I know this is very sudden, but I have a few points to address.
As you can all see, Shameless One is a very messy book, filled with ideas scattered here and there. I wouldn't exactly call it boring, but… I feel like the chapters are suffering a severe disconnection with one another. The plot feels rushed and aimless, there are too many characters for any of them to truly stand out, and the overall message the story is trying to convey only emerges much later. I'm not necessarily criticizing myself; I just mean that this novel hasn't been as successful as I hoped.
I'm someone full of creative ideas and capable of coming up with extremely interesting plots. But at this point, when I look at the path ahead of me, I just don't see a future for this book. Sure, the ending will be completely astounding, and the characters will eventually show more vivid personalities, but currently, I have to admit that I'm struggling. I'm tired of writing a book I cannot personally connect with, and in my humble opinion, this is the most fatal thing for an author.
Am I saying I'm going to quit my career as a novelist? Absolutely not.
Am I saying I'm going to throw all my ideas away? Absolutely not.
And am I saying the updates for Shameless One will stop forever? Again, absolutely not.
What I'm saying is that I need a break from this book. I need to gather my thoughts and start fresh on another day. On one hand, I'm underestimating my abilities as a writer; on the other hand, I'm overly confident in my creativity. This has resulted in a novel full of amazing ideas that I am simply failing to present.
However, I'm not someone who gives up easily. Once I start something, I do everything I can to ensure it will reach its conclusion.
I reflected on why I was failing, and I came to a quick conclusion: this novel is simply unsuitable for my writing style.
It's supposed to be dark, filled with hatred and genocide, but I'm not the kind of person who can write those things well. In real life, I'm positive, confident, and outgoing—a person who, honestly, is probably too kind for this world. Writing isn't the problem; the style of this novel is.
Therefore, I'm announcing the release of my new novel: Dream of a Different Tomorrow.
This novel will be happy, positive, and comfortable to read. It will feel like an actual story—not just random chapters glued together.
Of course, this new book will still include deep, thought-provoking points. It will also have twists that make your eyes light up. There may even be moments where you despise the main character, or where logic and common sense falter. But this time, the main character will have a personality that truly reflects me, and everyday people you could meet on the street. The events will be simple and lighthearted, and the overall atmosphere will be hopeful and relaxing—unlike Shameless One, which DOESN'T have a consistent atmosphere at all.
When my writing skills improve, I'll return to Shameless One and finish it. The ideas are simply too astonishing to abandon. Treat it as a main character's training arc (which Shameless One doesn't even include, by the way).
Shameless One was a failed attempt to write a novel, but failure is just part of the process. I have countless opportunities to fail, but I only need to succeed once. It's not a bad book—it's just a stepping stone on the path to a brighter future. For now, I need to take a different route, but once I reach the end, I'll come back to undo my regrets.
For my new novel, I plan to write a few chapters first and release them all at once. With the lessons I've learned, this one won't necessarily be perfect, but it will be better. And for now, that's all I'm asking for.
It is a new beginning, but not the end of the previous one.
It is a reflection of my determination to keep walking the path I chose, without regret or fear.
It is the display of another world, one we can all laugh at while reading, but one that also provides important life lessons for success.
It is my Dream of a Different Tomorrow. My own dream of a different tomorrow.