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>>21957502
I think you’ve got an interesting idea. And again, building a base before traditional publishing is a really good idea.

I think the biggest caveat to consider is that a web novel and a traditional novel are two different mediums, especially considering your web novel has 400k words. (Split the difference and say your average novel has 100,000 words, you nearly have four books worth.) if/when you adapt to a traditional novel you either have to adapt the works so that 1/4th of your web novel fits neatly into a regular book, (with all the hallmarks of a satisfying conclusion of a first novel). Or you will have to adapt your work to the novel format which means you will essentially be writing it from the ground up again. (You could edit what you have down, but that will take some time and skill.)

And interesting idea might be to have your main web novel be its own series, and then write another new novel, with the same protagonist/world but going on a different adventure.


As for self publishing. I’m usually against it, especially if you already have a following for your webnovel. But if you do go for it, avoid anything where you pay for it to be published. And be prepared to market yourself.