This is a collection of thoughts after reading some online novels of different genre and chapter progress along with personal point of view.
These criticisms are not pointed to the authors of the respective novels, rather it is a reminder for myself when I choose to re-read a few novels in my freetime.

Introducing three new punk sub-genres created by Henry Farquhar.

Martialpunk can be found in my novel "Deadliest Warrior."

Mar-Scipunk can be found in my novels "Ling Fei & Shadow Walkers."

Bellum Sacrumpunk can be found in "Ling Fei book one."

*    All work is fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, religion, community, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of author's imagination or used in a fictitious. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

*    This Novel may contain content of an adult nature. If you are easily offended or are under the age of 18, please exit now. The Novel is intended for adults only and may include scenes of sexual content, graphic violence. Reader discretion is advised.

*    All work is friction. Is not intended to hurt any religious, philosophical and communal sentiments. The author dose not support violence and not in any way or form.

*    Please read the genre and tags before reading. If you are easily offended by the below genre and tags, I do not recommend reading the novel.

Genre:- Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Harem, Mature, Tragedy, Mystery,  R-18

Tags :- Action, Adventure, Antihero Protagonist, Evil Protagonist, Netori, Nymph, Milf, Diverse Beings, Incest,  Ecchi , Kingdom-building, Power-hungry Protagonist, Nobles, Bloodlines, Necrophilia, Beastly, Demons-Angles, Devil, Wars, ****, High-fantasy, World-without-limitations etc.

The universe is the very proof of our existence may it be humans or any other beings, the existence which was born from the universe which governs the mortal beings are the “Children of Universum” that are Life, Death, Time, Space, Elements, Nature, Maya, Mana.

These “Children of Universum” are the entities which are immortal in the true sense and will be immortal until the destruction of the universe, the “Children of Universum” are the entities who are not affected by the mortal materials or any kind of mortal things like emotions, pain. This boon bestowed by the universe was unparalleled, “The boon of Imperium” the power to govern the mortal beings without the emotions, this was one of the main reasons for the “Children of Universum” govern the beings that are distracted by their emotions.

This is the journey of an “entity” who was indulged in the mortal world and his journey to have the ultimate power of knowledge and wisdom, to become immortal in a true sense, and to have the power to free his soul from the cycle of life and death.

X-X

"Stars, hide your fires; Let not light see my black and deep desires."

- William Shakespeare

* Please read the Disclaimer before reading the novel.
 R-18.

* There will be creatures and gods from very myth and stories, this is just not another normal harem plot,the story is dark, will have some gore, traumatizing and sexual content.

* You can also read this novel on SH.

* For the next two weeks the chapters will not be edited. do not hesitate to point out any grammatical mistakes or any mistakes can be commented as per the chapters.

Hi guys, I have a news to announce for you all. Those who are reading this novel from the very beginning may know that out protagonist named Yang Wei, but somehow this name didn't bring me satisfaction.
Like most of you, I am also the fan of eastern fantasy and love reading or writing stories of this genre, but I should be honest that I am not good at coming Chinese names. I have considered for a while, even though this novel's genre belongs eastern fantasy, it will contain a lot more than just eastern fantasy as there will be other fantasy elements to it as well.
So I decided to come up with a new name for our protagonist. I have given a lot of thought and finally decided on 'Leon'.
I hope you don't mind and continue to read and like the story as did till now. 
Thank you - Demon_star

What is death? Some fear it while others simply accept it, but does anyone understands it? Since the beginning of the universe, there is only one thing that is eternal, “Death”. 
A chance, a fate or simply a coincidence, a young boy in his dying moments gets a chance to become death itself. But the road to becoming death is hard, painful and lonely.
In this mysterious world roamed by Gods, Demons, Immortals, Beasts, Elves, and many other mythical beings,  Leon must undergo countless tribulations and become the shadow of darkness.   
“Some say, I have the power to change the world, or to simply destroy it. ‘I wonder!’ which one will it be or does it even matter? I will be called death regardless of the path I choose” – Leon     
"To become death, one must understand it, and to understand it, one must face it." – God of Death


Why, hello there! My name is Phoenix. You can call me Bird! Thanks for reading my humble novel!
Everyone who already read a few Wuxia, Xianxia or Xuanhuan novels can probably skip this preface. This is genre fiction. Even though I write in a future-like cyberpunk setting you probably will manage to understand most things.
For everyone else, welcome to the world of Chinese (inspired) fantasy. It is somehow very awkward for me to explain this genre but I'll give it a shot! Simply put it is Kung-Fu Fantasy: 
Martial artists develop supernatural skills through qigong-inspired meditation. These skills are used to defeat bullies, bandits, demons, dragons, and other mythical beasts.
So, they cultivate to become stronger? Yes and no. The ultimate goal is to understand the Dao (the way) and reach immortality and/or godhood.  The path to the peak of humanity is riddled with hurdles though, for example, with rivals or the lack of resources. To overcome those, the protagonist(s) gets stronger (duh). How the protagonist(s) develop varies from book to book. It could be through martial arts skills, enhancing the inner and outer strength, Daoist or Buddhist magics, spirit animals, or elemental spirits… Even gaming-inspired leveling systems exist. For this story, I will explain early on, how exactly it functions. Details and mysteries won't be revealed from the beginning, of course, but you guys should have a clear understanding of how it works without reading any other novels in this genre.
What is the Dao? Essentially it's everything, the universe, life and death, reincarnation for some. But it can be very small scale as well,  it's the way you behave, it's how you interact with people, it is how you fit into the world. It is literally EVERYTHING. No wonder there is a whole religion about it. I like this quote about cultivation and the Dao by the main character of the famous novel "I Shall Seal The Heavens" written by Er Gen:
"However, there is one thing that will never change, as far as I can tell. And that is… that I don't know what the Dao is. There are too many answers to the question. All I know… is that what I am pursuing is freedom and independence. To be free and unconstrained. That is my truth, and that is my Dao! In cultivating truth, what we cultivate… is the heart."
As the story progresses we will find out what the Dao means for our main character on her tedious journey. 
I hope I didn't lose ya'll with all this complicated nonsense! 'Cause I have to give a little more context to the story:
The genres Wuxia, Xianxia, and Xuanhuan are not interchangeable. To be honest it is really difficult to put my own story in strictly one of those categories. But I tend to think it's the latter of the three. Why does it matter? The most important thing is it does not play out in a fictional or real version of China. (Or does it? hehe.) But I very much borrow names, organization, and other terms of other novels that established a vague net of relationships. You will probably encounter some unfamiliar and some familiar names. But don't panic! I will explain their role when necessary. Trust me.
If you are confused at any point then just leave me a comment and I try to straighten it out. There is nothing more to add except to wish you a fun experience reading this novel! 

Your favorite bird
Phoenix - The Writing Birb

Follow Meadow Song, a 16-year old transfer student, delve into the darkness of Heaven’s Gate, capital of cultivation. Many people there aspire to ascend to Heaven but only a few know that the path to immortality is built on corpses. This glamourous city is home to all the classic factions of Wuxia-fiction. In this future-esque world, people learned to cultivate through artificial interfaces, so-called cyber spirits. How will Meadow, born with an innate grass-spirit, survive in this urban jungle?

Coverart by rom.ac

"I'm Dokja." [1]

I usually introduced myself to people like this, then the following misunderstanding would occur.

"Oh, are you an only child?"

"I am, but that isn't what I mean."

"Huh? Then?"

"My name is Dokja. Kim Dokja."

Kim Dokja (Highly Respected Only Son)—my father gave me that name to be a strong man by myself. However, thanks to the name my father gave me, I turned out to be just a normal single and lonely man. In short, it was like this: I was Kim Dokja, 28 years old, and single. My hobby was reading web novels on the subway.

"Then I'll go on my smartphone."

In a noisy subway, I raised my head reflexively. A pair of curious eyes were staring straight at me. They belonged to an employee from the human resources team, Yoo Sangah.

"Ah, hello." I greeted her.

"Are you going home from work?"

"Yes. What about Yoo Sangah-ssi?" [2]

"I was lucky. The manager went on a business trip today." Yoo Sangah sat down soon as the seat next to me became vacant. A subtle scent came from her shoulders, making me nervous.

"Do you normally take the subway?"

"That…" Yoo Sangah made a dark expression. Come to think of it, this was the first time I'd met Yoo Sangah on a subway train. Starting with Personnel Manager Kang to Finance Manager Han… There were rumors that Yoo Sangah had men from the company driving her home every workday. Yet unexpected words came from Yoo Sangah's mouth, "Someone stole my bicycle."

Bicycle.

"You commute by bike?"

"Yes! I have a lot of overtime these days and seem to be lacking exercise. It is a bit annoying, but it is worth doing."

"Aha, I see."

Yoo Sangah smiled. Looking closer at her, I could understand the feelings men held toward her. However, it was none of my business. Every person had a genre of life, and Yoo Sangah was someone who lived a genre different from myself. After the awkward conversation, we looked at our phones. I opened up the novel app I was reading on before while Yoo Sangah… What was this?

"Por favor dinero."

"Huh?"

"Spanish."

"…I see. What does it mean?"

"Please give me some money," Yoo Sangah replied proudly. Studying on the subway while going home… She truly had a genre different from me. However, what was the use of memorizing words?

"You're working hard."

"By the way, what is Dokja-ssi looking at?"

"Ah, I…"

Yoo Sangah's gaze was fixed on the LCD screen of my smartphone. "Is it a novel?"

"Yes, well… I am studying Korean."

"Wow, I also like novels. I haven't been able to read lately because I don't have time…" It was surprising. Yoo Sangah liked reading novels…? "Novels like Murakami Haruki, Raymond Carver, Han Kang…"

I thought so.

Yoo Sangah asked, "Dokja-ssi, what writers do you like?"

"You won't know even if I say their names."

"I've read a lot of novels. Who are the authors?"

At this time, it was really hard to say that I read web novels as a hobby. I glanced at the title of the novel in the app.

[The World after the Fall]

Author: Sing Shangshong. [3]

I couldn't say that I was reading 'The World after the Fall by Sing Shangshong.'

"It is just a fantasy novel. That… Well, like the Lord of the Rings…"

Yoo Sangah's eyes widened. "Aha. Lord of the Rings. I've seen the movie."

"The movie is good."

The silence continued for a moment. Yoo Sangah was looking at me like she was waiting for me to say something. Our conversation was becoming strained. So, I decided to change the topic. "It has been a year since I joined the company. This is my last year. Time moves really fast."

"Yes. At that time, we both knew nothing, right?"

"That's right. It seems like just yesterday, but the contract period is already over." I realized that I'd said something wrong when I saw Yoo Sangah's expression.

"Ah, I…" Yoo Sangah trailed off.

I had forgotten. Yoo Sangah received credit for a foreign buyer last month and was already promoted to a full-time employee.

"Ah, right. My congratulations are late. I'm sorry. Haha, I should've worked hard to study a foreign language."

"Ah, no Dokja-ssi! There is still the performance review and…"

I hated to admit it, but the sight of Yoo Sangah talking was wonderful. It was like the world's spotlight was shining down on only one person. If this world was a novel, the protagonist would be such a person. In fact, it was the inevitable result. I hadn't tried, but Yoo Sangah made an effort. I just read novels on the Internet, while Yoo Sangah studied hard. It was natural that Yoo Sangah would become a full-time employee, and that my contract would be terminated.

"That… Dokja-ssi."

"Yes."

"If you don't mind… Would you like to know the app I use?" Yoo Sangah's voice momentarily became distant. It felt like the world was far away. I braced my mind and stared straight ahead. A boy was sitting in the seat opposite me on the train. He was 10 years old or so. The boy held an insect collecting net as he sat next to his mother, laughing happily.

"…Dokja-ssi?"

What if I had a different life from now? I mean, what if my life genre was different?

"Kim Dok…"

If the genre of my life wasn't 'realism' but 'fantasy'… Could I be the protagonist? I didn't know. It would probably be unknown forever. However, there was one thing I knew.

"It is okay, Yoo Sangah-ssi."

"Huh?"

"It won't work even if you tell me the app." The genre of my life was obviously 'realism.' "Dokja has a solo life."

"Huh? What…"

"I am just someone like that."

In this genre, I wasn't a protagonist but a 'solo' person.

"The life of a solo…" Yoo Sangah had a serious expression on her face. I waved my hands to show it was really okay. I didn't know why, but this person was really worried about me. Maybe because she was part of the personnel department… I was already aware of my performance though.

"Dokja-ssi is really good."

"Yes?"

"Then I will live an ivory life."  [4]

Yoo Sangah seemed to have decided something as she turned back to studying Spanish. I gazed at her for a while before returning to the novel. Everything had returned to normal, but strangely, my scrolling of the novel didn't go well. Maybe it was because I realized the weight of reality that I couldn't scroll down.

At that time, a notification appeared at the top of my smartphone. [You have one new mail.]

It was from the author of 'Ways of Survival.' I opened the mail.

-Reader-nim, my novel will become paid from 7 p.m. This will be helpful. Good luck. [5]

[1 attachment.]

The author said he would give me a gift. What was the gift?

…Like my name, I was also a reader by nature. So, I was excited to receive the mail. Yes, it wasn't bad living as a reader. I checked the time. It was 6:55 p.m. I had exactly five minutes before the novel became monetized at 7 p.m. Then I opened up my list of preferred novels in the app. Since I was the only reader, I should leave a congratulatory comment and give strength to the author. However…

-The work doesn't exist.

I tried typing 'ruined' several times in the search box, but the result was the same. The bulletin board for 'Ways of Survival' had disappeared without a trace. It was strange. Had there ever been a case of a novel being deleted without notification when it was going to be monetized?

At that moment, the subway lights turned off, and the inside of the train became dark.

Kiiiiiiiik-! The subway train shook loudly and let out a metallic sound. It caused Yoo Sangah to scream and grab my arm. Then I heard the sound of other people getting stirred up. Yoo Sangah gripped my arm so tightly that I paid more attention to the pain in my left arm than the sudden stop. It took a dozen seconds for the train to stop fully.

Then I heard confused voices coming from everywhere.

"Uh, what?"

"W-What is this?"

In the dark, one or two smartphone lights turned on. Yoo Sangah still held my left arm tightly as she asked, "W-What is going on?"

I pretended to be unconcerned. "Don't worry. It isn't a big deal."

"Is that so?"

"Yes, it is probably a disturbance from a suicide. The engineer will soon make an announcement."

As I finished speaking, I heard the engineer's announcement, -Telling all passengers on the train. Telling all passengers on the train.

The loud surroundings became calm. I sighed and opened my mouth, "See, it isn't a big deal. Now an apology will air, and the power will come back on…"

-E-Everyone run away… Run…!

'What?'

There was a beeping sound, and the broadcast turned off. The inside of the train became a mess.

"D-Dokja-ssi? What is this…?"

A bright light flashed from the front of the subway train. There was a loud drumming sound followed by a pop. Something was heading this way in the darkness. It was just a coincidence that I saw the clock at this moment—7:00 p.m.

Tick, it felt like the world was stopping. Then I heard a voice:

[The free service of planetary system 8612 has been terminated.]

[The main scenario has started.]

This was the moment the genre of my life changed.


[1] Dokja= can mean only son or reader

[2] -ssi: -ssi (씨) is the most commonly used honorific used amongst people of approximately equal speech level.

[3] The author uses the name of his previous novel and his author name, but with slight changes. I decided to go with the actual novel translation name while keeping the author's different name for any fans of the novel.

[4] Sangah=ivory

[5] nim (님) is the highest form of honorifics and above -ssi.

Only I know the end of this world.
One day our MC finds himself stuck in the world of his favorite webnovel. What does he do to survive? It is a world struck by catastrophe and danger all around.
His edge? He knows the plot of the story to end. Because he was the sole reader that stuck with it. Read his story to see how he survives!

Author: Yang Chen（314）

When writing your webnovel, what "surface appearance" means is the packaging and appearance of your novel.

In our daily lives, we're well aware of the importance of packaging in influencing how well a product sells. Oftentimes, the packaging is even more important than the product itself. Yet, many authors tend to neglect their work on the packaging of their webnovel. They believe that this is the responsibility of the website staff, and that only the website staff can help design and beautiful their novel's page.

What authors don't realize is that no matter what website you post your novel at, you as an author can modify quite a lot about your novel's appearance. These factors are quite influential in the success or failure of your novel. Since improving your novel's surface appearance is vastly easier than improving the content of your novel, it could be said that this is especially important as well as efficient.

As for the surface appearance of your novel, it can be categorized into the seven types below.

1. Your novel's title

In your packaging, one of the most important elements is your novel's title. For any novel, in most normal circumstances, the reader will find out your novel's title before any other information about it. The title is the most important factor in whether a reader chooses to click on it and read your synopsis or not. It also helps the readers to understand the most important elements of your novel. And so, there's no need for me to speak any further about the importance of your novel's title.

In that case, what type of a novel title is a good one? I believe that a good novel title should accomplish the following points.

（1） Simple

Simple here refers to using easy to understand words that even elementary school students can recognize, rather than using some highly esoteric or difficult words that few people can read in order to sound fancy.

（2） Only English words in the title

Don't use a title with words from other languages. Nor should you have numbers, punctuation, or individual letters in your novel's title. This will make your novel title look more professional as well as make it easier for readers to search for your novel.

（3） Easy to read and remember

Perhaps "easy to remember" will make some authors confused, but actually, it's connected to being easy to read. A good novel title should flow quite well when people try reading it out loud. That's why you shouldn't use words that are difficult to pronounce. Otherwise, if readers can't even remember the title of your novel, how are they possibly supposed to remember your story?

（4） Not too long

This is also an issue about readability. If your novel's title is overly long, it's not easy for readers to search for it or remember the name. Normally speaking, the average book's title has around two to six words in it.

About the length of your novel's title, there's something else that needs to be noted. Amongst authors, there's a saying that the shorter your novel's title is, the better, because this helps your novel to be ranked farther in the front. In a way, this is correct, because many websites often put the novels with the shorter titles first when giving recommended reads on the front page, so the titles that are shorter will naturally be at the forefront. However, this alone shouldn't make us conclude that a shorter title is always better.

The influence of a novel's title has so many factors involved, and being on the recommended list is only a tiny portion. If you can have a better position on the recommended list, of course, that's a good thing, but if you choose a shorter title just for this, then you'll definitely lose more than you gain. Besides, even if you have a really short novel title, can you guarantee that there are other recommended novels out there that don't have equally short names? What if you're in the middle? Honestly speaking, there's no real difference in being at the left or in the middle of the recommended novels section.

（5） Not esoteric

When choosing your novel's title, it should be just like writing your novel. You should consider your general audience. And since you're writing a webnovel, your general audience would obviously prefer to read words in an easy to understand manner. If your novel title is overly esoteric or poetic, or sounds too philosophical, then your novel's popularity will be greatly affected. The majority of readers probably won't even click on your novel to read the synopsis.

（6） Appropriate bandwagoning
From a certain standpoint, bandwagoning can be advantageous. For example, since "Library of Heaven's Path" is a highly popular novel, perhaps you could write a book titled "Library of Hell's Path," which will naturally bring your novel some attention.

However, it's obvious that this actually isn't so much of a good thing for either the readers or the website, so it's quite easy for your novel to become suppressed if you bandwagon too much. For instance, if you really do call your novel "Library of Hell's Path," then it'll be quite difficult for you to receive a recommendation on the front page because it'll be too similar to the popular "Library of Heaven's Path." Not only that, there are also disadvantages for the author, because using such a copycat name will make some readers displeased as well, making it harder to attract some readers.

And so, that's why newcomer authors should only bandwagon appropriately and observe what type of novel titles are the most popular. Then, you should create your own original title that's similar in spirit but not in style.

（7） Express the uniqueness of your novel

A good novel title should express the uniqueness of your novel. The best-case scenario would be that your title expresses the main wish-fulfillment point of your novel. For example, a novel named "Returning to the Yuan Dynasty" can already tell you the two major information points that this novel is about returning to the past and historical fiction. Or, the famous franchise "Spiderman" tells you simply from the title that the story is about someone with spider-based abilities as well as being a superhero story.

In conclusion, when naming your novel, a good method would be to organize your novel's keywords and special vocabulary as well as all the most interesting factors in your novel, then categorize and modify them while seeing which point or points would be the best to put in your novel's name. Finally, come up with an excellent novel title based on the above seven points.


2. Choosing your genre to categorize your novel as

After choosing your novel's title, you should choose the specific genre your novel belongs to. Actually, perhaps it's not quite appropriate to use the word "choose" here, because the genre is really decided by the content of your story, not what you as an author choose.

About choosing your genre, the most important, and basically the only rule there is, is to "never do false advertising." That's because the end result of false advertising will be bad for everyone.

For example, even though you're clearly writing a novel about mystical abilities in a modern-day setting, you placed your novel into the alternate history genre. This way, readers that enjoy alternate history novels will happily start reading your novel but will leave disappointed, while readers that enjoy modern novels with mystical abilities won't even be able to find your novel by genre.

For most novels, it won't be difficult to classify its genre at all. However, there are some novels that have elements from multiple genre types. Perhaps your novel is both modern as well as xianxia, with science fiction and military added as well, and even fantasy. This doesn't mean that your story is bad, however, this type of story will often confuse the author. Just what overall genre should the author classify such a story under?

First of all, what you should consider is the matter of which story elements are truly the most important. This is the foundational issue at hand.

However, if you as an author really feel like all the elements are equally important, then you'll just have to make a decision and choose one genre on your own. There are two factors you should consider here. First is that popular genres will have more readers, and the second is that less popular genres will have fewer novels and thus less competition.

These two factors are a matter of not being able to have your cake and eat it too. For newcomer authors, you can choose a genre based on your own confidence in your novel's ability. But normally speaking, it's more recommended to choose a less popular genre to categorize your novel as.

All of the same could be said for your story's synopsis as well. Make sure that your story's synopsis matches the genre that it's supposed to be under.

If you’re confused about how to write a popular webnovel, perhaps this book will be able to help you out. 

This book contains articles written by the best editors in the Chinese webnovel industry. There are introductory guides, intermediate guides, and assorted topics, with different numbers of guides in each type. Each week, we’ll be publishing three guides. If you believe that these guides are useful, please let us know by leaving your reviews. We can adjust the update rate based on your feedback.

Author introduction:

314 (Yang Chen): He is China Literature’s general manager, Xiaoxiang Academy’s general manager, Qidian’s head editor, China Webnovel Literature Committee member, Jiangsu Province Webnovel Author Committee vice-chairman, and a qualified expert on all internet literature. He has discovered many popular topics and greatly helped the industry to expand, along with having personally advised many top-tier authors. He is from the first generation of webnovel researchers. Yang Chen started working in the webnovel editing industry in 2005, and is highly skilled at summarizing and analyzing the business theories behind webnovel literature and is famed for his outstanding creativity in the industry.

 Small Team Leader（Zhou Binglin）：Small Team Leader is a high-ranked general manager for China Literature, as well as the head editor for chuangshi.qq.com. He is originally from Guilin, Guangxi.

Small Team Leader is a top-ranked editor for original novels as well as a veteran web novel expert. He has helped to discover countless popular topics as well as frameworks and has advised numerous platinum-ranked authors. He’s also one of the first generation of web novel reviewers as well as authors.

"For me, to write in your diary as you were talking with someone else isn't strange. I think it feels good because it is like you can express all your hidden feelings." That was the thought of Cassiopeia each time when she was writing in her diary; she doesn't usually write in her journal, only when she has free time or when she has a strong feeling. She likes to use significant nicknames when she writes about some relevant members of her family. She also has been writing some phrases and thoughts on a lecture page.
"I don't take importance about the views and likes; I only want to express my feelings and thoughts. If I get some views and likes, it would be good but, if it doesn't happen, that's fine." Cassiopeia isn't too confident in her abilities; for example, she thinks some people write better, and their ways of writing are more attractive and catching than hers.
Sometimes she thinks that she is a student of everything but a teacher of nothing. When she was younger, she wanted to be a singer or a writer, but for her, it was easy to see that there were better people for those professions so, to write in a few phrases and to sing for their beloved ones was enough.
   Time for an anecdote: Sing, abilities, better.
When Cassiopeia was in her senior year of high school, there was a signing contest in her high school. The teachers of each classroom had to choose one person to represent the classroom, and other students can help her doing a choreography. The next week, each student sang in front of their classmates and the teacher to choose the best singer.
Cassiopeia was a bit nervous because doing something in front of many wasn't her favorite activity, but she wanted the opportunity to sing because she loves to sing. She sang with all of her strength, but the teacher didn't choose her. There was a better singer than her. Cassiopeia felt sad, jealous, and a bit upset because the chosen one didn't care about the contest; she only chose her song that day because she said she didn't have enough time to worry about an unnecessary competition. 
"To write in another language is a bit difficult; there are many words for the same thing, and I can't use some expressions because they seem meaningless." Cassiopeia thought that a bit angry. Cassiopeia was studying Spanish for two years, so to practice, she started to write in Spanish in her diary, she practices, and nobody knows what she writes; for her, it was a great benefit. She wants to learn more languages but first, she wants to improve her Spanish.
-This weather is too annoying, it is too hot. I want ice cream or a cold drink.- Cassiopeia says while she was searching in her cellphone a new story or book to read. Because he read a lot, he could read faster than before, so he ran out of reading material quickly. "I don't want to run out of reading material quickly; the stories and the books are interesting, so I want to read more, and when I realize I have finished the book." 
Cassiopeia loves any genre of books. However, when some genre takes her attention the most, she usually tries to read every book of that genre until another genre takes her attention; she read love, drama, comedy, police, adventure, and more books. She is very emotional when she reads a book; you can see Cassiopeia shouting, smiling, crying, laughing, and more but, she usually is quiet and calm with other things.
   Time for an anecdote: Cassiopeia, phone, a book, smiles, texting, a boy.
One day, Cassiopeia was reading a virtual book on her phone in the living room. Her family was talking near to her, so they were seeing her, smiling and laughing. Her uncle said: "Maybe she is texting with a boy.", some of her relatives agreed with him because it was natural in an adolescent. 
They were wrong because Cassiopeia was smiling and laughing at the funny dialogues of the book characters. A few minutes later, her relatives were still thinking that she was texting with a boy, but her uncle can't stand his curiosity, so he asked her: "Who are you texting to?" Cassiopeia looked at him and said: "I'm not texting, I'm reading a virtual book, it is interesting.", she also showed him her cellphone, which was full of words and any text. Cassiopeia felt a bit funny for the expression of surprise and disconcert of her uncle. After that day, her family doesn't ask her why she is smiling or laughing while she has her phone.
"When you sing or dance, it is not only relevant that you do it well, it also matters the feelings you express through them." Cassiopeia had that belief every time she danced and sang. When she dances, she smiles to express her happiness because she usually dances to happy songs or Latin songs. On the other hand, when she sings, she uses her voice and facial expressions to express the feelings or the meaning of the song. Singing well is good but, to express your feelings or the real singer's feelings is excellent.
-I usually don't care about the bad commentaries that people do about me because I know that they are lies; also, those people try to make me feel sad, but they are irrelevant in my life, so I don't care what they think or say about me. Besides, they don't have enough courage to tell me those thoughts or commentaries. For that reason, those commentaries are more irrelevant than at first.- said Cassiopeia one day when her friends told her that some of her classmates were saying bad things about Cassiopeia. Cassiopeia also said-If I cared about each bad commentary that some people said about me, I wouldn't be half of what I am now- That was true. However, no matter how many comments Cassiopeia heard, she was not an easy person to influence. 

Did you like to know about Cassiopeia? I hope you like it.

Being mature isn't synonymous with being able to face everything alone. At some point, you want the simple question of "Are you okay?" or even a little bit of concern. That's a common question but, at the same time, it's significant. That's a question wished by many though it may not seem like it.
Cassiopeia talks about her feelings and thoughts in a different way than usual.
Although this type of feeling isn't rare in a person, it does feel unique to each person, and she wants to talk about it without fear. Maybe in the process, she and you can discover something.
Would you like to listen to her? Her feelings? Her thoughts?

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This is a work of fiction. Names, events, businesses, places and incidents are products of the author's imagination. Any resemblance to person, dead or alive, or events is purely coincidental.
Do not distribute, publish, transmit, display, modify or copy parts of this story without the Author's permission. Remember, Plagiarism is a crime. Punished by law.

Author's Note:
This story is the first even novel I have written specially for those people who are fond of reading stories in this genre like me. Actually this is not my first attempt to write a novel. I have tried before to write a story that has the same genre to this, but unfortunately, I've lost my time, interest, and courage to continue writing that story due to some sort of reasons. However, since now I have time for things like this, I'm really trying to continue this story 'till the end for those people who are willing to give their time and effort to read this story that has also been a part of me. I hope you guys do enjoy reading this novel.
Please do vote and leave a comment for this story about your thoughts and reactions. Also, please do mention the errors. Everything from you all would be really appreciated. Thank you Guys!

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Romance is a very popular genre in Webnovels. The first thing that come to mind when we talk about romance are the CEO novels. Even though we don't want to admit it, they are the mainstream romance stories in the Webnovel website. 

So why do people love romance stories? I hope you find the answer while reading this chapter.

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FattyBai: No worries, was just a bit curious. It's always amazing seeing how the Romance genre basically dominates the site.

Parasection: and CEO stories.

FattyBai: So I was sort of curious what the demographics on the reader's sex were. But yeah, it's a fair assumption to say that the ladies rule the site, lol

WWFire: Readers gender stats r ambiguous, it is manipulatable after all.

FattyBai: Unless there's this hidden group of guys who have been starving for CEO romance novels (which would actually be funny).

Parasection: But the sacred texts.

WWFire: All I see are genderless alien. *derp emoticon*

reinesse ♥: kek.

FattyBai: How do we pull in the female readers in if we can't write a romance story? *cry emoticon*

Parasection: No choice but to write yaoi then.

WWFire: We who read these kind of fantasy novels don't live our lives correctly pal.

CailinMatthews: *ghost hug emoticon*

Parasection: Give in to the demons.

WWFire: That's why we escape reality sometimes. 

FattyBai: It's like being offered a big cake and unable to take a slice.

Zehell2218: I think male reader have their own chance and market.

FattyBai: For sure, but it'd be nice to tap into both sides.

Zehell2218: @FattyBai I think I'll make fantasy romance so I can attract both.

FattyBai: I mean, it's not a bad idea, but how do you split it up? 50% romance/50% dragon ball z?


Parasection: The fuq that sounds like an abomination.

FattyBai: It does.

Zehell2218: @FattyBai No it's 80% romance 20% action. *joy emoticon*

Noveljunky: Besides Romance, what else do females like to read?

Parasection: BL, yaoi, drama.

Zehell2218: Still BL is romance.

Anjeeriku: horror lol.

reinesse ♥: @Noveljunky xianxia I think.

Noveljunky: Mmm.

Zenith: Well, need too write romance...kek

Zehell2218: Do female reader like to read apocalypse novel? Quick question since I will make fantasy romance in apocalypse.

[A/N: Sis, did you forget that you're a girl too?]

Totally Not Nano: nah oof.

FattyBai: @Zehell2218 Aww, man. But then you have to develop characters and write meaningful dialogue.

Zenith: I am probably gonna f*ck up my time trying to make a romance story.

FattyBai: We like blowing stuff up and fighting baddies.

Zehell2218: cmon it will be comedy. *laugh emoticon*

Parasection: The best thing in a novel is character development humor and action romance can be on the side.

Anjeeriku: Romance can be a great sub genre.

Parasection: how does one even write romance? I don't know where to begin with that genre.

FattyBai: I'm a simple guy, I see plot and I drown it in martial arts and manly stuff. Of course, I don't know what feelings are. Can you eat them to increase your cultivation base? *think smart emoticon*

Parasection: I've never experienced romance so i'd fail the moment i'd attempt a story like that.

Zehell2218: Actually, I like to write fighting scene but without romance my reader will kill me. So...yeah I tag it as romance! *joy emoticon*

Parasection: Fight scenes are fun to write.

FattyBai: I'm trying to break through into the "Immortal lonely sperg" phase~

Zehell2218: Very sloooooowww romance.

Anjeeriku: Please no abusive ML @Zehell2218 They're disgusting. idk why women like to read them.

Zehell2218: @Anjeeriku I don't know if girls who read xianxia will read apocalypse novel too.

reinesse ♥: I wanna write a novel like it's not easy to be a man after traveling to the future.

Zehell2218: @Anjeeriku No I won't make abusive ML. @reinesse ♥ same *joy emoticon*

Totally Not Nano: @Anjeeriku *cough* TBWWM *cough*

reinesse ♥: And an actual xianxia novel with reasonable characters.

Zehell2218: But without the romance it's bland.

reinesse ♥: Like characters, especially main character who knows how to adjust because extreme pride is not good.

FattyBai: @Zehell2218 Baby Dragon Truer words have not been spoken, and that scares me.

reinesse ♥: Some villains are really brainless. they can scheme, but they don't have a reasonable reason to do so

Zenith: Kek.

Zehell2218: @Zenith gramps I have idea for fantasy romance lemme tell you after I finish writing and see if it's interesting or not.

Zenith: Get the MC u desire! Yeah @Zehell2218 

FattyBai: I fear becoming a more wholesome and fleshed out human being. Please no development.

Zehell2218: @Zenith It's ok. Just want to see if people will find this good or not. *joy emoticon*

Totally Not Nano: I think there's a formula in getting famous as a writer.

[A/N: Oh? Such formula exist? Teach me Senpai!]

Totally Not Nano: Let's debate about it. *thinking emoticon*

Parasection: The formula is write romance and you're set.

Totally Not Nano: Any genre + xxxxxxx = top 1.

[A/N: Today… I lost faith in humanity.]

Noveljunky: If you stare into the abyss, the abyss stares back.

Moonbirth: Write a lot. Write everyday. Post a lot everyday... write about what readers want to read about.

Anjeeriku: Write a lot. be a slave. Lol


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Elyon knew that "Romance" is not his strong point. He writes a fantasy story with romance, but he can't tell if the romance will be able to attract female readers. Out of curiosity, he asked some of his fellow authors the question "Why do you read romance stories?"

Here are their answers…

Kyosei: Because I am single. 

Reili: To fill my empty void of a love life.

Minrei: Because romance let you feel what is to be loved, plus it is universal you dont need to learn magic or cultivation in order to read.

Bajj: Due to lack of romance irl.

Murakami: I read because I enjoy the friction and conflict between the FL and ML. The insistence vs resistance is naisu.

Qin: I reads romance only for ideas and info.

VlassisBehrakis: I don't read romance novels.

[A/N: Oof I asked the wrong person.]

Elyon then  ̶a̶m̶b̶u̶s̶h̶e̶d̶ asked some readers about their opinion about romance novels.

Yin: I read romance novels because I want that kind of drama to happen to me in real life. But I know it will never happen haha.

A Certain Irresistible Meowlin: I wonder why? And I do read romance novels. Though the chance of me dropping them is also the highest out of all the genres. Every so often I come across a scene that makes me just want to squeal and fangirl. 

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Elyon decided to dig deeper and asked a few of his senior "romance authors" some questions about their reason for writing romance stories.

The first question is… Why did you choose to write Romance Stories?

Anjeeriku: I'm comfortable writing romance stories compared to other genres. I'm a helpless romantic person and I like novels that can invoke other people's feelings.

Bajj: First of all, I like reading romance story. It was the reason why I read books before and reading other genres comes after. All in all, due to these romance fiction books, I got the opportunity to read more great books with different genre.

MishaK: That's what I read, so write that too.

Zehell2218: Because as reader, I want to read romance novel so when I write, I write romance since my motto is I write what I want to read.

Ikazainudin: The easiest genre. Everyone can relate.

End_of_Era: It wasn't a full on Romance, it was slice of life with romance which I feel was necessary with progression of the characters.

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The second question… When you were making your ML and FL, did you imagine yourself as the lead of your story at any given point in time?

Anjeeriku: I would be a liar if I said no. There were instances that I'd put myself in my FL's shoes. Whenever that happens, my writing feels more passionate and truthful that sometimes it was hard to know where my fl starts and where I end. 

Shen Yi, LMD's ML was based on a person I've lost, The One That Got Away so it was sometimes hard not to self-insert whenever there were scenes that need to invoke feelings from readers. 

Bajj: I believe that every character the author was making and breathing life into it, a part of him/her is added to its character. But me imagining of being the ML/FL, never. I'm too pure for that. Kek

MishaK: Yes I did but sometimes. Otherwise you can't infuse emotions in your characters. It is important to understand your characters.

Zehell2218: Yes, I imagine myself as the lead. Of course, I tweak it a bit, such as in age and appearance. But mostly, the characteristics is similar to me.

Ikazainudin: FL and ML character based on what I want to be irl. Yup. I imagine that will be my love story.

End_of_Era: Yes, my leads had some ocassional self insertion.

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The third question… If you were to choose some other genre aside from romance, what would you pick?

Anjeeriku: Fantasy. I always look up to those authors who can write fantasy stories/novels well. I believe writing a fantasy novel is harder than writing romance. 

[A/N: Ahem! 10 points to Griffindor!]

Bajj: Horror/thriller/Action. Read GGGB godamnit! [Good Girl Gone Bad]

MishaK: I am writing a Fantasy romance aside from regular vanilla romance *smile emoticon*

Zehell2218: Fantasy, magical realism, fan fiction.

Ikazainudin: Psychological/horror and maybe children story.

End_of_Era: The new genre I'm writing is fantasy/violent .

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The fourth and final question… If you were to give a message to your beloved readers, what would it be?

Anjeeriku: I'm sorry for not being inconsistent with updates. Y'all know I love you, but a little consideration and patience as I face this rough patch in my life would be very much appreciated.

Bajj: Vote me please :* mass release comes after, deal?

[A/N: Oof!]

MishaK: Be responsible in reviewing the book you are reading. Authors love to listen from their readers. So talk to them.

Zehell2218: Beloved reader, your author here is working hard to provide your daily dose so pliz pretty pliz, read my chapter using paid SS since I don't get even a penny for free SS. 

Tips: use free SS on translation novel. The translator still get money and use paid SS on original novel so we can get a bit money to continue living *wink*

Ikazainudin: I want readers to know, that love, hope and miracles exist. Be open and value each moment of your life like the MC's did.


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Author's Thoughts

Hello Guys! I hope you enjoyed this chapter of WWCG. Personally, I've read a few CEO novels myself. I also read some FL stories like A Slight Smile Is Devastating (Love O2O), Hidden Marriage, Doomed to be Cannon Fodder, Transmigrator meets Reincarnator, A Mistaken Marriage Match: A Generation of Military Counselor, There Is an Angel in That Church (short story), Eight Treasures Trousseau, Grabbing Your Hand, Dragging you Away, A Mistaken Marriage Match: Record of Washed Grievances…

Ai~ there's a few more that I won't add to the list because it will create a wall of text. Well anyways, the reason why I read these stories is to get an idea on "WHY" the ladies love to read them.

Let's just say that it's a unique way to see a world in the eye of a lady (if you are a man of course). When done properly, the execution of the story can capture the hearts of anyone, even male readers. I believe that no matter what gender you are, as long as you find the story interesting then it doesn't matter whether you are a guy or a gal no?

Perhaps, when I'm not too busy to write my stories, I'll once again pick a romance novel to read. Hopefully, I will find another hidden gem that will bring unexpected surprises to anyone who are lucky enough to find them.

P.S I would like to thank my fellow authors, especially my senior romance authors who answered some of my questions regarding romance novels. 

To my senior authors, May the road rise up to meet you. May the wind always be at your back. May the Power Stones shine warm upon your face, and Spirit Stones fall soft upon your fields. (￣▽￣)ノ

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