It was the word count target that Cowboy signed when he received his first writing contract.
Before that, literary subjects were mostly written with nonsense prose, fault-finding gossip, comments, and the like.
Regarding the story theme, I have also written online articles, but it stopped abruptly after tens of thousands of words.
So even when I set such a small goal at that time, I felt very uneasy and had no confidence, thinking that I might not be able to accomplish it.
What I'm thinking about is the best thing I can accomplish.
This was one of my three initial goals for writing "The Royal Bandit": signing the contract, putting it on the shelves, and writing one million words.
Now, it's all finished.
Anyone who does anything has a purpose. What is my purpose in writing "Yu Kou"?
The ancients have long concluded that people who write books always have two purposes.
1. Writing books is just for making money (looking at money)
2. Wen Yi Zaidao (when you are full and full)
My purpose, to put it bluntly, is the former.
Of course, I am not thinking about how much money I can make from "Yu Kou". Although I am a novice in the field of online writing, as an adult, having goals and plans in doing things should be the basic operation.
Novices entering the industry are generally divided into two categories. One is full of confidence and holds the delusion of becoming a god with a book, while the other is full of unconfidence and just gives it a try.
This time, I belong to the latter
So I started writing online articles for the second time. In terms of goals and plans, I originally planned to write three million-word books within five years. The first one was signed and put on the shelves, the second one got an extra thousand orders, and the third one I won’t mention my goal, it’s just a delusion anyway.
I want to make money from online writing, but I have never thought about making money from my first book, and I have never paid attention to small money.
The current results of "Yu Kou" have exceeded my initial expectations. The first order was 900, the highest order was 8,000, and both orders were 2,000. However, the recent back-orders have been a bit miserable, and now it is less than 300. It will be included in the first book of a newcomer. , this result is average, right?
You may not believe it when I tell you, but I published the book on October 17 and put it on the shelves in December. I have received royalties for four months now. I just did the math and it has just exceeded my income in one month before the epidemic.
So, in my eyes, it’s really just small money.
I write online articles because my income has shrunk and I want to find more ways to make money. It’s just for the money.
But it’s really not for this little money.
If the income from the third book is still the same, I probably won’t continue writing.
Fortunately, it's just Yu Kou, and it's just the income from the first book.
Even speaking of it, this start has exceeded my expectations.
The initial goal has been achieved, so the only reason for Yu Kou to continue is to live up to his book friends.
On the other hand, Yu Kou's performance has actually been declining. I wonder if book friends have noticed that April is the month with the most code since I published the book.
I wrote close to 200,000 words in April!
why?
Because the subscriptions in March are an avalanche compared to those in February!
But even if I am anxious and anxious, I can face it and accept it.
It is even precisely because of the decline in March that I am full of energy and want to work hard in April.
Even though the city was locked down while on a business trip in the first half of the month and my condition was very poor, I still wrote nearly 140,000 words in the second half of the month.
Because it’s just like what I said a month after publishing the book.
I can't control my grades, nor can I control whether my writing is good or not. What I can control is only myself.
Men, after all, when faced with dissatisfaction, they cannot cry like a mother-in-law. They can only accept it silently and try to change it on their own.
How can I change myself?
I can only work harder.
I can only do my best.
So is 200,000 words my limit?
no!
Wasn't there a joke before?
A book friend analyzed how many words an author should type in a day.
Excluding eating, drinking, and eating, there are more than ten hours a day, and 2k an hour is still over 20,000, right?
I'm not that good at the moment, and I'm not full-time. I don't want to pay 20,000 a day.
But I really did the math carefully.
I can fish more while working, sleep less, and give up all recreational activities. I should be able to code about 12,000 words a day.
How long can this state last?
One month is probably the most.
This should be my current attitude of truly going all out.
So if there comes a day when I can't hold on anymore, I will try my best to have a look before then.
If the downward trend of Yukou can be slowed down and reduced, then I may be able to continue to persevere.
Therefore, the book friends who support Yu Kou, those 276 book friends who have been chasing Yu Kou.
If there is a day that ends hastily, I apologize in advance.
But at the same time, I will also say something very frankly.