Monster Girl Extravaganza - Evil Lemon with Zombie Girl Evolution

Monster Girl Extravaganza Day 6!

Taking me a bit to get through these, but here we have Evil Lemon with Zombie Girl Evolution

First of all, tell us a little about yourself? Online or Offline.

I am a lemon, and I may or may not be evil. It really depends on the day. 

Where does your inspiration come from? What childhood books, or movies were your biggest draw? 

My main inspiration currently comes from reading Manhwas, Webnovels, Mangas, and recently Light Novels too. But admittedly, webnovels and light novels were a more recent development. Back when I was still a young and fresh lemon, I got started with reading Diaries of a Wimpy Kid and Geronimo Stilton. 

But then I watched Naruto, which was the first Anime I ever watched. And that’s when I first started to dive deep into a rabbit hole I never quite got out of.

What was your first story on Royal Road and how did it grow you and your brand from there? 

I’m launching this new story on a new account, so technically, Zombie Girl Evolution will be my first story. At least on Royal Road.

The exciting part, tell us about this newest release?

Zombie Girl Evolution is all about a very special zombie named Chloe! All she really wants to do is to eat a lot of brains, but things won’t be so simple for our intrepid zombie girl. 

Chloe may not be the smartest, or the strongest, or the sneakiest. But gosh darn it she’s going to keep trying to survive. And also eat brains, can’t forget that. 

I hope that this story can be fun and funny first and foremost. Chloe is just such an enjoyable little gremlin to write, and I hope readers will like her as much as I do. 

However, I do plan on slowly tying in bigger events and worldbuilding over the course of the story. Chloe, will of course, be influential over these key events whether she’s aware of it or not (probably the latter, if I’m honest).

What made you choose to tell this particular story? 

The number one inspiration for this story was the series “So, I’m a Spider. So What?” The main character there (Kumoko) had such a fun and unique personality, that I couldn’t help but want to try my own crack at a monster evolution story with an unhinged main character.

What have you learned with previous writing that you’ve harnessed here? 

I think the most important thing for a writer to have is passion for the genre they’re writing in and the stories that are in said genre. That passion comes with reading a lot of stuff in a given genre, and I don’t think it’s crazy to say that a lot of big authors are (or were) also avid readers first.

Ie what is your writing process?

Usually, I keep writing chapters until I hit a certain point. And after that, I could spend the next few days or even weeks editing or rewriting those initial chapters until I’m satisfied. 

The reason I do these revisions is because I tend to overlook stuff as I write. So coming into these chapters with a fresh mind always helps. 

What is your biggest regret with writing? Or your hardest lesson learned?

My biggest regret was focusing too much on prose early on in writing. I think good prose has its value, but focusing too much on it feels like a waste of time to me.

The average reader of a web serial is looking for a fun story to read, and not literary masterpieces. Accepting that fact was a real game changer for me, and was something I wished I figured out sooner. 

If you could tell our new authors 3 things that helped you get to where you are today, what would they be?

1. Reading stuff relevant to the genre I’m writing in. For example, I read up on a couple of monster evolution stories from start to finish before I started writing Zombie Girl Evolution.
2. Networking. It’s no secret that networking is important in most industries, writing is no exception. Just getting to know people through discord has been a big game changer for me.
3. Accepting that there are a lot of talented authors out there. I think some people can get into the habit of dismissing more popular stories as “slop” or something that got big because they were ‘lucky”. 

But I really dislike this train of thought, because it ignores the talent and hard work that went into creating those stories in the first place. 

These larger authors found their audience and worked hard to write stories that resonated with said audience. This is something I believe that should never be taken away from these authors.

Any other parting nuggets of wisdom? 

I may not actually be a lemon in real life. Possibly. 

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