Thoughts on Going Premium

It will be available for purchase at 12 noon today, with a massive 30,000-word update on the first day!

This is my first time writing a book on Qidian. Of course, I'm not a complete newbie. I wrote two novels on another website before, and the results were so-so. I was just a nobody.

I used to write books as a side job to earn extra money, until one day I suddenly had a breakthrough while writing, and I thought about joining Qidian. com, after all, who hasn't dreamed of becoming a literary god in the world of novel writing?

Some readers said that I pushed the plot forward too fast in the beginning. I was anxious too. I was writing a lord novel, so I did some "foreplay". In the end, it took nearly a hundred chapters before he became a lord. I almost wrote a personal adventure.

This is my fault. The book I prepared so carefully flopped, which was completely unexpected.

I spent the better part of half a year brainstorming and revising the plot of this urban fantasy novel, especially the first few tens of thousands of words, which I revised again and again, making three or four major revisions and twenty or so minor ones. I came to Qidian with the dream of becoming a legend, and then it flopped.

The detailed plot outline is over 100,000 words, the further plot analysis is over 200,000 words, and the main text is another 200,000 to 300,000 words, and the book is still not finished...

My new book only gained a few favorites a month after its release; the dismal numbers made me question my existence.

Before publishing the book, I considered countless possibilities: it could flop, it could become a bestseller. I even prepared my posture. But it turns out I was overthinking it.

I've carefully considered the lessons learned from my first book, finding countless excuses for it, such as the pacing being too slow, the opening setup being too long, the title being poorly chosen, and the synopsis being unappealing...

Until I clicked the "Submit and Read" button on the author assistant...

Previously, I searched online for "Should I submit my manuscript directly to Qidian or submit it internally?", and the recommendation was to submit directly, because internal submission is for established writers.

Damn it! This expired information misled me!!!

This book was an idea I had before, just a rough concept and a wild idea, and that's how I started writing it.

I wrote a simple outline of 30,000 words, then sent it to an editor who said "any topic is fine," and then buried myself in writing to save up a draft—only to find out later on Douyin that I had chosen the one with the lowest acceptance rate... Look at my eyesight!

Of course, the editor was very professional and responsible, and gave me a lot of valuable suggestions.

I'm a stubborn person. Once I've decided on a starting point, I'm prepared to stick with it to the end. I've given myself a three-month buffer period. If there's still no improvement within three months, I'll go back to the old website to prepare for the next round and try again in two years.

I had even started brainstorming for my third novel, and then this book was over.

This sudden turn of events almost strained my back.

I was rushed into this project, and I hadn't even had time to get the plot in order. Writing about the Spirit Realm, which I'm best at, was fine, but once I returned to the real world, my weaknesses were exposed. So some readers have been telling me, "Author, you should just stick to writing about the Spirit Realm."

I have reflected deeply on this matter and carefully crafted the plot, characters, and events. I hope you will enjoy the rest.

In this book's setting, the Spirit Realm and reality are closely connected, and this will be revealed one by one later.

Let's talk about the update issue that everyone is most concerned about. 6,000 words a day, without fail.

I will try to write as much as possible every day, and occasionally I'll do a big update, but I can't guarantee that. I'm preparing to become a full-time writer and I want to keep writing over 10,000 words a day.

As everyone knows, there are too many uncertainties in the current situation with online writing, so for now I can only do it part-time, and I can guarantee 6,000 words.

Based on my own experience over the past few years, the main reason I usually stop updating is that I forget to publish what I've written...

That's right, my only strength is patience. I can guarantee an update even on the first day of the Lunar New Year. It's just that I sometimes forget to click the publish button because I'm busy with work, but I make sure to take precautions to avoid that.

It's impossible for this book to be abandoned. I've even worked as a struggling writer, and the book's current performance has already exceeded my expectations, so it's even less likely that it will be abandoned.

Finally, thank you to all the readers who have been following the story. Every comment, every favorite, and every monthly pass you've given is the warmest light for me as I write late into the night.

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