Chapter 114: Late Release Testimonial

Chapter 114: A Late Uploading Reflection

Hello, dear readers, my book has been up for several days now~

Actually, this timing for the upgrade isn’t ideal.

First, it’s year-end, and I’ve been swamped with all sorts of things;

Second, last Tuesday my car got hit—I had to go through appraisal, then the hospital, and it drained all my stored drafts, leaving me with no extra chapters to post for the upgrade. I feel a bit ashamed.

(Next week is just as tight—my grandmother’s funeral is coming up, and I’ll need to take two days off. So this week I’m hoarding drafts to ensure no breaks in updates.)

It’s been several days since the upgrade—let me share the numbers.

At 300,000 words, the upgrade came very late—I personally delayed it by a week because I wasn’t ready, yet somehow, I still wasn’t ready.

When it launched, I had around 6,700 collections; now it’s dipped a little, and growth is painfully slow.

Current average subscription: 320. Peak subscription: 417.

How do I put this? Of course, I can’t compare with the big names.

But for a struggling, inexperienced writer like me, is this… acceptable?

I just want to say one thing: the fantasy channel is truly dead. I checked the data sites—my book actually made it into the fantasy bestseller list at #99…

I never imagined my book could ever be called “bestselling.”

Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, to every reader who’s stuck with me, voted, and tipped along the way.

I don’t even know what else to say—so let me wish you all an early New Year. Dong~ Dong~ Dong~

Now, let’s talk about what’s coming next.

I’ve already written the outline and divided the volumes—the overall direction is clear enough.

But when it comes to writing each individual chapter, the pressure still hits hard—especially when I read certain reader comments.

For instance, when someone says I write about construction too vaguely, I start thinking, “I should just rush through these scenes.”

But the moment I think that, I freeze—I don’t know how to write anymore. I write, delete, rewrite, write again, and after hours, my word count still sits at zero. It’s agonizing.

So eventually, I just gritted my teeth and stopped checking comments for days.

…

I won’t say more—it’s too mentally draining.

Finally, thank you again, dear readers, for your support—and I humbly beg for more subscriptions.

I hope the average subscription climbs to 500—then I can finally pluck some wool from Qidian’s fleece~

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