July Summary
Before I knew it, this was already Pang Hu's second month after going premium, and the second volume was also nearing its end without me even realizing it.
If Pang Hu had to evaluate the second volume myself, I'd say it was decent and steady—neither outstanding nor flawed.
It wasn't as good as the first volume, but it still maintained a relatively solid level of quality.
That was simply how writing a book went, constrained by inspiration and the plot arrangements that came before.
No one could guarantee they would always remain at the pinnacle of creation. There would always be rises and falls.
The key was to maintain a basic standard even during the lows.
Based on that standard, while writing the second volume, Pang Hu gave up many high-risk plot designs and ultimately chose to play it safe.
Because for Pang Hu, simply avoiding mistakes was already an extremely difficult thing.
After all, you simply couldn't guarantee that a plot you considered "right" would also be considered "right" by the readers.
That required constant attempts, followed by corrections.
Otherwise, Pang Hu wouldn't be able to write only "500–1000" words an hour at most.
What limited an author's efficiency had never been typing speed, but the speed at which the brain could think.
When I encountered parts that were difficult to write and easy to get wrong,
Pang Hu had to stop and think carefully, then choose the option least likely to go wrong from among countless choices.
That said, Pang Hu's updates this month hadn't been few either.
Including tomorrow's and the day after tomorrow's updates, Pang Hu had written around 230,000 words this month, averaging more than seven thousand words a day.
On Qidian, that was absolutely among the top ranks for update volume.
So