I finally signed the contract and got the status changed. It really wasn't easy.
As soon as I signed, I got two leader donations. I'm truly grateful, and I also want to thank all the other readers who sent rewards. Subscribing is only doing your part; sending a reward is an act of kindness. I have no way to repay you except by adding more chapters, so that's what I'll do.
When choosing a novel to read, many readers habitually check its fan leaderboard first. They figure that if no one is willing to spend money rewarding a novel, it can't be any good.
It's blunt, but it makes sense. I don't think there's anything wrong with that.
So I'm grateful to the two leaders for helping me save face. There'll definitely be extra chapters.
This book's had a bit of a rough journey, but I won't go into the details. The long and short of it is that I have a new editor now, and I'm starting from scratch.
The contract came through a week late, which has a big impact on a new book. By the time it gets a recommendation next week, it'll be in its third week, and it'll already have more than 60,000 words. That's actually quite late. The first recommendation will almost certainly be a lousy one, so things are looking a little tough.
At the end of my last book, I made a lot of people furious. Plenty of them are waiting to see me fail. "Let's see how many people read your new book." "I bet you won't write another one." "You're a useless author. You'll be a flop for the rest of your life."
You can't reason with people like that. If you don't write exactly the way they want, then you're obviously committing some unforgivable offense. After all, the whole world revolves around them. Anyone who likes my novels must be an idiot whose intelligence I've manipulated. Only they see the truth while everyone else is blind.
Don't tell me people like that don't exist. I'm not exaggerating at all; I've got a whole bunch of them on my public account.
I really want to use this book to prove those people wrong.
Although signing a contract for Founder was a bit of a struggle, I'm confident in its quality. I spent nearly a month polishing the opening, and as far as the opening goes, I think it's even better than Quick Transmigration.
I'll keep working hard on the rest and do my best to maintain this quality.
I also hope you'll continue to support the book, so it can do even better and carry more weight with my new editor. Then I'll have a better shot at getting stronger recommendations.
Starting tomorrow, I'll be adding extra chapters. Today's noon update will be posted tonight instead, but there won't be any fewer chapters, so don't worry. The TV I bought arrived this morning, and I spent the whole morning setting it up and sorting out the internet connection. I've only just had a chance to relax, but I'll get down to writing seriously this afternoon.
From now until the end of the year, I'm turning down all social gatherings so I can focus on writing.
I've sacrificed an entire book of Quick Transmigration for this one, so I'm taking it seriously. I'll show you all just how much effort I'm putting in.
Thanks again for all your support. Although getting this book signed was a bit of a hassle, its performance has been pretty good ever since it launched. I'm sincerely grateful to everyone who's been supporting it.