Before today's updates begin, I want to say a few things. My reader Super Big Shot suggested this a long time ago, but I've been busy with work and family and only now got around to it.
That's right!
I'm making a post to ask for subscriptions!
Some people say the reason you start writing a book determines how well it does. If you write just for fun, readers won't take it seriously.
Dashu understands that view, but he doesn't agree.
Others say your starting point can never determine where you end up. An imperfect beginning only determines the obstacles you'll face along the way. After all, what in this world can be settled with a single pronouncement?
Amid these conflicting views, the paradox of "nothing is absolute" taught Dashu that the process matters most. Whatever your reason for starting a book, once you truly come to love writing it, your outlook naturally changes.
Dashu is a shameless example. He started writing for a laugh, then made it part of his routine. Eventually, it became something he stuck with, and now he feels restless whenever he isn't writing.
That persistence has kept Dashu going without a single chapter in reserve. He's maintained an average of two updates a day and written over a million words so far.
From the book's early days to the middle-to-late stages of the story, Dashu has gone from a good-for-nothing novice to a diligent writer.
I think about all the fun I used to have in my spare time—massages, karaoke, bars, picking up girls, you name it. Then I look at the fat guy sitting quietly at his computer, typing away, and I can hardly believe that change happened to me!
I've stopped the morning runs I kept up for two years, and I haven't