Author's Plea
Hi, this is House of Promise, the author of a new webnovel that will be found and discovered here on Webnovel. Now look, I'm not going to say a lot of words and try to trick you into being my friends, followers, or even readers. I don't have the right to do that. After all, I'm just new here, so that practically makes me a nobody. Yeah, I think that's right — I'm a nobody.
But I'm here to tell you more about myself, I think. And before you roll your eyes, whether you gasp or sigh and claim, "Here is another wannabe who is going to promise a great story only for him to deliver some trash of a webnovel that has a lot of mistakes, too much info-dump, and doesn't even seem like it has an interesting plot."
You know what? That's okay. I'm the dumb ass who chose this path because I'm trying to avoid having real work, you know? Like one of those 9 to 5 jobs that I would go to every single day — it's either I sit behind a desk and question my life choices, or I become a clerk at some godawful store where I can't even stand my boss, and most of the time I'm going to imagine myself punching him, you know?
Like I said before, I'm still new in this whole thing of webnovels. Heck, if I'm being honest with not just myself but with you guys, I discovered webnovels like a year ago, and I didn't even know that most animes, TV series, and movies all started as webnovels. I discovered that thanks to one of my favourite animes of all time — Solo Leveling — and now I just got introduced to Lord of Mysteries.
Another thing: I'm not good in sports, so I decided that after reading a few books, why don't I give writing a chance? I'm always thinking of scenarios that don't exist in my head, so here I am, about to write my first webnovel — which I hope is the first of many because, if we're honestly speaking, one can never know the future. I mean, most books get dropped.
I don't want to be like that, and yes, I'll admit it, I don't know how this world works. But if I know one thing that every writer has most of the time, that's doubt — which I, too, have sometimes, because I don't think I have it in me to write a story. But then I thought, hey, screw that, why don't I try it out and see how it goes? And if my book is that bad, then I might consider getting a real 9 to 5 job and work for barely a minimum wage for the rest of my life.
Here I am now telling you my life story, which I'm sure you really don't give a rat's ass about. And I'm not here to tell you what to expect in my story because, let's be honest, even the concept of it is not one that one could say is unique. I mean, it's about a guy who dies and gets reincarnated in a world full of magic. Let's be honest — how many stories have you read that are like that, and how many stories have systems? A lot, right?
So why am I bothering myself if it's not a unique story? And that's a good question. But if we really think about it, that takes me back to me telling you guys that I'm still new at this, so I'd like to think of this story of mine as training wheels for me.
Which makes me get to the point I was really planning on trying to show. See, from reading this Author's Plea, you can already see a lot of info-dump. I'm sharing pointless things, and it takes me a long time to get to the point. But please don't hold it against me. I'll say this again — I'm still new in the writing business.
So to everyone who is kind enough to give this new rookie a chance to take a look at his story, first off I'd like to take this opportunity and say thank you. And I know me saying that is me counting my eggs right before they even hatch because there's a high possibility that you might drop the book — and that's really okay. At least you guys tried, right? And that's all that matters.
And to those who think my book is cheesy, please don't feel bad for not liking it because that's also normal. After all, not all webnovels can be like the Big Three, right?
But one thing I can tell you is that before you read my book, please read this first so you can know what to expect. Because as I'm writing this book, I'm also in the process of growing as a writer. And the honest and unfiltered truth? I'm still trying to find my voice. And I know there are a lot of writers that I can look up to — take your Rick Riordan, R.L. Stine, J.K. Rowling, amongst many great authors.
And I realise that's the route I should be considering and taking, yet I don't want to be like them. I don't want to be their copycat because that's not original. Sure, my book will have some mistakes — from info-dump, to being repetitive, and inconsistent — but that's how one learns, right? Before a child walks, they have to crawl. And as time goes, they try to stand and walk, but for the first few times, they always fall down. But instead of giving up, what do they do? They keep on trying until they get it right.
That's me when it comes to this book. I'm also learning. If you give my book a chance, you might find some grammatical errors and mistakes, but I'll do my best to fix them. After all, English isn't my first language.
Whether you love or hate the story, please don't be afraid to leave a comment, a review, and most important of all — criticism. Because how can I get better at this if no one tells me the honest truth, huh?
I think I've said what I wanted to say, and you've heard my side of the story. And now the ball is in your court.
Once again, thank you for checking this story out, even if you just read the synopsis and the character stats — which, by the way, I think I should give myself a pat on the back. Those are some creative stats.
Huh, maybe I might actually pull this off.
Don't take this as a discouragement. My story will be good — because I can't promise greatness — you'll love, you'll cheer, you'll cry, and you might hate me for some parts.
When it comes to an updating schedule, I really don't have one. But it's either I'll update every single day around one or two chapters, depending on how things are. And since it's festive season, you guys know how things can be hectic.
So once again, thank you for checking this story out.
Yours sincerely,
House of Promise
The author of The Reader's Point of View.
Which I truly pray is the first of many.