August Recap, Looking Ahead to September

309,000 words were updated in August.

It seems I ultimately didn't manage to average 10,000 words per day; I was a thousand words short. I forgot that August has 31 days...

I originally planned to write until midnight today, and try to reach the average daily update count of 10,000 words. But then I thought, I'll leave 1,000 words for myself, just to keep something in mind.

I'll take a short break in September for half a month to maintain my daily updates, and then try again in October.

I'll remember this time; October also has 31 days. I won't forget again...

Since I started working in this field, I've always been one of the representatives of those who are terrible at writing. I can only manage a thousand words in an hour, or a hundred thousand words in ten hours. After spending time deliberating and revising the plot, I can hardly do anything else in a day.

This is my highest monthly record since I started writing. The Sell Papers joked with me that at this rate, I'll be finishing my book soon.

But I was really tired and exhausted. At the end of the month, I couldn't hold on and got sick. That's when I realized I'm not young anymore.

My wife cried the day before yesterday, saying that I had spent too little time with my family this month.

But I'm grateful for her understanding; she didn't blame me too much and continued to be considerate of me.

Let me report on the results.

The Naming of the Night was released in June, and by the end of June, it had reached an average of 81,000 subscriptions...

July seemed to be digesting the high-intensity exposure during the product launch period, with sales only rising to 85,000.

As of now in August, the average daily subscription is 94,500.

Perhaps I will break the record for the fastest average subscription to reach 100,000 on Qidian, and I will become the only author on Qidian with two works that have reached 100,000 average subscriptions at the same time.

Thinking about it, I'm pretty awesome. I entered the industry halfway through, stumbling and struggling along the way, working hard in the online literature industry and telling stories to everyone.

For some reason, I feel like I might be stuck in this industry for the rest of my life.

Although storytelling is tiring, it is also fulfilling.

I don't have any grand ambitions. I haven't thought about winning any awards, writing anything profound, or having a particularly eloquent writing style. I just want everyone to enjoy this story.

"The Talking Elbow" is just an author who writes lighthearted and easy-to-read novels; as long as you enjoy reading them, that's enough.

I used to care a lot about what others thought and always wanted to argue with them, but now I've come to terms with many things and just focus on being myself.

When writing about the Naming of the Night, I felt very motivated because I really liked the theme of group time travel.

It's reached one million words, and important characters are starting to appear, such as the shadow of the Qing family.

Important plot points are also gradually unfolding, such as the true difference between Kunlun and Jiuzhou, which will affect the future direction of the story, something you will see soon.

Looking at the word count, it seems there's still a lot to write and a long time to spend with everyone. Perhaps this time I can really write a longer story, making the characters more fleshed out.

When writing this book, I made some changes to the way I portrayed the supporting characters. In my opinion, it might be more realistic. Of course, literary works always have to bow to reality. After much deliberation, I decided to give it a try.

For example, when I was writing about Liu Dezhu, I would put myself in his shoes and think about whether someone who travels through time would immediately and willingly submit to others. I don't think so.

So, while he was greedy for small gains, he also had his own ulterior motives.

For example, Hu Xiaoniu's growth reflects the role of parents in a family.

No matter how smart a student is, they are still unfamiliar with interpersonal relationships and need a growth process and guidance.

For example, Luo Wanya, the shrewdness and sophistication of a Jianghu man is what I want to write about most. We are all small people, and everyone has his own way of survival. I have mine, and Luo Wanya has Luo Wanya's.

As you write a book, you develop a deep emotional connection to it. I hope everyone can immerse themselves in it just like I have.

The development about the Forbidden Zone is also quite interesting, with all sorts of rules. I think it could even be made into a Forbidden Zone series of murder mystery games, where one person holds a rule and misleads or tricks others into killing them...

Just a random thought.

Of course, this book has many shortcomings, but there's nothing I can do about it. It's purely due to my limited writing skills. Even if I know I haven't written well, I don't know how to improve.

Therefore, we still need to continue learning and mastering more story creation methods in the future.

Let's talk about monthly passes.

The number of monthly votes this month surprised even me; I didn't expect it to be so many.

Every single vote is inseparable from everyone's support.

In September, I will definitely take some time to spend with my family, rest and recuperate, and enrich the plot and setting of this book. Then, in October, I will try my best to challenge the goal of updating 10,000 words a day.

However, although the September update won't be as intense as the August one, I still have to shamelessly ask for your guaranteed monthly votes for September.

Guys, I want to try and see if I can win again in a row. (Just kidding)

Please vote for me!

I'm asking for your guaranteed monthly votes for September, starting in one hour!

Thank you everyone.

Thank you again.