Chapter 67: VIP Launch Announcement and a Chat
The free Chapters are now finished. I plan to release the first two paid Chapters right after midnight tomorrow. For my friends who are night owls, you can subscribe then, but I wouldn’t recommend it—staying up late is terrible for your health.
During the day, I’ll release another two Chapters, for a total of four.
Now that I’ve gone over the release schedule, I’d like to chat with you all about a few other things.
To be honest, I never expected this book to achieve the success it has.
I know my skill level is average and my writing is still unrefined. As this is my first book, I was fully prepared to be writing in obscurity for a long time.
I never imagined I would receive so much love from so many readers this early on. I’ll kowtow to you all right here! (ORZ! THUD! THUD! THUD!)
I also want to give my deepest thanks to the senior authors who recommended my book during its initial run: the great Gun Kai; the great Juemi Babaozhou, author of Secret Buyer; the great Paper Tiger in the Water, author of Becoming a Saint by Laying Low in the Martial Dao World; and the great Yi Hezhixia, author of Red Dust Corpse Immortal.
And to my dear editor, the great Canaan.
Thank you, thank you, a million thanks!
Now, let’s talk about the book.
To be honest, I’ve always been reading everyone’s Chapter comments and reviews. I read them more often back when I had fewer subscribers. Ah, those were the days. The comment section was a sea of praise, and I almost lost myself in all the acclaim.
Thankfully, the critical comments from some readers later on were a timely wake-up call, shaking me out of my delusions and arrogance.
They made me clearly recognize my actual skill level and brought me back down to earth. Thank you for that. (Palms pressed together).
My plan all along has been to tell a story at my own pace, without rushing. It’s a story set in the Republic era, a chaotic world plagued by Demon Fiends, where the Martial Dao is a path to godhood.
My creative process isn’t very fast. Part of that is my slow typing speed, but I also spend a lot of time thinking through the plot.
For every plot point, I always try to refine it until I feel it’s as close to perfect as I can get—until I’m satisfied with it—before I present it to you all.
Sometimes, if I can’t get it right, I’d rather stop writing and just spend more time thinking it over.
Only when I have a clear path forward do I continue writing.
Regarding Song Lin’s recent storyline, some of you have found it frustrating. Some have even said I deliberately ended on a cliffhanger right before the paywall to boost the first-day subscription numbers.
But honestly, given the success the book has already seen, I’m already very satisfied, regardless of how the first-day subscriptions turn out.
The reason I’m launching the paid Chapters early is due to a sudden personal matter. In fact, it’s so early that the "new book" promotional period isn’t even over...
And I didn’t deliberately create a cliffhanger, because we’re still a little ways off from this volume’s true climax. For my friends who can’t stand the wait between Chapters and are feeling frustrated, I suggest letting them pile up for a while before reading.
Of course, I still hope you’ll come and support the book on its launch day.
After all, for a new author, those first-day subscription numbers are incredibly important.
Finally, I hope you will all continue to support me and offer your corrections in the future. I know my skills are limited, so throughout the process of writing this book, I’ve maintained an attitude of learning as I write. I’m not looking for astounding success, but simply hope to improve and make progress. That’s how it is now, and how it will continue to be.
And last but not least—
Please give me your monthly tickets, and please subscribe on launch day.
I wish you all good health, peace, and happiness. Thank you!
ORZ!
Kowtowing.
