RoyalRoad vs Scribble Hub

[Overlord_Venus]

well, honestly speaking, none of the two platforms are good for my book since it caters to a niche audience. SH is good for rookie authors but like others mentioned above, it would be difficult for you to gain any monetary value out of it. On the other hand, you have a high chance of gaining some monetary advance for your book in RR but the community there is quite harsh. Moreover, unless it's litrpg, it would take you many months if not years for your book to gain a sizeable audience. It's the same for Webnovel where I migrated from. Readers there read pretty much everything but when it comes to support, just forget about it, they might even choose to read from pirated sites for the most part. You also would be needed to post every day just to gain a small audience if your book is not romance and doesn't have any golden words in its title.

 

[AliceShiki]

You definitely should try RRL ! Haters will be inevitable, but like I said before, the community isn't stupid there. People know how to make the difference between a work that gets bad ratings because it's lacking and a work that gets bad ratings just because "reasons". Most people don't pay attention to ratings. They pay attention to reviews. And yes, clearly, you won't get the same audience on RRL than on SH, but you don't lose anything at trying to widen your audience by posting on as many platform as you can. Moreover, the rare readers you gain on RRL when your story doesn't fit the RRL niche will tend to be more active and loyal than your average reader

Ah, I never cared for ratings, I just heard stories of people that got flung waves of insults just because they were writing gay romance... I don't mind harsh constructive critiscism, but I have always been bad with open hostility.

And it doesn't help that the adms don't make it easier on the author by not giving the proper genre for them to label their novels as, so... Yanno... >.>

I mean, geez, someone once linked me a thread in their forums suggesting yaoi/yuri genres and it was rejected because yaoi/yuri are, according to the adms of RR, too often associated with pornographic stuff.

If that's the problem, why not add Lesbian/Gay Romance genres!? *flips table*

So... When I hear that the community is hostile against those genres, and when I see that the adms either don't help, or actively make the situation worse... I tend to have a very bad impression of the site... >.>

That said, I do have the dream of making a living from writing, so... I'll post it anywhere that I may get patreons~ *whistles*

 

[Nanakawaichan]

A little bit out of topic, but I do believe if your readers get confused, then it mean the explanations were meant to be included in the story. Glossary should be used for recaps, abstracts, non-crucial details. As a reader, I wouldn't want to have to refer myself to a glossary to understand a story. But if the story is engaging, then having a glossary is a pro, as I would naturally want to know more about the characters or the world. But it absolutely shouldn't be necessary. Anything necessary for the comprehension of a story has to be included in the story, not as a bonus. The trick is just to avoid info dumps.

I have included it in the story from the beginning and they complained because I had too many explanations that interupting the plot. Well, I will try to cut it as short as possible...

 

[Nerodith]

I have included it in the story from the beginning and they complained because I had too many explanations that interupting the plot. Well, I will try to cut it as short as possible...

Yeah, that's an info dump. The issue isn't necessary the length of your explanations, but the way they are included. Here's an interesting thread on How avoid info dumps if it can help.

 

[Nanakawaichan]

Yeah, that's an info dump. The issue isn't necessary the length of your explanations, but the way they are included. Here's an interesting thread on How avoid info dumps if it can help.

Thank you for your advice