Author Policy & Guidelines

Welcome to the Author (Editor) program of Hon Truyen. Below is the complete information about rights, ranks, and the process from registration to your first revenue withdrawal.

1. Becoming an Author

To participate in earning money from your works, you need to register to become an official Author (Editor) on the system:

Register profile: In the Profile section, select "Request Author Role" and fill out all required fields.
Verification info: You need to provide your ID card number and bank account information to serve future revenue payouts.
Approval: The Admin team will review your application. Once approved, you will officially own an Editor account and have the right to publish stories and set Premium chapters.

2. Ranking System

To recognize author contributions, the platform ranks authors from Bronze to Diamond.

Promotion Perks:

Revenue share: The higher the Rank, the larger the revenue share percentage (Rank Cut %) you receive from each Premium view.
Premium limits: The higher the Rank, the higher the percentage of Premium chapters you can set for your story.

*Note: The system automatically approves promotions periodically based on your story performance (views, unlocks). Admins can also grant special promotions in special cases. There is no automatic demotion mechanism.

3. Revenue Mechanism

Hon Truyen's revenue model operates transparently based on direct support from Readers.

Story Points

When a reader uses Read Credit to unlock one of your Premium chapters, points are accumulated immediately. These points measure your revenue share proportion.

System Revenue Pool

Every month, the system extracts a portion of the total Reader subscription revenue across the platform to create the Author Revenue Pool.

Monthly Snapshot Process:

On the last day of the month, the system calculates the Read Credit Unit Price based on the total Revenue Pool and the total consumed Read Credits.
Your Story Points are multiplied by this Unit Price to calculate Gross Earnings.
Your net earnings equal Gross Earnings x Rank Cut %, minus VAT tax (currently 10% under current regulations).

4. Cashout Guide

Immediately after the accounting month ends and is `Locked`, that month's earnings are officially added to your `Available` balance.

Access the Author Dashboard.
Switch to the Cashout Tab.
If your available balance is greater than 0, click the Request Cashout button.
Verify that your Bank Information on the system is correct.
Confirm and submit request. Your request status will change to Pending.
Once the accounting Admin processes and transfers successfully, the status will change to Done.

If you have questions about matching calculations or changing bank accounts, please contact support directly or submit a Ticket from the Dashboard.