A Few Thoughts Now That I've Reached 200 Chapters

Today is the last day of May, and I suddenly realized that I've already written 200 chapters. Tomorrow will also be the 100th day since the book was published. I just wanted to share some recent thoughts here today. These are just some random thoughts, and I haven't proofread them, so there might be some illogical parts. Feel free to skip them if you don't want to read them.

First, I have to complain: my average subscriptions dropped by 400 today.

It might be due to the subject matter, or perhaps my writing simply isn't good enough, but my average subscriptions have been dropping for the past few days. From 420 a little over a week ago, it has completely fallen below 400 today.

I vaguely remember that a little over a week ago, the average subscription rate was rising quite well, and I was even saying in the group that I would release a lot of new chapters once the average subscription rate reached 500. Now it seems that was a bit of wishful thinking.

Actually, as a complete newbie, I think this achievement is pretty good. Not long ago, there was a level 5 author who had to shut down his book because he didn't have 300 average views. I'm very grateful that so many readers are still reading my novel, which is written by a newbie like me.

However, I've also found that I can't retain readers, and it's difficult to attract new readers when there are no recommendations. The fact that I only have less than 100 repeat subscribers speaks volumes.

I don't like controlling comments, so I haven't deleted anything except for those spamming ads and those who insulted me for no reason. Now, looking at the comments section, most of them are opinions about the book, which might discourage other people from clicking in and even wanting to read it.

Fortunately, there are still a few positive reviews that I can feature, so it's not a big problem if I don't click into the comments section.

Speaking of which, a few days ago two readers were really criticizing my earlier content. I tried to explain seriously, but they just didn't understand, and it almost made me feel eerily depressed. I was a little puzzled; if it doesn't click with them, why not just not read it...? Couldn't they have been more polite when giving feedback...?

It ended up sounding like an argument, and I was in a bad mood, so I guessed they weren't much better off. Therefore, I suggest that anyone with opinions about me join a group and voice them there. I'm happy to improve what I can. As for those who want to teach me how to write a book or even ask me to revise the character designs and outlines, forget it. If you have so many ideas, why don't you start your own book? I might even read it...

Some comments said they read for a long time but didn't understand what it was about. Let me explain: it mainly describes the daily life of a mage who comes to a new world, constantly learning various interesting things, making progress, occasionally helping friends and elders, and perhaps even doing a few big things.

The problem might be the lack of a clear goal. This might be influenced by myself; I've always lacked clear goals and tend to drift along, so the protagonist unconsciously developed this personality trait as well. However, the main plot is always there—learning all sorts of interesting spells—so it's not entirely absent.

I'll keep that in mind for my next book, but this one is what it is now, and it's difficult to change it further.

Some people complained that the protagonist's personality was completely unlike that of Slytherin. I had anticipated this; the protagonist's personality in the outline is that of a kind person, not a traditional Slytherin. The protagonist's ambition will only be revealed later when he really starts to do big things, and there's nothing to say about that.

That's about all the comments.

I hope the editor can give me a recommendation after I reach 500,000 words, and then we'll see if the average daily subscriptions can recover.

I want to assure you that the outline is complete, the ending is set, and there will be no issue with cutting the book. Even if I don't reach 500 average daily subscriptions and don't get the full attendance bonus for August, I will continue writing this book until it's finished.

Looking back now, I realize that the most comfortable time was when I was writing for my own amusement, before I even got a contract. Once I achieved some success, I became anxious and insecure. Moving the English version of the acceptance letter to the bonus chapter was my compromise, and there were many other compromises, which I won't list here.

In closing, thank you all for your support, and thank you to everyone who supports the official version!

Bow!!