End-of-month summary (also a semi-annual summary)

The book was published on August 31st last year, and it has been exactly seven months since then. The total word count is 1.7 million words, with an average monthly update of 240,000 words.

Looking at the current results, I can only feel "what have I done to deserve this?"

The average number of subscriptions is almost 8,000; it seems we won't have to wait until this summer to break 10,000.

Many readers have said that this novel is different from many online novels and feels fresh to everyone. In fact, I think the most core definition of online novels is that they are reader-oriented and put readers first.

I've seen quite a few friends say that I'm a very artsy writer, and I feel I have to admit that.

But actually, I have tried writing this story for readers before, but the result was the opening that everyone criticized. It seems that this is the best I can do; the more presumptuous I am in writing content that you would like to read, the less you like it.

On the contrary, if I continued writing according to my own ideas, the chapters I wrote were more appreciated and enjoyed by everyone. That's why I started writing the story according to my own ideas later on, and the premise was also because everyone liked it.

Of course, it was precisely because I finished writing my previous book, "I Became the Scandalous Woman Overnight," that I gained the confidence that "I am an author who can make a story get better as it goes on." That's why I continued writing even after losing the first round of the competition. Of course, I was lucky enough to be revived and enter the second round.

I am not a full-time author, and given my current situation, I will most likely not choose to become a full-time author, even if my annual income reaches tens of millions in the future.

But that doesn't mean I don't want to be a good novelist. It's because I have a job that I'm satisfied with that I can focus on creating this story without any distractions. And it's because this story brings me a good income that I can focus on doing my job well without being tempted by profit, and I can stand taller than anyone else.

I love my job because it gives me an unadulterated and genuine sense of accomplishment, allowing me to truly experience the meaning of life. It seems I'll have a particularly good opportunity later on, one that will prevent me from updating with 10,000 words every day, as I'll need to dedicate sufficient energy to my work.

However, on the other hand, the creation of this novel also brought me a great deal of spiritual abundance, giving me an outlet for my emotions that no one can take away when I feel tired, frustrated, and angry at work.

For an online novelist, maintaining daily updates seems to be the most basic moral obligation. So, many times, even when I'm exhausted, I will still insist on updating a chapter. It's just that that chapter may not be very long, and it may be short and weak. I know that (laughs). But please believe me, I really did my best.

I believe I will continue writing diligently. After all, I completed a novel of over three million words with only 700 average daily subscriptions for my last book. No matter how I write it, this novel will be far more successful than my previous one.

Also, I want to clarify that my work has absolutely nothing to do with the entertainment industry. All the information I have comes from online reports and materials from various sources. If there are any inaccuracies, please point them out, and I will try my best to correct and adjust them.

Finally, I'm earnestly asking for your monthly votes!

(End of this chapter)