Which platform is better for novices to write novels?

Answer 1

For novices writing novels, the following platforms had their advantages and disadvantages:
- Tomato: It's a big platform under Jinri Toutiao. It's also a huge traffic giant that reads articles for free. It's suitable for authors below the middle level. It was relatively fair to rely on an algorithm mechanism to distribute and recommend works without the help of the ranking editor. The age of the readers was becoming younger, and they were more likely to eat routine novels. However, the royalties were mainly dependent on advertising, and the income might not be stable. You can apply to sign a contract if you publish 20,000 words (underage users cannot sign a contract. You need to verify your real name and only have one chance to sign a contract if you publish 20,000 words). If the contract was signed and the effective word count reached 100,000 words in the following month, if the income from listening and reading in the APP was more than 100 yuan, the daily update would be 4000 yuan, and the full attendance would be 600 yuan. If the daily update was 6000 yuan, the full attendance would be 800 yuan. If the contract was signed and the effective word count reached 100,000 words in the following month, the income from listening and reading in the APP would be included in the top 15 male and female channels. The daily update would be 4000 yuan. The monthly advertising share would be 10% as the full attendance, and 3000 yuan was the upper limit.
- ** Jinjiang Literature City **: There is a specific audience group with a large number of female readers. Writers who are good at female topics (such as romance, indulgence, etc.) can easily find target readers and have high reader stickiness. However, the review was stricter, and there were more restrictions on the subject matter and content. The style was relatively fixed, and the competition was fierce. If you publish a post with 10,000 words in Jinjiang, you can log in to the website and choose [I want to sign a contract] in [Author]. You can fill in the application for signing a contract according to the requirements. After being rejected for a week, you can re-apply for a self-recommendation contract. Jinjiang signers (cannot post on other platforms) must be signed for at least 5 years. The signing is the agency right, and the copyright belongs to the author. After signing the contract, it was required to produce 200,000 words a year. If the contract did not expire, it would automatically be renewed. The Full-attendance Award was based on 5%, 10% and 15% of the previous month's VIP income as the Full-attendance Award (according to the author's daily word count, 5% for the first 3000 words per day, 10% for the second 6000 words per day, and 15% for the third 9000 words per day). At the same time, a number of red flowers would be distributed for full-attendance.
- ** Seven Cats **: Large platform with many readers. It respects high-quality literature and has certain review requirements for the quality of the works. It is suitable for authors who pursue literature. It also provides a reward mechanism. From the first word of the contract, there was a full attendance fee of 6 yuan for 1,000 words. However, it was more difficult to pass the 20,000 main text and 10 outlines. The competitive pressure was high, and it was a challenge for newcomers.
- ** Fei Lu **: The anti-theft work is especially good. It's more popular among people of the same genre. The writing style is not demanding. There's a market for small novels. Newcomers are easy to pick up. The author's share is high. The faster the novel is written, the more you earn. The cost of trial and error in the early stages is low. However, Feilu's female channel wasn't very good. He didn't have a pen name, and the number of words he updated was very high (10,000 per day was the norm). He had his own unique style of writing, and his imagination was big and the rhythm was compact. You can sign without stepping on the red line. Internal submission requires 8000 words of text (1500 words per chapter +, at least 4 chapters). If you don't post directly through internal submission, you will miss the recommendation of the new book.
- ** 17k **: An old online literature platform. Its reputation is guaranteed. There are many channels, including Seven Cats, Tomato, Yuewen (QQ Reading), Shuqi, Mi Gu, Baidu, and other platforms. The channel fees are generous and there is a great chance to make a name for yourself. Generally, if one platform exploded the data of other platforms, it would not be too bad. The royalties would be released in a timely manner. The competitive pressure was relatively small compared to Seven Cats, Tomato, and Yuewen. The scope of the articles received was wide. However, the main site had low traffic and poor data. If they wanted to make money, they mainly relied on channels, guaranteed returns, and revenue sharing. Those without historical results could generally get around 20 thousand words, while those with historical results could get 25 thousand words, with no upper limit.
- ** Zhihu **: Mainly short stories, low trial and error costs, formal platform, higher royalties than other short story platforms. However, the theme was saturated, and it was not easy to sign a contract. It was difficult for a pure newcomer to make money. To submit a manuscript on the computer, you need to prepare a novel of more than 4000 words in word format. You can click the link and upload it to the salt selection author platform-Zhihu.com. On the mobile side, you can download the Yanyan Story APP -My-to become an author and fill in the basic information to apply to become an author.
- [Miracle: Mainly short stories, low production time and cost, low requirements for writing style, creators are not saturated yet.] However, it mainly focused on suspenseful, funny, and urban topics. It was not very famous and had a small number of readers. Full attendance bonus of 500 yuan + daily update bonus of 30 - 40 yuan/day. If the contract was signed less than a month ago, it would be considered full attendance.

Newbies could choose their own platform based on their own style, writing level, and ultimate goal.