chapter 182
Final Review
It’s Fubuki!
[I Raised the Villain Young-ae and Ran Away] began serialization on the challenge start date, July 10, 2023, and ended on November 2, 2023.
I was attached to it, and the author really liked France, so I didn’t want it to end… but what had to happen, had to happen.
I could have continued the series if you wanted, but the time has come, so I have to let it go.
Over the course of 116 days, I serialized 213 episodes, including [Raising the Villain Young-ae and Running Away] and contest entries.
I ran with the thought, “I’m going to participate in both the challenge and the contest!”
To be honest, I kind of regret it.
I don’t have enough time to think about the two serials I’m writing every day and preparing for the contest, so I just lost energy in the middle of it…
I often thought that it would have been better to just focus on the challenge pieces.
1.
This is the story behind the birth of [I Raised the Villain Young-ae and Ran Away].
Among the works I’ve written, there’s one called [I Became a b*stard Who Ruins the Original Work].
When I was serializing this, I had a mental breakdown due to some kind of incident and ruined the work…
People go crazy when they give a plus to a work that they worked hard to prepare.
At this time, while reading the comments, I shed tears and a runny nose.
A reader who liked the idea of using up all the reserves before the plus goes down, called it a three-peat.
Readers who have left comments on the notice.
A reader who has been following me since the first work and left a comment saying, “You’re not quitting writing completely, are you? See you in another work.”
A reader who always leaves comments saying it’s fun, but then leaves a tearful cone on the notice board.
Really… it was a feeling that could not be expressed in text or words.
One morning, I was crying in front of the computer when my parents came over and asked what was wrong and if I had received any hate comments. They laughed when they heard the reason.
I couldn’t give up writing like that, so I thought, ‘Okay, let’s go back to the beginning and write the romance novels I like!’ Based on what I’d read so far, I wrote whatever I wanted to write and whatever came to mind.
The only thing I prepared hard for was the past that created Frances’ environment, personality, and behavioral principles, the way she spoke and acted accordingly, and what she desperately wanted.
I started out with nothing, going all in on the French sculpture.
Then, as the story unfolded, I thought, ‘Hmm, should I take this direction?’ and it became [The Villain Young-ae Was Raised and Ran Away].
The initial simple synopsis was ‘Raise the poor princess’s favorability rating so that you and I can both live!!’ That was the end of it.
2.
Still, I think [Raising the Villain Young-ae and Running Away] will be a major turning point in my life as a writer.
I could feel my growth, learned a lot, and knew exactly where I am now.
There’s a reason why I can’t reach a million.
So, this series was the most exciting, fun, and rewarding.
Thanks to you, my readers, I had a great experience.
thank you
*This is a side note.
Actually, I was really scared to write the 19-year-old version.
The author of the novel coughed up blood after reading the 19-year-old section of my first novel.
But I wrote it with courage, thinking, “I’m 19 years old and have been trained by watching Witch City, so let’s do it!”
Ah, this was more fun than I thought, so I ended up getting a lot more selfish.
It ended lightly, and it became part 3 because it contained all of my tastes and desires. In fact, I wanted to write more.
I don’t know if it’s well written because it’s a high-level story focused on pleasure and there’s not much emotional interaction, which is unusual for a pure love story… but I’m really happy that I overcame my fear.
But here’s the surprising thing!
I did the math and it turns out that as of November 2nd, it’s been exactly one year and two weeks since I started writing.
During this time, I wrote 504 pieces, 5,000 characters per piece including spaces.
I was obsessed with writing and it brought a lot of energy to my depressed life, but unfortunately, I’m in a bit of a crisis now.
I’m feeling burnt out, my motivation is gone, I feel like I’m going to fail the contest… I don’t know what to do next.
I have a lot of worries and no plans. My brain is completely empty! I even think, ‘Will I be able to write something new?’
Still… I really like this piece, France, so I want to write more.
After the contest preliminaries are over, I’m thinking of neatly filling up episodes 190 to 200 with an epilogue (a light trip, another time to settle down, a parenting diary).
If there’s anything else you’d like to see, please leave a comment…!!
I would like to thank everyone who watched and liked [Raising a Villain and Running Away].
I am where I am today because of my readers.
Thank you so much!!!
It was Fubuki.