Aku terlahir dengan kisah yang kelam, tapi entah kenapa tuhan memberiku kebahagiaan yang sangat sangat indah, kebahagiaan yang tak pernah kulupakan, sampai kapanpun.

Aku Xelia Nerva sangat bersyukur bisa memasuki dunia yang tidak nyata ini, dan merasakan kebahagiaan walau hanya sementara.

Berpisah dengan mereka yang sudah mengisi kesedihanku dengan canda tawa sangatlah berat, tapi ini sudah menjadi takdir.

"Karna hidup tak selamanya sedih dan tak selamanya bahagia, aku benar benar minta maaf, aku menyayangi kalian semua" -Xelia Nerva

Menceritakan kisah seorang gadis bernama Xelia Nerva yang memiliki kepandaian dan kecerdasan yang luar biasa, serta kisah kelam di kehidupannya. Dan selalu dituduh oleh teman sekelasnya Ayana, Putri, dan Kaiya.

Dan saat pariwisata sekolah, ada kecelakaan yang tidak disengaja. Menyebabkan Xelia Nerva menghilang dari dunia nya.

Xelia Nerva tak sengaja masuk kedalam dunia bernama Elphida yang sangat asing bagi nya, ia bertemu dengan dua orang lelaki yang bernama Ergan dan Ravinno, serta seorang perempuan albino bernama Carol Licia.

Di dalam dunia asing itu ada banyak makhluk mitologi yang disebut Hercules, dan Xelia Nerva beserta ketiga temannya ditugaskan untuk memburu Hercules yang menyerang manusia.

Dimulai lah, petualangan Xelia Nerva di dalam dunia tersebut, awalnya Nerva benar benar tidak bisa menggunakan senjata atau pun sihir di dalam dunia fantasi bernama Elphida tersebut, tetapi sedikit demi sedikit Xelia Nerva mulai mahir dalam menggunakan senjata nya, dan mulai nyaman bersama teman temannya di Elphida.

Tetapi setelah enam tahun berada di Elphida, Xelia Nerva tiba tiba kembali ke dunia asalnya untuk menyelesaikan semua masalahnya sendiri dan mencari keluarga serta kawan yang dia tinggalkan.

A girl named Audrey who is forced to marry her best friends boyfriend.

What if ASOIAF was set it an a high fantasy world, what if it's also visited by other fantasy world? Join our MC as he explore this world together with his love ones.

Authors note: As with many authors here this is my first novel not only is this my first ever written novel but english is not my first language, so i apologize in advance, I apologize too if i don't bring/mention in your favorite character from the book to this world.

Got a warning message, not going to risk anything and dropping the story. sorry. Thank you for reading.

The MC gets transported to a new world, and their whole life changes! hopefully for the better. This takes place in a fantasy world, and MC gets a System. To be specific the Trap System.

Romance is a very popular genre in Webnovels. The first thing that come to mind when we talk about romance are the CEO novels. Even though we don't want to admit it, they are the mainstream romance stories in the Webnovel website. 

So why do people love romance stories? I hope you find the answer while reading this chapter.

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FattyBai: No worries, was just a bit curious. It's always amazing seeing how the Romance genre basically dominates the site.

Parasection: and CEO stories.

FattyBai: So I was sort of curious what the demographics on the reader's sex were. But yeah, it's a fair assumption to say that the ladies rule the site, lol

WWFire: Readers gender stats r ambiguous, it is manipulatable after all.

FattyBai: Unless there's this hidden group of guys who have been starving for CEO romance novels (which would actually be funny).

Parasection: But the sacred texts.

WWFire: All I see are genderless alien. *derp emoticon*

reinesse ♥: kek.

FattyBai: How do we pull in the female readers in if we can't write a romance story? *cry emoticon*

Parasection: No choice but to write yaoi then.

WWFire: We who read these kind of fantasy novels don't live our lives correctly pal.

CailinMatthews: *ghost hug emoticon*

Parasection: Give in to the demons.

WWFire: That's why we escape reality sometimes. 

FattyBai: It's like being offered a big cake and unable to take a slice.

Zehell2218: I think male reader have their own chance and market.

FattyBai: For sure, but it'd be nice to tap into both sides.

Zehell2218: @FattyBai I think I'll make fantasy romance so I can attract both.

FattyBai: I mean, it's not a bad idea, but how do you split it up? 50% romance/50% dragon ball z?


Parasection: The fuq that sounds like an abomination.

FattyBai: It does.

Zehell2218: @FattyBai No it's 80% romance 20% action. *joy emoticon*

Noveljunky: Besides Romance, what else do females like to read?

Parasection: BL, yaoi, drama.

Zehell2218: Still BL is romance.

Anjeeriku: horror lol.

reinesse ♥: @Noveljunky xianxia I think.

Noveljunky: Mmm.

Zenith: Well, need too write romance...kek

Zehell2218: Do female reader like to read apocalypse novel? Quick question since I will make fantasy romance in apocalypse.

[A/N: Sis, did you forget that you're a girl too?]

Totally Not Nano: nah oof.

FattyBai: @Zehell2218 Aww, man. But then you have to develop characters and write meaningful dialogue.

Zenith: I am probably gonna f*ck up my time trying to make a romance story.

FattyBai: We like blowing stuff up and fighting baddies.

Zehell2218: cmon it will be comedy. *laugh emoticon*

Parasection: The best thing in a novel is character development humor and action romance can be on the side.

Anjeeriku: Romance can be a great sub genre.

Parasection: how does one even write romance? I don't know where to begin with that genre.

FattyBai: I'm a simple guy, I see plot and I drown it in martial arts and manly stuff. Of course, I don't know what feelings are. Can you eat them to increase your cultivation base? *think smart emoticon*

Parasection: I've never experienced romance so i'd fail the moment i'd attempt a story like that.

Zehell2218: Actually, I like to write fighting scene but without romance my reader will kill me. So...yeah I tag it as romance! *joy emoticon*

Parasection: Fight scenes are fun to write.

FattyBai: I'm trying to break through into the "Immortal lonely sperg" phase~

Zehell2218: Very sloooooowww romance.

Anjeeriku: Please no abusive ML @Zehell2218 They're disgusting. idk why women like to read them.

Zehell2218: @Anjeeriku I don't know if girls who read xianxia will read apocalypse novel too.

reinesse ♥: I wanna write a novel like it's not easy to be a man after traveling to the future.

Zehell2218: @Anjeeriku No I won't make abusive ML. @reinesse ♥ same *joy emoticon*

Totally Not Nano: @Anjeeriku *cough* TBWWM *cough*

reinesse ♥: And an actual xianxia novel with reasonable characters.

Zehell2218: But without the romance it's bland.

reinesse ♥: Like characters, especially main character who knows how to adjust because extreme pride is not good.

FattyBai: @Zehell2218 Baby Dragon Truer words have not been spoken, and that scares me.

reinesse ♥: Some villains are really brainless. they can scheme, but they don't have a reasonable reason to do so

Zenith: Kek.

Zehell2218: @Zenith gramps I have idea for fantasy romance lemme tell you after I finish writing and see if it's interesting or not.

Zenith: Get the MC u desire! Yeah @Zehell2218 

FattyBai: I fear becoming a more wholesome and fleshed out human being. Please no development.

Zehell2218: @Zenith It's ok. Just want to see if people will find this good or not. *joy emoticon*

Totally Not Nano: I think there's a formula in getting famous as a writer.

[A/N: Oh? Such formula exist? Teach me Senpai!]

Totally Not Nano: Let's debate about it. *thinking emoticon*

Parasection: The formula is write romance and you're set.

Totally Not Nano: Any genre + xxxxxxx = top 1.

[A/N: Today… I lost faith in humanity.]

Noveljunky: If you stare into the abyss, the abyss stares back.

Moonbirth: Write a lot. Write everyday. Post a lot everyday... write about what readers want to read about.

Anjeeriku: Write a lot. be a slave. Lol


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Elyon knew that "Romance" is not his strong point. He writes a fantasy story with romance, but he can't tell if the romance will be able to attract female readers. Out of curiosity, he asked some of his fellow authors the question "Why do you read romance stories?"

Here are their answers…

Kyosei: Because I am single. 

Reili: To fill my empty void of a love life.

Minrei: Because romance let you feel what is to be loved, plus it is universal you dont need to learn magic or cultivation in order to read.

Bajj: Due to lack of romance irl.

Murakami: I read because I enjoy the friction and conflict between the FL and ML. The insistence vs resistance is naisu.

Qin: I reads romance only for ideas and info.

VlassisBehrakis: I don't read romance novels.

[A/N: Oof I asked the wrong person.]

Elyon then  ̶a̶m̶b̶u̶s̶h̶e̶d̶ asked some readers about their opinion about romance novels.

Yin: I read romance novels because I want that kind of drama to happen to me in real life. But I know it will never happen haha.

A Certain Irresistible Meowlin: I wonder why? And I do read romance novels. Though the chance of me dropping them is also the highest out of all the genres. Every so often I come across a scene that makes me just want to squeal and fangirl. 

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Elyon decided to dig deeper and asked a few of his senior "romance authors" some questions about their reason for writing romance stories.

The first question is… Why did you choose to write Romance Stories?

Anjeeriku: I'm comfortable writing romance stories compared to other genres. I'm a helpless romantic person and I like novels that can invoke other people's feelings.

Bajj: First of all, I like reading romance story. It was the reason why I read books before and reading other genres comes after. All in all, due to these romance fiction books, I got the opportunity to read more great books with different genre.

MishaK: That's what I read, so write that too.

Zehell2218: Because as reader, I want to read romance novel so when I write, I write romance since my motto is I write what I want to read.

Ikazainudin: The easiest genre. Everyone can relate.

End_of_Era: It wasn't a full on Romance, it was slice of life with romance which I feel was necessary with progression of the characters.

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The second question… When you were making your ML and FL, did you imagine yourself as the lead of your story at any given point in time?

Anjeeriku: I would be a liar if I said no. There were instances that I'd put myself in my FL's shoes. Whenever that happens, my writing feels more passionate and truthful that sometimes it was hard to know where my fl starts and where I end. 

Shen Yi, LMD's ML was based on a person I've lost, The One That Got Away so it was sometimes hard not to self-insert whenever there were scenes that need to invoke feelings from readers. 

Bajj: I believe that every character the author was making and breathing life into it, a part of him/her is added to its character. But me imagining of being the ML/FL, never. I'm too pure for that. Kek

MishaK: Yes I did but sometimes. Otherwise you can't infuse emotions in your characters. It is important to understand your characters.

Zehell2218: Yes, I imagine myself as the lead. Of course, I tweak it a bit, such as in age and appearance. But mostly, the characteristics is similar to me.

Ikazainudin: FL and ML character based on what I want to be irl. Yup. I imagine that will be my love story.

End_of_Era: Yes, my leads had some ocassional self insertion.

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The third question… If you were to choose some other genre aside from romance, what would you pick?

Anjeeriku: Fantasy. I always look up to those authors who can write fantasy stories/novels well. I believe writing a fantasy novel is harder than writing romance. 

[A/N: Ahem! 10 points to Griffindor!]

Bajj: Horror/thriller/Action. Read GGGB godamnit! [Good Girl Gone Bad]

MishaK: I am writing a Fantasy romance aside from regular vanilla romance *smile emoticon*

Zehell2218: Fantasy, magical realism, fan fiction.

Ikazainudin: Psychological/horror and maybe children story.

End_of_Era: The new genre I'm writing is fantasy/violent .

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The fourth and final question… If you were to give a message to your beloved readers, what would it be?

Anjeeriku: I'm sorry for not being inconsistent with updates. Y'all know I love you, but a little consideration and patience as I face this rough patch in my life would be very much appreciated.

Bajj: Vote me please :* mass release comes after, deal?

[A/N: Oof!]

MishaK: Be responsible in reviewing the book you are reading. Authors love to listen from their readers. So talk to them.

Zehell2218: Beloved reader, your author here is working hard to provide your daily dose so pliz pretty pliz, read my chapter using paid SS since I don't get even a penny for free SS. 

Tips: use free SS on translation novel. The translator still get money and use paid SS on original novel so we can get a bit money to continue living *wink*

Ikazainudin: I want readers to know, that love, hope and miracles exist. Be open and value each moment of your life like the MC's did.


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Author's Thoughts

Hello Guys! I hope you enjoyed this chapter of WWCG. Personally, I've read a few CEO novels myself. I also read some FL stories like A Slight Smile Is Devastating (Love O2O), Hidden Marriage, Doomed to be Cannon Fodder, Transmigrator meets Reincarnator, A Mistaken Marriage Match: A Generation of Military Counselor, There Is an Angel in That Church (short story), Eight Treasures Trousseau, Grabbing Your Hand, Dragging you Away, A Mistaken Marriage Match: Record of Washed Grievances…

Ai~ there's a few more that I won't add to the list because it will create a wall of text. Well anyways, the reason why I read these stories is to get an idea on "WHY" the ladies love to read them.

Let's just say that it's a unique way to see a world in the eye of a lady (if you are a man of course). When done properly, the execution of the story can capture the hearts of anyone, even male readers. I believe that no matter what gender you are, as long as you find the story interesting then it doesn't matter whether you are a guy or a gal no?

Perhaps, when I'm not too busy to write my stories, I'll once again pick a romance novel to read. Hopefully, I will find another hidden gem that will bring unexpected surprises to anyone who are lucky enough to find them.

P.S I would like to thank my fellow authors, especially my senior romance authors who answered some of my questions regarding romance novels. 

To my senior authors, May the road rise up to meet you. May the wind always be at your back. May the Power Stones shine warm upon your face, and Spirit Stones fall soft upon your fields. (￣▽￣)ノ

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P.S The Cover Drawing is not mine. I just find it nice so I used it. Full credits go to the owner.

Hi! Just a author note. You know, everyone does one. So, This is just a little note about the story but their's no spoilers so feel free to look at it!
Number 1. If you like fantasy you came to the right place! I love fantasy! I always have. I got my interest in fantasy by reading a novel genre of it. I was so in it, I decided to make a fantasy story! That's how I got this idea.
Number 2: Romance. Well, I don't know that much about romance but I will try my best. I think it's a little hard.
3. Long chapters. I don't actually make long chapters but I will make it go over 300 words. When I got some advice from the "Book Of Authors" I couldn't believe what I was seeing! They said each chapter in a novel has to be at least over 1,000 words. I was like: No can do.
4. Nothing. That means that's All! I hope you enjoy my story!

This story is about  7-year old  Earona le Claes who has brown hair and green eyes.

Each time time passes by, she gets older.
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When she finds out and remembers everything from her previous life and  and realizes she had a lot things she has to go through in order to survive. Will thing's go wrong or right?

It's something serious...That's what I would say. Now, their's question marks, rivals or you could say enemies, friends..........................and love!? 

Or mistakes.It could just be all a dream. But it's not. It's real.

That's right. That's when It all started...

Doom but love.

Hi everyone welcome on board! (>_-)


It's my first time writing a dark themed novel centering on serial murder, but I do hope that you guys will love it.


By the way, Wolfsbane here, also shamelessly promoting my other books.


If you haven't checked them out yet, please do after reading his one...




SORCERESS 101
~ it was a story of a girl who transmigrated to a magical world and started learning the way of magic so she could survive. This has its fair share of comedy, adventure, and mystery.


The story mainly revolved around a school setting, a school of magic to be precise. It talked about how the main character, Mu Lingxi struggled to make do with her newfound lease of life in an unfamiliar world, while at the same time trying her best to hide her identity as she crossed dress and ended up with a tangled fate with five young handsome men.


https://www.webnovel.com/book/14226747605694805/SORCERESS-101


MARRIED TO THE QUEEN OF DARKNESS
~ this one was a fantasy romance that has a bit of mythology and some spooky treats along with the chapters as the main character tried to help the ghosts solved their unfinished businesses


https://www.webnovel.com/book/15523368806855505/Married-to-the-Queen-of-Darkness



MY MASTER IS A BOY-WITCH
~this book was one of my latest magical creation. It was set on the modern era where it was believed that practitioners of magic lived amongst us.


https://www.webnovel.com/book/16543833806439105/My-Master-is-a-Boy-Witch

HEY, MY GUARDIAN ANGEL, I LOVE YOU!
~ this book is also a fantasy romance about a fallen angel and a human girl whose job was to get rid of all the demons that lurked the face of the Earth. Eventually, the two fell in love with another. But what will happen to their love story once the angel was finally allowed to come back to heaven? Will he go or will he stay? Or will he bring her with him?
 


If you could find time to leave reviews for any of these books, it would be very much appreciated. Constructive criticisms are welcome, anything that could help me learn where to improve.


But please do note the difference between constructive criticisms and PURELY BASHING... hehe


If one do not have anything good to say. Just shut up and leave. No need to ruin someone else dream.


I am saying this on behalf of all other aspiring authors out there who just like me was just writing as a hobby and for fun and had not gone to proper school or seminars that concerned the intricacies of creative writing and the likes.


Review section was meant to encourage authors or tell them where they err to help them improve and not to shame nor discouraged them into writing.


THAT'S ALL!


Thank you in advance and always SPREAD LOVE!


Love Lots!!!!


Muah!

There were mysterious murders taking place at District 12 every last weekend of the month and the serial killer was at large.



"Our killer was not just deliberately peeling of the face of his victims. He was also eviscerating their body and purging out their organs, particularly their hearts. It was like the killer wanted to remove everything that made one human."


Two people who used to be high school friends and also shared a painful past; both lost a loved one on an incident that happened six years ago decided to join hands to solve this mystery.

One was retired a forensic anthropologist who turned a  new leaf and chose to become a professor at a medical school


While the other was a former law enforcement officer who had decided to be into seminary and was just a step away from becoming an officially ordained priest

Will they be able to identify the notorious killer that lurked the shadows of their district???

PS pic's not mine.
Credit goes to the rightful owner

I've always like those time-travel stories where the MC goes back in time and gets another chance at life. However, those that seem to to irk me the most are stories like Tales of Demons and Gods where The Returner blatantly speaks of how everyone isn't as impressive as he is despite how he's thousands of years old (on the inside) and has a head start against literally everyone his own age group.

To me, the best point of a 'Returner' isn't the main character himself nor is it how the world changes and starts to revolve around the MC. Instead I think this trope's best point is seeing how his relationships change due to him not being the same person he was in the past. 

Stories where 'The Returner' ends up doing everything to benefit only those he likes and so on have been done to death already but I haven't really seen anyone touch on the topics if 'destiny' really is as stable as we think is it.

Let's take, for example, the difference between the MC's past self and future self. If his past self made a lot of friends because he was easygoing and hyperactive, will his sudden change into a mature veteran of many battles not cause those who liked in the past to instead keep their distance?

In that one novel called Apocalypse Meltdown where the Author decides that all the traits that would usually classify the protagonist as a sociopath are actually good things, I actually felt disappointed... The Returner ends up even more liked by those around him despite his cold and sometimes even unstable personality. Why is that?

Reality is cruel and sometimes, no matter what you're intentions are, there is no way to properly form meaningful bonds if you don't let down your guard a little. Having a cold and calculating character who is always on edge WOULD make the protagonist of an apocalypse story survive longer than others, but that also means that he'll end up a loner unless there's someone who in the cast of characters who'll drag him out of his comfort zone.

Now let's take the 'apocalypse' part out of mix and instead make The Returner a Eastern Fantasy protagonist in those novels where martial arts means everything. The standard format I've seen for that kind of Returner is that he's a pitiful nobody in his first try of his life who works hard but ends up being a tragic protagonist by the end of his life. In the second chance he gets, the MC suddenly becomes everything he wants to be and the story ends up becoming nothing but a Power Fantasy.

I really don't get these kind of stories. While having a Power Fantasy about an awesome protagonist is all good when done right, it wastes the best aspects of 'The Returner' since becoming powerful is easy if you got hundreds of years of experience despite having been born ten years ago.

For an Eastern Fantasy that's all about getting stronger, there's no longer any tension because if our MC (who has hundreds of years of experience at a young age) can't handle something than no one can. If the central focus of a story is about the becoming stronger, then even a normal talented person who isn't a Returner can do a lot and build tension since he is bound to make mistakes.

Though that doesn't mean a Xianxia or Wuxia can't be interesting if it has a Returner. The most important point to keep in mind when using this trope is what the MC's goals and achievements in his first run and how they have changed in his second run. If he wasn't that strong in his first run but ends up flooring his peers because he's a Returner, then there won't be any tension.

However, if he really WAS weak in his first run and still applies to his second run, then the Author can switch things up in how he benefited from his first run. For example: What if he was a Spear User in his first run but now has to learn swordsmanship in his second run from scratch because of a strong technique he obtained? That's what happened in Human Emperor and worked to great effects to not make him OP once he became a Returner.

Even if you do make him overpowered, just use OnePunch Man's motto of focusing on aspects that isn't powerful enemies and you'll have a better story than trashy fantasies about having a Superiority Complex once The Returner goes to the past.

All in all, I really love this trope and would like to see stories mixing up the formula more. Like would the main character get with the heroine in his second run? The younger version of his love interest might not be the same as his future self remembers and even the maturity of the main character will get in the way since people change over time.

There's a lot of ways to play with this trope and keeping The Returner strictly as a Tragic Hero in his first run isn't a necessity. There are many ways to use The Returner trope without adding tragedy.

He could have been a normal guy in the future who suddenly finds that he's stuck in the past despite not having things he wants to change, but ends up doing so anyway because of the difference between him and his past self. Or maybe he could regret his career choice as a Magic Soldier in the future and decides to choose another option after 'returning'.

Either way, I'd love to what those who read this thread come up with~ There are so many possibilities but the trends usually stop Authors from having imaginative ideas when using tropes. I find how people writing Xianxia tend to think they HAVE TO follow the whole standard villain-of-the-week format as an example of this. Sometimes Authors feel like they are obligated to play a storyline a certain way because they wouldn't be able to fit the current trend if they didn't do so.

I'd be happy if someone takes this bit of advice and improves their craft as a Writer. I hope you all have fun and just think of this Trope Analysis not as factual information but as food for thought.

Thank you for reading~! 😃

(Cover by Darkstar Dust)

This is a story I worked on ages ago that has been refined and edited by adding foreshadowing to events while also simplifying the power system better than before. This story can be considered a prequel to An Adventure Beyond Greatness as it takes place years prior to the events of that story.

Short Synopsis:
After retiring from the battlefield, my life became empty and lifeless. The regrets of my past haunt me in my sleep. Then a change occurred, a King from another world summoned me to fight for his kingdom, but I died even before I could give him my answer. Now, after a fake God allowed me to reincarnate (albeit imperfectly) with my memories intact, into a world filled with magic and swords.

Long Synopsis:
This is about a flawed protagonist who only knew to rely on others and not socialise who gets a second chance to change himself in order to live the life he aimed for in his past life. The narrator isn’t exactly trustworthy since it is purely in his bias perspective while other perspectives given by others fill in the blanks that he either leaves out or twists to suit the situation.

The story itself can be considered a parody of Isekai’s classic tropes which are given a sense of reality as time goes by. As there exists no ‘Demon Lord’, there is also no black and white, only characters opinions and counter-opinions throughout the story.

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Ruri, who's incapable of doing almost anything, has finally landed a part-time job in a cafe run by Buddhist priests. At "Kissako", find some delicious tea and enlightenment!
*4th place of Tsugi Manga Awards, Category Webmang
A Guide to Webnovels
 
Some of you may have heard of webnovels / webfiction by now. Huge successes like Worm or The Wandering Inn have certainly not gone unnoticed by speculative fiction fans and most of us have heard whispers about that legendary site: Wattpad. Still, webnovels remain a niche product, with its audience being mostly teenagers. People might avoid them because the quality of the novels wildly vary and it takes too long to sift through so many options until you find something decent. But how is that different from looking through self-published books? Another reason is that people might simply not know where to look. Especially with webfiction guide not accepting new users, there's no other sites that list webnovels from various sources for you to look through. Or are there?
Well, buckle up, fellow speculative-ists, I'm about to help you out with finding new, free fiction that releases at a faster rate than that one book if you've waiting for for 5 years!
(Full disclosure: I am a webnovel author. You may find my name / novel pretty quickly on one of the sites I will mention in this guide because I'm on trending and high up on the dark fantasy tag there. I'm not writing all of this for self-promotion purposes, however. It honestly makes me sad to see amazing webnovels doing poorly while average ones do amazingly simply because the audience is severely skewed. This is my attempt to broaden the audience a little bit, while giving other speculative fiction fans the chance to find amazing stories and fellow authors another outlet for their creations.)
Let's get into it:
The cons of webnovels
Quality does vary greatly and you'll have to sift through tags and read synopsis, reviews and first chapters looking for something you like and that is a bit timeconsuming. I still think it's not much different from looking for books you might enjoy, if you search efficiently.
Novels tend to be dropped. A lot. The golden rule that everyone tends to follow is: if it's less than 20~30 chapters or 200 pages, don't touch it. Filter out everything that is on hiatus. Big yes to novels that have at least one arc / volume / book finished.
The pros of webnovels
They're almost all completely free. Authors will have patreons, paypal and ko-fi if you want to tip them or get extra rewards, but that's it. If you don't like something, you've wasted nothing but a bit of time.
Fast releases. To make their novels competitive, authors tend to release new chapters at the very least weekly, with the most common release schedule being 2~3 times a week. Some even release daily. Some, still, release several chapters a day. You can follow the novel, forget about it during the week or for a month and end up with quite a stash of chapters to binge.
Being part of something that is being created "in real time". Webnovel authors will often ask for input from their readers, have fun polls where they ask them to vote on certain things, active discord servers, etc. You can also come up with and discuss theories and character growth as the story advances. It's a livelier community than getting a book that's finished and then you just talk about a full, finished project.
Where to look for webnovels?
With webfiction guide not accepting new members, it becomes a bit harder to find an impartial list of quality webnovels. You can still look at their top webfiction guide, but you're likely to have heard about some, if not all of the authors there. So, what to do when you've read through this list already (or browsed through it and nothing caught your attention)?
Muse's Success - This is a "sister site" to webfiction guide that serves as a directory. Webnovels have to be added manually either by fans or the authors and there is a rating system, but I can't vouch for how reliable it is.
If you want to forego directories and go right to the source, however, I'd say RoyalRoad is the biggest site for speculative webfiction. Yes, Wattpad exists, but it's largely for romance (some with speculative elements, of course), but it's also a bit of a mess to navigate and it's very unkind to new authors and works more like a SNS than an actual writing site. RoyalRoad offers better options in terms of following webnovels, looking through and filtering tags, getting rid of fictions you don't want to see, etc. It's a very good platform, overall, the best of its kind, I would say. It does lack a mobile app, but that's being worked on at the moment.
The Tops and Lists
Of course, the first place most people will look at is the tops and most viewed lists on any site. Don't be surprised if you find yourself disappointed with some of these. It happens. Make sure you don't stick to the first page only.
Best Rated - As the name indicates, this is a list of the best rated novels in the entire website. Some of them are already finished and have been so for years, some are still ongoing and have been so for years. You can select the complete only and active only best rated depending on whether you're looking for completed or on-going novels, too.
Trending - This is a list of 50 fictions that are doing the best at the moment, on the site. They call them the "rising stars" because they tend to be newer fictions, but you might find some older ones there as well.
Popular This Week - Again, as the name suggests, the novels that have been most viewed and rated the past week.
These lists tend to be somewhat repetitive. If you're on the top 7 on trending, you get a lot of exposure and that makes you rise on Popular This Week and Best Rated. It's kind of a cycle. So, what to do if you're done reading everything that interested you on these?
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Author here! This is just another note before the story, alright? Well, I hope it helps new authors on here! Bye and have a good day.
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Hello, Webnovel authors, I'm Ren Wo Xiao. The author of "I Have Countless Legendary Swords!"
 
Here are some tips on novel writing for Novice Writers.
 
 
Topic Selection
 
1. Story background:
 
Authors who like Modern Urban may select Modern Urban. This theme has the strongest ability to generate empathy, as it has a connection to real life so that the reader is easily drawn into the story. Within this genre, Urban Superpowers enjoys great popularity. The reader develops a high from identifying with a protagonist who displays supernatural ability in ordinary life, much like how  superhero movies and comics are wildly popular.
 
Those who like Alien Fantasy will have to pay attention to the power system of the world and the protagonist's cheat system set-up. Usually, this theme focuses on adventure and counterattack revenge. The advantage offered by this theme is that you can write to great lengths, and because it's an unknown world, it is more relaxing to handle than the Modern Urban genre.
 
Normally I'll think about the specifics of the world background according to the genre of story I wish to write. For example if I wish to write a Urban story, I'll think about the sort of disagreement or conflict situation that could be my springboard. Then from a conflict situation that people can generally empathize with, I'll start to unfold the set up of this world. If I wish to write an Alien Fantasy story, I will first consider the power system of the world and what it might be like after the improvement. Then I will begin to develop the preset story.
 
2. Market research:
 
You can draw elements of your story from the current trends. Most of the time, the core elements of popular online entertainment products in the market will be similar. Apart from the innovation around the power and world perspectives, the plot normally centres around counterattack, revenge and invincibility. Internet literature is usually explicit from the opening, using the most direct way possible to attract readers.
 
 
Outline
 
1. Objectives system
 
Generally, the protagonist's objective is vengeance or a treasure hunt. A treasure hunt is simple, you may design a legend. And the opposition's objective is an essential element in a web novel. The disagreement or contradiction set up in a web novel is something very prominent, and often, right from the beginning of the story there will be the presence of an opposing character that suppresses the protagonist. This character may be very strong, or very wealthy. During the time when the protagonist is strong, you may depict other characters who are more powerful than the former. It may be someone whom the former depends on, or it may be a renowned influential figure. You can create a deep impression in the reader before the target personality makes an appearance. A common approach is to have some walk-on characters play up the greatness of this target character, making it seem as though the protagonist would surely not be able to defeat the target character. This way, when the protagonist actually manages to do so, it creates a greater high for the reader.
 
2. Map design
 
Map development in web novels, be they of Fantasy or Urban genre, mostly begin with small places, then progress into bigger places. This sequential approach allows the preservation of a sense of novelty. The most popular method currently is to re-create a certain period in history. For example, you may create magic, or a fantasy world, that ordinary folks may not know about in a period of the Central European history; or you may create a world of great eastern martial arts in ancient China.
 
When I write Fantasy, I will usually re-create a certain dynasty in ancient China. Although it doesn't square with its actual history, it attracts readers nevertheless.
 
3. Characterization  
 
Generally, there are two ways to design a character in web novels. One is a character that doesn't change from the beginning right through to the end of the story; the other is one that changes drastically, for example, from being a timid person to one that is arrogant and conceited; or from a jovial person to a cold and callous one. The former might better suit a modern background. It's happy and relaxed. A protagonist is more likable when there is a dark side to him or her. The latter might better suit an alien world background. The change in the protagonist's personality may create a deeper impression of your story in the reader. When a chatty and optimistic protagonist evolves into a cold and ruthless character through his sufferings, it will trigger the reader's empathy.
 
Apart from the protagonist, the other character that should be made outstanding would be the villain. The more distinct the villain's character is, the more interesting the novel becomes. After all, web novel readers focus on the protagonist most of the time, hence the role of the protagonist's opponent becomes very important.
 
4. Disagreements and conflicts
 
The most common types of opening disagreements would be parental misunderstandings, or being despised by fellow students or relatives, as well as the very classic break-up-with-girlfriend routine. These are enduring routines that never fail to draw the readers' empathy.
 
 
Main Body
 
1. Opening
 
Start with a simple introduction of the protagonist's identity, it's best that the character has the qualities of an ordinary person. Normally the disagreements will surface right from the first chapter. At the same time you may drop some hints of the possibility that the protagonist's fate may change. For example in Spider Man, the super spider's message made an appearance very soon after Spider Man was bullied in school. This leads the audience to make a connection between him and the super spider.
 
2. Moving into monetized chapters
 
The chapter that transits into monetized chapters is eminently important, in fact no less so than the story opening. You may stop just before the climax of the plot or during it. When you arrive at this chapter, you will need to draw your readers' desire to know the story's subsequent development. At all cost, avoid inhibiting the protagonist at this point of time. Allow him to fall into a suppressive situation. It could be the villains doing an evil deed, injuring the protagonist, for instance. When everyone thinks that this is the end of the protagonist, the protagonist's great power suddenly awakens within. You may end before the manifestation of this great power. After this awakening, the paid chapters will kick in.
 
 
Packaging and Later Stages
 
1. Title
 
In the context of this fast-paced world that we live in, a book title has to be eye-catching. It has to be able to highlight the core attraction point of your novel which, mostly, is the manifestation of the cheat system.
 
2. Introduction
 
Like a book title, the introduction of the story has to highlight its point of attraction. On top of this, its type setting has to be clean. Rather than a single paragraph containing all the information, it's better to break the content into short paragraphs. The first paragraph may be a simple introduction of the story background. For example, in my novel "I Have Countless Legendary Swords!", I put it quite directly that the prince had suffered calamity. There is no need to provide details of the calamity. You may mention outright the protagonist's cheat system. This is the best way to attract readers.
 
3. Interaction with readers
 
It is very important to interact with your readers. At the end of a chapter, you may leave a note to reveal your recent state of mind as you are writing. This can close the gap between you and your readers, it can also spark off a discussion of the plot among your readers. Ultimately, it's a good thing to be close to your readers.
 
 
At the end, I'll promote my novel "I Have Countless Legendary Swords!". The background of this story is like a fusion of many dynasties of ancient China, there are classic scenes of mortals vs. immortals. The protagonist receives a legendary sword each year of his life, and he is able to control these legendary swords perfectly. When the protagonist turned ten thousand years old, he had that corresponding number of legendary swords. He was able to take on the immortals and so earned himself the reputation of being the unparalleled King of Swords.

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