Do you keep writing novels even if your novels only have 1 or 2 digit readers (or no reader - maybe you don't publish them)?

[Eldoria]

Do you keep writing novels even if your novels only have 1 or 2 digit readers (or no reader - maybe you don't publish them)?

 

[SeaJay]

Well, I'm new to the writing scene, and I do like writing, so I guess yeah, I do keep writing even if it's just for myself.

 

[Deleted member 206441]

Sure.

 

[DaelyxLenAuphydas]

Yup!
Birthright and Immaculate both do quite poorly but I'm still here trucking along.
Now do I want more readers...? Absolutely. But the story goes on one way or the other.

 

[RepresentingWrath]

No.

 

[Frowfy]

Do you keep writing novels even if your novels only have 1 or 2 digit readers (or no readers - maybe you don't publish them)?

Public naturally arrives with time. For the first moment all you need is the will to write the story you want and build a good beginning.

But I personally work with the idea of prototypes. I post a concept first, something like 3 chapters or 5 chapters and try to build a good teaser. If the few readers who read it liked it I consider it a success.

If after a while it didin't work but I believe it could have potential I by myself would go after those readers. I'd change the cover, the summary, rewrite the chapters to be more interesting and work hard for new readers arrive.

If nothing works until the end of volume 1 (12-15 chapters) I consider it a failure and work with another concept.

 

[CharlesEBrown]

Yes and no. I do keep writing some of them, just slow down a lot on the ones with little interaction.

 

[AnEmberOfSundown]

Yes, the story I want to tell needs to be put down into words so it's out of my head.

More readers would be nice but I'm proud to say that I'm racking up an impressive following of scammers on multiple sites. Whatever gets those interaction stats up I guess ?‍

 

[zephyrtrillian]

Yes...I have to tell the story so that's what I'm doing. I'm just kind of hoping someone cares someday.