He had been writing for ten years, from Daoist in Jin Yong's World to Being a Monk in a Different World to Records of Urban Holy Riders. His results were getting worse and worse, and he was getting more and more perplexed. He doubted whether he could make a living and whether he should give up.
Last year, his monthly income even dropped to a few hundred yuan.
His wife was pregnant, so he quit his job and stayed at home to recuperate. Then, the child was born, and he was hospitalized. He had to spend money and take care of his mother and daughter. It was the time when he needed money the most, but he didn't have any. His savings were quickly depleted, and he had to borrow money to survive. He doubted himself even more and wondered if he should find a job to support his family.
During Qidian's annual meeting, I caught the editor-in-chief, Wu Dao, and asked him for advice on what I should write.
At that time, Wu Dao said, "I started from wuxia, and I'm suitable to write about wuxia. Moreover, the starting point of wuxia is being supported, and it's slowly rising, so I can write about it."
I decided to listen to him and write a wuxia novel.
He had spent three months meticulously planning and incorporating elements of fantasy into the novel. He knew that he couldn't just stick to the old wuxia novel, or else it would be disastrous. He had to innovate and try his best to suit the tastes of the readers.
The idea of bringing fantasy elements into the story was unexpectedly the same as what Zenk, the chief editor, had suggested. The chief editor, Zenk, found me and told me that my Xuanhuan leveling system was very good. It was compatible with the new era of Wuxia that he was trying to promote. I could be considered a leader in the new era of Wuxia.
According to the editor-in-chief, Zenk, Wuxia has been stagnant for too long. We have to catch up to the times. I also hope that my success can lead to more innovation in Wuxia. However, this was all in the future. At that time, he wrote an outline and a hundred thousand words and submitted it to the editor at that time, Fan Fan. Fan Fan pointed out the shortcomings of the outline and the insufficiency of the beginning. Thus, he forcibly rewrote the beginning seven times and was beaten to a pulp.
The number of collections and responses for the new book were very ordinary. After it was put on the shelves, there were only around two thousand subscriptions. It might be fine for a newbie, but for a veteran like me, who had been writing for ten years, it was very bad.
When it was first published, it was full of enthusiasm. It could write ten chapters a day. But as time went on, it seemed that the average subscription rate did not increase at all. It was as if all its efforts were in vain. Slowly, it became disappointed and hopeless. It felt that it was another servant's book. It was really not suitable for it to write anymore. It could not continue writing web novels as it liked. It had to consider finding a job to support its family.
Disheartened, he changed from the ten o 'clock to the six o' clock, then the three o 'clock.
However, at this time, there were two changes. One was naturally a new one. The editor-in-chief, Zenk, and the editor-in-chief, Shui Mo, helped to promote it. By the end of the month, it had risen to more than five thousand.
The other one was already very discouraged. At this time, a Guild Master called Gentle Bandit suddenly appeared.
It was like a ray of light shining in the darkness. In my first three books, there were only two or three Alliance Masters, and they only appeared in the middle and later stages.
I chatted with the Sect Leader, and he told me that he really liked this book. He wanted to help me fight for more readers, so he sent a large number of Qidian red packets to promote it in other authors' groups.
With such support, I could only try my best. I pulled myself together, unplugged the internet cable, and buried myself in writing. I wrote six chapters a day.
However, there was more happiness. The editor-in-chief, Zenk, and the editor-in-chief, Shui Mo, not only recommended it on Qidian, but also on QQ Bookstore. At the beginning of the second month, the average subscription of the new book quickly rose to three thousand. Then, it kept rising. By the third month, the number of readers' support had reached more than six thousand. The income went from a few hundred yuan before it was published to twenty thousand, eighty thousand … At the end of the month, the sales exceeded ten thousand.
I had always loved writing. Even when the twenty-four-hour subscription for "The Taoist in Jin Yong's World" dropped to three or four hundred yuan, I continued to write. It was because I liked it. Even when my monthly income was only three or four thousand yuan, which was much lower than my peers' income, I continued to write. It was also because I liked it. However, when my monthly income was only three or four hundred yuan, and I had a child, I could only give up on what I liked.
My dream had always been to earn ten thousand yuan a month. Then, I would be able to write my book happily and not have to worry about living. Even if I didn't have enough talent and couldn't soar to the top like other authors, I was content because I liked writing.
For the past ten years, I hadn't been able to achieve it. I had persevered until now. When I was about to give up, I suddenly received a reward that was far beyond my imagination.
I couldn't be considered a success, but I was better than before. The path of online literature was both easy and difficult. If you didn't have enough talent, you needed to persevere and wait for your opportunity.
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