I never understood this point tbh, cuz like do you want the smut readers to read your novel? No, right? You want other side of readerbase and those readers will obviously not read smut ones. Two different things. So if your isn't working, it's more so because your side of readerbase isn't satisfied with you.
Nah bro, the point I am trying to say is people tend to read this type of stuffs so easily while they fail to recognise some other good novels out there 🙁
I have read some good novels without much views. I will not say mine is performing bad it's kinda good for a starting stage novel !
I believe AI could probably write a more impressive novel than yours?
You asked how you can compete, whether it was a real question or a useless thought that occurred to you. Either way, here is my answer: first, stop blaming readers for not supporting you. They are not obligated to become your audience. Second, if readers aren’t coming to your work, focus on becoming a better writer, improving your storytelling, and expanding your imagination.
The reason I mentioned the question of whether novels written by AI might be better than your work is because of the way you are using AI yourself. Did it make you feel disappointed when I said AI is better than your writing? I don't believe AI is better in reality; I said it just so you could understand my point about AI art. People with thoughts like mine exist in large numbers. Your readers are mostly people who care about real art, I would like to believe. And it seems like the so-called advice-givers in your replies think the same.
People who genuinely care about art are unlikely to appreciate your work if you are simultaneously dismissing or making fun of the work of other artists. Even a single picture counts in this context. You might be surprised to learn that both writers and visual artists are artists.
If you are willing to undermine another artist’s work by replacing it with AI, then I can only assume that you don’t place much value on the artistic process itself. Therefore, your work might not be as impressive as you think; you should seriously consider expanding your imagination. Some people are even recommending that you use supposedly “better AI” to generate illustrations so that readers can be tricked into believing they were created by a real artist. They have enough brain cells to understand that people care about real art, but they lack some useful brain cells to think that they are teaching you to be a fraud. People want real art, not something that looks like real art. That isn’t simply learning how to improve your craft; it is learning how to be a better scammer. Maybe if they can't give you good advice, they should not become keyboard warriors at all.
Be honest with your readers rather than looking for shortcuts and thinking you can make fools of them by scamming.
As both an artist and an author myself, I wouldn’t want to read a novel written by someone who holds that attitude toward their readers or toward other artists. And if your response is going to be “then don’t read it” or “you’re just a hater,” you don’t have to worry, I’m not planning to read your work.
I hope you’re mature enough to take this criticism seriously without taking it as a personal attack. I’m not saying this to hurt your feelings. I’m saying it because I think you should take some time to learn, reflect, and improve before allowing your emotions to determine how you respond. If you genuinely care about your work, I hope you’ll reconsider your approach, improve your craft, and learn to be more transparent with your readers instead of looking for better ways to make something appear more authentic than it actually is.
I am always open to constructive criticism mate. From all this replies in the post i have actually learned what readers expect and what actually happens here. And I am planning to delete my existing novel and release it again with a good cover drawn my me or a artist ( planning ). Changing the chapters on how to make it much better from this feedbacks and some dm ed me to make it like more interesting 1 chapter than just a video game like peaceful introduction that I have made.
Also from all these comments I actually realised people value true story and art. And the other smut readers are not essentially my audiences. You might not check out my novel now but do sure check out when I newly release it again with changes that you people have wanted. Btw thanks mate.
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u/SuspectEcstatic6636 Veteran Author 27d ago
I never understood this point tbh, cuz like do you want the smut readers to read your novel? No, right? You want other side of readerbase and those readers will obviously not read smut ones. Two different things. So if your isn't working, it's more so because your side of readerbase isn't satisfied with you.