I think I’ve become the hero of a second-rate web novel
Chapter 1: Marked for Greatness, Born a One-Star Most web novels classify their content using “tags.” Rather than categorizing them under a single genre, they list the specific themes or elements featured in the novel. This allows authors to more easily attract readers who are looking for certain tropes, and readers can more easily...
Chapter 1: Marked for Greatness, Born a One-Star Most web novels classify their content using “tags.” Rather than categorizing them under a single genre, they list the specific themes or elements featured in the novel. This allows authors to more easily attract readers who are looking for certain tropes, and readers can more easily find stories that match their tastes. Each tag can be considered a kind of “micro-genre.” Take, for example, a novel tagged with the three words “regret,” “despair,” and “obsession.” Someone seeing these three tags for the first time might find it hard to imagine what kind of story it is. But after reading a few novels with overlapping tags, they’ll get the general idea. “Ah, so this is the kind of story it is,” they’ll think. “Regret,” “despair,” “obsession.” T
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