Taking a Short Break

I need to take a week off.

You read that right, it's for a week (_;)

I haven't done anything for the past few days, just sat there staring blankly.

But the more I force myself to come up with ideas, update, and serialize, the more withdrawn, headache-inducing, and unable to think of anything.

No way.

Being forced to write due to the pressure of serialization will result in the same outcome that everyone can see: the more you write, the worse it gets, the more stuck you become, and the less satisfactory it becomes.

As you all know, I wrote this book primarily out of personal interest, not to make a living. (Otherwise, at this update speed, I would have starved to death long ago.)

However, after a few months, my creative enthusiasm was gradually worn down to almost nothing by this continuous high-intensity mental labor. My personal mentality also became distorted and collapsed under the increasing pressure of serialization. As a result, I would become very sensitive and emotionally unstable when I saw some negative reviews, and I would become withdrawn and lock myself at home to stare blankly when I encountered writer's block.

This situation is really not a solution.

Although this book has the lowest popularity, the slowest updates, the worst writer's block, and the least satisfactory results, it is indeed the work I have put the most effort into and am most satisfied with so far.

I genuinely tried my best to write this book to make it satisfactory and without regrets, rather than just scribbling and making it worse in order to meet deadlines.

Therefore, although it will seriously affect the book's already limited popularity, I have decided to temporarily suspend updates.

First, we need to rest and recuperate, recover our energy, and strive to rediscover our creative passion.

Secondly, I also want to use this time without the pressure of serialization to cultivate myself and perfect the plot of the future.

At the very least, I need to try to lay a good framework for future Stand battles to avoid stumbling around like this again. (I've always been writing and brainstorming battle details as I go. This wasn't a big problem when my mind was sharp and I was full of inspiration, but now that my mental capacity is low and I'm not in good shape, relying solely on improvisation is clearly not sustainable.)

In short, I really need time.

See you all in a week.

Updates will resume at the end of the month (the 30th, or at the latest the 31st).

Please believe me, I will do my best to finish writing this book, even though it will be a slow process (bitter smile).