Fictionhub
Creative
fiction sharing platform
SHOW HN2015
How HN took it
1 positive, 5 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 7 critical, out of 14 comments about the project. Thread score -0.33.
Idea: 0 for, 6 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Layout looks decent and works well on phones
From 1 comment
For the signup, you should display your privacy policy, and probably any information related to licensing. As an author, I don't want to just throw my work on some site and have…
ntw1103 on HN
Great start, love the UI
From 1 comment
Great start! Love the UI. FYI I bookmarked this in my "cool shit" folder. This is a high honor.
robotnoises on HN
Objections
No About page or explanation of the site's value
From 1 comment
As a new author looking to get his work out there I was interested to take a look around ... and slightly disappointed that you don't tell me anything about the site! (the kind…
tobydownton on HN
Fan fiction mixed in makes the site feel lower quality
From 2 comments
Speaking as a guy who wants to write books until I die, is there a way to filter out fan fiction? I'm REALLY uninterested in people's knock-off writing, and it makes me much less…
astazangasta on HNPerhaps upon submission there should be a required option to state whether the text is fanfiction. Regardless of quality, by including fanfiction among other works, you've…
rm_-rf_slash on HN
Unclear licensing and no privacy policy
From 2 comments
For the signup, you should display your privacy policy, and probably any information related to licensing. As an author, I don't want to just throw my work on some site and have…
ntw1103 on HNYou need some basic rights just to do digital distribution. There is an implicit "well they uploaded it, so they must want it distributed/published," but that's a legal headache…
dangerlibrary on HN
Requests
Add email newsletter of top stories by genre
From 2 comments
You might get a big traffic from HN and don't get much out of it. People might just go, read a page and bookmarked it or think they will come back later. But they usually don't.…
vincentperes on HNI'll second this. Great idea but I doubt I will remember to come back in a couple days. But other sites where I know I'll forget I freely give my email to get content pushed to…
thehoff on HN
Filter out or label fan fiction
From 2 comments
Speaking as a guy who wants to write books until I die, is there a way to filter out fan fiction? I'm REALLY uninterested in people's knock-off writing, and it makes me much less…
astazangasta on HNPerhaps upon submission there should be a required option to state whether the text is fanfiction. Regardless of quality, by including fanfiction among other works, you've…
rm_-rf_slash on HN
Show privacy policy and licensing terms at signup
From 1 comment
For the signup, you should display your privacy policy, and probably any information related to licensing. As an author, I don't want to just throw my work on some site and have…
ntw1103 on HN
Add forks for alternate plot endings
From 1 comment
a suggestion for structure: github like forks might work well for people end stories with their plot twists.
onurozkan on HN
Questions
How are multiple chapters handled?
From 1 comment
> I like how you've handled multiple chapters. How did he handle them? As of now I just see chapters as unlinked individual posts. Edit: I found an example to see what you mean:…
xerophyte12932 on HN
How long did it take to build?
From 1 comment
how long does it take to build from scratch? its been started 4 months ago but how much work did you put on actually?
onurozkan on HN
Alternatives named
Fictionaut
From 1 comment
Reminds me of Fictionaut.
rch on HN