A romance and paranormal reading app with a tiered bonus ladder. The bonuses are real, but the contract is one of the most restrictive in this guide, with very long terms and steep exit penalties.
NovelCat skews to female-reader romance and paranormal. These tropes perform best.
Fated-mate and pack romance.
Wealth fantasy and contract marriage.
Vampire, fae, and supernatural love.
NovelCat uses a 10-level author grade with signing, update, and completion bonuses. Higher levels need exclusivity, word count, and followers.
These are advertised maximums with conditions, not typical earnings. "Distributable income" is calculated after undisclosed channel and promotion costs, so the effective rate is unknowable. Most authors earn little.
The non-exclusive term runs 20 years and auto-renews; the exclusive term is effectively indefinite. The author-advocacy group Writer Beware has flagged this contract, and exiting is difficult by design.
A morals clause carries liquidated damages reported at $1,000 plus twice your remuneration, and the platform can continue your story under your name if you stop updating. Disputes go to arbitration under mainland China law.
There is no published AI policy, and the deductions before your share are not disclosed.
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