I strongly believe in narrow focus. It's very hard for readers to find the kinks they're re interested in if you sprawl too much, even with "just"...
I find that if a story contains lots of images (1+ per chapter), I start glossing over the text and just look at the images. Doubly so if they're...
Fun fact! And the dynamic holds for erotic story writers like ourselves! If I post the title and a synopsis of my story to CHYOA and then say "now...
All good points! I want to zoom in on this part of your post, and provide some supporting arguments for my basic point of "models have to do at...
Everyone needs a kick in the butt sometimes. :)
"And you're sooo strong, even though your days consist entirely of vegging out watching anime and playing MMORPGs!"
Yes, you do. Chop chop!
Sex with my 3 favourite celebrities. Obviously???
Same thing happens when you accidentally try to enter tags in the "follow-up question" text box. Very annoying. :P
This is indeed the common consensus. Readers do not only commonly skim right past dialogue tags, but excessively detailed dialogue tags can also...
I've been keeping meticulous track of likes and views on my current story over the past 2.5 months, while posting a new chapter on most days....
Ah, yes. I agree that the plot of each individual branch needs to be a linear progression that stands on its own. Pretend the other branches don't...
If only you'd let it marinate for a week! ;)
Ooo, good question! I can't think of a universal "oh my god why didn't I think of this one simple trick???" solution that makes the entire...
But you have to convince people people to make that first click to even have a chance of turning them into loyal readers. Every person who sees...
At the time of writing, there are a whopping 26,619 stories on CHYOA. So how do you make sure your once-in-a-generation masterpiece stands out in...
(Not my joke, but I wish it was.)
"Write horny, edit after you've jorked it." --Ernest Hemingway
Story approval generally takes about a day, but that's not a hard and fast rule, it depends on admin availability. Chapter approval is done by...
Shame on you for not giving your female characters pockets!
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