Reflections on Finishing the Book

Well, this book is finished. It felt like it was all over in a rush.

To be frank, it was a poorly executed project, and I admit that.

This is the third novel I wrote on Tomato. Unlike my previous two novels, which were both over a million words long, this one is only about 500,000 words.

The main reason it ended up unfinished is that I simply couldn't bear to deceive myself anymore.

As everyone can see, this book has many flaws, the biggest of which is its lack of substance.

The problem of padding existed before, but it wasn't this serious. This book takes this flaw to the extreme, starting with padding and getting increasingly padded as it goes on.

To be honest, I couldn't tell the water was there at first.

Because those involved are often blinded while bystanders see clearly, readers are all bystanders, while I, the author, am one of the involved. Everyone can see the flaws, but I myself couldn't tell at first.

It wasn't until I saw everyone's comments were all complaints that I realized how poorly I had written it.

Why did I start with such a bland and superficial piece?

To be honest, I'm not really sure either.

When I was writing this novel, especially the first half, I was quite pleased with myself and in a very good state of mind.

Who knew it would turn out like that while I was writing? It became so rambling? I don't even know what I was thinking at the time; it's like I was out of my mind.

By the time more people saw it and commented, and everyone scolded me and woke me up, it was too late; there was no way to change it.

Besides water, there are all sorts of other problems.

After my mind cleared up a bit, I looked at the book again and realized that my writing was really bad, with many problems and errors.

As I said before, I had already written quite a bit by then, and there was no way to change it, so I could only give up and do whatever I wanted.

The main reason for this "what's the use of 'giving up' attitude is practical factors."

At its lowest point, the income from my first two novels was less than thirty yuan a day.

At that time, I was already disheartened, but out of my remaining conscience, I stubbornly continued writing. I managed to write over a million words for both books and managed to reach a decent ending, a satisfactory conclusion.

But this book, this novel, it's no good, it's really no good.

The practical factor is that, as time goes on, I also have to face my financial pressure, and I'm planning to save money to buy a house.

Putting in so much effort every day, and not even earning thirty yuan? That's unacceptable. When will I ever be able to save enough money to buy a house?

So when I started writing this novel, I had already decided to suppress the few remaining impulses I had in my first two novels and prioritize making money.

When the data and profits are bad, and there's really no way to salvage the situation, then cut it off!

Hesitation leads to trouble.

Logically, this novel should have been finished during the Chinese New Year, but there were many things to do during that time, so it was postponed until the end of this month. Now that I've confirmed that I have perfect attendance, I'm officially finishing it!

Like I said before, there's no way around it, it's a practical matter, I need to make money.

Besides, there are countless authors who cut down books one by one, cutting down more books than I do, and cutting down books more decisively than I do. Who do I think I am?

In short, this is why they gave up and abandoned the project, leaving it unfinished.

I don't ask for your forgiveness or understanding, because I will continue to write books like this in the future. I will shift from writing books out of interest to writing books out of making money.

Feel free to hurl insults, just don't insult my family.

Then comes the reflection on the many mistakes this book made.

The first and biggest mistake, water, has already been mentioned.

The second mistake, I think, is the character design of the main character.

The character I created for the protagonist is someone who is reckless and carefree.

What is "unscrupulous"?

I think he's someone who doesn't care about anything, doesn't care about anything, and if anyone dares to mess with him, he'll flip the table and everyone will be out of luck. In short, he's a bit of a lawless persona.

The protagonist of this book, especially in the early stages, clearly doesn't fit the character's persona.

Faced with various conflicts and injustices, the protagonist takes revenge, but he does so with restraint, lacking the exhilarating feeling of lawlessness and recklessness.

This has led to a very serious consequence.

The protagonist's actions differ from, or fall short of, what readers expect or imagine, leaving them feeling frustrated and uncomfortable.

I admit to this mistake. I went astray while writing and ended up writing this mess, with the protagonist deviating from his intended character.

The third mistake was deviating from the details of the original work.

I write fan fiction, and since it's fan fiction, it inevitably relies on the original plot and world view.

The plot and world-building of Hokage are vast and complex Hokage. I have a good grasp of the general plot and direction, but I've forgotten or misunderstood some details.

I've looked up a lot of information, but for some reason, the results are completely different, or rather, I haven't found anything very clear. I just wrote it down on my own.

As a result, I didn't quite understand many of the errors in the original work's details, such as the timeline.

In summary, I can only think of these three errors that this book has made so far.

Besides these three, there are probably many other errors. Feel free to point them out; I'll accept any reasonable suggestions.

But ultimately, the biggest problem is still water!

Yes, that's right. We've come full circle back to this issue, back to the water problem, which is truly a major headache.

The initial water spill was unintentional, and I don't think there's much of a problem with writing it that way.

But in reality, I think, I just think, and these things I think are wrong.

As more people read and commented, especially the negative reviews, I was jolted awake by these negative comments and was able to reflect more clearly on what I had written.

Then, after a moment of clarity, I realized that I had indeed written filler. All the things I thought I had written, the details I had included, especially the psychological descriptions, were actually completely unnecessary.

From a reader's perspective, reading these things is really useless, even tedious. Some readers may find it tiring and annoying to read on, which is why they can't continue.

By the time I finally came to my senses and realized these problems, it was too late; I knew the novel was basically finished.

When I realized it was too late, considering I needed to make money, I just gave up and started taking advantage of others.

I admit I was just trying to make easy money. I wrote whatever came to mind, and it got worse and worse, and I became more and more indifferent. I just wanted to get the full attendance bonus for the month.

I admit it's about making easy money.

But I had no choice; I had to save money, I had to earn money, due to practical reasons.

Some readers might be annoyed by this point. Is it really possible to make easy money so blatantly and openly?

But... to put it bluntly, if someone else were in my situation, they could earn thirty yuan a day by simply writing two chapters, plus several hundred yuan for full attendance bonus at the end of the month. I guess most people would be willing to do that, and most people wouldn't be able to give up those hundred or thousand yuan, especially if they were in a tight financial situation.

I'm just an ordinary person, and that's my situation.

Alright, I've been telling everyone about my difficulties all this time, and I'm sure you're all tired of this nagging. Let's stop here.

I feel helpless but resigned to the fact that this book made such a huge mistake that it ruined the entire book.

I can't promise anything else, but I can promise that for the next book, I will try my best to avoid these mistakes, give everyone a good reading experience, and also try to improve the data revenue.

As for what I'll write in my next book, I'll explain in the epilogue of the next chapter. That concludes this chapter of reflections.

In the end, I'll say it again: this novel is written like this, so feel free to criticize it, just don't insult my family.