Chapter 110 - One status update to say what's on my mind
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110: One status update to say whatâs on my mind. 110: One status update to say whatâs on my mind.
Today, the backstage suddenly received a message, notifying me that âHeartfelt Journey Across the Heavensâ will be put on the shelves tomorrow.
I immediately went to find the editor, talked a bunch of nonsense about effort, devotion, dreams, and so on, before juggling things around to next week.
Yes.
Itâs going on the shelves next week.
The word count has been reached; there is no going back.
I simply canât imagine what kind of subscription results 629 favorites can bring.
Since signing the contract, Iâve only had two cold-to-ice recommendations.
I asked the editor, why donât you think highly of my book?
In terms of structure and settings, Iâve tens of thousands of words for setting up the scenarios and plot lines, so it wonât collapse later on.
In terms of writing, Iâm second to none.
In terms of content, many readers have been genuinely moved.
In terms of diligence, I havenât missed a single daily update.
Even if weâre just talking about statistics, my over six hundred favorites have almost three thousand recommendation votes.
Iâm quite content with that.
I also have forty-something genuine rewards, like Alliance Hierarchs and so on.
This is all authentic data; Iâd be struck by lightning if I paid even a dollar for each vote.
Isnât that better than those who manipulate the system?
The editor said, your read-through rate was too low during the recommendation period.
And the slots for recommendations in the Xianxia genre are indeed tight now.
Alright.
I understand.
I comprehend.
I donât mean to blame anyone; editors arenât obliged to do anything for the authors.
But itâs really hard to accept.
Am I not earnest enough?
Not sincere enough?
After writing four thousand words every day, my whole spirit is drained.
The pace is slow, but canât I write slowly?
I can write more free chapters for readers.
Canât I accumulate readers bit by bit without recommendations, based on word of mouth?
It seems not.
It must go on the shelves now.
I donât know what to say.
Some readers say I write web novels just for the sake of making quick money.
If I took on sponsored content, I wouldnât even need to think; just click and release, isnât that quicker money than writing this?
The only difference between web novels and physical books for me is the platform, nothing more.
I write novels with the same dedication and sincerity.
I donât know how it came to this.
There have been too many setbacks.
Too many people have put me down.
Too many things have knocked me back.
After all, Iâm not impervious to weapons or unaffected by poisons; I donât have an impenetrable skin drum.
I truly feel lost, disheartened, and Iâve started to doubt myself.
Am I really not cut out for writing web novels?
Is it really outdated for me to try to construct a genuine world, devoting so much of my writing to minor characters?
I write every person, every city, and even every country with their own style and temperament, each one unique.
Is it all in vain?
I design different combat systems for each character, striving to match their temperament.
Is it an unnecessary addition?
I pursue logical consistency and complete storytelling, refusing to write mindless thrills.
Is that the wrong approach?
I have no answers.
But everything in front of me seems to be forcing an answer upon me.
I flipped through my novel again.
I have a document named âHeartfelt Journey Across the Heavens Story Arcs,â which contains various plot segments.
Over ten thousand words.
Written ones are crossed out.
Discarded ones are moved back.
Upcoming ones are brought to the front.
Constantly adding, deleting, and modifying.
I have another document named âHeartfelt Journey Across the Heavens Reference Library,â which contains various settings and frameworks.
Just copying a directory should be sufficient to show the effort Iâve put in:
Detailed explanation of Taixu Illusion Realm, the Dao Technique system in detail, discussion on realms, grades of Dao Techniques and their representative skills, Formations, Array Patterns, Divine Skills, the system of Dao honours, overviews of the Water Race, Fierce Beasts, and common beasts, records of Cultivation Techniques, divine weapons, treasures, wonders, the currency system, the map section (including rough powers distribution), countries, and sects.
Thereâs also a timeline from the Ancient Era, through the Ancient Era, Middle Ancient Era, to the Recent Ancient Era; background scenarios, key historical events, and the process of epochal changes.
It all extends to the present world, where the story of âHeartfelt Journey Across the Heavensâ begins.
Are these settings, which I completed like writing a thesis, meaningless?
The complete world they build, isnât it magnificent?
The emotions Iâve poured into this world, canât they move readers?
I donât believe it.
I refuse to believe it.
With no recommendations, letâs see if added updates can raise the number of favorites before going on shelves.
From now until the week it goes on shelves.
For every hundred new followers, one more chapter will be updated, until there is no more backlog to add.
I have at least ten chapters of backlog that I can add.
Maybe itâs useless.
Iâm just doing the best I can.
Thatâs all I can say.
I will certainly, definitely finish this story.
I wonât let down any reader who follows this novel.
Let the story of âHeartfelt Journey Across the Heavensâ begin with sincerity and end with sincerity.
ââOverflowing Emotions, on 2019-12-05