Red Heart Patrols the Sky Chapter 110 - 110 One status update to say what's on my mind

110: One status update to say what’s on my mind.

_1 110: One status update to say what’s on my mind.

_1 Today, the backstage suddenly received a ssage, notifying that “Heartfelt Journey Across the Heavens” will be put on the shelves tomorrow.

I imdiately went to find the editor, talked a bunch of nonsense about effort, devotion, dreams, and so on, before juggling things around to next week.

Yes.

It’s going on the shelves next week.

The word count has been reached; there is no going back.

I simply can’t imagine what kind of subscription results 629 favorites can bring.

Since signing the contract, I’ve only had two cold-to-ice recomndations.

I asked the editor, why don’t you think highly of my book?

In terms of structure and settings, I’ve tens of thousands of words for setting up the scenarios and plot lines, so it won’t collapse later on.

In terms of writing, I’m second to none.

In terms of content, many readers have been genuinely moved.

In terms of diligence, I haven’t missed a single daily update.

Even if we’re just talking about statistics, my over six hundred favorites have almost three thousand recomndation votes.

I’m quite content with that.

I also have forty-sothing genuine rewards, like Alliance Hierarchs and so on.

This is all authentic data; I’d be struck by lightning if I paid even a dollar for each vote.

Isn’t that better than those who manipulate the system?

The editor said, your read-through rate was too low during the recomndation period.

And the slots for recomndations in the Xianxia genre are indeed tight now.

Alright.

I understand.

I comprehend.

I don’t an to bla anyone; editors aren’t obliged to do anything for the authors.

But it’s really hard to accept.

Am I not earnest enough?

Not sincere enough?

After writing four thousand words every day, my whole spirit is drained.

The pace is slow, but can’t I write slowly?

I can write more free chapters for readers.

Can’t I accumulate readers bit by bit without recomndations, based on word of mouth?

It seems not.

It must go on the shelves now.

I don’t know what to say.

So readers say I write web novels just for the sake of making quick money.

If I took on sponsored content, I wouldn’t even need to think; just click and release, isn’t that quicker money than writing this?

The only difference between web novels and physical books for is the platform, nothing more.

I write novels with the sa dedication and sincerity.

I don’t know how it ca to this.

There have been too many setbacks.

Too many people have put down.

Too many things have knocked back.

After all, I’m not impervious to weapons or unaffected by poisons; I don’t have an impenetrable skin drum.

I truly feel lost, disheartened, and I’ve started to doubt myself.

Am I really not cut out for writing web novels?

Is it really outdated for to try to construct a genuine world, devoting so much of my writing to minor characters?

I write every person, every city, and even every country with their own style and temperant, each one unique.

Is it all in vain?

I design different combat systems for each character, striving to match their temperant.

Is it an unnecessary addition?

I pursue logical consistency and complete storytelling, refusing to write mindless thrills.

Is that the wrong approach?

I have no answers.

But everything in front of seems to be forcing an answer upon .

…

I flipped through my novel again.

I have a docunt nad “Heartfelt Journey Across the Heavens Story Arcs,” which contains various plot segnts.

Over ten thousand words.

Written ones are crossed out.

Discarded ones are moved back.

Upcoming ones are brought to the front.

Constantly adding, deleting, and modifying.

I have another docunt nad “Heartfelt Journey Across the Heavens Reference Library,” which contains various settings and fraworks.

Just copying a directory should be sufficient to show the effort I’ve put in:

Detailed explanation of Taixu Illusion Realm, the Dao Technique system in detail, discussion on realms, grades of Dao Techniques and their representative skills, Formations, Array Patterns, Divine Skills, the system of Dao honours, overviews of the Water Race, Fierce Beasts, and common beasts, records of Cultivation Techniques, divine weapons, treasures, wonders, the currency system, the map section (including rough powers distribution), countries, and sects.

There’s also a tiline from the Ancient Era, through the Ancient Era, Middle Ancient Era, to the Recent Ancient Era; background scenarios, key historical events, and the process of epochal changes.

It all extends to the present world, where the story of “Heartfelt Journey Across the Heavens” begins.

Are these settings, which I completed like writing a thesis, aningless?

The complete world they build, isn’t it magnificent?

The emotions I’ve poured into this world, can’t they move readers?

I don’t believe it.

I refuse to believe it.

…

With no recomndations, let’s see if added updates can raise the number of favorites before going on shelves.

From now until the week it goes on shelves.

For every hundred new followers, one more chapter will be updated, until there is no more backlog to add.

I have at least ten chapters of backlog that I can add.

…

Maybe it’s useless.

I’m just doing the best I can.

That’s all I can say.

I will certainly, definitely finish this story.

I won’t let down any reader who follows this novel.

Let the story of “Heartfelt Journey Across the Heavens” begin with sincerity and end with sincerity.

——Overflowing Emotions, on 2019-12-05