I Forged the Myth of the Ancient Overlords-Chapter 62 - Shelf Speech_1
Chapter 62: Shelf Speech_1
Chapter 62: Shelf Speech_1
This 𝓬ontent is taken from freeweɓnovel.cѳm.
It’s finally on the shelves.
First and foremost, I’d like to thank Master Ruoye from Qidian’s Ninth Editing Group for giving this newbie plenty of advice, including recommending lots of horror movies—although I still haven’t dared to watch them…
My experience with horror novels is quite limited, and with thriller movies just a tad more; in fact, while writing this book, I’ve realized a rather realistic issue. That is, when it comes to our domestic audience, truly horrifying and thrilling works usually involve ghosts, and once the story transitions into monster territory, it’s not quite as scary anymore.
For example, watching “The Conjuring” might scare me, but watching “Alien” just makes me think how awesome the monster is, and with “A Chinese Ghost Story,” I only end up marveling at how huge those robes are.
It could be partly a matter of cultural immersion; a pair of worn-out embroidered shoes, a red wedding gown, a crooked tree, a spirit tablet, a half-open coffin, the room at the end of a hospital corridor, a mirror in the restroom at midnight, or the merry-go-round in an abandoned amusement park—just describing these objects could send shivers down someone’s spine;
But when you talk about numerous eyes all crowded together, slick and countless tentacles, the huge shadow lurking in the deep sea, Mermen, Ghouls, mud covered in complex patterns, or mountains of rats, many people would just get hungry.
Another factor might be that fear of a corporeal monster largely stems from insufficient firepower, while ethereal and elusive ghosts seem to have no apparent remedy.
So, it’s actually quite difficult to evoke a sense of terror starting with the Indescribable Cthulhu Mythos Monster.
I’ve always believed that the development of the Lovecraftian mythos to this date isn’t so much about the formal clichés but more about the core discussion of the essence of fear. Of course, I am by no means a purist, and the novels I write are not strictly set in the authentic Cthulhu World. They are more a mix of elements from games or movie works.
Of course, as a newbie, the truth is that I found watching role-playing videos fun and wanted to write similar stories; the silly and laid-back tone was set from the start, and I won’t pursue too much of a horror atmosphere. Just like I’ve written myself, truly super scary works are rather difficult to promote. Micro-supernatural fiction fits the current online literature environment better.
Let me briefly talk about the future dungeon schedule. Starting with this dungeon, the plot will get longer. Previously, it took about five to ten chapters to complete a dungeon story, but new dungeons involve teammates and more extended plotlines, so it might take about twenty to twenty-five chapters. I will likely maintain this length moving forward.
Then, the update schedule.
The current plan is to release three chapters daily from Monday to Friday, and two chapters for resting on Saturdays and Sundays, as I need to complete some tasks. Otherwise, there are no dungeon stories to write. Of course, if you all vote more, I’ll complete my tasks faster and could start the next dungeon sooner, allowing me to update more frequently.
Bonus chapter conditions.
From now on, with Qidian, a thousand monthly passes can win a prize, so based on a thousand monthly passes as the standard, I’ll add three more chapters for every thousand monthly passes reached.
Recommendation tickets are purely for aesthetics now, but since voting for them doesn’t cost anything, I’ll add three more chapters for every ten thousand recommendation tickets.
As for donations, let me think… It’s quite nice just if you all would watch ads to support me, but welcome any wealthy lords who want to support me as well. Yep, two additional chapters for every Alliance Hierarch!
The update time every day will be at 12 noon, I’ll release all chapters at once; eager readers can enjoy them with lunch, those who want to save them for later can use them to help fall asleep at night, and those who trust and support me might even consider a subscription to hoard a bunch for a binge-reading spree. In any case, I hope you all subscribe more—the readers’ subscription support is the greatest accolade for an author!
That’s about it. Please vote for recommendation tickets and monthly passes!
