In a hurry, busy and busy, a year has passed by. Every time when I look back at the New Year, I always have a sense of unreality, and this year is no exception.
I remember this time last year, "Sword of the Dawn" had not been completed yet, but the plot had come to an end. At that time, every time I opened my eyes, the only thoughts in my mind were "which hole to fill today", "why is there still a hole here", "why did I dig this hole in the first place". I felt both pain and joy in the process of repeatedly recalling the plot and filling the holes, calculating day by day when this story could end just right - and then welcome my long-awaited vacation.
Then, the holiday came, and the joy of the person who successfully completed the game lasted for twenty-four hours - when he opened his eyes the next day, he learned a great news: the community was closed.
So I stayed at home for two months during the holidays. In the third month, I started to adjust my status for the new book, organize preliminary materials, make an outline and write drafts. I thought that since I couldn't go out anyway, I might as well do something serious.
So the new book was released as scheduled, and the pit-filler happily turned into a pit-digger temporarily, returning to the familiar daily rhythm of typing, and after starting work, he received another great news—the epidemic has temporarily subsided and he can go out and have fun.
At that time, I couldn't help but look at the keyboard in front of me and sigh, life is always unpredictable.
But soon, the performance of the new book diluted the slight regret of the ruined vacation. As everyone knows, "Deep Sea Embers" was a hit after it was put on the shelves, and even broke the Qidian's 24-hour first order record.
For me, this is a glorious moment that I never dared to imagine after twelve years of writing books.
There are so many old readers who have been with me for so many years, as well as new readers I have just met, who have supported me in reaching this moment. Looking back now, the numbers on the day the product was put on the shelves still seem like a dream.
Afterwards, I happily dug holes and filled them every day, earnestly telling a story I liked, watching readers gradually fall in love with the new friends brought to them by this new story, watching Duncan's adventures on the vast sea, watching everyone speculate on the lively plot in this chapter, and life in the second half of the year became fulfilling and interesting - until the whole family died of positive results, which disrupted the rhythm of life again.
By now, both myself and my family have recovered. Although I feel a little relieved, I still have to endure the troubles brought by brain fog for the time being. Sometimes my thoughts would suddenly get stuck while I was writing, and sometimes I would suddenly lose focus on understanding the words on the screen. In the worst cases, I would even forget that I was writing a book halfway through, and would get up and turn off the computer while switching interfaces... Writing, which I had already mastered, suddenly became a slightly difficult task.
I would like to say here that I would like to thank Word’s auto-save function for saving my manuscript.jpg.
So I have to sigh again: Life is always unpredictable.
By the way, I would like to say another thing: As a human being, health is the most important thing.
But anyway, things are slowly getting better.
The effects of brain fog seem to be gradually easing (hopefully it’s not an illusion), and there are more and more people on the streets outside. The previously deserted commercial street has recently regained some of its former liveliness - perhaps it will take some time for everything to get back on track, but as long as we all keep working hard, there is always hope for the future.
Looking back, it seems that a single chapter on New Year's Eve should not say too much heavy content, so next, I will say some blessings for the coming year (this time I won’t say anything toxic).
It's a new year. I hope all of us can get better and better, that the country will be peaceful and the people will be safe, and that you all will be healthy. I also hope that I can recover quickly and update more often.
To be honest, I really hope that the double update schedule can be resumed as soon as possible - this is the early stage of a new book, and digging holes is such a joyful thing, which author can refuse
So, let us welcome the next year with expectations for all the good things!