关于本书的决定和通知
Iknowpatienceisararevirtuetohaveinthesemoderndaysformostfolks,soIwillgetstraighttothepointthenIwillsharethejourneyIhadyesterday:
Thedecisionis,thisstorywillgoon,Iwillwriteeverydayandyouwillgettheupdateeverydayjustlikeithasbeeninthepast10months,withadailyminimumofabout3000words.
Asforthatendofthemonthbenefit/minimumsupportbonusorwhateveryoumaywanttocallit,theonethatyoumustwrite4000wordsperdayminimumtobeabletoqualify,myresponseis:
Fuckit.
Now,forthejourneyIhadyesterday.
Ihadtofightmyinnerdemonsonceagainandemergedvictorious,IhavetothankeveryonewhoshowedtheirsupportyesterdayandIwillnotforgetyournamesuntiltheendoftime.
ThisbookwasprettymuchdoomedafterIhadthattalkwithoneoftheeditors,hesentencedthisbooktothedeathrowbytellingmethesitewilllikelyneverpromoteditagainandthatIamnogoodatall.
Iwasfurious,butwasIfuriousjustbecausehepassedhisjudgementontome?
Theanswerisno,Iamnotthatna?ve.Iamfullyawarewhoisheandwhyhesaidwhathesaid.
Heisanemployeeofaprofit-centredbusinessorganization,andthenatureofhisroleisnodifferenttothosesupermarketemployeeswhomanagethefreshproduceisle.Bysayingthis,Imeanhehastoputthegoodlookingonesupontheshelffirst,howthisproducereallytaste,heain’tgoingtogiveadamn.
Andwhy?Becauseyoucan’thavearefundforwebnovelsjustlikeyoucan’thavearefundforfruitsandvegetables,youcan’tgetitbackafteryoutookabiteandhatedwhatyouate.
SohimsayingIamnogood,Iknowwhathemeans,hemeantIamnogoodasaprofitgenerating“vegetable(DrEvillittlepinkyposerighthere)”,butsayingthis,IamalsofullyawareIamnotperfect,coupleofreaderspointedoutspotsandgavesomeveryvaluableadvices,forthat,Iamgrateful.
IamnotgoingtodoubtmyselfjustbecausesomeyoungfelsaidIamnogoodwherehissolepurposeistoselectgoodlooking“vegetable”tobeputontheshelf——plusyouaretalkingaboutasitewhereitsSci-FisectionisfilledwithMarvelDoujin,yeah,yougettheidea.
SowhydidIhaveanoutburst,simple,Iwanttomakealivingbyjustwritingstories,Iwantthiswritingthingafulltimegig,notjustsomehobby,becauseIloveit,Ifuckinglovedoingit,Icanwritewholedaylongandnotfeelingburntout——unlikemostwritersonthissitewhostartcryinglikeapussyafterwriting2000wordsbecausetothemwritingstoryisatortureworsethenuniversityessay.
So,aneditordecresmyworknogoodmeansmydreamwillhavetobepostponedafewyears,again.
Andhowmany“fewyears”canyougetinyourlife?
SoIhadanoutburst.
ThatoutburstisalsoduetothefactIwanttogopro,andthatword“pro”isaheavyterm.
Whendoessomeoddjobbecomeaprofession?Itbecomesaprofessionwhenitbecomesrecognizedbythesociety,itbecomesaprofessionwhenitisimbued/infusedwiththestandardsthesocietythinkitshouldhave.
However,youlookatthewebnovelindustryinthestfewyears,mostbecomefurtherawayfrombecomingaprofessional.
WearebecomingsomethingworsethanthoseAfricanhyenas,feastonthedeadcarcassoffallgiants,nevercreatinganythingnewandinteresting.
Writersareconsumedbygreed,writingisnolongeraprofessionthatrelyonyourknowledge,thewisdomyouaccumutedthroughtheages,orlonghoursofstudy.
WritersarebecomingpeoplenodifferentthantheworkerswhoworkonafreakingIphoneproductionline,mindlessdrones,nothingmore.
Wearenolongertouchthemindsandsoulsofourreaderswithourwords,wearesimplytryingtostiruptheirhormoneanddopamineforfucksake.
Imeannodisrespecttotheworkers,butIsimplethinkwritersshouldnotbeworkinglikethat.
Ourworkisbecomingmoreandmorecheap,sometimescheaperthanthesugarinacupoffreakingmilkteaorthepleasureyougetfromafuckingjerkoff.
4000wordseverydaymyass……
Ifeltthephantomwhenyourdreamprofessionisshiftingawayfromtherightthings.
IwitnessedthebirthofChinesewebnovel,seenitsmostgloriousdaysandalsoseenitsdownfalltowardsnothingbutaprofitmachine.
ThesearemydemonsandIhadtofacethemagainyesterday,butthankstoyouguys,Iwasvictoriousonceagain.
SomemightstartcallingmehypocritealreadysinceIamprettymustwritingdoujinaswell.
That’strue,butthenagain,Iamusingthisoneasawarmupforthenextbook,somethingfullyoriginalwithafullyconstructedworld,awesomebackgroundandarichstory.
ButIamnotcuttingthisbookloose,everybookismycreation,mychildandnoparentintheirrightmindcouldeasilythrowawaytheirchild.
That’saboutitreally,theconflictbetweenmyidealsandtheuglyrealityhadbeentormentingme,givingmephantompain,thisisthefateofalrtworkersinasense.
Iamlucky,Idon’thavetorelyonwritingforaliving,soIdon’thavetobowdowntothegreedybastardswhothinktheyrunthefuckinguniverse.
So,amidfingertothoseassholesandadeepbowdowntoyou——myreaders.
Staywithme,Iwillgetthere,Iwillshowyouabeautifulword,anexcitingstorythebestIcan.
Iwillseeyoutomorrow