The book goes premium tomorrow at noon!
I had a thousand things to say, but I didn't know where to begin.
Come to think of it, I started writing in 2017. Six years went by in the blink of an eye, with both successes and failures along the way.
Time really flew. What was the world like six years ago?
Were we living a little more happily six years later? Had we accomplished any of those small goals we once set for ourselves?
Living in this era, my memories were actually a little hazy. I always felt that not much had changed between 2017 and 2023. Every day felt much the same for adults, while every day was full of new experiences for children.
But in reality, the times had changed a great, great, great deal. I just had that illusory feeling of being unable to see the whole mountain because I was standing right in the middle of it.
The times must have changed.
And so, inspired by that idea, I created this novel.
I wanted the protagonist, as an outsider, to observe an era even more sweeping and tumultuous than the real world.
This story was very difficult to write. The story of human civilization and the protagonist's story ran in parallel, and one misstep could leave me neglecting one for the other or making the whole thing feel top-heavy.
Working out how civilization would develop wasn't easy, either.
What's more, weighty, grand narratives weren't in line with current market trends. I had to make the protagonist's side of the story lighthearted, with a touch of goofy humor. On Earth's side, I had to convey things through subtle implication to avoid getting the book taken down, while still letting everyone see how the times were changing.
That was