Whew.
As I wrote these opening words, I still felt a little conflicted.
After all, this was my first time putting a book behind a paywall. Heh.
But as I kept laughing, the smile gradually faded from my face.
Because I'm sure many readers know what happened before this book launched: I went through five days of being jerked back and forth.
Day one: You can't write this book anymore.
Day two: You can write it again.
Day three: You can't write it anymore.
Day four: You can write it again.
Day five: You can't write it anymore. Wrap it up.
Actually, before I started Conquest Manual, I was prepared for the possibility that I wouldn't be able to continue writing it or that it might get taken down. So being told I couldn't write it was within my expectations. I just hadn't expected things to get this complicated.
1.4 million words, nearly 8,000 average paid subscribers, a steady spot in the top fifteen of its category's bestseller rankings, and over 30,000 yuan in royalties a month—all gone in an instant.
That really stung.
After I wrapped up the book, a lot of readers kept asking when I'd start a new one. So four days after finishing it, I posted Walking into the Unscientific.
Actually, according to my plan, if Conquest Manual had been able to reach a normal conclusion, I definitely would've used a different pen name for the new book.
But since Conquest Manual ended under abnormal circumstances, I felt bad about abandoning the several thousand readers who were still following it, so I decided to use this account after all.
Three chapters on launch day. No advance chapters—I'm writing them fresh every day.
As I mentioned in an earlier chapter, I originally planned to call this book