Sites to write in, pros/cons, comment below what you are doing

[mehulguptaji114]

My first priority is to shift novels and existing audience asap, for that Novelcult seems best as you can just add your tapas link and they will do the migration for you. below is the detailed analysis.

NOVELCULT

https://novelcult.com/

Author side: https://author.novelpedia.co/
Pros
THe biggest is that i can move my novel immediately, i have 100s of chapters so need a place bnefore tapas shuts down.
No contract to post. The site is not exclusive, so the same book can stay on Royal Road, ScribbleHub, your own site, or Patreon.
Queer friendly
They run social posts and monthly contests. They say their Instagram and TikTok channels get over 9 million views a month, and they have advertised 30+ novels at no cost to the author.
They also say they take down AI novels.

Cons
New site. The Discord started in May 2025. Far fewer books on the site than Royal Road or Wattpad.
Paid early access does not start on day one.
A subscription is per book, not for the whole site.
There are lots of novels with AI covers.

ROYAL ROAD

Home | Royal Road

Pros
Main English site for LitRPG, progression fantasy, and stories with systems and levels. Comments and reviews are active. A book that fits can pick up readers fast.
Free to post. Not exclusive. Most people make money on Patreon and just link it.
Readers already know how serials work.

Cons
It strongly favors that one style. Other genres have a harder time.
Lists and rankings reward frequent updates. A lot of people burn out on the schedule.
There is no simple built-in paid early access like NovelCult. Money is usually off-site.
Not Queer friendly

SCRIBBLE HUB

https://www.scribblehub.com/
Pros
Looser than Royal Road. More room for odd premises and adult tags.
Free to post. Not exclusive. Easy second home.
Comments are often more casual.

Cons
Almost no money on the site itself.

WATTPAD

https://www.wattpad.com/

Pros
Huge audience. Strong for romance, YA, and stories that feel like fanfic even when they are original. Inline comments are still good.
Free to post.

Cons
it is hard to actually be found on this site

WEBNOVEL

https://www.webnovel.com/
Pros
Huge catalog if you read translated cultivation and similar genres.
Some writers get an advance if they sign.

Cons
Read the contract. Writers Beware went through the royalty contract: long exclusive grant, a lot of extra rights, hard to leave. You can still “own” the copyright and have given away most of the control.
Coin unlocks. Readers get used to paying the app, not following you.
Original English work is not the main thing the site was built for.

I will first post on novelcult for safety and then slowly cross post to other places, the bar for entry is just so low.

[shadowmarksenpai]

Thank you so much this is super helpful information!

[Ordinaryaverageguy]

Cons
it is hard to actually be found on this site

Why is that? Just the volume of content there or is it something else?

[vapidink]

It's because they were bought by Naver and they implemented some changes that made discoverability practically non-existent. Mainly, they got rid of the forums and the newsfeed, which was a great way to see what other people you followed were reading. Basically, if someone big checked out your story, there was a chance you'd get a ton of reads.

Volume does play a part in it too. Wattpad is a site with millions of books and users, there's so much new stuff being uploaded that it's difficult to get attention, which is why features like the newsfeed and forums were so important. The tagging system isn't the best and no one knows how the algorithm works.

They've been implementing some good changes lately, returning the newsfeed and even adding an ad-free "happy hour" so you can read without ads for an hour a day.

[mehulguptaji114]

bad algorithm for wattpad, does not push new novels

[MattiesMoments]

I'm checking out pinya and novelcult for mine