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I always enjoy what I write. Why write it otherwise? I write LitRPG, and I greatly enjoy both it and progression fantasy in general. Because I enjoy it, because I've consumed a lot of it, I know the tropes and the things readers like to see. This is because it's also what I like to see. And...

Consistency, among all other things, is the best quality in writing. Get chapters out on a regular schedule and views will follow. There's more beyond that, but without consistent, reliable updates you (most likely) won't have as great reader retention/growth. Congrats on the growth so far, and...

I'm sure there are strategies to choosing the best time, but I simply picked a time and repeatedly posted there, consistently. I never change it and I update 3x a week. Seems to work so far.

Third person limited omniscient is my favorite, though I have nothing against a good first person POV if done well. As people have said, you can jump around to different characters in this way, adding their perspective to events. Some have said it makes it harder to emote or convey thoughts, but...

Yeah any sort of systemic progression needs you to keep a running count/tabs on stuff like that. It's tiring for sure. I do love the genre though, so it is what it is.

My best method for jotting down words and not being over critical is this: write in two documents. One is the "official" first draft where you'll put it all down and post. The second word doc is for your looser thoughts, steam of consciousness writing. Having the second window open fools my dumb...

I write to tell the stories in my head, and explore themes that I enjoy. I have one fairly successful story here and on RR, but I have so many more I want to get down and share. That it too. Sharing my stories with others and seeing something I write resonate with a reader. That's good shit and...

Keeping track of numbers and skill levels and all the other minutiae can be tiring lol. I have an excel sheet for all that, but maintaining it chapter to chapter is rough sometimes. Unless you love excel/number crunching I'd advise any foray into gamelit/litrpg be done with a simple system and...

Oh definitely. The allure of gamelit/litRPG is in the numbers mostly. Clear progression. In many hands that ends up with shallow character work, poor plots that lean on quests, and using the genre tropes as a crutch. This is...I mean, that's the same in any genre. Inexperienced authors will...

Wow. And Pi goes on forever. You must be exhausted.

Number go up. Serotonin go up. Big number good. In my professional opinion.

Yeah, I do this all manually three times a week for three tiers. Pretty annoying, to be honest. And the best option I've found to earn from stories is to use Patreon. Have a backlog of at least 10-15 chapters (20 is my particular sweet spot) that you can offer to patrons. This lets you earn...

Check out my story if you're feelin' it. It ticks most of your boxes I believe. https://www.scribblehub.com/series/114084/unbound/ 155 chapters 480,000 words so far

Yup basically what HansTrondheim said. The algorithm isn't known exactly, but it's a confluence of those things. BTW I'm reading Dead Tired and it's very good. Great job there!

I try to keep my backlog at 20 chapters ahead. I would prefer even more than that, honestly. Like everyone has said, it's essential for planning and maintaining a consistent release schedule. Helps with stress too.

I've gotten a few really nice reviews. These are two of my favorites: And:

Horror is about tone and theme, more than anything else. Different types of horror (slasher, cosmic, gothic, etc), however, handle that in different ways. Setting aside the type of horror, and focusing on just the suspense: it's about build up and pacing. Suspense moves slowly, at least has a...

Hit #7 on trending for the past twelve hours. That's pretty dang cool.

The door opened behind him and footsteps padded closer. He didn't look, didn't dare breathe; it was awake again, and it was hungry. -This is a very specific type of horror called "parents just want you to go to sleep, god kid, c'mon it's 11:30 and I've got work in the morning"

I agree with OvidLemma. A reader will fill in a LOT of details in their own mind, your job as an author is to jump-start their imaginations. I use more detail only when I want to clarify something. Typically that is at the beginning of a scene, either to establish physical details or a mood...