So, I have a question...

[Deleted member 68927]

I am beginning to think that, once the readers see that the book has been written in less than a month, they go: this is trash. No matter the fact that it took 4–5 hours a day for the duration of the writing journey, and a lot more time in editing. Am I dooming my books, by being such an overachiever? Should I take it slow?

Hit me with the truth. I won't say a peep to defend myself.

 

[Deleted member 54065]

I am beginning to think that, once the readers see that the book has been written in less than a month, they go: this is trash.

No. From my experience, a lot of readers decide a work is 'trash' by:

1) Reading it and realizing they don't like the direction the book is going,
2) Real bad writing,
3) Their prejudice against certain tags. (like harem, isekai, etc.)

No matter the fact that it took 4–5 hours a day for the duration of the writing journey, and a lot more time in editing. Am I dooming my books, by being such an overachiever? Should I take it slow?

There's nothing wrong with creating lots of backlogs for yourself. It's for your own well-being as an author, though if I may suggest, you also mind your mental well-being. (So take it slow.)

Hit me with the truth. I won't say a peep to defend myself.

Those words I said come from my experience myself. Readers don't care if the creation of each chapter lasted only 30 minutes or less, as long as their demands are met and satisfied.

 

[Corty]

1) Reading it and realizing they don't like the direction the book is going,
2) Real bad writing,
3) Their prejudice against certain tags. (like harem, isekai, etc.)

I would also add a 4th point where the reader(s) think that XYZ is operating under the same rules as another book they read and liked. It may had a possibly similar theme, and so they think that book's rules also apply to what they read now. Or they simply reference some other "source" and decide how the story should go or be written. Forgetting that all stories are a different world in themselves. Except if you write fanfic.

 

[Deleted member 68927]

No. From my experience, a lot of readers decide a work is 'trash' by:

1) Reading it and realizing they don't like the direction the book is going,
2) Real bad writing,
3) Their prejudice against certain tags. (like harem, isekai, etc.)


There's nothing wrong with creating lots of backlogs for yourself. It's for your own well-being as an author, though if I may suggest, you also mind your mental well-being. (So take it slow.)


Those words I said come from my experience myself. Readers don't care if the creation of each chapter lasted only 30 minutes or less, as long as their demands are met and satisfied.

It is just that, yesterday I launched two books, and I got just 2 downloads on the full-length book. 3 on the short story. Normally, I'd get like 10-15 on the launch night when I make the books free. (Which I did.)

 

[Deleted member 54065]

I would also add a 4th point where the reader(s) think that XYZ is operating under the same rules as another book they read and liked. It may had a possibly similar theme, and so they think that book's rules also apply to what they read now. Or they simply reference some other "source" and decide how the story should go or be written. Forgetting that all stories are a different world in themselves. Except if you write fanfic.

Ah yes, that one, too. Especially if there's even just a 'sliver' of similarity from the said book and yours.

 

[Agentt]

I am beginning to think that, once the readers see that the book has been written in less than a month, they go: this is trash. No matter the fact that it took 4–5 hours a day for the duration of the writing journey, and a lot more time in editing. Am I dooming my books, by being such an overachiever? Should I take it slow?

Hit me with the truth. I won't say a peep to defend myself.

I have never experienced that. Many top authors release a chap 3 times a week, whereas it's common for spoof comedy/GL wholesome to be updated daily.

 

[ArcadiaBlade]

'You can't cater to everyone.'

Words to describe perfectly on how writers and readers see each other. Ideas are easy to produce but hard to create. It takes time like how a cooking procedure would go and it mainly depends on how to prepare it to make one a masterpiece or an absolute trash. I don't think you should even consider how a reader would react as you can't please everyone.

Me as a reader, I don't like reading long information which I usually skip novels that explains a lot of stuff and usually ends up boring me to the point where I would just drop it because of how many explanations it would take before taking the story forward.

Me as a writer, I once experiment on novel ideas and one idea stuck with me which I could have made an excellent mystery type of novel but ended up hated because I didn't explain things as to why it ended up like that. I was trying to build a world(which I was planning on expanding on some concept ideas I had in my mind) but because of the feedback was negative and one even ended up causing a curse which scared the life outta me, I ended up backing down and shuffling back and forth to create new concept ideas which I got scared because I might repeat the last novel which was why I never completed my other novels because it became a trauma for me.

 

[Deleted member 54065]

It is just that, yesterday I launched two books, and I got just 2 downloads on the full-length book. 3 on the short story. Normally, I'd get like 10-15 on the launch night when I make the books free. (Which I did.)

Eh, you should always give it time. Writing is a hobby that takes a great deal of time to gain traction, and it's not always a 'bed of roses' in our part as authors.

Like me, I never realized that there are readers of my main work here in ScribbleHub, considering many of the 'noisy' community members here hated harem and isekai genres.

 

[Deleted member 68927]

Eh, you should always give it time. Writing is a hobby that takes a great deal of time to gain traction, and it's not always a 'bed of roses' in our part as authors.

Like me, I never realized that there are readers of my main work here in ScribbleHub, considering many of the 'noisy' community members here hated harem and isekai genres.

I just checked! I got extra downloads and library likes!

 

[Deleted member 54065]

I just checked! I got extra downloads and library likes!

See? Good luck and most importantly, have faith and fun in your works!

 

[Deleted member 68927]

See? Good luck and most importantly, have faith and fun in your works!

Hey, Hans, how much do you think a person should write, while staying healthy? Each day, I mean?

 

[Mellohwa]

I am beginning to think that, once the readers see that the book has been written in less than a month, they go: this is trash.

As a reader, I never thought any books as trash. Only: my cup of tea or not my cup of tea...so... Wow, readers who did that... I'm speechless ?

 

[Deleted member 54065]

Hey, Hans, how much do you think a person should write, while staying healthy? Each day, I mean?

Depends on your capacity and writing routine.

I, for one, would write in bursts. I can write as high as 12k a day, but at the same time, would take a break for one-two months after finishing my manuscript.

I also give myself three-four weeks to complete a volume manuscript. Any longer than that will stretch the release of my work, so I avoid it.

But for most of my writing time, I only finish a chapter (around 4k to 4.6k words) before I call it a day.

 

[LilRora]

I am beginning to think that, once the readers see that the book has been written in less than a month, they go: this is trash.

There are definitely people like that, although it's not that drastic in most cases. I personally, when I see a book which has daily releases, don't expect it to have any intricate plot or worldbuilding. It does not matter much that someone can go and write 5k words a day, but what matters to me in such case is that an author needs simple time to think about their story and flesh out the plot, world, and characters.

I myself have once written ten chapters in five days, and while I definitely wouldn't go "this is trash", there was a distinct difference between those chapters and what I wrote later at slower pace.

Edit: I wouldn't say that you are dooming your books or that you're doing something wrong. I'd say you have higher risk of writing something you won't like, or missing some things you would prefer to include in hindisght.

 

[Lloyd]

Maybe, just write better stuff.

 

[proxybaba]

no, it's not and even if some readers think that way, it's mostly because they don't wanna get attached to the story which might end up dropping. If a writer has been constantly writing for a long time, it gave the readers the confidence that he or she will stay there and finish the story.

ps - just keep posting a chapter a day to show that you are serious about it.

 

[melchi]

I agree with hans that it could just be as simple the stuff he listed.

Though I wouldn't think something is trash for real bad writing. I liked magic smithing a bit and that story is full of typos. If something has a nice niche then it stands on its own a little better. All I ask is for things to be generally understandable.

Only speaking for myself but if someone can write something quickly doesn't really play a factor. I imagine most people look at the cover and the title and make a choice off of that alone.

 

[georgelee5786]

Readers do not focus how quickly the book was finished, they usually base whether or not it is bad off the synopsis, genres, and tags, in my experience

 

[Missivist]

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