Chapter Summaries

The author reflected on the novel’s creation, setbacks, plagiarism, and long-delayed completion. He apologized to readers, thanked them for their support, and left open the possibility of returning to write science fiction in the future.

• The author described how he developed the novel’s Marvel Comics and online-game premise after quitting his job to pursue writing.
• The novel began with strong subscription results, but slow updates, anxiety, writer’s block, and the Skull Island arc caused its readership and the author’s confidence to fall.
• The author recounted how another site plagiarized the novel and how he eventually contacted that site’s editor, after which the plagiarist stopped updating.
• The author explained that he had delayed marking the novel complete because he could not let it go, despite the financial costs.
• The author completed the novel, apologized to readers, thanked them, and said he might write black-technology science fiction again.