Is it harder to get reviews on SH than other platforms?

[BenJepheneT]

Not gonna lie. I was desperate to get a review for my story. Than realized this thread.
I saw posts for review swaps, pleas, and reviewer promotions.
Then I realized SH stories have far more reviews than for example RR stories.
My story is new and it has not started to cover all the tags yet. Still I would have appreciated reviews out of curiosity.
Then while reading the thread again I realized there are many people just review here but not on the story review page. There are even people that send reviews as direct messages.
So I assume, as long as the story is something really brilliant or controversial the community refrains from writing reviews instead of writing bad ones.
Alas, maybe you are just lazy like me. I too haven't written any comments yet

Lonely Mountain
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i'll give a simple explanation: would you do a food review for McDonald's? no, right? you're there for cheap fast food that fixes that noggin' hunger in your belly. whether you like it or not, that is what ScribbleHub is for people; we're the number one brothel for cheap smut whores and ubiquitous lesbian scissoring action, and people aren't usually critical of those. if they want professional celebrity escorts, they'll go to RR, or a book store. you MIGHT find a sexy intricate beast in SH every once in a while, but the fact of the matter is that she's being marketed in an AIDs heroin needle dump, and would probably fare better in some other place that has actual standard.

if I have to say something about SH, is that you should see this less as a site where writers put out things for readers to read, but rather a place where degenerates hang out and have their deepest, darkest desires flourish for all to see. if you start getting accustomed to the latter, you'll soon understand the climate of the site as a whole. you're not here to make art, you're here to jerk off 16-year-old Abdul from the Philippines who's into yandere sisters and masochistic sex. you can STILL post your magnum opus here, and you WILL eventually find someone who can appreciate it, but the truth remains that it's a tall order, and you have to realize that not all writing sites are made equal.

 

[Lorelliad]

I checked it just now. It looks good actually. You have good ratings too.
You said you are rewriting it in somewhere. How was it last time?

I know it is still early for my story. And yes. RR is filled with idiots that give 1 star rating on 1 chapter stories. But check the thread. For example this buddy here.

I just can't understand why does his story got no reviews while having 10+ comments on each chapter. Good reviews can really help and people can just edit it later if the story gets beter or worse.

You are talking about this one right?

All From His Seat

Michael is the eldest son of a poor family. Being the oldest, he was the one to work the hardest. His hard work had rewarded him when he eventually struck gold and landed a job as an office worker. But everything changed when he woke up in another world. Born...

www.scribblehub.com

Uh huh.

 

[Degoneth]

Compared to RR?

Yeah, like was mentioned, practically no review swap culture here. RR people are also more vocal. I find that many readers here at SH are just chill silent readers. (Just based on my own experience) a way bigger percentage of readers at RR are willing to write reviews compared here. Yes, there are many who write critical reviews at RR, but on the flip side, if you got a supportive fanbase, they'll willingly write lengthy reviews in support of the story.

While RR has a reputation for people who don't like your story giving very low score reviews, there are way more readers who take the time to review if they like something. And they're not even pushed to do so like the system in Webnovels for example. RR has become very strict recently with negative reviews that mods will delete something that even remotely looks like a troll review. Which means, the more recent negative reviews over there have a higher likelihood to be more valid.

I suppose it needs to be clarified if you want just feel-good reviews, or you accept both good and bad. SH reviews are very, very, very rarely critical.

Yes. Here people only write bad reviews when something really bad happens in the story.
Like MC got raped when there isn't a rape tag in the story.
It is more like a hate review due to the interruption of their chill time by the author.

i'll give a simple explanation: would you do a food review for McDonald's? no, right? you're there for cheap fast food that fixes that noggin' hunger in your belly. whether you like it or not, that is what ScribbleHub is for people; we're the number one brothel for cheap smut whores and ubiquitous lesbian scissoring action, and people aren't usually critical of those. if they want professional celebrity escorts, they'll go to RR, or a book store. you MIGHT find a sexy intricate beast in SH every once in a while, but the fact of the matter is that she's being marketed in an AIDs heroin needle dump, and would probably fare better in some other place that has actual standard.

if I have to say something about SH, is that you should see this less as a site where writers put out things for readers to read, but rather a place where degenerates hang out and have their deepest, darkest desires flourish for all to see. if you start getting accustomed to the latter, you'll soon understand the climate of the site as a whole. you're not here to make art, you're here to jerk off 16-year-old Abdul from the Philippines who's into yandere sisters and masochistic sex. you can STILL post your magnum opus here, and you WILL eventually find someone who can appreciate it, but the truth remains that it's a tall order, and you have to realize that not all writing sites are made equal.

I got your point but c'mon.

16-year-old Abdul from the Philippines?

 

[Rudia_Estelle]

It is rare to get a review for me cause my story is also not a popular one or it is also not that great. But the reviews here are so cute and pretty optimistic compared to other websites which is why I love the environment here. And getter no review is better than getting a bad review though... XD

And good luck with your story too!

 

[SakeVision]

i'll give a simple explanation: would you do a food review for McDonald's? no, right? you're there for cheap fast food that fixes that noggin' hunger in your belly. whether you like it or not, that is what ScribbleHub is for people; we're the number one brothel for cheap smut whores and ubiquitous lesbian scissoring action, and people aren't usually critical of those. if they want professional celebrity escorts, they'll go to RR, or a book store. you MIGHT find a sexy intricate beast in SH every once in a while, but the fact of the matter is that she's being marketed in an AIDs heroin needle dump, and would probably fare better in some other place that has actual standard.

if I have to say something about SH, is that you should see this less as a site where writers put out things for readers to read, but rather a place where degenerates hang out and have their deepest, darkest desires flourish for all to see. if you start getting accustomed to the latter, you'll soon understand the climate of the site as a whole. you're not here to make art, you're here to jerk off 16-year-old Abdul from the Philippines who's into yandere sisters and masochistic sex. you can STILL post your magnum opus here, and you WILL eventually find someone who can appreciate it, but the truth remains that it's a tall order, and you have to realize that not all writing sites are made equal.

In my country mcdonalds isn't cheap, and I always review restaurants I order at

 

[Degoneth]

In my country mcdonalds isn't cheap, and I always review restaurants I order at

McDonald's is relatively cheap in my country but sure I do review my orders too. Apparently my readers don't

 

[Zirrboy]

Since I had to bear the inferiority complex of an author who did get reviews, my stance is this one: you self important fucks would find something else to complain about anyway.

What Ben pointed out is a large part of it imo.
SH is mostly porn and obscure niche stuff that would have a hard time finding following anywhere.
Neither of which are particularly productive for comments.
So the readership is like it is.

And in the end, you can always write you book in a way that makes people want to state their opinion on it.
Being predictable doesn't make a novel unreadable, but if it's clear what's going to happen, then what point is there in saying something.

 

[Degoneth]

Since I had to bear the inferiority complex of an author who did get reviews, my stance is this one: you self important fucks would find something else to complain about anyway.

What Ben pointed out is a large part of it imo.
SH is mostly porn and obscure niche stuff that would have a hard time finding following anywhere.
Neither of which are particularly productive for comments.
So the readership is like it is.

And in the end, you can always write you book in a way that makes people want to state their opinion on it.
Being predictable doesn't make a novel unreadable, but if it's clear what's going to happen, then what point is there in saying something.

I don't deny porn and niche stuff. But to me SH is a place for half hearted writing efforts.
There are so many abandoned or dropped good novels here that it makes one sad.
That's why I am here. I am working full time and have people need me at home. Thus this is my half hearted writing effort that can be paused or abandoned at any time.
So seeing other good stuff that have already been dropped and abandoned, I can't help but think.
Would the authors have fared better if there were some good reviews under their belts?

 

[greyblob]

Would the authors have fared better if there were some good reviews under their belts?

no. but if you're so adamant about it, why not do it yourself? or simply start a review-for-review thread

 

[Degoneth]

no. but if you're so adamant about it, why not do it yourself? or simply start a review-for-review thread

I am going to do it in two months. Have 4 projects on me right now with a due at February.
Still thanks You just spoiled my 5 seconds of actually sentential moment.

 

[greyblob]

I am going to do it in two months. Have 4 projects on me right now with a due at February.
Still thanks You just spoiled my 5 seconds of actually sentential moment.

iam the ruiner of joy. I've been thinking about going around and leaving a bunch of negative reviews, but haven't bothered to actually do it yet

 

[vish]

I've a reader called @SerikoLee, he's really nice guy. He reviewed my story, when it was just at ch3 and pointed out a mistake that was a bit bummer for the novel. When I updated my story he even bothered to update his review too, so as to not ward off the readers. Such nice people also hang out in scribble hub, so it isn't just about helping Abdul from Philippines, it is also a place to learn and practice. At least those are my thoughts. You might get such helpful readers later who can help you grow your skills.
You should check out his novels too, they're good: https://www.scribblehub.com/series/292180/the-time-i-got-reincarnated-as-a-seraph/

 

[BenJepheneT]

In my country mcdonalds isn't cheap, and I always review restaurants I order at

You third world peasants always find a way to make it about yourself

 

[EternalSunset0]

I've a reader called @SerikoLee, he's really nice guy. He reviewed my story, when it was just at ch3 and pointed out a mistake that was a bit bummer for the novel. When I updated my story he even bothered to update his review too, so as to not ward off the readers. Such nice people also hang out in scribble hub, so it isn't just about helping Abdul from Philippines, it is also a place to learn and practice. At least those are my thoughts. You might get such helpful readers later who can help you grow your skills.
You should check out his novels too, they're good: https://www.scribblehub.com/series/292180/the-time-i-got-reincarnated-as-a-seraph/

Cool. Seriko's been pretty nice to me too, so that's a +1 from me too.

 

[Degoneth]

You third world peasants always find a way to make it about yourself

Chill out boy. Cheap is a relative term and poverty is a real thing especially in first world countries.
No need for hate.

 

[Deleted member 57675]

Is it harder to get reviews on SH than other platforms?​

Then I realized SH stories have far more reviews than for example RR stories.

Maybe its late night but sounds...contradictory?

My story is new and it has not started to cover all the tags yet. Still I would have appreciated reviews out of curiosity.

15 chapters...story too young. Its like a baby just popped out. How do you expect we judge their personality for life when they just came out?

Then while reading the thread again I realized there are many people just review here but not on the story review page. There are even people that send reviews as direct messages.

Would you honestly thirst for reviews so much, even if one was a really sour review? Many ask for review but not many ask for honest review...both good and bad. You might not hear what you want to hear.

Alas, maybe you are just lazy like me. I too haven't written any comments yet

Yes. That being said, your synopsis didn't pull me in but story chapter wise seems interesting. Will bookmark it if i ever do go back to reading more

Want review swap? Go Wattpad. Last remembered, people will message you out of nowhere to read and for story likes. There was also some thread before 'bout review swap on here...

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Comment swap

I know that most people don’t like to review, so how about a comment swap instead? I’ll read your story and comment if you read mine and comment. No one liners, please. You can find my story here: https://www.scribblehub.com/series/370042/sign-of-the-times/ Summoned Zero: Isekai of Dungeons...

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[Bartun]

I checked it just now. It looks good actually. You have good ratings too.
You said you are rewriting it in somewhere. How was it last time?

Thanks! I just checked on you too! Yeah, I can't complain about my ratings, my only complaint is about the feedback and the comments.

Well, Royal Road is even worse, with just a quarter of the views and even fewer comments. Wattpad.com is a joke, at least for me, I didn't even get 50 views, Inkitt.com is interesting, people there is really nice and they offer review swaps, I was not able to review other people's job, I barely have time to write my own novel, but maybe you can and get some reviews for you.

 

[Degoneth]

Maybe its late night but sounds...contradictory?

Yes, it was contradictory. I have edited that part. Thanks.

15 chapters...story too young. Its like a baby just popped out. How do you expect we judge their personality for life when they just came out?

No, not 15 chapters. 15 more chapters which mean 20 - 30 chapters (including essays) with an average word counting of 1500. It would make 30k - 45k words. Most people consider 100k words enough for the first volume of a web novel. So more than 1/3 of it should be enough for a short review at least?

Would you honestly thirst for reviews so much, even if one was a really sour review? Many ask for review but not many ask for honest review...both good and bad. You might not hear what you want to hear.

You are right on the spot with this one. The main reason I am publishing in SH is that I don't want too many trolls writing sour reviews on my still budding first novel. I can handle a few but not on RR level

Maybe I should say what I thirst for is reviews on my grammar exactly. I want to know how bad I am from the point of view of a native speaker.

Yes. That being said, your synopsis didn't pull me in but story chapter wise seems interesting. Will bookmark it if i ever do go back to reading more

The synopsis that didn't pull you in is really good feedback actually. I would be happy if you elaborate more.

Is it the story described in the synopsis just not your style or something else?

Want review swap? Go Wattpad. Last remembered, people will message you out of nowhere to read and for story likes. There was also some thread before 'bout review swap on here...

As I said it is early for now. But even if I am going to do it I would limit it with SH at first. There are at least 10 SH novels that I am going to review in a month or two. Not to swap bur I really think there are just too many underappreciated novels here.

Well, Royal Road is even worse, with just a quarter of the views and even fewer comments. Wattpad.com is a joke, at least for me, I didn't even get 50 views, Inkitt.com is interesting, people there is really nice and they offer review swaps, I was not able to review other people's job, I barely have time to write my own novel, but maybe you can and get some reviews for you.

Before I have posted Lonely Mountain on SH, I made a serious search just to decide where to post my first novel. So in the end everyone agrees that if you are a hobbyist SH is much better than RR and WP. So I don't post on any other platform than SH yet.
Maybe later, after a good bunch of feedback and serious edits, I may post somewhere else too.

 

[Deleted member 57675]

No, not 15 chapters. 15 more chapters which mean 20 - 30 chapters (including essays) with an average word counting of 1500. It would make 30k - 45k words. Most people consider 100k words enough for the first volume of a web novel. So more than 1/3 of it should be enough for a short review at least?

Right now, there's 10 chapters out on SH that a reader can see and read. Who knows if 1/3 or 2/3 in and the story changes 360 degree?

You are right on the spot with this one. The main reason I am publishing in SH is that I don't want too many trolls writing sour reviews on my still budding first novel. I can handle a few but not on RR level

2 types of review: one is encouragement, the other analyzes down to flaws and pros. One doesn't really help improve and the other is maybe rarely done right so it comes off more discourteous than it helps. There are rare reviews done well that can give good insight but who wants to, cause they can become synonymous with the latter mentioned above?

Maybe I should say what I thirst for is reviews on my grammar exactly. I want to know how bad I am from the point of view of a native speaker.

So is it just feedback on grammar, and less feedback on plot? Could be done, but wouldn't that be better feedback through comments? Grammar is often an ongoing fix for native and non-native english writers. To write a review on it means it would be outdated after the next fix.

The synopsis that didn't pull you in is really good feedback actually. I would be happy if you elaborate more.

Is it the story described in the synopsis just not your style or something else?

Lost interest at the first glance. Synopses are something quick for one to read and decipher whether to continue reading or skip.

Its a wall of text. Between the two lines is your actual synopsis. Its easier to read when each paragraph has some spacing in between so it doesn't come off as one giant blob. That specific part in synopsis does sound interesting. Some sentences were bit mouthful to read.

As I said it is early for now. But even if I am going to do it I would limit it with SH at first. There are at least 10 SH novels that I am going to review in a month or two. Not to swap bur I really think there are just too many underappreciated novels here.

Neat.