Nearly 90% of web novelists work with Yuewen. Nearly 7 MILLION authors have published online literary works under Yuewen’s platforms. They range from students to white-collar workers to teachers… Many of them are ordinary people fulfilling their dreams of writing. Their success proves one thing—anyone can write!
As a pioneer of online literature and the world’s only listed company that focuses on online literature, Yuewen has successfully proven the immense potential of the online literature market! Now, we are bringing this successful model internationally with Webnovel. We wish to create an illustrious future together with you for English web novels!
Webnovel has zero barriers of entry. It is a completely transparent web novel writing platform! All you need to do is create an account and upload your content, and your work will be available for reading to millions of passionate readers across the world!
Webnovel has millions of loyal users. With various platforms such as the app, mobile website, and desktop website, all works will gain immense exposure.
If your work is enjoyed by readers, they can vote with Power Stones. This will allow you to enjoy an increase in ranking, allowing you to attract more readers.
At the same time, excellent pieces of works will be introduced on Amazon and other online platforms. You will also gain the chance to publish hard-copy books with a publishing firm, as well as participate in book conventions, attracting more readers to your works.
We will do our best to enhance the commercial value of authors around the world. We also have rich experience at adapting works for other media. Authors will not only gain the pleasure of writing while earning a sizable writing income to uplift their standards of living, they will also have a chance to participate in the commercialization of their works. They can bring their characters and stories onto the silver screen.
Your story will not only be presented in the form of text. It might very well be adapted into animations, television drama serials, and/or movies, winning attention all around the world and gaining influence.
Most authors do not have a professional writing background. Writing is not as hard as you imagine. As long as you are willing to write, you can develop yourself rapidly with our help.
The Webnovel’s Editorial team will provide professional and writing advice to authors of contracted works. Authors can interact with us at their convenience and we will strive to resolve their concerns.
We will invite famous editors and excellent authors in the industry to share their experience in writing web novels. A Book of Authors will be shared with all authors!
Authors sign a royalty contract with Webnovel. Authors will share the revenue earned from subscriptions on the website, direct sales from other platforms, and other monetization of the copyright. With the advantage of a continual stream of revenue, the standard royalty sharing is also the best choice to ensure an author’s long-term earnings.
We understand that an excellent author isn’t created in a day. Before many of our top authors created their popular works, they were once in an exploratory phase. Webnovel deeply understands the predicament that new authors face. In 2015, We established a Contracted Works Guarantee System that saved the dreams of many aspiring authors, and the system has been developing in recent years. Paying for your development is the underlying core of guaranteeing your continual creation of content.
Here comes the New Contracted Works Minimum Guarantee System (MGS)!
If your book income for the month is between $60 and $200, we make it up to $200; if the book income exceeds $200, we offer extra $200.
To meet that requirement, authors will need to release a minimum of 1,500 words daily for the entire calendar month, and we offer LOA (leave of absence) for those can't update daily.
Note:
At least 1,500 Premium words/day: US$200/month.
Requirements:
- You need to go both contracted and premium.
- Books eligible for MGS are those that have gone premium for 4 calendar months or less (counted from the next month it goes premium).
- Update with >=1.5k words per day for a month from first of the month, and we offer LOA (leave of absence) for those can't update daily.
- If the book income for the month is between $60 and $200, we make it up to $200; if the book income exceeds $200, we offer extra $200.
- 1 book can claim for 4 continuous months.
- Word count is based on UTC +8 daily.
Example:
- Apply for Premium by end January 2023.
- Enter Premium in February 2023, Premium takes effect in March, April, May, June 2023.
- Publish at least 1,500 Premium words per day (31 days in total for March, 30 days in total for April, etc.), for the entire month:
- Get US$200/month Minimum Guarantee if the revenue you earn is between $60 to $200; and get an extra $200 if the revenue you earn exceeds $200.
Win-win
- Win-win is a monthly held contest. During win-win, authors should release a minimum of 1,500 words daily for the entire calendar year.
- Rewards are given once the number of privilege chapter unlocked reaches the target.
- For new works that went premium for <=4 months. the enter new book entries, and go for $50/$200/$400 bonus once chapters unlocked hit the target.
- One new work can win at most 3 continuous win-win.
- For classic works that went premium for >4 months. they enter classic book entries, and go for exposure bonus once chapters unlocked hit the target.
- Rewards are disbursed on the 1st of the following month.
Privilege
- Basically speaking, privilege s a function for authors to make money from their stockpile. You can give your reader a sneak peek at your advance chapters. in return for coins.
- Priv is a tiered system. Readers have to pay coins to reach each priv tiers. Authors can set priv tiers/costs/discounts by themselves monthly.
LOA
- For those failed to update daily, and need to make up for MGS/Win-win, please apply for LOA to Author Support Team (through discord or your CE). We will prove based on your situation: for those daily updated for 2 months. vou will get 1 LOA ticket automatically.
- 1 LOA ticket can make up for 1-day absence, and will expire by the end of the month.
- All MGS/Win-win/Extra Bonus/ Writing Contest Bonus can add-up.
