Uh. After A LOT of time, I finally managed to finish this design for Egel, a character from my novel "Malicious Compliance: The Necromancer who hated his script"

If you remember my other post, I posted two designs.

One being more 'realistic' and another one more 'anime-like'.

In the end, since I couldn't decide, I made them as two sisters. Egel (muscle mommy) and Regel (the tomboy).

This is a short extract where Egel appears: 

"Then, there was Egel, leaning against the doorframe with her arms crossed. Flaming red hair tied in a short ponytail, sharp blue eyes, and a physique sculpted in marble that oozed athletic power. She wore combat wraps around her generous chest and baggy martial arts pants. She was the group's tomboy, the rough-around-the-edges but secretly in love childhood friend.
"Tsk," Egel scoffed, spitting out a piece of a toothpick she was chewing on. "If that idiot thinks he can get away with disrespecting the guild and Lucy, he's dead wrong. Give me five minutes with him, and I'll smash his depressed face in with a roundhouse kick. He doesn't have the stats to survive a real physical brawl."

Hope you like her, and I also hope that this design matches the vibes of the extract

Any tips or suggestions will be really helpful for me and future designs.

Title - Borrowed Lives

Genre- Litrpg, Progression, Isekai, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Strong lead

Synopsis---

June died on Earth. Now he's dying somewhere else.

He wakes in the body of a knight in a city under siege, and within the hour, he’s dead again. But death isn’t the end. Each time he dies, he’s thrown into another life, forced to fight and survive through borrowed lives that were never his.

At first, it’s just survival. But the more lives he lives, the more the world begins to crack. The line between who he is and what he becomes begins to break. Because with every death, June isn’t just surviving. He’s becoming something the world should be afraid of.

What to expect---

[+]20k+ words already published

[+]Action packed, perfectly paced

[+]Epic and large scale battles

[+]Progression over multiple lives

[+]Many races and classes June can become, from a fire-spitting dragon to a wandering magician

[+]7 chapters a week (until writhathon ends)

What not to expect---

**[+]**A bad novel

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Note: Cover made using AI (Excuse: I am just a teen. I do not earn so I can't afford an artist and I don't want to sully the art of painting by doing it myself)

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Now that the professional shit is outta the way I will tell you myself why you should read this.

--It's action packed but not unintentionally action packed, everything has a reason.

--Not all battle are won through strength, June actually uses his brain to solve things. He actually finds unique solutions.

--Side characters are not just gonna glaze him saying how "could he do that", "I didn't think of this, how did he" when he does the most basic shit.

--It isn't an Isekai just for the sake of being one, it actually matters.

Imo I could write a whole chapter 2k words long on whyvyou should read this but I will just stop here. I will say just read the first two chapters (4k words) you will find almost everything I have said.

p.s--the prose might not be the best thing you have ever read but it's definitely more than readable.

I might as well tag this as self promo but wow

https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/148888/falling-leaves-book-1-autumn-song-a-dark-progression

Ser Gold the Golden is the perfect knight in every way. Crowds adore him, legends follow him. But behind the radiant armour lies a man who despises the very people who praise him. When the king orders him and his brother to escort a condemned criminal to the capital for execution, Gold sees it as nothing more than another display of his greatness. Yet the mission won't be as easy as Gold expects... (Making for writathon)

https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/160660/the-golden-knight

Hey everyone,

I’m preparing to launch a new web novel (for the Writathon Challenge 😁), and I’d really appreciate some honest, critical feedback before I post it.

My main goal right now is to make the title, blurb, and cover as clickable as possible, because let’s be real, those three can make or break a novel’s initial traction. I’m not talking about story quality here (that comes later), but whether someone actually clicks in the first place.

Hopefully that makes sense 😅

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Target audience:

• System novel readers
• Fans of manipulative / mastermind MCs
• People who enjoy long-term setups and payoffs

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Title

I Grant Systems… But I Can’t Cultivate

(Or maybe: I Can't Cultivate... So I Grant Systems)

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Blurb

Shen Mo lost his path to cultivation.

But he found another.

Not for himself—

For others.

He doesn’t cultivate.
He grants Systems.

To the ambitious.
To the ruthless.
To the ones who will never suspect the man behind their sudden power is the weakest person alive.

His first mistake?

Choosing the wrong person.

Now the systems are evolving.
The wrong person is rising.
And the shadow manipulator who can’t even open a meridian might be the only one who can stop the monster he created.

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What to expect:

• A hidden manipulator MC who pulls strings from the shadows while everyone else thinks they’re the chosen one
• Completely unique Systems tailored to each user’s personality, flaws, and ambitions
• A brand-new cultivation path forged through blood, brutal failure, and ruthless experimentation
• Long-term strategies and payoffs that span dozens of chapters
• Daily updates

What I want feedback on (please be as honest as possible):

1. Would you click this? Why or why not?
2. What vibe does the title give you? Does it feel interesting or confusing?
3. Does the blurb hook you, or does it feel vague/overwritten anywhere?
4. What kind of story do you expect from this? Does that sound appealing?
5. If you had to change one thing first, what would it be?

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I’m not looking for politeness—I want to improve this before launch.

Thanks in advance to anyone who takes the time to critique 🙏

Finally, after more than a year of planning, more than 2 months of posting, and 50 chapters, I finally have my first book / arc posted, yay!!

Okay, right. I decided to write this post to share my experience, but I’ll probably end up rambling a bit. Maybe it will serve as some sort of guide or help to anyone thinking about posting on RR.

First and foremost: context. I love writing. No, seriously, it’s like my favorite thing in the world. It’s almost therapeutic to me. I get lost in my own words, I imagine everything, I create worlds and let my mind wander in them. Sometimes I think about horror stories, and then I lose sleep because I get scared of my own ideas.

I started writing fanfiction, a little something here, a little something there, and then I discovered RR. I binge-read every guide and post I could find about the site and publishing there. But I didn’t know how to explain some things I wanted to, eh, do on my own? So I thought, okay, I’ll write a story, post it there, try some different things, and see how the numbers tick up on the website. Of course, I had a backup plan in case my story happened to win the magical lottery of success, and a bigger plan outlined. But I knew that my routine and day-to-day life would probably get in the way.

So, I took most of my vacation and spent it writing and revising at least 50 chapters. That would be a complete arc and would give me at least 2 months of RR to run some experiments. I ended up writing 84 chapters, which was the complete first arc and about 60-70% of the second arc, although I will only post the first arc on the site right now. I don’t have the time to keep writing and maintaining the story at the quality bar I want. So I will save the second (and further arcs) for when I have the time.

But, with that being said, here are some impressions from someone who was a complete newbie about RR, posting, writing, and success there.

Writing off-meta will take a lot more effort to get the numbers.

This is sad, but we need to take the rose-colored glasses off. If you’re doing something a little different, you will have to pull your own weight. I like to think that it’s playing the game on hard mode.

Know your audience.

Over time, I started to notice little things from the people reading my chapters, even if they didn’t say a word. The views always increased a lot on the weekends. The interludes, in the beginning, were the ones with the least views; in the end, they were the ones with the most. Specific chapter titles helped more than generic ones.

Reviews and shout-out swaps may be good, but are situational.

I felt that regarding my work, the swaps didn’t give too much. But I didn’t feel like the problem was the concept itself; instead, the book needed different kinds of pushes before the swaps, and that’s fine.

You will learn what works best for you.

This is related to the last topic. When you try different strategies, you will see the numbers react in a certain way or not. For instance, compared to swaps, I felt that sharing on Reddit or the RR forums didn’t give an immediate boost, but helped keep the views steady.

Regarding the “writing” part itself: be consistent.

For me, what worked was setting a daily goal to write a certain number of words. Don’t worry too much about mistakes and quality at first. These are things you can correct when you edit the chapter. But it’s important to remember: you can’t edit a blank page.

And the most important of it all: don’t give up on your story.

The most interesting thing for me was that my numbers, even though they’re still very small, kept growing steadily as I kept posting chapters. After the first month, I dropped completely from marketing the story: no posts, no swaps, not even a call to action. At first, the number of views per chapter dropped about 30 to 40%. But funnily enough, now it’s catching up, and the number of favorites and followers rose. I like to think that I got a few dedicated readers.

In the end, that’s it. I think I’m happy at the end of the experiment, because I never waited for success. I kinda hate the marketing part of things. Guys, I’m awkward, I’m not very good at interacting with people, even on the internet. In fact, I would say especially on the internet, as I will be overthinking and analyzing every word and interaction. I envy those who are naturals at that—seriously guys, how do you manage it?

All that to say, I'm so grateful for my readers. When I look at those numbers, I can’t believe a dozen people liked something that came out of my head. You guys are nuts!

But enough rambling. If you read this, thank you. If you read even a single chapter of my story, thank you. And if you stuck with it to the end, there aren’t enough words to express my gratitude.

If you want to check out the completed Arc 1, here is the link to Which Girl * Witch: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/149216/which-girl-witch

This is the story of 16-year-old Nova Grey, who has transmigrated to a new planet called Blue Star. In a world where everything is determined by talent, Nova has a secret: he has a System.

Low talent? Don't worry, just add points. Low cultivation? Just add points. Low skill proficiency? Just add points.

Everything is dependent on adding points.

Five hundred years ago, Blue Star was invaded by fierce beasts through massive space cracks. Since then, an influx of Aura has transformed every living and non-living thing, turning the planet into a dangerous wilderness.

Hey guys, this is my first novel! I hope you enjoy Nova’s journey to the peak. I’m new to this, so please bear with me—if you spot any mistakes or have suggestions on how I can make the story better, let me know! Follow along to see how far Nova can go.

link = Get Infinite upgrade system from start

I have a book that I wrote a few years ago now and published on KU.

It didn't sell well (Mostly friends and family got it) and tbh reading it back I would really like to give it another go now that I have a lot more experience writing.

Should I unpublish it from KU, give it a big go over and post it on RR, which I have found to be a much for fulfilling writing experience posting my current work Said current work

Hey there, everyone!

Thought I'd promote this book a little bit, as I've just released the first three chapters on Royal Road, and am ready to drop at least 2 chapters every week until completion.

If you like magic, 50s noir detectives, horror, and thrillers, then I think you'll really love this story. This is my first venture into fiction writing, so I can't wait to see how readers respond and react to the story as it unfolds! And thank you in advance for giving the story a read; it truly means a lot to me!

Here's the link to the story: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/160796/cigars-incantations