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Reincarnations must fufill a story purpose instead of the cheap reader immersion effect: -Good: MC uses his knowledge in the new world, like scientific(Release the witch) or of the plot (Novel's Extra/Otome Reincarnation Novels). -Meh: His knowledge is used as base for the powers/cheats he'll...

I like to draw a main plot timeline with the beggining and the end. Then adding the key points into the middle. If there are side stories, I draw a paralell timeline under it, starting from where in the main plot it begins and ends. It's a good way to not go overboard with side stories and to...

Yes, but I was talking at the macro level part of things, of what it means to the system that makes trending lists and how readers interpret a rating when searching novels. I admit a one must feel bad for the author, even though the reader probably did so to counter the excessive fives, not to...

Disagree. 1 star ratings are consequential to the habit of giving 5 stars to anything you mildly enjoy. It has come to the point where 5 stars means yes, 1 star means no and the grade is the average of people that enjoy it. When I see a 4 star average, it means about 80% of audience approval...

I believe authors managing the comments is a matter of outsourcing work instead of foul play. It's unreasonable to think that SH staff will policy every single comment on the site, hence it's better to let the Authors themselves delete comments that goes against the site's policy. Yes there...

Avoid cliche tropes like young masters, women without personality and Gary Stu MC (He can be OP without being a Gary Stu). Killing things for xp sounds good for games but it's boring for novels and it usually ends with the author making several 'hunting montages' like "The MC hunted beasts for...

I'd only add to' Write short reviews and be concise' to the list of guidelines. The longer the review, the more chances you have to sound 'ranty'.

Was about to open a new post, but thankfully I found yours. So up we go! Shortcuts are some of those small things that makes a big difference!