The book goes on sale tomorrow at noon. I'll post ten chapters that day, then at least 6,000–8,000 words every day.
Now for my launch-day thoughts.
First, thank you to all my readers. Without your support, this book could never have made it onto Three Rivers. I'm a complete newcomer who didn't know a thing and just charged ahead with my head down, so I had no expectations at first. I only hoped to scrape by on the perfect-attendance bonus. It's thanks to your kindness that the book has done this well. Thank you so much!
Next, I want to thank my editor, Zhi Mo. He's helped me a great deal, especially the several times he gave me pointers when I had no idea what to write and was going crazy from writer's block. Thank you!
Finally, a bit about myself. Yes, I really am a complete newcomer. At most, I wrote a book of a few hundred thousand words on another site a year or two ago, and it did so-so. Then work kept me busy until I couldn't tell day from night. It was only when I had a little free time recently that I tried coming up with an idea for a new book.
I wrote three pitches in different genres and sent them to different editors. They were all rejected. I won't lie—I felt a little disappointed. I thought I'd fallen behind and couldn't keep up with the times.
In the end, I wrote this Infinity story without much hope, thinking that if I couldn't get a contract, I'd give up for good and bury all those dreams of writing and becoming an author under my pillow.
But just when the road seemed to end, it turned toward a new vista: Zhi Mo agreed to sign