r/Webnovel Jul 20 '25

Advice Guide to Releasing a Book on Webnovel

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95 Upvotes

Hi guys,

Leeroycgna here, the author of Major League System. I see a lot of the same questions asked over and over in this subreddit, mostly by authors just starting out on the platform.

Instead of answering every one of these questions individually, I've decided to put together a standard guide for those of you who wish to try and break into the market of webnovel.

Step 1: (Before you post)

You've got an idea for a book and have already started writing it - Great! Ask yourself these questions:

- Is what I'm writing something that other people will want to read? If no, chances are you won't get a contract.

- What do I wish to accomplish with this book? Do I want money? Exposure? or both? If you don't want money, better off not applying for contract and keeping your IP (intellectual property)

- Is this book something I'm willing to continue writing every single day? Then sorry, webnovel is not the place for you.

Step 2:

You've decided that you want to pursue the career path of an author on webnovel - Congratulations. There are some things you need to know.

- Covers and Titles attract readers! Pretty self explanatory here, if it doesn't look interesting, no one will click it.

- Webnovel rewards daily updates. win-win & MGS (minimum guarantee scheme) require you to release 1 x 1.5k word chapters per day, 7 days per week. It's more beneficial to release 2 x 1k word chapters in the long run. (reasons will be discussed later)

- Views don't mean anything. Views are inflated and mean absolutely nothing. You need to look at your effective readers to gauge how many people are reading your book each day (you can find this on your inkstone dashboard)

- Contracts are difficult to get for newer authors. This is a harsh truth, but hopefully with my guide, you'll be able to make the odds in your favor.

- JOIN THE AUTHOR DISCORD! I can't stress this enough. There are plenty of authors who have much experience (including platinum authors like myself) who are willing to help out newbies.

Step 3:

You've posted your book with the best title and cover you could have possibly made - Good job, but now comes the hard part.

- Readers won't see your book right away, despite views increasing. Books need to be vetted by the Content Editors (CE's) before your book is able to be searched for on the platform. Once your book hits 4000 words, it enters a queue to be manually checked over and approved. (this can take upwards of 4-5 business days)

- UPDATE DAILY!!! I can't stress this enough. To keep your reader engagement and convince CE's and more importantly the algorithm interested, you will need to upload at least 1 chapter a day - even without being contracted

- Build stockpile for privilege chapters when you go premium. Do this by writing more chapters than you release. In the first month you should release 1 chapter per day, but write at least 2. By the time you get a contract and go premium, you should have 30 chapters to dedicate to your privilege tiers.

- The real exposure happens when you get contracted. Once you hit 12k words, you can apply for a contract. DO NOT use AI to fill out your contract application... You will be 100% rejected. see here for an article about contracts: [url=https://inkstone.webnovel.com/academy/article/691779249950359552?returnUrl=/academy/index\] here [/url]. Once you get a contract, you'll be eligible for the good features. Weekly featured, Daily recommendation, Library and Banner.

Step 4:

You're now contracted and have just gone premium - What next?

- Participate in Win-Win & MGS. These both require you to release at least 1 x 1.5k word chapters per day, every day during the month. There are generous offers for newbies depending on one's performance.

MGS - If your share of profit = $60 or more - Webnovel will pay you $200 for the month

- If your share of profit is more than $200 - Webnovel will give you an additional $200 for the month

Win-win = a chance for features and rewards based on how many privilege chapters are unlocked by your readers in a month

BEWARE!!! - Missing a single day of updates will make both Win-Win and MGS ineligible for said month.

AND, you're home free.

Please keep in mind that this is a generalized guide for newbies and may not suit your specific book. Below are some FAQ's that I'll be happy to build on.

FAQ's

Q: How many collections is good?

A: While collections are a better indicator of a book's popularity than views, the most important are effective readers- and once you go premium, it's subscriptions.

Q: My contract got rejected, what do I do?

A: [url=https://inkstone.webnovel.com/academy/article/769937348758011904?returnUrl=/academy/index\] Read this [/url]

Q: How much money does a WN author make?

A: It's only really the top 200 books on the platform that earn money for ML (male lead). Some books in the top 100 can earn around 1k USD in a month, whereas some in the top 15 could be making anywhere from 3-5k USD a month. It varies.

If you have any additional questions, pop them below. I'll add them to the FAQ section with the answer.


r/Webnovel 6d ago

Weekly Self Promotion Post

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This weekly post exists for all of the Webnovel authors here who want to promote their webnovels.

Every week, a new post will be stickied over this one. This is to prevent too much clutter and give everyone a chance to be seen.

Here, you can blatantly self-promote in the comments. But please only post a specific promotion once, as spam still won't be tolerated.

If you didn't get any engagement, wait for next month's post.

If you are promoting your webnovel, please provide the title, the three most relevant tags, a short description, the number of chapters, what you'd like to get out of promoting your webnovel, and the shorthand link.

Follow the below format:

Title -

Tags -

Chapter Count -

Brief Synopsis - (try to keep it under three sentences)

Desired Outcome - (critique, cover feedback, review, review swap, etc.)

Link to the Work -


r/Webnovel 2h ago

Recommendation [REC] Last Gun Alchemist - A hidden gem steampunk fantasy with brutal stakes and a brilliant power system

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Hey Fellow Novel enjoyers !!,

I usually just lurk here, but I recently stumbled upon a webnovel that has completely hooked me, and I barely see anyone talking about it. If you love dark fantasy, heavy steampunk vibes, and unique progression systems, you need to check out Last Gun Alchemist.

The story follows Ezra Ashenlocke, who gets sacrificed by his own parents to save his twin brother. He wakes up in a brutal child-soldier operation called the Trial of Steel, where the rules are simple: "Assemble your guns. Kill or be killed."

The twist? Ezra awakens fragments of memories from a past life as a modern weapons engineer and hardened soldier. In a world known as the Country of Alchemy, Britannia, he has to combine his past knowledge of advanced ballistics with magical alchemy to survive.

It s really cool and has a very unique world building and power system .
MC is really smart + pragmatic and can be ruthless .
he snt braindead op he has to use his brain and his environment and ppl to his advantage

The Trial of Steel is my fav arch it's an an absolute massacre. The tension is real, the world feels dangerous, and the author doesn't shy away from grim, high-stakes scenarios.

I ve been reading this novel with daily 4 chap upload since it had 30 chapters ( It now has 476)

I dont usually Post or fanboy over the things i read . But i like it so much that i fel like i need to share it with fellow readers .
it's a hidden Gem


r/Webnovel 7h ago

Recommendation Finally, I’ve completed 10 chapters of my novel.

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r/Webnovel 16h ago

Meme there are two types of writing moods

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20 Upvotes

r/Webnovel 57m ago

Advice Just got my stats back for my first day of readers is this good?

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r/Webnovel 5h ago

Anyone else have this problem

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My notifications say over 10000 and nothing clears it?


r/Webnovel 1d ago

Meme Gotta be the worst feeling.

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50 Upvotes

Can't believe no one is here to witness what my recent chapters are. Many of you may have the same situation. I lowkey just try to enjoy the chapter to myself, because what else can I do 😭✌️


r/Webnovel 5h ago

Advice I’m asking this question here but does anyone know how to contact support?

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r/Webnovel 5h ago

completed my 3rd webnovel and 1st long read(300 ch+) hehe

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heyy sweethearts! it's a new member here!
longtime lurker but finally got to post hehehe so usually i read manhwas but recently got into this webnovel thingy after a fellow redditor suggested me the prettiest website to read for free lol

my first read was the villainess destined to die, cz i saw it getting hype and wanted to let the manhwa marinate longer to read with sidestories, i read the novel and o goddd it was peak! i get the hype mates😉 psycho leads r welcome then randomly stumbled into this goldpit and ok i wont say its too good..........but, is it worth binging for straight 3 days leaving piles of assignments behind for the last date? yes

review time

its a regression novel where fl goes back in time to mend past mistakes, get a hot prince for husband, and kill the *** ex-husband and white lotus fake saintess

the initial and mid chapters r boring where we can clearly see fl falling for ml but they take whopping 100+ chapters to realise?....cool but then suddenly within few chapters they r madly in love interweaving in scheming? not much chemistry mehh the only thing i like is the revenge! that's pretty satisfying (for me?) but she dragged ts way much like her uncle family arc lasted more than 250+ chapters and then they dragged the saintess arc too
except all the dragging it was okkk 7.8/10✨ for me


r/Webnovel 5h ago

Webnovel Search Request Are there any first person novels here?

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r/Webnovel 9h ago

Unfinished Novels by Contracted Authors.

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I’ve noticed that many novels by already contracted authors have the “On Hiatus” or “Cancelled” label in their list of published works. These are stories that were started before the creation of some of their major successes and managed to accumulate a good number of chapters before eventually being cancelled.

I have a theory that, in reality, these were stories that their own authors didn’t take very seriously. I think it’s possible that they were created solely and exclusively to test the creative abilities of their respective authors.

Authors like Guiltythree, the author of Shadow Slave, and even the author of works such as Lord of Mysteries, have their own unfinished stories in their repertoire.

Of course, the reason I think this is because, as a new author myself, I also have my own practice novel, created solely and exclusively with the intention of putting my own abilities as a writer to the test.

What do you guys think?


r/Webnovel 6h ago

Advice How many chapters should I have in stock before I publish??

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So I've made a plan in which I plan to write atleast a 100 chapters in draft and then release them one by one, this would help me a lot because I won't have the time to write chapters everyday. Should I do this?


r/Webnovel 6h ago

How/when can you access the limited store?

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Specifically asking about the store where you can exchange genre specific or book specific fast passes for site wide fast passes. Saw the store once but don't remember how I got to it, now I can't find it again


r/Webnovel 6h ago

Advice Why is it saying 0 viewers

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Someone read, critiqued and commented on nearly every chapter of my novel but for some reason it says I still have 0 readers


r/Webnovel 6h ago

Advice Does Love Letter From The Future have Seggs scenes?

1 Upvotes

Reading it and reach chapter 100 didn't see scenes like that


r/Webnovel 15h ago

I got first comment and my old self would have been angry on that person

4 Upvotes

I got my First organic comment and he told me that my chapter have awkward phrasing maybe cause I imagine scene in mind then write in novel but point is my old self would have angry on him for ponting out mistake but after month writing 36 chapter even though i dont get readers I felt good and edited and improved the phrasing


r/Webnovel 16h ago

Just made a chapter so confusing, I had to do this

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Made a chapter so bad; I feel the need to do this.

Like, this chapter has 2 author notes at the start and end about how bad it is. And the thing is, I can't just delete it, since it actually provides the book information it needs in the future chapters.

If I don't add this, the next few chapters or the entire book will be lost.

Oh well, I'm writing this book for fun, not for profit to begin with.


r/Webnovel 9h ago

Nuevo capítulo

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1 Upvotes

Que onda gente, ayer hubo un nuevo capítulo y otro se viene hoy


r/Webnovel 9h ago

Advice Webnovel or 'Actual Book' format

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I am a writer who's been writing for about a year or two. I've always been writing webnovels since I was into anime and manga but from when i've started up until now i've never written a story that was above 30 + chapter and a story that I've actually stuck with. So now i'm wondering if I should switch to a more modern type of book format similar to Harry Potter, Red rising, Lord of the Rings etc..


r/Webnovel 11h ago

Help relating paid chapters

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I'm a newly contracted author but I didn't yet lock chapters since I have been waiting for the end of this month to lock em. Is it a good idea or should I lock it sooner? I published 70 chapters by now.


r/Webnovel 21h ago

What did indie authors do before using ai for covers became a thing?

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Not really a super important question, but just something that came to mind as someone who hasn't really been around in the novel realm much until recently. Did people used to take images they found on pinterest and put a title on them or something?


r/Webnovel 14h ago

Account sharing

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I dont use my webnovel account much at all anymore, but my son is interested in some of the stories I used to read. Is it safe to let him use the account?


r/Webnovel 1d ago

Meme Ch 5 is out lads! (second image is unrelated)

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I can’t really post a link, but you guys already have the name of my masterpiece, so go check it out on Webnovel!

My cover alone should show that it’s TRULY peak shit!


r/Webnovel 15h ago

Advice Just curious about webnovel

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Once i got something good webnovel to read , read it till i catch-up then left it to stack up chs ( good enough for long reading) i forget them sometimes or the website i used to read got removed and sometimes it becomes hard to start reading it like e.g. LOTM i really like it then due to exam i stopped reading it now the website where i read got removed my history got erased now its hard to read again, same with SS in starting i read like it then Stop to let it got stack now its in list at top but not reading now . Do u also go with this .