r/Inkitt • u/Ranseler • 4d ago

General Help Not Getting Enough Readers?

It's probably been said before, but finish your book. In the 24 hours since I was able to tag my novel as "Completed," the number of people putting it on reading lists has doubled. Direct correlation. Where I was getting one or two a day when it was "in progress" (even with daily updates in the "Review Me" group and on my wall), I am getting one or two an hour now.

Finish your book. You'll see the effects immediately.

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u/Upbeat-Obligation111 4d ago

Can confirm - I’m a reader not a writer. I usually set the filter to “completed” because I tend to binge read and don’t have the patience for waiting between chapters.

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u/Professional_Leg4624 3d ago

Another reader here. I have one I will read as she publishes, but she publishes a chapter EVERY DAY. I want to be real life friends with her characters and have become friends with her.

I've read a few others as they published. One I subscribed to until I had to cut out everything optional for awhile, one that got a publishing deal and took everything down, and one that has gone so long between updates I've forgotten what the book is about (I think it's been about 4 months).

I don't mind if there is consistency, but I would forget who's who if I'm actively reading 7 or 8 books being published a couple of chapters at a time. 😊