Final Thoughts

It's finished. This book was first published on November 21, 2018, and completed on May 6, 2019, taking 5 months and 16 days, a total of 166 days, and 1.12 million words.

Let me explain the situation:

The book, Heavenly Profound Arc, is alright, and its grades are decent.

I originally wanted to end it directly, but everyone said that ending at 980,000 words was too early, and they wanted to continue reading Lin Dongdong's story.

I thought to myself, "Alright, then let's continue writing, let's write the story of the Martial Ancestor going to the Great Thousand Plane."

There are no original works to adapt in the Great Thousand Plane, so I have to make them up myself. I told everyone that my original writing skills are not good, but they said they didn't mind, so I decided to give it a try.

Then, as everyone has seen, the result was as follows.

Average subscriptions dropped from 800 to 700, daily new subscriptions dropped from 5,000-6,000 to 2,000, and 24-hour follow-up reading dropped from 600 to 200.

That is to say, there are currently about 200 people subscribing to this book.

However, my readership is more than 200 people, and everyone knows what that means.

Actually, I can tolerate poor grades. Even though my last book didn't do well, I still wrote 2.4 million words because people read what I wrote.

As long as people are watching, I'm happy, I'm full of motivation, and I feel a great sense of accomplishment.

Writing is, in essence, a process of seeking validation.

Why did this book end at 1.12 million words?

Because when I was writing the story of Great Thousand World, people always said that my original writing was bad, that this was no good, that was no good, and that I should finish the book and start a new one. They said it every day.

Who said back then that original storylines could be written freely and would definitely be supported?

Every time I finish writing, I don't know what to say when I see these comments.

Of course, I would never do something as ridiculous as blaming readers for lacking appreciation skills when my own writing is bad; it's pointless.

When I was a reader, I would just laugh it off when I saw sarcastic remarks like "this generation of readers is no good," thinking they were just clowns.

Because my writing is terrible. If your writing were good, why would readers leave? You can't expect people to criticize your own bad writing, right? That doesn't make sense.

Some people say, "Don't let the comments sway you; having readers to support you is enough."

Comments can be deceiving, but subscriptions in the background won't. The truth is that a large portion of the legitimate readers have left, and the number continues to dwindle. Everyone is running away, running and running.

To save face, it's best to stop.

I had planned to write 600,000 to Great Thousand Arc words like my previous book before ending it, but it ended at 130,000 words.

Life is unpredictable; I'm afraid I'll never have that chance in this lifetime.

In addition, there are always some pirate readers who shout that they support me, but they don't spend a penny, and then they say that I write very well and that they will support me in my next book.

What? You got one book for free, and you're thinking of getting a second one for free?

Stop using your supernatural powers and hurry up and leave. There are countless good books on Yuewen, you don't need one more of mine.

Okay, venting's over, let's talk about something else.

My original writing skills are lacking; I only decided to continue writing because I couldn't resist your allure. You all promised you wouldn't mind, but who knew readers are so fickle, so unpredictable...

My thinking is immature, and I'm easily swayed by readers. I blame myself for that.

The readers said they wanted to read the sequel, so I gritted my teeth and wrote it. Tsk, I really dared to write it, without even considering my own capabilities or who gave me the courage.

They're clearly incapable of creating original content, yet they insist on trying to write original storylines. What a joke!

People should never do things they are not good at, and don't ask me why.

One reader commented. "You clearly lack depth, so why force yourself to write?"

Furthermore, in order to meet the deadline for daily serialization, the quality of the rushed work inevitably declined, so it's not surprising that people left.

You're right. I was just clueless and lacked self-awareness. Why didn't I know to play to my strengths and avoid my weaknesses, and know when to stop while I was ahead?

If I start a new book in the future, I will definitely not write original works; I will honestly continue writing fan fiction.

Writing fan fiction can earn some royalties to supplement the family income, but writing original works might not even cover the electricity bill.

As for the new book plan~

After finishing this book, I should take a break for a while. The new book will probably be released at the end of the month.

The new book is still a fan fiction, and I haven't decided what to write yet.

Does anyone have any recommendations? The only requirement is that it needs to be popular; adaptations with low popularity won't get any viewers anyway.

I will see your messages and I would also like to hear your opinions.

Then, each person should try to recommend only one book, just say your favorite one, don't throw them all out at once, I have difficulty making choices, it's hard for me to choose.

Finally, the book is finished. Since I started writing, I don't think I've ever asked for any donations. I didn't dare to ask, I didn't dare to say anything, and I didn't dare to ask for anything, for fear of getting beaten up.

Now I finally have a legitimate reason, so I'm asking for a donation, thank you.

Friends, the journey of life is long, I hope we will meet again someday.

Gentlemen, take care!

Li Kuanglan

May 6, 2019