Reflections on Tomorrow’s Release

Well, I’ve been at Qidian for three years now. This is my fifth novel here, and because Qidian’s benefits are quite good, I haven’t abandoned any projects like I used to on the old sites. Back then, even getting a story listed required hitting certain favorites counts, and I could never meet those standards—my fanfics were basically never allowed to be published, whereas my original works could be, since the requirements were lower.

First, let me share a bit about my situation. Last June, my family arranged a job for me as a clerk at the postal service. That meant I lost my daytime writing hours, but fortunately, I still had a backlog of drafts at the time, so I was able to keep up with the full attendance bonus for my last book.

But after that novel concluded, the lack of update requirements made me slack off. In a month, my draft stockpile was less than half of what it used to be. Then, after my grandmother passed away, I burned through most of what I had saved. Since then, I haven’t been able to build up an effective backlog. I’ve been a bit lazy—working during the day is exhausting, and, well, there are games. Honestly, it’s probably the latter. I’m trying to quit gaming now, but it hasn’t gone very well. I can’t manage to publish ten chapters at launch like I did before—only four this time—but I’ve done my best. I will definitely quit gaming! *Fist pump*

Luckily, I finally resigned after the New Year. Looking back, I’m grateful for that decision. It would have been awful to still be working during such a dangerous period. I wish all those who have to go to work the best; everyone should take care of themselves.

Ahem, I digress. Let’s talk about this new book.

Originally, I wanted to write about the transition from the modern world to the interstellar era. But after starting, I realized that after two consecutive quick transmigration stories, I just couldn’t seem to write a regular narrative anymore—so I had to add more quick transmigration elements and revise the setting. I started with a setup where the tasks involved protecting or substituting for someone, but after writing a few arcs, I found that while substitutions offered plenty to write about, the protection arcs were limited—since it was only about protecting the heroine, there just wasn’t much content. This meant the story might end up even shorter than my previous outline-based works.

So, I had to revise it again, and now there’s forced intervention in the novel’s plotlines. With this change, I have much more to write—disrupting the leads’ careers and romances, and exploring the incompatibilities between the plot and the original world’s background offer plenty of entry points. Of course, I haven’t forgotten the substitution and protection elements; they can be integrated, too, so there’s no need to worry about the story being too short.

In addition, I’m making a deliberate effort to write each story in more detail. In the past, my narration was rather straightforward, but now I’m striving to make each world more complete, aiming to keep every arc over twenty chapters. It’s a challenge for me, honestly. I have so many ideas in my head, but I struggle to put them into words. Sometimes, after thinking about a lot of possibilities, I end up summarizing them in just a few sentences—which is why my outlines have always been so brief. Now, I’m trying to really depict everything I imagine. This metaphysics story is one such attempt—hopefully, it will be successful.

I hope everyone will support my new work!