This was my first time taking a day off. I wrote over four thousand characters, then deleted them because the content felt repetitive and flat.
After that, I just couldn't write anything else.
I hadn't been in great shape these past few days. I wasn't writing with much passion, and both the content and the prose felt too flat.
The pacing of the whole story didn't feel right, either.
This wasn't the state I wanted to be in or the result I wanted. I could force myself to write, but I'd only be padding the story.
And from my years of reading experience, that wasn't a good sign.
When an author said they were taking a break because they were stuck, it usually meant they were about to stop updating, abandon the story, and disappear.
But my situation was a little different. I had a thorough outline, and there was still plenty ahead that excited me and that I really wanted to write.
I saw some of you saying the recent chapters felt padded. I took a close look and found that you were right.
I thought the pacing and content on Kevin-9 overlapped too much with what happened on Rhode Star.
That had also drained my enthusiasm for writing similar plotlines.
The current content made sense for the story's progression, but it didn't match what you guys expected from the novel.
That was something I hadn't anticipated when I drew up the outline.
My original plan was for the protagonist to take over two planets, control two player spawn points, and then start conquering the universe.
But as things stood, there was a serious gap between that plan and reality.
That was the main reason my update schedule had been so inconsistent lately.
I figured you guys didn't want