Confession

This was my first book, and it had only 300 favorites and 30 regular readers. I could almost say for certain that it was going to flop. Well, I could accept that. Honestly, when I started writing, I was already prepared for nobody to read it. The results so far had already exceeded my expectations. Still, people couldn't help wanting more. Who didn't want their book to do a little better?

But this was simply the extent of my ability. There was nothing I could do about that, and I wasn't going to sit here blaming fate or the readers. In the end, it was still my problem. First, there was the update schedule. I'd missed two days, one of them because I updated so late that it was already the next day. In the end, it was still my fault. I couldn't even guarantee 2,000 words a day.

That seemed to affect my chances of getting recommended, but I didn't know much about that, so I wouldn't say anything more.

The other issue, and the most important one, was the story itself. My opening had been submitted for internal review, so it was basically up to standard. It perfectly met the requirements for the golden three chapters. But the results afterward proved I hadn't written the story well. I still hadn't learned the most important thing in web novels: pacing. A comment on the Qidian forum had described authors like me perfectly: we'd only learned how to write an opening, and couldn't or didn't know how to handle what came after.

I was aware of the problem now, so I had to make a change.

First, let me make this clear: I'd stake my reputation as Li on finishing this book. At the very least, I'd write it until Huo Yuhao reached godhood and get all the scenes I wanted onto the page. I'd sooner die than leave it unfinished.

So, let's talk about where the plot would go. My original plan of focusing on campus life definitely wouldn't work. I had to branch out. Playing it safe would be a dead end. Why not shake things up and try a wilder direction?

There were a few ways to make a story satisfying: self-improvement, making gains, or becoming a savior. There was also romance, I guess. (Damn, I almost forgot how to spell the word "romance.") But could you expect someone who'd never dated to write it well? And there was another fatal problem: lots of people around me had never dated either. Worse, almost all of them were lovesick fools. People said birds of a feather flocked together. I was starting to wonder if I was one of them, too.

Of course, I wasn't looking for a partner right now, so I wasn't giving myself the chance to become a lovesick fool. Hahaha. My friends weren't completely useless, either. I could tease them mercilessly, and they gave me plenty of material. They provided an endless supply of inspiration for writing conversations between Huo Yuhao and girls. There were things I couldn't even bring myself to write—no human being could do them.

All right, I'd stop making fun of them. There would be a female lead. The comments had a lot of requests, but I couldn't possibly include them all. I'd have to write according to my own ideas. I'd keep it simple and take things one step at a time. I didn't know what would happen in the story later, either.

Lastly, the update schedule. At last, someone had asked me to update, and I was happy. I had plenty of excuses for not writing more: exams, classes, running three kilometers, and so on. But updating 4,000 words a day was a basic skill every webnovel author should have. It was something I needed to work on. I wrote today's 3,000 words pretty quickly, so I'd do my best to reach that standard. I needed to get my schedule back on track. I was writing this at midnight, but lately I'd been going to bed at four or five in the morning. Even I thought that was a bit much.

Lately, I'd gotten into Japanese anime. Well, Gintama really was great. I'd watched all three hundred-plus episodes in this short time. It was the real culprit.

There wasn't much else to watch lately. I hoped things would get back to normal. I'd try to get the book published as soon as possible and earn enough to feed myself.

Keep it up!