50 Tips for Writing.
46. Banners
You will never get any banners (unless you make them yourself) if your story sucks. Quit whining and lusting after banners and just focus on your story. I got my first banner MONTHS after I published something so if you think that you're going to get bombarded with a truckload of pretty graphic images to encourage and support your story within your first few days on the site, dream on. People only make you banners if they like your story. Work on your story. Forget about the banners. Show them off when your story itself is polished like a gemstone.