Most of the time, I write in silence.
Because an author I like holds this view: the only platform for communication between authors and readers should be their work, and ideally, there should be no direct communication.
I understand that everyone has different perspectives, thoughts, and opinions, but I personally believe it is best not to rush into making hostile remarks before seeing the ending, especially when reading a novel with elements of mystery.
Similar situations have happened before, and I did not pay much attention, because I knew everyone would naturally understand once that part of the story was finished.
But this time, it happened again.
Some people even turned this into a moral issue, taking it to another level, saying that female characters did not deserve their moments to shine and that I always killed off female characters.
Readers who have read my books should know that my stories either have a single female lead or no female lead. I have written about female characters' dedication, sacrifice, resourcefulness, courage...
As for the Snow Mountain storyline in this instance, perhaps I buried the setup too deeply, but I thought some readers must have noticed this detail: so far, throughout this entire ghost story, [Wu Tiansheng] is the only player whose corpse has appeared.
I also wrote the protagonist's internal thoughts when facing another character only once: when he formed the impression that [Wu Tiansheng] was "dependable and reliable."
As for the protagonist's "internal thoughts" when facing the other players, I left almost all of them unwritten, which was different from how I wrote before.
This was the deepest-hidden and most important point of this instance. I had planned to reveal it only when the instance ended, but some comments really spoiled the reading experience and also affected my own