Mysteries of Immortal Puppet MasterAdvent of Immortal Truth

仙工开物

I literally f#cking cried after seeing the author's name
Fu#k, memories came back
The madness of RI
The pain of RI
The beauty of RI
The story of RI
The power of gu
The madness of fang yuan
The dream of fang yuan
Fu#k, why am I crying?

Hello everyone, I'm Gu Zhenren.
Today I bring you a new book, "Xian Gong Kai Wu."
I have thought it over very clearly. Writing this book, I face at least three challenges!
The first challenge is commercial writing.
I started writing web novels out of interest and passion. I've written so many books, mainly out of interest, and earning money was secondary. So, when I was writing "RI," even if the subscriptions were dismal, I persisted for at least seven years. I was young then, my parents weren't old, so I didn't worry. As long as one person is full, the whole family won't be hungry.
So, when I was writing "Infinite Blood Core" (the book that stopped updating), I would rather modify the outline, even if there was no subscription income during that time, for several months, it didn't matter.
I'm not afraid of being laughed at for being clumsy. When I was on the mountain, I couldn't reach the moon and fell, blood flowing from my scalp. This time coming down the mountain, I mainly want to fill my worldly stomach.
The new book "Xian Gong Kai Wu" is my first commercially oriented writing. I've started considering rankings, reader activities, updates, writing pace, and fitting into the reading habits of the masses.
I'm a very clumsy person, doing this for the first time, it might not be done well, but I will strive to improve! Please criticize and correct me more, and if there's some encouragement, that would be even better!
The second challenge is socialization.
I'm a homebody myself. Besides writing and reading, my biggest hobby is playing games.
I have social anxiety, although it has eased with age. But I'm still not good at socializing and interacting with book friends.
This time, I'll listen to everyone's opinions and work hard to improve in this aspect, doing more activities on social platforms, and doing some live broadcasts, etc.
The third challenge is internal.
This is the biggest challenge.
People have two lives. One is worldly, the other is ideal. Specifically for literary workers, the second life is called artistic life.
I wrote "RI" for about 10 years, with sporadic and meager income occupying most of the time, but I enjoyed it. "Blood Core" (the book that stopped updating) was rewritten for several months, shut off from the outside world, yet I was still enthusiastic, not diminishing in the slightest.
I love writing books, and writing itself is the source of my motivation. These processes are all nourishing my artistic life.
Commercial writing is different, for me, it consumes artistic life.
How long can my second life last? I'm not quite sure.
Because it's the first attempt, I don't know if I'm suitable for this writing mode.
There are too many ways to kill the second life. It's extremely powerful, yet incredibly fragile.
All I can tell myself is: coming down the mountain is to ask for witnesses to go back up.
Thank you!
April 20, 2024.