Chapter 191: End-of-Month Summary and Major Chapter Consolidation

End-of-month summary and major chapter consolidation

End-of-month summary + major chapter consolidation

As usual, here's a report on performance: average subscription is around 7, 00, with a decent upward trend

After discussing with the editor, due to word count concerns, the major promotion is postponed, so I'll consolidate major chapters to boost average subscription

Total word count remains unchanged—daily minimum remains 8, 00+ words, just merging two 4, 00+ chapters into one 8, 00+ chapter

If I fall short of the daily target for any reason, I'll explain and make up the missing words

(PS: Although my last novel failed badly, so far in this one, I've delivered every update I promised)

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Regarding plot: when I wrote the career arc, many readers complained it was boring and dragged out, explicitly asking for female characters like Fan and Qin to appear

Now that female characters have more screen time, others say I should focus more on career plots and stop fixating on pants-related stuff

Maybe my plot balance is poor, but subscription numbers also play a role

I write to earn money and eat—everything depends on subscription

If subscription doesn't drop, even rises, it means readers like what I'm writing, so I'll write more; if it drops, the plot's become stale, so I'll adjust quickly

After writing for so many years, I've seen this kind of thing many times

I'm explaining this because some friends think I'm slacking off or not putting real thought into it

So let me be clear: I'm not dragging things out—I'm writing what readers enjoy

Going forward, I'll strive to make the plot more balanced and smoother while maintaining subscription levels; I hope you understand

Lastly, please support with base monthly votes—thank you

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