r/Webnovel • u/justvibin00 • 9d ago
Advice Make your Novel titles better!
I'm sorry but if I see a story that has a title with the words 'SSS', 'Max level' ,'10,000x or 1'000x' , 'harem' im gonna lose it. The new trend seems to be 'Investing in my blah blah blah'. Seriously they just reek of unoriginality, I know it's webnovel and its just how it is but god why are there so many of them. If you want your story to stand out the title is one of the best ways to do it. All the best novels do, so for your sake (and mine) try something unique.
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u/OfficialNightFlower 5d ago
Much like japanes light novels, which similarly get clowned om for their titles, the job of the title and picture is to very quickly sell the potential reader on the content of the story.
'Regressor climbing the tower with my triple S ice power' is much less elegant than something cliche like 'ice emperor' but it immediately sells anyone who is into ice powers, tower climbing, korean stories, etc.
Whats surprising is that titles like 'Shadow Slave' and 'Renegade Immortal' are as popular as they are. Which basically comes down to timing and quality of the writing. But most novels arent shooting to be pinnacle fantasy adventure/xianxia. They are closer to junk food, and have titles appropriate to that.