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Jan 2021

Thanks a lot for this opportunity. My debut novel drops on my birthday about a week from now. I'll drop the link here when it does. I'll appreciate the reading and feedback too.
Right now it's got 7 chapters and about 11.7k words. I'm working on more and plan to daily releases. It's a long term project I've had in mind for a while so I honestly hope it turns out great

Important Update:

Assessments have been slow for a crucial reason... Virtual Bookshelf rebranded to Archdale!
You can read about it on our new domain at https://archdale.home.blog4

In addition to this, social media accounts for Facebook and Instagram were also added along with big changes to the community Discord server.

As Archdale, this online writing and reading blog and community is moving towards a more expansive and ambitious future. Thank you for your patience, and Archdale will now return to normal operations after this past week's lapse.

nixxed3, @Alkareel, @lunagraves714 - I've read all three of your stories, and you'll now find it listed on Archdale.

However, to everyone, please note, I just realized that I have to update all onsite links to the website because of the changed domain name and rebrand. So except for Alkareel and lunagraves's stories, all other Story Posts and 2019 Review links do not work currently.

I'm working on these fixes in the coming days.

I'd like to recommend my own two works as well as @hippieghost
When Souls Awaken is ongoing, and Never In Silence is completed.



The Aphuanian Tales is ongoing as well!

Thank you very much, bookkeeper(Archdale)! Your listing was insightful and has given me ideas on where to work on and improve.

Stories do not need to be complete, but it certainly benefits the author for the assessment score and higher visibility on the site.

12 days later

New Update:
I’ll be getting back to reading new stories soon. However, since my last post, I’ve been dealing with consequences from the rebrand and moving domains. I’ve settled on a strategy but have yet to finish implementing it.

I did however, post January’s Monthly Spotlight for those that are interested to check out the Archdale website. Also, I’m continuing with bullet-point feedback on the Discord and have a new story reviewed on there.

Thank you for your patience!

Oh my, that is really interesting and amazing! I checked out your blog and I enjoyed reading the January's Monthly Spotlight! I think it's really amazing you are doing these reviews and spotlights for novels from different platforms. :revolving_hearts: I hope everything will go well for you and good luck with everything!

In case you are still looking for new stories, I can really recommend this action-fantasy novel called "Crimson Bone" of a friend of mine. It has an amazing action packed story so far and it really deserves more attention!

And since I already started, I shall leave my fantasy-mystery novel here as well if you wish to read something about the schemes of Heaven & Hell. I just started posting chapters this year, so there isn't that much reading material for it yet but the story is picking up slowly but surely.

I would love to know what you think of mine.

Here's my story, I hope that you have time to read it and that you enjoy it.

This is late due to our website readjustments after the name rebrand, but thank you! I'm glad to hear you enjoyed the monthly spotlight post. :smiley: I'm always up for new stories, but I do go in order of how I receive them, so it might be some time before I can cover yours. Regardless, it will be done. :slight_smile:

And thank you to everyone else for the new stories! Archdale has just got back up onto its feet, so the story index is up and running again with new posts!

@Freemints30 Your story has been read and listed on Archdale Virtual Bookshelf. I find it interesting how quite a few stories on Tapas makes use of illustrated pictures along with their written story. Your pictures were very colorful and added to the mood and feel of the story.

You're very welcome! I will continue to check out your website since it's an amazing place to find new stories to read. :revolving_hearts:

Also, I am not bothered by waiting for a bit! My story only started out so it might even be better like this. I can upload new chapters with more exciting lore and plot before you read it this way. :joy: Either way, I am more than grateful if my novel is being read and enjoyed, that's all I really wish for. Nevertheless, thank you for engaging here and giving us creators such an opportunity! :heart:

Thank you, and you're welcome! I'm glad to hear you enjoy browsing the site. The library is still modest, but my year end-goal is to hit at least 1000 total books covered. :wink: And yes, if your story is new, then reading later is better because assessed scores are usually higher with more content/development of additional chapters.

I'm a newbie, need help to grow my skill. please checked it out. Thank you for doing this.


If you enjoy werewolf romances full of action and a twist of uniqueness, try out my story.

Myths and legends from another world



Hello, timefigment! Your story has been read, assessed, and listed under the Developing Releases story index on the Archdale Virtual Bookshelf website. Once you hit 20 chapters, you can resubmit your story in order for it to receive a dedicated Story Post and gain increased exposure on the site. :slight_smile:


@delta201 Your story's link is blank/missing.


@lloyd119187 Your story has been read, assessed, and posted on the website!
Usually, I save any remarks exclusive for the Archdale Discord Community, but I felt obliged to share a few quick comments about the story so far.

I noticed that you use a 'nameless Narrator' that directly speaks to the named 'Reader.' I don't suggest doing this as speaking directly to readers breaks the story out of immersion. Also, having them 'nameless' and 'unimportant' in terms of the Narrator's identity brings direct attention to this fact making readers wonder who exactly is the speaker. This becomes distracting while reading. In the end, while the identity might be revealed and be important to the story, there is no reason to withhold some shred of who the Narrator actually is, especially if they do end up being integral to the story. And if they aren't, then all the more not to have a 'named' Narrator speaking directly to a 'named' Reader. I suggest simply going for third person omniscient without speaking directly to the reader in any form.

However, you actually do a better job giving character/individuality to your 'Narrator' than you do the actual characters of the story. This is both a strength and weakness as it dampens the impact of the actual story but demonstrates that you can make distinct personalities.

So, it's back again to naming the narrator and weaving them into the story off the bat about who they are in relation to the story, and you can always withhold the final missing jigsaw puzzle piece about their entire identity and connection to the story itself at the end. An example of a named narrator I recently came across in a book is a grandma speaking to her grandchild. But the grandchild didn't know that the grandmother was related to one of the characters in her story until the end. As the narrator of the story, she had a clear voice and diction that was engaging to listen to but weaved enough into the story to not be wholly distracting/bring out of immersion. I can see you applying something similar like this to your story, and I believe it would greatly benefit from modifying it in this way.

Of course, some of what I'm saying is preference-based, but typically, professional or traditional novels are not written with a 'named, nameless Narrator' speaking directly to a 'named Reader.' This hinges awkwardly between third person narrative and second person narrative which uses 'you' pronouns directed at the reader. That is my advice, so I hope I added some insight! :slight_smile:

All the best, and keep at writing!

Happy Wednesday!

You may check all my work, which is poetry. Here are the links
all are updated daily!

This is like my personal diary:

One Poem A day


An epic poem, my main novel:

When Death meets Chaos


Note: I usually sub back to any author that follows one of my works