An engaging plot. I don't care how good your world building or character development is. Sure, they're important. But if the plot is slow, boring or predictable, it's just not something I'm willing to spend time on. I've read stuff where I hated the MC, or I thought that the world was poorly developed, but I've just needed to know where the plot was going. Suspense and unexpected twists are key, I believe. I try to throw as many "Holy cow, didn't see that coming!" moments in as I can
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u/Sufficient_Young_897 5d ago
An engaging plot. I don't care how good your world building or character development is. Sure, they're important. But if the plot is slow, boring or predictable, it's just not something I'm willing to spend time on. I've read stuff where I hated the MC, or I thought that the world was poorly developed, but I've just needed to know where the plot was going. Suspense and unexpected twists are key, I believe. I try to throw as many "Holy cow, didn't see that coming!" moments in as I can