I was too busy today, so there were only two updates, but they still totaled six thousand characters, which wasn't all that short.
I actually wanted to write this wrap-up when the novel first went premium, but I never had the time. With the May Day holiday just around the corner, happy holidays, everyone, and I'll take this chance to talk things over here.
First, let me report the current subscription figures. The novel went premium at 190,000 characters, with around 9,000 bookmarks, after two rounds of recommendations. My editor said it could get a third round. But the plot had reached a point where I simply had to get it out, so I chose to go premium anyway. The first premium chapter got over 800 subscriptions. It's been six days since then, and aside from the second day and today, when other commitments meant I only posted two updates totaling six thousand characters, I've posted ten thousand characters every day. Average subscriptions are currently around 1,000.
Honestly, I don't really understand what those figures mean either. Maybe it's quite a flop.
I'm a newcomer, and all I know is to write according to my own ideas. But thinking that over a thousand people in this world are actually reading what I write seriously, even though some leave along the way while others keep coming in, still makes me feel deeply heartened.
Of course, I've also seen quite a few people questioning and flaming me in the backend.
Yeah, every time I see those comments, I read them carefully to the end, then get so angry I practically grind my teeth to pieces and start thinking up all sorts of arguments to refute them.
But in the end, I still choose to give up.
The world is so uneven in