Why Are You Still Writing When Your Book Is Flopping? 扑街了你为什么还在写?

1. 901 从 I Began to Live Forever by Having Nightmares 从做噩梦开始长生不死 Clear Sky Blue霁青巛Eastern Fantasy225k WordsOngoing [Xuanhuan Cultivation] + [No System] + [Mystery] + [Horror] Lin Yan died of a terminal illness and transmigrated to a world of cultivation. Under the guidance of his master, Meng Feng, he embarked on the path of “dream cultivation”! He thought that, as someone skilled at daydreaming, he could easily master every dream, break through them one by one, and claim the fruit of immortality! Unexpectedly, with memories of his past life still intact, Lin Yan found his dreams filled with horrifying thing 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Looking to finish this novel! [Fantasy + Suspense + No System + Single Female Lead + Intelligent Character] Lin Yan, who died of a terminal illness, transmigrated to a cultivation world and, under the guidance of his master Meng Feng, entered the path of "Dream Cultivation"! He thought that with his talent for daydreaming, he could easily control all dreams, breaking through them to improve and achieve immortality! However, carrying memories of his past life, Lin Yan's dreams were filled with terrifying things! Ghosts, zombies, evil spirits, the bizarre, twisted, bloody, terrifying, creepy… Nightmares unfolded in Lin Yan's dreams, blocking him from cultivation. Reborn as a useless person? Lin Yan refused to believe it and was determined to break through those unpredictable dreams! Starting with nightmares, he would achieve immortality!

2. 902 太 The Empress Dowager Is Pregnant 太后有喜 Zhang Zhang Never Misses张张不落Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted The Empress Dowager Is Pregnant 1.7kReads—Score—Shelves

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   Because my first book earned me 20,000 yuan, I had to keep writing; otherwise, I wouldn't even have a chance to fail.

3. 903 灵 The Five Strokes of the Spirit 灵之五划 Zhang Shiba章十八Eastern Fantasy555k WordsOngoing No one gets to define what web fiction should be! Within books lies a path to heaven; between the lines are the deeds of ten thousand ages. Three thousand great characters, each taking root; roots plunge deep into the earth, branches flourish and pierce the sky. Where does the mystery lie? Where does the fantasy begin? Hold a staff in either hand, swing blades with every stroke, hook your fingers around a cup, and join me for a drink. 3kReads—Score210Shelves

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   A great book you won't be disappointed by.

4. 904 以 I Entered the Game to Slay the Demon with My Own Hands 以身入局，只为手刃恶魔 Zhang Zhang Never Misses张张不落9k WordsCompleted I Put Myself in the Game Just to Kill the Demon with My Own Hands 337Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 905 三 Reborn at Thirty-Eight: This Time, I'll Protect You All 三十八岁重生：这次换我护你们 Lu Tingwan鹿听晚Modern Romance386k WordsOngoing Zhou Yuan, thirty-eight years old, had suffered through a life of hardship. Her father died when she was young, and after her mother remarried, her grandfather struggled to raise her. Desperate for a child, she spent three years undergoing IVF, endured a hundred injections to stimulate ovulation, suffered two miscarriages, and went deep into debt. She risked half her life to give birth to her son, Youzi. But she had nothing and no one to rely on. Her husband was away for work most of the year, a 21Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Because it's my own story, I just wanted a happy ending.

6. 906 带 I Eloped with the Young Master of a Wealthy Family, and Now His Brothers Are Looking Everywhere for Us 带着豪门小少爷私奔，哥哥找找找 Little Lamp小灯灯Modern Romance260k WordsOngoing /The heroine is not a virgin/ Luo Xue was drugged and ended up sleeping with some man. Who knew he would turn out to be the young master of the Duan family? The young master's older brother, Duan Chengyi, was a doting brother. Anyone who touched his younger brother was asking to die. Duan Chengyi caught her and demanded that within a month, she help his younger brother get over the trauma of that night and bring back the innocent, adorable boy he used to be. At first, Luo Xue only wanted to teas 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I'll try my best to finish writing it; I'm doing this out of love.

7. 907 金 The Canary's Escape 金丝雀的叛逃 Zhang Zhang Never Misses张张不落Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted The Canary's Escape 1Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 908 公 Princess, Your Servant Is Here 公主，臣在 Zhang Zhang Never Misses张张不落10k WordsCompleted Princess, your servant is here. 5Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 909 土 The Phoenix in the Bandits' Lair 土匪窝里的凤凰 Zhang Zhang Never Misses张张不落Ancient Romance15k WordsCompleted The Phoenix in the Bandits' Den 2Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 910 天 My Talent Is So Incredible, My Classmates Keep Hanging Me from Streetlights 天赋逆天的我，总被同学挂路灯 Philosophical Trap哲学陷阱Urban1.3M WordsOngoing Over a million words, so there's plenty to binge! Contains cross-dressing. Don't read if that's not your thing! [Talent Cheats] [Proving the Dao at the Ultimate Peak] [Absurd Combat Power] [Funny and Lively] [Wields a Heavy Halberd] [Decisive and Ruthless] Fresh out of college, Lu Jian went out and met with a freak accident. He died at the ripe old age of twenty-two! He transmigrated to a high-martial world where strange beasts ran rampant and martial arts reached the heavens! Don't panic. Cheat 9kReads7.3Score780Shelves

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    Even if it flops, I'll still write until it's finished!

11. 911 快 Quick Transmigration: Qi Min as the God of Love 快穿之齐旻当爱神 Green Bamboo in the Secluded Grove幽篁绿竹Female-Channel Fanfiction241k WordsCompleted A fanfic based on the TV series Zhu Yu + Qi Min is reborn + Qi Min and Yu Qianqian The idiot author gave this the wrong title. This story is about Qi Min being reborn and learning how to be a good partner. Qi Min drank the bowl of poisoned soup and closed his eyes in regret. Then he was reborn!! In this life, he knows every plot point in the world of Zhu Yu. In this life, he’ll make up for every regret from his previous one. His beloved, son, brothers, mother, and empire! He’ll take back everyth 95Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Because of my passion! I write stories that I love to read, so I keep writing!

12. 912 脑 Three Big Shots Moved Into My Head, and I Went on a Killing Spree 脑子住进三个大佬，我杀疯了 Beggar Scholar文乞侍郎Urban336k WordsOngoing One female lead, no harem, and brain-computer integration! My new work is out. You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I don't know, it seems like I'm unwilling to accept it?

13. 913 神 Tycoon: I Can’t Spend All the Money in My Account 神豪之我的余额花不完 Green Bamboo in the Secluded Grove幽篁绿竹Urban272k WordsCompleted While withdrawing money one day, Song Yuanfang noticed something strange about his bank balance! He stared at the infinity symbol on the ATM screen, bewildered. What did it mean? With a pounding heart, Song Yuanfang tremblingly pressed the withdrawal button and took out far more money than his bank account supposedly held! After testing it several times, Song Yuanfang was overcome with joy! So I'm the chosen one! My money is unlimited! I'll never run out of cash! What am I waiting for? Luxury ca 697Reads5.6Score106Shelves
14. 914 一 1987, Before Spring Arrives 一九八七，春未至 Meatball with a Fried Egg煎蛋的肉肉Modern Romance827k WordsCompleted This is a novel you won’t forget, especially its heroine, Li Shan! [No System, no pocket space, no transmigration, no rebirth] Period-setting comeback story + single mother builds a career Li Shan joyfully brings her college acceptance letter home, only for her parents to tell her the family has no money and she can’t go. Through her brother-in-law’s connections, she gets a job as a textile factory worker and works her way into the office as a translator. Then the factory goes bankrupt. Her pare 360Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Because I haven't finished posting all the drafts yet! [Awkward laugh][awkward laugh][awkward laugh]

15. 915 论 On Why You Shouldn't Judge by Appearances 论人不可貌相 Matchmaker Yin Shisan月老殷十三Two Male Leads1.1M WordsOngoing Lu Yunzhou never would have dreamed that after his rotten luck made him run into Qin Chuan, that husky of a man, he'd turn around and run into Shen Ci, an absolute pest. He figured he could ask Old Cen, the sect elder who walked two dogs on leashes every day, for some advice. He looked in despair at Shu Qingdai, lazily basking in the sun, and sent her a pleading glance. But the little beauty, as lovely as a celestial maiden, simply curled her lips into a smile, instantly jumped into the fray, an 69Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'll write if I like; it's just a hobby, I'm not making money from it.

16. 916 归 Returning to the Ten Thousand Paths of Guizang 归藏万途 Li Zangxu离藏叙Eastern Fantasy492k WordsOngoing When he crawled out of a pile of corpses, he was clutching a piece of jade. Ten years later, every faction in the Western Continent would kill for it. The day his master faked his death, he told him to deliver a hard, unyielding fruit to Lingxu Palace within two years. And never take off the jade he had worn since childhood. He thought that was all there was to it. No one told him what the jade was. He thought it was a treasure that could suppress the Ruins, a key to seize power, or a life-savin 131Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Think of it like a single-player game of connect-the-dots! You can explore the world you've created yourself first. I think most authors who persevere think this way! Why do people keep writing even though they're not making money or achieving good results? It's to create a dream that they can't experience in reality!

17. 917 重 Back to My Youth, Excelling in Sports and the Arts 重回少年，文体双馨 Li from Xiao Li and Lao Li小李老李的李Sports532k WordsOngoing In his previous life, Li Xiangyang was an extraordinary track-and-field prodigy as a boy. Unfortunately, he got stuck with a boneheaded coach who ruined his potential. After a lifetime of frustration, he died at the age of fifty while saving someone, only to return to when he was thirteen. This time, Li Xiangyang is determined to change his life. 29Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Writing was a childhood dream, but back then I worked two jobs to make ends meet and even ran a late-night food stall, so I simply didn't have the energy to write. Now that I'm over fifty, I finally have some free time, so I'm trying to pick up a pen again. I know it's not very good, but even if just one person reads it, that would be nice. [Facepalm]

18. 918 尸 The Corpse Whisperer: Solving Strange Cases in Ancient Times 尸语者我在古代断诡案 Li from Xiao Li and Lao Li小李老李的李122k WordsCompleted Modern forensic pathologist Shen Qi transmigrates into the body of Shen Qiniang, a female coroner in the ancient Da Jing Dynasty. With her modern forensic expertise as a golden finger, she cracks a string of bizarre cases of "ghosts killing people" and uncovers forbidden truths about the royal family. —Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 919 小 The Little Rascal and the Big Pervert 小坏蛋和大变态 Mu Ci Yuanyang暮辞贠炀Two Male Leads244k WordsOngoing [Two male leads + versatile couple + both virgins + modern setting + sweet romance] Depressed CEO × gentle movie star Yin Yuzhou has been secretly in love with someone for three years. One day, unable to bear missing him any longer, he goes to see him. Though that day is chaotic, he manages to win the man’s heart. Jiang Du has a complicated background and never thought he could have freedom or love, until someone barges into his world, topples the family that kept him captive, and gives him both 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Just for myself, hahaha [cool]

20. 920 探 Paranormal Investigation Notes (Collection) 探灵笔记（合集） Li from Xiao Li and Lao Li小李老李的李21k WordsCompleted Spirit Investigation Notes (Collection) —Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 921 探 Paranormal Investigation Notes (Collection 2) 探灵笔记（合集2） Li from Xiao Li and Lao Li小李老李的李15k WordsCompleted Spirit Investigation Notes (Collection 2) —Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 922 重 Back in 2010: Old Li's Laid-Back Life 重回2010年，老李的咸鱼生活 Li from Xiao Li and Lao Li小李老李的李Urban210k WordsCompleted In 2025, Li Xiang was already 53, and half his life had been a complete mess. On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, he met up with friends. After drinking too much, he stumbled into the street and gave the heavens a furious tongue-lashing. He never expected that when he opened his eyes, he would be back on the day his daughter was born in 2010. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 923 我 Before Becoming a Tycoon in Journey to the West, I Relied on My Sister-in-Law 我在西游当神豪前与嫂子相依为命 Halfway Along the Road途径半道Eastern Fantasy557k WordsOngoing [Journey to the West] + [Tiangang and Disha Divine Powers] + [Sister-in-Law] + [Immortal Sect Master and Disciple] + [Unorthodox Demonesses] + [Female Demons] + [Fairies] + [Clones] Lin Hao transmigrates into a small mountain village, where he depends on his beautiful, fiery sister-in-law. He assumes he’s in an ordinary ancient world and that, with the help of his System, he’ll sooner or later become the richest man of his time and give his sister-in-law a happy life surrounded by children and g 591Reads—Score103Shelves

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    I wrote a book so I wouldn't flop.

24. 924 火 Naruto's Healing Hands: Giving Tsunade a Shoulder and Neck Massage from the Start 火影圣手：开局给纲手按肩颈 Halfway Along the Road途径半道Anime Fanfiction249k WordsCompleted This book violates the laws of heaven. Don't read it. Even if you do, it's a waste of time. O(∩_∩)O Haha~ The synopsis has to be at least fifty characters, so I deleted the whole thing. Everyone, please don't read this book. I'm not writing it anymore!!! 474Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 925 芳 A Floral Tale of Fragrant Blossoms 芳菲馥郁花之物语 You Nai r尤奈rAncient Romance255k WordsCompleted In a world of flowers, every blossom carries its own unique meaning, expressing a different kind of affection. Some are passionate, some pure, some noble, and some modest... Each blooms in its own distinctive way. The beauty of flower language lies in its ability to touch the softest places deep within us and help us find a place of peace. 19Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I want to write something better than the last one! I want more people to see it!

26. 926 温 Where the Warmth Settles 温变归处 Yae Shenzhizi八重神神子Modern Romance109k WordsCompleted [A Gentle Takeover] That night, he went through my phone. On the screen was a contact saved as “Kitten.” He asked, “Who’s this?” His tone was as calm as if he were asking about the weather. Then he called the number and said, “Shall we meet?” I thought our relationship would end there. I had done wrong, and he had rules. But he gave me a teahouse and told me to choose in person. I chose to kneel at his feet. After that, I went from someone who was controlled to someone who willingly handed him t 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Write the stories you like

27. 927 古 Across Time and Lands, a Mixed-Blood Legacy 古今中外，混血遗脉 Zhou After Zhou周而复始周Modern Romance185k WordsOngoing A Western mixed-blood girl transmigrates into the ancient East + finds treasures for the imperial family + everyone is of mixed heritage = every plot twist is wild Lin Yue is eighteen. Is her menstrual syndrome actually a werewolf’s full-moon syndrome? Lin Yue transmigrates, and her ancestor turns out to need her help? Lin Yue goes into business, and her merchandise has to be handed over to the empress? Lin Yue meets Shangguan Wan’er, and Wan’er ends up entrusting her child to Lin Yue? Lin Yue i —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Because you were only distracted by the cover, the book actually incorporates both Western vampires and werewolves into the Eastern monster system. Do you want to know the true origin of vampires?

28. 928 我 I'm Not Mentally Ill! There's Just a God Living Inside Me 我不是精神病！我只是体内有尊神 Lie Flat Salty Fish Bishop躺平的咸鱼主教Urban1.2M WordsOngoing [Purely unhinged comedy + a tiny bit of angst, but it won't affect the lunatic plot, hehe + no formulaic tropes + no couples + not an invincible power fantasy (readers who mind, beware) It starts very slowly but takes off completely later! (˶‾᷄ ⁻̫ ‾᷅˵)] Note: This story contains some mature and unusual content. Please read with discretion! Also, the protagonist is a lifelong bachelor and will never have a romance or flirtation with any character! Don't see a female character and immediately call 14.1kReads9.4Score1.2kShelves

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    I love writing; I write novels to tell the stories in my heart.

29. 929 道 The Dao in Chaos: Upholding the Dao Amidst Chaos 道沌：执道于沌 Sealing the Years for You封年于你Eastern Fantasy273k WordsOngoing Everything here is my own work. There is no plagiarism. The book was originally titled The Dao in Chaos. It may be better suited to readers who enjoy a slower pace, especially since the first three chapters might not be particularly dazzling. I hope you won't mind. I'm a novice writer, so please give me a chance. It starts with two protagonists, but later shifts to a single protagonist, with more of an ensemble focus. I'll try to include more scenes from the protagonist's perspective as the stor 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Because I wanted to write, ever since I first read a novel in junior high, I've wanted to write down the stories I imagined and let more people see them. But I never succeeded, because I was busy studying during those years, unlike in university where time wasn't so tight, so I had time to write the stories. Although if I didn't have readers, I probably wouldn't continue writing, but when I think of it again, I'll continue... Because there's always a fleeting moment when a story scenario comes to mind... Anyway, enough of that. I'm asking for book reviews, to add this to my favorites, and to give feedback.

30. 930 梦 A Guest in the World of Dreams 梦里人间客 Z DreamerZ梦里人Ancient Romance311k WordsOngoing Zhou Changhuan, a modern girl tired of the high-pressure life she leads, finds herself in ancient times in her dreams. She wants to conquer the ancient world, but reality teaches her to keep her head down. Not only does she fail to get the life she wants, she nearly goes mad under the pressure of a world that devours people alive. 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Even though it flopped, I still want to finish writing the story! The climax I wanted to write hasn't come yet 🤦

31. 931 造 Fortune Furnace: From Playboy to Grandmaster from the Start 造化炉：开局从浪子到宗师 My Words Break My Heart痛心我言Eastern Fantasy198k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + Creation Golden Finger + Martial Arts Rivalry + Sect Prodigy + Ruthless and Decisive] Lu Qingshu transmigrates and becomes a shiftless playboy hated by everyone in Xuan Shui County. From the start, he nearly drowns in a river. When he wakes up, he discovers a mysterious and unfathomable [Creation Furnace] in his mind. A realm that takes others three years of hard cultivation to break through? He only needs to accumulate [Vitality Points] and tap once: perfection! Martial arts t 33Reads—Score—Shelves

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    High-level martial arts fantasy! Thousands of readers!! Taking off in ten chapters!

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