Hi everyone, I’m a 28 yo female who decided to settle down in Canada after completing my university degree. Ever since my early adulthood years I’ve been a casual web novel author (monthly income around 1000-2000$) I’m signed to Jinjiang (which is the same web novel platform as Mo Dao Zu Shi if anyone is interested) I have mainly consumed East Asian fiction up to this point, e.g. Japanese manga/anime, Korean Manhwa and of course other Chinese web novels. I have never thought about reading English fiction up until now because I have always associate English with school and work, but now that I have grown past the student phase, I’m really interested in learning more about popular English fiction.
I started searching for mainstream English fiction to read, but I couldn’t find a well known ranking system. In China, web novels make up the majority of modern fiction. Almost all extremely popular works are web novels and only few get published (when I say “extremely popular”, I mean they trend on Chinese Twitter for a week after completion). I can easily open up online platforms and search for something to read based on tags and popularity. I couldn’t find anything similar to that in the English speaking world though. I came across New York Times best seller rankings, but it’s not organized with tags so it’s difficult to filter through books I may be interested in.
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to enter the world of English fiction? What are the popular genres? How do I know which tags are more popular than others? Any input is appreciated!
by cangsama2615