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Constructive criticism is, by definition, criticism that is useful and beneficial. It is distinct from non-constructive criticism, which is not useful or beneficial, and instead usually exists as an emotional outlet for the critic. A piece of criticism is constructive if and only if it serves a...

You might take interest in this story. It even features a female rogue and a male paladin. On that note, you may want to note that 'rouge' is a type of makeup, and you probably mean to use the word 'rogue'.

Online stories just aren't the same as printed novels. The sweet spot for online chapters, I think, is around 1k-2k (where it would ordinarily be much higher). Chapters below 1k risk ending too abruptly, and chapters above 2k risk dragging on long enough to bore the reader. Printed books, and...

I don't think there's an inherent issue with writing characters that conform to tropes, especially in a context like CHYOA where many readers will be looking for heuristics to understand elements of the story (like a character's personality) quickly. After all, Tropes Are Tools.

How long does it take you to produce each of these?

174. Your aging landlord, apparently.

If the chapter truly is the only place the poll could be accessed from, it could always be manipulated by one user repeatedly voting for the same option. More likely, most of the voters probably don't have a CHYOA account.

If I ever grow breasts, I am not letting any of you near them.

Basically, you write small things that characters do, or descriptions of how they act, that align with their personalities and convey their emotions. Lines like "Emiru flushes red, and her eyes start to dart to avoid your gaze." are simple, but go a long way to give the reader the impression...

I also find it a stylistic choice. The best choice depends on the tone and structure of the story. Private stories don't benefit from open-ended chapter endings in the same way as public stories. Moderated stories might have specific philosophies about how contributors should divide up their...

Your writing flows well and you acknowledge the emotions, personalities and motivations of the other characters. Most CHYOA writers fail at these, so these strengths stand out. Even simple things like varying sentence structure and length and describing characters' mannerisms can make the...

Fiverr takes a 20% fee from the seller, last I checked, so for the writer to receive the agreed upon amount, you would need to pay an additional 25%. How much are you offering to pay, and in what currency?

No, payment needs to be the first thing you discuss. If you are expecting anything before that conversation, you are running a scam.

Squeal, huff, groan

The best way, I find, is to start with one thing - the point of the story, usually the premise - and iteratively expand by adding details. At this stage of writing you should be willing to write down anything that comes to mind, be it a plot twist for a plot that doesn't exist yet, or a sex...

Genesis beat me to it, but yes, tags are useless for their intended purpose. If you open the Science Fiction category, you find stories about science fiction. If you open the Science Fiction tag, you find stories that may have at least one chapter related to science fiction, buried somewhere...

Part of the issue with empty space is that one story with a long subtitle will push the whole next row down, so the gap is unnecessarily big everywhere else between those rows. This could be fixed by limiting the character counts of titles and subtitles.

Actually, there's no real benefit to publishing more than 3-5 chapters of story content (i.e. not worldbuilding/notes/etc) to begin with, aside from some game mode related exceptions. Users looking at a brand-new story will only expect as much. If you're trying to maximise your readership, you...

Not sure I want to participate in any of that.