Scribblehub Author Culture

[Queerious]

Hey all, I'm Queerious, and I recently joined up to write - I was most recently writing on the SCP wiki, if any of y'all are familiar, and got a good sense of how authors interact, how the readers want things presented etc.

Since I'm fresh to here, do any of y'all have any general tips for a new author to the site, who has a lot of writing experience beforehand?

 

[Conqueror_Quack]

Hey all, I'm Queerious, and I recently joined up to write - I was most recently writing on the SCP wiki, if any of y'all are familiar, and got a good sense of how authors interact, how the readers want things presented etc.

Since I'm fresh to here, do any of y'all have any general tips for a new author to the site, who has a lot of writing experience beforehand?

@WelcomeToSH,

WelcomeToSH

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[Tutorial] For new users of Scribble Hub!

This tutorial is constantly maintained by yours truly and encompasses the basics for readers and writers. Check Section-C for finding more writing tutorials and a helping hand in developing your story by other ScribbleHub users! To navigate more easily ctrl+f the titles in the table of contents...

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[F.A.Q.] & Unofficial Answers from Corty

The old F.A.Q. is outdated. Still, you can check that too. Also, do you have a question that is not here? If you tag me, I will add it with any answer provided. Plus, don't forget to check out my other tutorial for the site and a collection of almost a hundred threads of writing tips from SH...

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[Queerious]

@WelcomeToSH,

WelcomeToSH

forum.scribblehub.com

[Tutorial] For new users of Scribble Hub!

This tutorial is constantly maintained by yours truly and encompasses the basics for readers and writers. Check Section-C for finding more writing tutorials and a helping hand in developing your story by other ScribbleHub users! To navigate more easily ctrl+f the titles in the table of contents...

forum.scribblehub.com

[F.A.Q.] & Unofficial Answers from Corty

The old F.A.Q. is outdated. Still, you can check that too. Also, do you have a question that is not here? If you tag me, I will add it with any answer provided. Plus, don't forget to check out my other tutorial for the site and a collection of almost a hundred threads of writing tips from SH...

www.scribblehubforum.com

I read those resources, but I also wanted to get the perspective of other authors as things currently sit, you know?

 

[JordanIda]

what is the scp wiki? link please

 

[A-Random-Writer]

SCP wiki? That's cool. What have you worked on?

what is the scp wiki? link please

The SCP is a creepypasta community written organization. They're like a bunch of monsters and reality-bending things, or it could be a toaster that looks funny.
Main - SCP Foundation this should be it.

 

[Queerious]

SCP wiki? That's cool. What have you worked on?

So I did a ton in the past two years, placed third in the most recent big contest and – funnily enough – wrote a spiritual successor to the toaster,
SCP-8426!

I have just over 100 works on the SCP Wiki, so there's a lot to pick from haha

 

[YukieSama]

So I did a ton in the past two years, placed third in the most recent big contest and – funnily enough – wrote a spiritual successor to the toaster,
SCP-8426!

I have just over 100 works on the SCP Wiki, so there's a lot to pick from haha

Dang that's a lot. I remember playing a SCP game with my brother and we both had heart attacks and put down the game. Are you planning on writing SCP related content here?

 

[A-Random-Writer]

So I did a ton in the past two years, placed third in the most recent big contest and – funnily enough – wrote a spiritual successor to the toaster,
SCP-8426!

I have just over 100 works on the SCP Wiki, so there's a lot to pick from haha

Damn, that's crazy. ive always been interested in the SCP Foundation, but I'm more into the MTF parts of it. MTF alpha 9 will always be my favorite.

 

[Queerious]

Dang that's a lot. I remember playing a SCP game with my brother and we both had heart attacks and put down the game. Are you planning on writing SCP related content here?

No, I'm done with SCP for now, and would probably go back if I wanted to write more for it?

I'm doing something original this time

 

[SouthernMaiden]

Hey all, I'm Queerious, and I recently joined up to write - I was most recently writing on the SCP wiki, if any of y'all are familiar, and got a good sense of how authors interact, how the readers want things presented etc.

Since I'm fresh to here, do any of y'all have any general tips for a new author to the site, who has a lot of writing experience beforehand?

Hmm. A few general things ive learned:
-1500-3000 words is a good ballpark for chapters
-make sure your formatting is good for mobile, less wall of texts
-this site is spicier than say royal road, which is pretty strict. But not as spicy as the smut site. Kinda inbetween
-Litrpg is popular! Harem. Genderswap as well
-There is not a shoutout swap or review swap culture here like on royal road
-when you first start you might get some bot or scam comments. Watch out for those

 

[Queerious]

Hmm. A few general things ive learned:
-1500-3000 words is a good ballpark for chapters
-make sure your formatting is good for mobile, less wall of texts
-this site is spicier than say royal road, which is pretty strict. But not as spicy as the smut site. Kinda inbetween
-Litrpg is popular! Harem. Genderswap as well
-There is not a shoutout swap or review swap culture here like on royal road
-when you first start you might get some bot or scam comments. Watch out for those

Thankfully, I'm used to writing for digital media, so mobile is always something I keep in mind haha

Good to know about the rest of the details, I came from a space that prioritized review swapping, so that's a good one to know!

 

[blushiemagic]

Your name seems really familiar... oh, you're from SCP! I've read way too much of that in the past, some of your stuff included.

I'm new here myself, but I've been reading for a while and I can at least say that paragraphs should be short enough to break up the text on a small mobile screen, and chapters that are too long risk tiring the reader since we can't bookmark in the middle of a chapter. I've also heard that including as many accurate genre/tags as you can maximizes discoverability.