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  1. Menilik

    How do other sci-fi authors gain readers?

    I've been posting chapters on Royal Road, Scribblehub, and HFY (Reddit). I find the trickle of new readers to be good. But I was wondering if any other authors out there have tips for gaining readers? Like my mum told me my story was good. But I don't think WOM is going to snowball into a large...
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    Megalist of Sci-Fi Tropes That Scribblehub LOVES or HATES

    Last week I asked about sci-fi tropes. Specifically which do you LOVE or HATE. There was a massive number of responses so I compiled the list and used it for a bit of research on my own writing. I also figured people on here might find it useful/interesting for their own work so wanted to share...
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    Sci-fi space adventure - does this story pull you in?

    So I've released 10 Chapters of my story on here and Royal Road. When I look at the stats on Royal Road, there have been 260 people who've started reading it. Of those, ~150 make it to chapter 3. Then basically everyone who reads chapter 3, reads all ten chapters. Would love your feedback...
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    What sci-fi tropes/clichés do you hate/love the most

    When I first wrote my book it started with the "MC waking up" from a thousand-year sleep. Then I started noticing so many stories where the opening scene is the MC 'waking up'. I've since changed it to a much stronger opening scene. But this whole experience made me curious about tropes or...
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    10 Chapters of a Sci-Fi Space adventure - the MC has meet an AI, but hasn't yet encountered aliens

    Hey team, if anyone on here likes sci-fi stories. I thought I'd share the story I've started releasing. It's a sci-fi space adventure involving mysteries, aliens, and explorers terraforming planets. Here's the opening scene: Trillion pointed at the holographic image in shock. A guy had...
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