China Literature is looking to add North American writers to its Webnovel roster, with a plan to double the number of its North American writers in 2021.
“We aim to grow the number of North American writers to 100,000 this year,” said Sandra Chen leader of Webnovel, the overseas business unit of China Literature.
Webnovel was launched in 2017 and has now around 100,000 writers and a small percentage of those authors are from North America. The company wants to increase the number in order to reach an international audience.
Webnovel hopes to increase profits and engage a wider audience with North American writers as English speaking countries have a high demand for literature and are willing to pay for it.
Chen said the priority for Webnovel and China Literature is to develop a “big enough pool of good content”.
“We hope to attract not only amateur writers, but also traditional writers, including screenwriters, to join [Webnovel],” she said.
All authors registered with Webnovel earn money through royalties and revenue shares from interactions- the more popular they are, the better they will do, and the more money they will earn.
Talented authors are promised copyright income and workshops, and promotions of their work by Webnovel, with the best writers getting extra benefits.
While Chen wouldn’t name the top earners, it is said that writers can make over US$10,000 a month.
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