In August, we held an offline alliance leader gathering.
We rented two villas, and forty-one leaders came to gather for three days and two nights. We talked about writing experiences, plots, and the fate of everyone and Chixin... Many people wrote short compositions and expressed their feelings over wine.
I was so moved when I said how much I liked this story. As a person who never smokes or drinks, I couldn’t help but drink one glass after another.
Discussions about this gathering began at the beginning of the year. Everyone in the alliance group spent their own time together. In the end, most of them felt that August 12th was a good time.
A similar gathering had been held before, two years ago.
Based on everyone's understanding of my writing speed, they originally expected me to take leave during the party. They also said they would help me take the blame and withstand the criticism from readers.
At that time, we never thought that we would be able to get the first place, and we did it exactly in July before the party.
Asking for leave after taking first place will inevitably lead to the suspicion of being a big star...
In order to keep updating, I crazily saved manuscripts. During the party, they were singing, playing board games, playing black and white, and playing billiards... I looked for places everywhere to code and revise the manuscript.
I stayed up until three or four in the middle of the night, and when I woke up in the morning, I still took out my notebook.
Fortunately, I still accomplished my writing goal relatively satisfactorily.
During the party, everyone had a lot of thoughts and said things like hard work and joy, but they never imagined that the results in August would be even better.
Throughout August, we were dominating the best-selling list.
On July 31, the average order was 37,770. On August 31, the average order was 44,200.
This August is a bit dreamy. A book with 6.8 million words has received an increase of 6,500 orders in one month.
This month, we are still number one in terms of monthly votes.
Frankly speaking, I feel a little confused.
I think that in addition to everyone's support for this book and the monthly red envelope rewards for Five Star Glory works, it is also because the first 6.8 million words of this novel were written with great care.
The emotions I poured into my words were felt by readers. In those unknown times in the past, the journeys I took with some readers were seen by more readers.
Most of the recent dozens of new alliances are new readers. This shows that this novel, which has been serialized for nearly four years, is still attracting new readers.
My writing level in 2019 is definitely not as good as my writing level in 2023. I haven’t slacked off for a day in the past few years. If I don’t make progress, I would be too useless.
Therefore, it is reasonable for new readers to complain about certain plots. I hope that old readers will not be harsh - new readers have not yet entered this world, and old readers have been traveling in this world for a long time. Everyone feels the vividness
, in the eyes of passers-by, she is still a flower in the mirror.
It's still the same sentence - if some readers don't like this book, it's definitely not their problem. Everyone is born with different preferences. Of course, it's not my problem. I wrote so carefully, and I have done my best.
Everything I can do. I can only say that reading sometimes requires fate.
I am a very confident person, but the current results of "" do not mean that we can conclude what an excellent work it is.
At most, I can only say that the first 6.8 million words were indeed written with care, but how the subsequent writing will turn out remains to be seen.
I always believe that the most important part of a novel is its ending.
Only by seeing the three words "Complete" can we comprehensively examine this book - does it start well and end well? Does it build a complete world? Is it worthy of the expectations it has endured along the way?
When we read, we want to see the spirit that runs through the entire story, we want to see the stars in the sky forming a bouquet of flowers, and the thousands of threads that eventually become a crown.
The ancients said that when painting, the finishing touch is the finishing touch. Without the last stroke, the dragon painting cannot be realistic.
I'm not sure I can do it well, but as I promised when I first started the book - I will try my best to do it.
The story has progressed to this point. Wangzi has raised his head and can see the stunning scenery. The hole in the Blood River Sect has almost been filled in. The handwriting of the saints has become known, and the veil of the modern era has been lifted.
Please help me remember how many holes I have yet to fill. Remember to remind me.
Okay, lunch has been eaten, digestion is over, and work begins.
