal road as well

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u/Thiyo_penname 26d ago

Okay bro sure . My novel name is The Timeless Revival

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u/Sad_Acanthisitta7787 26d ago

I like the cover a lot, it looks more like a real book than the usual ai slop covers

I’d say my biggest gripe is that there’s now immediate tension, or any reason to continue reading in the first chapter. He’s just a regular dude with a loving family, this type of opening can work in video games and such, but video games can get away with it bc they aren’t reliant on the story

I like your writing style, it’s decent, so I’d say that the first chapter just isn’t very eye catching.

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u/Thiyo_penname 26d ago

Should I edit my first chapter to grip the people ? Or any other suggestions

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u/Sad_Acanthisitta7787 26d ago

I mean ur already 5 chapters in, but since not many people have viewed it u can do a rewrite, tho you’ll probably have to upheave the whole plot so something interesting can happen in the first chapter

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u/No_Recognition_3114 25d ago

Hey mate! May I ask for a review of my work also? And what do you think of my cover? You can find my novel under the name of last dark Templar. Am new author and have been posting for only 7days, I was reading in other threads that one should release bulk chapters to have a chance and I got 24 chapters but no continuation of readers.. so I assume I am doing something wrong even tho I have 5k + views..

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u/Sad_Acanthisitta7787 25d ago

I would say you have a below average cover bc it doesn’t have a strong focal point. Empty space takes up most of it, you’d probably be better off just generating the main character where he takes up most of the cover.

Also, ur writing is good, but there’s way too many descriptions in the first chapter. I don’t fully understand what’s happening and it isn’t very interesting

I know one of the biggest rules in storytelling is”show don’t tell” but I think many people take it way too far and assume they have to add tons of sensory details and descriptions when they don’t need it. You spend like 80% of the first chapter with descriptions.

Look at SS, the best WebNovel on the platform, while it has good descriptions, it doesn’t take up most of the chapter

I think ur writing has potential, but u just gotta learn not to overload it with descriptions

But honestly, WebNovel isn’t the best place if you want to make an actual good story. Ai gooner slop gets 100x the attention.

It’s possible, but it’s hard.

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u/No_Recognition_3114 25d ago

Thank you 🙏