/lit/ - Literature

>>20634823
Sometimes that's how it goes. At chapter 18 I had 18 followers. I remember it specifically because on the release of that chapter I lost a follower and gained three, and the one that bounced left my only 0.5 star review. I have gradually clawed my way up with followers, while losing some here and there as the themes of the story pissed them off.

Aside from shilling here when it was first releasing I have done 2 shilling posts on reddit when I released chapter 32, which was the end of the first part of the story. One on /progressionfantasy, the other on /litrpg - those got me 10 followers. Then I made 1 comment on the RR forums shilling at around chapter 70ish, I dunno if that's gotten me any, but who knows, I wouldn't be surprised if it got me nothing. You should be writing for you, first and foremost, people will come if you keep plugging away but your focus should be on your story and making it the best story you can.

Worry about seriously marketing once it's fully complete and you're releasing it to paying customers on Amazon or somewhere. Reading your blurb you seem to understand that this is a cumulative endeavor: the more stories you write, the more reach you'll have.